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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Wizardry 8
First-person fantasy dungeon crawler with custom parties and turn-based combat
88% positive
1,145 reviews
GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
2.5D hack-and-slash roguelite with changing maps and weapon upgrades
77% positive
1,144 reviews
LOST EPIC
Side-scrolling action RPG with customizable weapon skills and god battles
72% positive
1,138 reviews
Pink Hour
A free action platformer starring a pink-clad office worker
93% positive
Free
Demo Darwinia
Real-time strategy and action against viruses in a digital world
80% positive
1,133 reviews
Pronty
Underwater Metroidvania where a robotic swordfish serves as your weapon
90% positive
1,133 reviews
Demo Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.
Bullet-hell shooter with animal spirits and temporary power boosts
97% positive
1,130 reviews
Demo Frozen Synapse
Turn-based squad tactics built around predicting your opponent's next move
89% positive
1,122 reviews
Tools Up!
Timed home renovation party game built around local co-op
78% positive
1,122 reviews
Mini-Dead
A top-down boss fighter with mouse-controlled attacks and teleportation
94% positive
Free
Pizza Connection 3
Pizza chain management sim with custom recipes and rival sabotage
50% positive
1,112 reviews
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game
Arcade racing with spy gadgets and familiar talking cars
79% positive
1,110 reviews
GoNNER
A roguelite platform shooter with randomized levels and score-chasing combos
84% positive
1,110 reviews
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
2D twin-stick arcade shooter about surviving waves for high scores
91% positive
1,108 reviews
Demo Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
Fleet-management roguelite with real-time battles built around escaping pursuit
74% positive
1,105 reviews
Despotism 3k
Roguelite resource management as an AI exploiting captive humans
79% positive
1,103 reviews
Fingered
A detective puzzle game built around witnesses' subjective descriptions
74% positive
1,097 reviews
Demo Chained Beasts
Top-down gladiator roguelike where teammates fight while chained together
82% positive
1,091 reviews
USAC: Code Breach
A co-op puzzle shooter where partners have different viewpoints
91% positive
1,090 reviews
Panty Party
Fast-paced action game with flying underwear battling through city streets
91% positive
1,084 reviews
Surviving the Abyss
Underwater colony sim balancing crew survival against deep-sea darkness
65% positive
1,083 reviews
Super Sanctum TD
Tower defense with player-built mazes to delay advancing alien waves
85% positive
1,081 reviews
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Real-time tank battles between rabbits and pigs, without base building
93% positive
1,076 reviews
Demo Bloodthief
Fast-paced dungeon runner combining momentum-based parkour with melee combat
95% positive
1,076 reviews