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.
Rogue's Tale
Turn-based dungeon crawler with permanent death and lasting character unlocks
72% positive
756 reviews
David.
Difficult 2D action platformer with slingshot attacks and time manipulation
79% positive
755 reviews
Rogue Fable III
Turn-based roguelike dungeon crawl to steal a legendary goblet
93% positive
747 reviews
Marble Age
Turn-based historical strategy about growing a Greek village into a city-state
83% positive
745 reviews
WazHack
Side-scrolling roguelike dungeon crawler where time advances only when you act
90% positive
732 reviews
Death Squared
Cooperative puzzle game where robots dodge traps to reach goals
88% positive
724 reviews
Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
Fantasy roguelike where poker hands activate your combat gear
87% positive
724 reviews
Dungeon Rats
Turn-based tactical RPG about fighting your way out of prison
77% positive
722 reviews
Ninja Stealth 2
Top-down stealth puzzles with RPG elements and choice-driven endings
70% positive
722 reviews
PEPPERED: an existential platformer
Pixel-art platformer where failures and choices change the story
96% positive
717 reviews
Sokobond
Sokoban-style chemistry puzzles where you assemble molecules from atoms
93% positive
715 reviews
Ikki Unite
Bullet-hell roguelite with online co-op for up to sixteen players
77% positive
714 reviews
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
Physics-based building sandbox with missions and ragdoll movement
92% positive
714 reviews
Aggelos
Retro 2D action RPG with unlockable abilities and tough bosses
77% positive
707 reviews
Pro Cycling Manager 2022
Cycling management simulation with team planning and race-day tactics
85% positive
707 reviews
Dragon Is Dead
Dark fantasy action roguelite with gear that survives death
76% positive
703 reviews
Garbanzo Quest
2D platformer with spit attacks and branching secret paths
98% positive
694 reviews
Crown Wars: The Black Prince
Single-player medieval fantasy RPG with turn-based tactical combat
60% positive
690 reviews
ORX
Roguelike tower defense built from cards and connected tiles
69% positive
684 reviews
Simutrans
Free transport management sim linking cities by land, sea, and air
76% positive
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Recursed
2D puzzle-platformer where chests contain rooms you can rearrange
97% positive
668 reviews
TETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE-
Arcade-style falling-block puzzle game built around speed and precision
88% positive
642 reviews
Stranger of Sword City
First-person dungeon RPG with party building and monster hunts
66% positive
639 reviews
Cosmic Express
Train-routing puzzles about delivering aliens with one passenger seat
90% positive
629 reviews