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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RONIN
Turn-based action platformer where jumps and sword strikes need planning
72% positive
1,759 reviews
Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse
A 2D puzzle game about moving magnifiers on and off horses
100% positive
1,758 reviews
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Dark comedy adventure where breathing and blinking require button presses
85% positive
1,757 reviews
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
A cinematic sci-fi platformer that tells its story without dialogue
85% positive
1,756 reviews
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Single-player space strategy with crew management and ship emergencies
77% positive
1,756 reviews
Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
A bullet hell shooter with optional, unlimited automatic dodging
95% positive
Free
Dancing Line
A rhythm game about steering a growing line through obstacles
93% positive
1,740 reviews
Demo Freedom Planet 2
Side-scrolling action platformer with four distinct character fighting styles
96% positive
1,739 reviews
The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
Bullet-hell boss rush with randomized fights and run-long upgrades
99% positive
1,737 reviews
Darksburg
Cooperative action roguelite set in a medieval town overrun by undead
65% positive
1,735 reviews
Frenzy Retribution
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where executing stunned enemies restores your health
74% positive
Free
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Four classic side-scrolling action platformers with extra challenge modes
85% positive
1,728 reviews
Super House of Dead Ninjas
Fast-paced 2D action platformer with timed, randomized tower runs
96% positive
1,727 reviews
DeadCore
First-person puzzle platforming up a tower of lasers and robots
86% positive
1,725 reviews
Gambonanza
Tactical chess roguelike with upgrades that change the rules
75% positive
1,721 reviews
Morbid Metal
Sci-fi action roguelike built around switching characters mid-combo
81% positive
1,718 reviews
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RetroMaze
A top-down maze puzzle game with a retro visual style
96% positive
1,717 reviews
Eador. Masters of the Broken World
Turn-based fantasy strategy with tactical battles across fractured worlds
67% positive
1,709 reviews
Save Jesus
A physics-based puzzle game about turning traps against Roman enemies
90% positive
1,709 reviews
Vivid Knight
Roguelike dungeon crawler with auto-battling teams and jewel synergies
90% positive
1,709 reviews
Overload
Six-degree-of-freedom shooter with robot battles in zero gravity
94% positive
1,706 reviews
Golfing Over It with Alva Majo
A physics-based platformer about climbing a mountain with golf shots
74% positive
1,699 reviews
Star Saviors
Space bullet-hell shooter with distinct roles for two local players
82% positive
1,691 reviews
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
Bullet-hell shooter with chapter retries for clearing patterns without hits
98% positive
1,691 reviews