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.
DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Three-on-three anime fighter built around tags, assists, and aerial combos
90% positive
77K reviews
Beat Saber
Fast-paced VR rhythm game about slicing notes to music
95% positive
76K reviews
Katana ZERO
Fast-paced 2D action-platformer with instant deaths and time manipulation
98% positive
76K reviews
Pizza Tower
Fast-paced 2D platformer built around movement, exploration, and score attacks
98% positive
73K reviews
TEKKEN 8
3D fighting game with Heat mechanics and accessible combo controls
57% positive
73K reviews
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Atmospheric 2D Metroidvania focused on fluid platforming and exploration
95% positive
72K reviews
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Isometric action RPG with classless builds and loot-driven combat
56% positive
68K reviews
Blasphemous
Gory 2D Metroidvania through a cursed world of twisted religion
90% positive
67K reviews
Alien: Isolation
First-person survival horror where an unpredictable Alien hunts you
93% positive
67K reviews
Ghostrunner
Fast first-person sword combat built around parkour and one-hit kills
91% positive
67K reviews
GTFO
Four-player tactical horror FPS built around stealth and coordination
84% positive
67K reviews
Plague Inc: Evolved
Global outbreak strategy simulation about evolving a world-ending pathogen
94% positive
66K reviews
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
First-person medieval combat built around team battles and sieges
83% positive
65K reviews
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments
86% positive
64K reviews
Hitman: Absolution™
Third-person stealth action built around disguises and improvised assassinations
93% positive
64K reviews
The Binding of Isaac
Top-down action roguelike with randomized dungeons and transformative items
95% positive
63K reviews
Ultimate Custom Night
Free first-person survival horror built around customizable animatronic attacks
95% positive
Free
CODE VEIN
Anime Souls-like action RPG with vampires and flexible character builds
83% positive
63K reviews
LIMBO
Dark 2D puzzle platformer about a boy seeking his sister
92% positive
62K reviews
Mortal Kombat X
Fast, violent 2D fighter with character-specific combat variations
86% positive
61K reviews
Ori and the Blind Forest
2D action platformer with ability-based exploration through a dying forest
94% positive
60K reviews
Battlerite
Free-to-play arena brawler built around short, skill-based team fights
85% positive
Free
Five Nights at Freddy's
First-person survival horror about monitoring cameras and conserving power
94% positive
59K reviews
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn-based sci-fi strategy balancing squad combat and base management
93% positive
59K reviews