Best Difficult games on PC
Games with demanding combat, platforming, survival systems, or competitive play that require practice, precise execution, and effective strategies.
- Frequent failure and repeated attempts
- Limited room for mistakes
- Skill-based challenges
Related: Souls-like, Survival, Competitive, Action Roguelike
3,499 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Hard Reset Redux
Fast-paced cyberpunk shooter with machine hordes and a cyber-katana
82% positive
2,043 reviews
The Hong Kong Massacre
Top-down shooter with slow-motion dives and violent gunfights
72% positive
2,042 reviews
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
A 2D exploration platformer where pirate gear replaces lost magic
94% positive
2,041 reviews
Bus World
Bus driving simulation with disaster evacuations and custom routes
71% positive
2,039 reviews
Wizard of Legend 2
Isometric action roguelite with spell combinations and co-op trials
55% positive
2,038 reviews
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Eight classic side-scrolling action games about fighting Dracula
80% positive
2,035 reviews
Idle Wizard
Idle RPG with many wizard classes, pets, and spells
86% positive
Free
Ghost 1.0
A side-scrolling action platformer about possessing robots aboard a space station
90% positive
2,006 reviews
Trip to Vinelands
Retro arcade maze minigame about surviving consecutive screens
87% positive
2,003 reviews
White Shadows
Monochrome puzzle-platformer about a Ravengirl escaping an oppressive city
81% positive
2,001 reviews
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Side-scrolling action roguelite with tower runs that reset on death
71% positive
1,996 reviews
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
A roguelike city builder combining cards, guilds, and chain reactions
97% positive
1,990 reviews
Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
Free vertical bullet hell shooter with character-specific stories and bosses
93% positive
Free
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
A 2D action RPG with tough battles across snowy rat lands
79% positive
1,982 reviews
Blazing Chrome
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with robot armies and local co-op
87% positive
1,981 reviews
Demo Black Jacket
A blackjack roguelite deckbuilder where your cards change the rules
91% positive
1,978 reviews
The Pale Beyond
Story-driven survival management on an icebound polar expedition
90% positive
1,966 reviews
7 Billion Humans
Programming puzzles where office workers execute instructions together
93% positive
1,964 reviews
CRYPTARK
Twin-stick roguelike shooter with tactical alien ship raids
82% positive
1,955 reviews
東方憑依華 ～ Antinomy of Common Flowers.
2D fighting game with tag-team battles and bullet barrages
91% positive
1,951 reviews
Demo Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Bullet-hell shooter with ability cards that change each run
98% positive
1,938 reviews
Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
A retro first-person shooter mixing ninja weapons with gunfire
92% positive
Free
The Long Journey Home
Space exploration roguelike about getting a stranded crew home
59% positive
1,934 reviews
TTV2
Fast-paced arcade maze game with hazards and little room for error
88% positive
1,927 reviews