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.
Vulture for NetHack
Isometric roguelike with random dungeons and permanent death
71% positive
198 reviews
Ultimate Sudoku Collection
Free Sudoku puzzle collection with varied layouts and difficulty levels
77% positive
Free
Timen runner
Timed 2D platformer with random levels and collectible time extensions
59% positive
191 reviews
[the Sequence]
Logic puzzles where customizable modules guide a binary data point
89% positive
180 reviews
Polimines 2
2D logic puzzles blending Minesweeper and Nonograms without guessing
87% positive
176 reviews
Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends Racing
Sanrio character racing with cars, boats, planes, and power-ups
75% positive
175 reviews
Watcher Chronicles
2D action RPG with difficult bosses and local co-op
87% positive
173 reviews
Best Plumber
Top-down pipe puzzles where you race to route water
70% positive
168 reviews
Quantum Odyssey
Quantum computing puzzle game built around visual logic gates
93% positive
159 reviews
Tiny Kingdom
Card-based city builder where neighboring tiles shape a medieval kingdom
79% positive
154 reviews
An Amazing Wizard
2D action roguelite built around combining spells across changing worlds
85% positive
153 reviews
Aura of Worlds
Side-scrolling roguelite platformer where you turn traps against enemies
91% positive
151 reviews
Sub Command
Submarine simulation with sonar tracking and three playable vessels
75% positive
146 reviews
Super Jigsaw Puzzle
Single-player jigsaw puzzles with unlockable photos and adjustable difficulty
88% positive
141 reviews
Deep Among the Swarm
Survival RTS where fueling a drill unleashes monster swarms
87% positive
141 reviews
Pro Gymnast Simulator
Physics-based gymnastics simulator with precision acrobatics and obstacle courses
91% positive
138 reviews
Skogdal
Roguelike deckbuilder with recruitable townsfolk and cards you can fuse
99% positive
134 reviews
Miniballist
One-button platformer about guiding a ball through changing levels
70% positive
128 reviews
Dominions 3: The Awakening
Turn-based fantasy strategy where custom gods compete for ascension
81% positive
127 reviews
Tomomon
Pixel-art creature-collecting RPG with turn-based battles, fusion, and base building
71% positive
127 reviews
Through the Mirror
2D puzzle platformer built around navigating mirrored worlds simultaneously
82% positive
122 reviews
Hyper Box
Tough 2D puzzle platformer built around simple mechanics
76% positive
114 reviews
Voidsayer
Dark monster-taming RPG with turn-based battles and risky generated levels
68% positive
111 reviews
Instant Death
First-person platformer where touching red sends you back to start
71% positive
109 reviews