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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AWAKEN - Astral Blade
2.5D action platformer with parries, upgrades, and hidden paths
81% positive
1,199 reviews
eversion
A retro horror platformer built around shifting between dimensions
91% positive
1,197 reviews
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
Isometric puzzle game about pushing snowballs to build snowmen
95% positive
1,197 reviews
Sim Companies
Multiplayer business simulation with supply chains and player-driven market prices
78% positive
Free
Starblast
Top-down multiplayer space shooter with mining and ship upgrades
81% positive
1,192 reviews
Cube Destroyer
Top-down arcade shooter about destroying factories before enemies surround you
84% positive
1,186 reviews
Convoy
A tactical roguelike with vehicle battles and a vulnerable convoy
78% positive
1,182 reviews
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
World War II battalion tactics with turn-based planning and real-time battles
88% positive
1,181 reviews
Demo BZZZT
Pixel-art platformer with timed challenges and optional permadeath
95% positive
1,181 reviews
Christmas Massacre
Christmas-themed stealth slasher with arcade action and PS1-style graphics
91% positive
1,180 reviews
Taiji
Open-world puzzle adventure with tile grids and hidden environmental clues
93% positive
1,179 reviews
Demo BUTCHER
A side-scrolling shooter with fast combat and pixel gore
89% positive
1,177 reviews
Wayout
Minimalist tile-switching puzzles with varied mechanics and no timers
88% positive
1,175 reviews
Desktop Dungeons
Turn-based fantasy dungeon puzzles where exploration restores health and mana
88% positive
1,172 reviews
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
Turn-based fantasy strategy where rival gods vie for ascension
89% positive
1,169 reviews
Dodge It!
A 2D arcade survival game where each pickup adds another hazard
88% positive
Free
Demo Disc Room
Room-by-room arcade action dodging deadly discs aboard an orbiting ship
93% positive
1,164 reviews
SUPER DISTRO
Retro 2D action platformer with superpowers and punishing levels
38% positive
1,161 reviews
Demo RUNGORE
Real-time card battler with automatic fights and unrestricted card play
86% positive
1,159 reviews
Demo Dice A Million
A dice-based roguelike deckbuilder about rolling for a million points
89% positive
1,154 reviews
Deep the Game
Free-to-play cave platforming with hidden rooms and treasure to find
76% positive
Free
Demo Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior's Rise
Martial arts beat 'em up with tough, combo-driven stages
78% positive
1,148 reviews
Demo MOTHERGUNSHIP
A bullet-hell first-person shooter where you build your own guns
77% positive
1,147 reviews
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Those Who Rule
Turn-based tactical RPG about building a party amid shifting loyalties
89% positive
1,146 reviews