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
1,203 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Mountain city builder with avalanche defenses and intertown trade
82% positive
1,488 reviews
Tangledeep
Turn-based dungeon crawler with customizable jobs and monster pets
82% positive
1,483 reviews
Pankapu
2D action platformer with shifting forms in a child's dreams
64% positive
1,475 reviews
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
Turn-based fantasy strategy where rival gods vie for ascension
91% positive
1,449 reviews
Osmos
Physics puzzle game about absorbing motes while losing mass to move
86% positive
1,445 reviews
The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Puzzle platformer where dismemberment helps you cross a trap-filled island
89% positive
1,439 reviews
Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator
Flight simulator with interactive cockpits and worldwide flight routes
89% positive
1,438 reviews
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
2.5D platformer with changing levels and a difficult final lair
81% positive
1,436 reviews
Etrian Odyssey HD
First-person dungeon crawler with turn-based battles and hand-drawn maps
86% positive
1,436 reviews
Shortest Trip to Earth
Space roguelike about managing a ship through randomized sectors
77% positive
1,435 reviews
Riven (1997)
First-person point-and-click adventure where exploration reveals clues to difficult puzzles
89% positive
1,432 reviews
Trigon: Space Story
Top-down space roguelike with tactical ship battles and permanent death
68% positive
1,423 reviews
Corpse Keeper
Dark fantasy action RPG with decaying fighters and timed expeditions
74% positive
1,419 reviews
KIBORG
Third-person action roguelite with prison fights and cybernetic upgrades
85% positive
1,417 reviews
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
Free 2D platformer about punching pirates and reclaiming treasure
96% positive
Free
Ambidextro
Timed precision platformer where each hand controls a character
98% positive
1,407 reviews
Chaser
Sci-fi first-person shooter about an amnesiac hunted across Earth and Mars
70% positive
1,394 reviews
Vangers
Open-world driving adventure through a surreal future shaped by conflict
94% positive
1,393 reviews
Scrutinized
Detective horror game about sorting reports while intruders stalk your home
89% positive
1,392 reviews
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game
Arcade racing with spy gadgets and familiar talking cars
78% positive
1,388 reviews
Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition
Dark fantasy action RPG with difficult bosses and five playable characters
70% positive
1,375 reviews
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
Zombie outbreak strategy game racing to infect humanity before a cure
83% positive
1,373 reviews
BELOW
Dungeon crawler with procedural depths, deadly traps, and survival crafting
71% positive
1,371 reviews
Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
Realistic spaceflight simulator with historical missions and detailed spacecraft systems
97% positive
1,371 reviews