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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Minimalist cube puzzles built around angled blocks and teleports
92% positive
1,315 reviews
Demo Boomerang X
First-person arena shooter with a boomerang you can fly toward
95% positive
1,311 reviews
JUMP KING QUEST
A precision platforming RPG mixing charged jumps with weapon combat
87% positive
1,305 reviews
Smilemo
A 2D platformer where hits can trigger uncontrolled bouncing
74% positive
1,303 reviews
KIBORG
Third-person action roguelite with prison fights and cybernetic upgrades
84% positive
1,300 reviews
Demo Verho - Curse of Faces
First-person dungeon crawler in a world where unmasking is fatal
91% positive
1,299 reviews
Shortest Trip to Earth
Space roguelike about managing a ship through randomized sectors
75% positive
1,297 reviews
Legend of Dungeon
Dungeon-crawling action RPG with permadeath and randomly generated floors
73% positive
1,294 reviews
Shotgun Witch
Top-down arena bullet hell with a double-barrel shotgun
97% positive
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Demo Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive
1,293 reviews
Demo My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where you make cards by combining stickers
93% positive
1,292 reviews
Moonscars
A 2D action metroidvania about a warrior made of clay
81% positive
1,289 reviews
Demo Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
A 2D puzzle game about outmaneuvering fleeing bunnies underground
96% positive
1,288 reviews
Castle In The Darkness
Retro action platformer with tough fights and hidden secrets
77% positive
1,286 reviews
DemonCrawl
Minesweeper roguelite with changing stages and item-based builds
74% positive
1,282 reviews
Demo Ridge Racer™ Unbounded
Arcade street racing where boosting lets you smash through obstacles
64% positive
1,281 reviews
Demo Pepper Grinder
2D action platformer built around drilling through terrain and water
86% positive
1,280 reviews
Dustforce DX
2D precision platformer about clearing dust with acrobatic movement
93% positive
1,278 reviews
Munin
A 2D puzzle platformer built around rotating sections of levels
86% positive
1,275 reviews
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
2D action platformer built around leaping between surfaces
81% positive
1,275 reviews
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Spark in the Dark
Isometric dungeon crawler where skills improve as you use them
87% positive
1,275 reviews
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia
A bullet hell typing game where exorcisms are your attacks
85% positive
1,274 reviews
Demo Egypt: Old Kingdom
Turn-based strategy about building pyramids and governing ancient Egypt
87% positive
1,264 reviews
Demo SPRAWL zero
First-person shooter with a shield that catches and returns bullets
95% positive
1,260 reviews