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.
OlliOlli
2D skateboarding game about chaining tricks and timing landings
78% positive
864 reviews
The Game of Sisyphus
Third-person physics platformer about pushing a boulder uphill without losing progress
79% positive
864 reviews
The Eyes of Ara
First-person puzzle adventure through a castle broadcasting a mysterious signal
82% positive
854 reviews
The Crackpet Show
Roguelite shooter about armed animals competing on a violent TV show
86% positive
850 reviews
Sands of Aura
Isometric action RPG with tough combat and sailing across sand
75% positive
850 reviews
Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stage-based fights against underground spirits
97% positive
848 reviews
Understand
Minimalist logic puzzler where you discover rules by drawing lines
91% positive
848 reviews
Super Cyborg
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter with alien hordes and tough bosses
86% positive
840 reviews
UnderParty
Violent 2D action platformer with combos and varied bosses
85% positive
830 reviews
Lingo
First-person word puzzles in a maze of impossible spaces
94% positive
828 reviews
Kelipot
Side-scrolling action platformer with branching boss fights and roguelite runs
85% positive
826 reviews
R-Type Final 2
Side-scrolling space shooter with customizable ships and shifting stages
75% positive
826 reviews
Broken Armor
Top-down arcade action through changing floors with limited weapons
83% positive
822 reviews
Cursed to Golf
Side-view roguelike golf through hazardous courses and strict shot limits
72% positive
807 reviews
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
Arcade pinball on an infested ship with turrets and bosses
97% positive
799 reviews
Gunman Clive
Western side-scrolling platformer with sketch-shaded graphics and boss fights
87% positive
796 reviews
Pirates Outlaws
Pirate roguelike deckbuilder with multiple heroes, maps, and bosses
82% positive
789 reviews
Epic Auto Towers
Turn-based autobattler with stacking towers and placement-based combos
71% positive
789 reviews
Disneyland Adventures
Third-person adventure through Disneyland with character encounters and attraction-based quests
91% positive
784 reviews
Winter Survival
First-person winter survival with crafting and a sanity system
63% positive
776 reviews
Etrian Odyssey III HD
Turn-based dungeon crawler with custom parties and mapmaking
87% positive
774 reviews
Wordle 3
Word puzzles built around letter sets and longer-word scoring
73% positive
772 reviews
Flynn: Son of Crimson
Side-scrolling action platformer with crimson weapons and a guardian dog
85% positive
771 reviews
Filament
Top-down spaceship puzzle game about routing a tether around pillars
85% positive
762 reviews