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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West of Dead
A Western roguelike shooter built around cover and twin-stick combat
76% positive
1,388 reviews
Beatblock
A rhythm game about spinning a paddle to hit blocks
97% positive
1,384 reviews
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Twin-stick arcade shooter with enemy waves across 3D grids
90% positive
1,382 reviews
Demo Assault Android Cactus+
Arcade twin-stick shooting with a draining battery instead of lives
94% positive
1,381 reviews
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Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Drum-based rhythm game with solo, competitive, and party modes
83% positive
1,380 reviews
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Side-scrolling action platformer with punishing demon-filled storybook stages
74% positive
1,378 reviews
Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition
Dark fantasy action RPG with difficult bosses and five playable characters
70% positive
1,375 reviews
Demo Death Howl
A tactical deckbuilder built around positioning, movement, and crafted cards
92% positive
1,373 reviews
BELOW
Dungeon crawler with procedural depths, deadly traps, and survival crafting
71% positive
1,371 reviews
Riven (1997)
First-person point-and-click adventure where exploration reveals clues to difficult puzzles
89% positive
1,366 reviews
Stormbound
Turn-based card battler where positioning shapes online matches
71% positive
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In Falsus
A rhythm game blending a visual novel with card crafting
90% positive
1,362 reviews
Shio
A precision platformer built around jumps between floating lanterns
79% positive
1,360 reviews
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YAR: Forgotten Throne
Open-world action RPG with factions, crafting, and mythological themes
89% positive
1,350 reviews
Crash Wheels
Arcade racing where reaching the finish matters more than placing
87% positive
1,348 reviews
BETON BRUTAL
First-person parkour platformer with risky jumps and no checkpoints
93% positive
1,348 reviews
Degrees of Separation
Co-op 2D puzzle platformer built around heat and cold
80% positive
1,346 reviews
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where portals change gravity and time
83% positive
1,339 reviews
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
Zombie outbreak strategy game racing to infect humanity before a cure
83% positive
1,335 reviews
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Turn-based fantasy roguelike where corruption grants power at a cost
86% positive
1,321 reviews
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
Turn-based fantasy tactics mixing party battles with non-combat puzzle levels
82% positive
1,319 reviews
Dandy Ace
Isometric action roguelite with card-powered combat and shifting rooms
87% positive
1,319 reviews
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
Mission-based third-person shooter battling giant aliens on a ruined Earth
57% positive
1,317 reviews
The Purring Quest
A 2D platformer about a cat rescuing other cats
81% positive
1,316 reviews