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.
Marble Age: Remastered
Turn-based strategy about growing a Greek village into a city-state
86% positive
402 reviews
Symphonia
2D precision platformer where a violin bow propels you
90% positive
399 reviews
Summum Aeterna
2D action roguelite with seed-generated worlds and lasting upgrades
83% positive
398 reviews
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
Side-scrolling rat shooter with troop management and base defense
95% positive
398 reviews
Knock Harder
Survival mystery about spotting clues to escape layered dreams
93% positive
397 reviews
JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
3D programming puzzles where Python code controls machines and robots
77% positive
396 reviews
Chainsaw Warrior (Classic)
Solo card-based survival game against monsters and a ticking clock
54% positive
395 reviews
Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder with card cooldowns, not random battle draws
92% positive
391 reviews
Sonny Legacy Collection
Turn-based RPG collection about a zombie seeking his identity
91% positive
383 reviews
Cossacks: Art of War
Real-time strategy with five campaigns of historical battles
82% positive
380 reviews
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
2D horror adventure searching a ghost-haunted town for lost memories
87% positive
374 reviews
Logic Town
Procedurally generated logic puzzles help animals redecorate their town
92% positive
371 reviews
Lake of Creatures
2D action roguelike with fishing, combat, and changing lakes
93% positive
369 reviews
スペルトナエル
Action roguelike where you spell attacks while dodging bullets
97% positive
368 reviews
Skirmish Line
Top-down World War II defense with randomized Japanese assaults
88% positive
365 reviews
Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum
Museum picture puzzles turn missing exhibits into pixel art
99% positive
364 reviews
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Top-down action roguelite with rivals racing for the last escape pod
83% positive
360 reviews
CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-
Fast-paced 2D fighter with customizable moves and online matches
90% positive
356 reviews
Multiplayer Platform Golf
Multiplayer golf with physics-based shots and platforming obstacles
89% positive
354 reviews
World Racing 2 - Champion Edition
Arcade and simulation racing on open tracks with traffic
85% positive
351 reviews
Bonfire Peaks
Grid-based voxel puzzles about moving upward and leaving things behind
93% positive
349 reviews
Epigraph
Single-player language puzzle about decoding inscriptions on seven artifacts
87% positive
348 reviews
Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
Underwater point-and-click adventure about catching a schoolhouse ghost
98% positive
346 reviews
Romancing SaGa 2™
Turn-based fantasy RPG spanning generations of an evolving empire
68% positive
344 reviews