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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Groove Coaster
An arcade rhythm game played along winding roller coaster tracks
67% positive
1,584 reviews
Boson X
Fast arcade runner through a rotating particle accelerator
92% positive
1,583 reviews
High Hell
An arcade first-person shooter built for speedruns through absurd missions
85% positive
1,580 reviews
Normal Golf Game
Physics-based golf where controlling the swing is the central challenge
98% positive
1,578 reviews
Heavy Bullets
First-person roguelike shooter where spent bullets must be recovered
82% positive
1,568 reviews
TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival
A bullet-hell shooter with magical battles and four playable heroines
95% positive
1,568 reviews
Demo Tangy TD
Roguelite tower defense with movable towers and item combinations
89% positive
1,566 reviews
Demo PUSS!
2D bullet-hell action through randomized levels as a trapped cat
88% positive
1,561 reviews
In Verbis Virtus
First-person fantasy puzzle adventure where you cast spells by speaking
78% positive
1,560 reviews
Demo Lovely Planet
First-person shooter-platformer built around fast movement and precise shots
92% positive
1,558 reviews
Cyber Shadow
Side-scrolling ninja platformer with unlockable moves and tough bosses
83% positive
1,556 reviews
Demo Survisland / 实境求生
Open-world island survival with hands-on crafting and detailed metabolism
63% positive
1,552 reviews
Kero Blaster
Side-scrolling platformer about a frog clearing monsters from teleporters
94% positive
1,551 reviews
Crossing Souls
2D action-adventure about five friends crossing realms in 1980s California
79% positive
1,551 reviews
Mineirinho Director's Cut
A 3D platformer with food power-ups and local co-op
66% positive
1,547 reviews
Bombix
Turn-based arena combat where jumping and shooting shape each move
71% positive
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Blitzkrieg Anthology
World War II real-time strategy with historical battles and side missions
88% positive
1,537 reviews
Demo TrackMania² Canyon
Arcade racing on canyon tracks built for drifting and stunts
80% positive
1,531 reviews
Jets'n'Guns Gold
Side-scrolling space shooter with customizable ships and crowded enemy waves
87% positive
1,530 reviews
AK-xolotl: Together
Top-down roguelite shooter with armed axolotls and randomized rooms
75% positive
1,528 reviews
Spark the Electric Jester
Fast-paced 2D action platforming with a range of swappable powers
91% positive
1,527 reviews
Alpha Prime
Sci-fi first-person shooter with hackable robots and slowed-time combat
56% positive
1,526 reviews
Command: Modern Operations
Detailed military simulation commanding postwar forces across air, land, and sea
83% positive
1,523 reviews
Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator
Flight simulator with interactive cockpits and worldwide flight routes
88% positive
1,516 reviews