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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Demo Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Side-scrolling platformer where switching dream worlds changes your abilities
78% positive
1,923 reviews
Uplink
Hacking strategy game about contract jobs and covering your tracks
89% positive
1,917 reviews
Demo Minimalist Tower Defense
Top-down tower defense with daytime building and nighttime swarms
95% positive
1,917 reviews
Spiritfall
2D action roguelite built around platform-fighter combos and changing blessings
92% positive
1,910 reviews
Pih
First-person action built around collecting food and avoiding enemy pigs
93% positive
1,910 reviews
Railbound
Track-laying puzzles link carriages without causing train collisions
94% positive
1,909 reviews
Sneak Thief
First-person heist game with stealth, puzzles, and armed break-ins
73% positive
1,906 reviews
Demo Predynastic Egypt
Turn-based strategy about guiding an Egyptian chiefdom through crises
91% positive
1,903 reviews
Demo KILL KNIGHT
Top-down bullet-hell shooter built around aggression and precision
93% positive
1,899 reviews
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Gory 2D action platformer with fast, combo-driven revenge combat
95% positive
1,894 reviews
Valakas Story
Action adventure about a rural Russian streamer's suspected replacement
82% positive
1,893 reviews
SlipSlop: World's Hardest Platformer Game
A one-button platformer with slippery surfaces and moving platforms
82% positive
Free
Original War
Sci-fi real-time strategy with scarce soldiers who persist across missions
94% positive
1,878 reviews
Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-
Turn-based roguelike RPG with changing dungeons and persistent items
93% positive
1,876 reviews
Aeterna Noctis
Hand-drawn Metroidvania built around demanding combat and precision platforming
74% positive
1,876 reviews
Ninja Stealth
Top-down stealth game about sneaking through a guarded facility
70% positive
1,874 reviews
Lofi Ping Pong
Rhythm game where timed ping pong rallies follow lofi beats
86% positive
Free
Infinifactory
First-person factory puzzles about building and refining alien assembly lines
94% positive
1,868 reviews
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Real-time tactics game commanding Vietnam War troops by radio
72% positive
1,867 reviews
Demo Quantum Conundrum
First-person puzzle platformer where shifting dimensions changes object physics
84% positive
1,865 reviews
Nyaruru Fishy Fight
A 2D Metroidvania with fish-sword fights and cat-eared townsfolk
87% positive
1,860 reviews
Genesis Online
Free-to-play multiplayer sandbox with building, farming, and dungeon exploration
32% positive
Free
Timelie
Stealth puzzle adventure where you rewind time and preview events
95% positive
1,856 reviews
OlliOlli World
2.5D skateboarding platformer with branching routes and trick challenges
90% positive
1,856 reviews