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
3,498 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Rain World
Difficult 2D survival platformer about escaping predators and deadly rain
93% positive
51K reviews
Demo CODE VEIN
Anime Souls-like action RPG with vampires and flexible character builds
83% positive
50K reviews
Remnant: From the Ashes
Third-person Souls-like shooter with co-op and changing worlds
84% positive
50K reviews
GTFO
Four-player tactical horror FPS built around stealth and coordination
86% positive
49K reviews
They Are Billions
Real-time colony defense against relentless post-apocalyptic zombie swarms
84% positive
48K reviews
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
First-person medieval combat built around team battles and sieges
83% positive
48K reviews
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
A Soulslike action RPG where choices lead to different endings
55% positive
47K reviews
Demo DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Single-player action RPG retelling Dragon Ball Z's major story arcs
92% positive
47K reviews
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Dark fantasy Metroidvania where defeated bosses become combat allies
93% positive
46K reviews
SANABI
Pixel-art cyberpunk platformer built around chain-hook movement and combat
97% positive
45K reviews
Library Of Ruina
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG where librarians battle guests for books
94% positive
44K reviews
Demo LIMBO
Dark 2D puzzle platformer about a boy seeking his sister
91% positive
44K reviews
Mortal Kombat X
Fast, violent 2D fighter with character-specific combat variations
88% positive
44K reviews
Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player management sim about growing a studio through gaming history
95% positive
43K reviews
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EVE Online
Player-driven space MMO built around trade, exploration, and warfare
73% positive
Free
Nine Sols
Hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania built around precise parries and bosses
94% positive
42K reviews
DiRT Rally 2.0
Demanding rally simulation with off-road stages and detailed car tuning
88% positive
42K reviews
Demo XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn-based sci-fi strategy balancing squad combat and base management
92% positive
42K reviews
Hero Siege
Hack through demonic hordes in a top-down pixel action RPG
67% positive
40K reviews
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Open-world fantasy action RPG with climbable monsters and AI companions
88% positive
40K reviews
Demo Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
3D voxel arena fighter with lethal swordplay and robotic dismemberment
96% positive
40K reviews
Banished
Single-player survival city builder about sustaining an exiled settlement
90% positive
39K reviews
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Pizzeria management by day, robot survival horror by night
93% positive
Free
Bloons TD Battles 2
Head-to-head tower defense where you defend and send enemy waves
82% positive
Free