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.
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Single-player action RPG retelling Dragon Ball Z's major story arcs
93% positive
58K reviews
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side-scrolling action roguelite built around swappable skull powers
93% positive
58K reviews
Rain World
Difficult 2D survival platformer about escaping predators and deadly rain
94% positive
57K reviews
Remnant: From the Ashes
Third-person Souls-like shooter with co-op and changing worlds
84% positive
57K reviews
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters
94% positive
57K reviews
They Are Billions
Real-time colony defense against relentless post-apocalyptic zombie swarms
85% positive
51K reviews
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Difficult action RPG with technical combat and yokai powers
87% positive
51K reviews
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Open-world fantasy action RPG with climbable monsters and AI companions
88% positive
49K reviews
DiRT Rally 2.0
Demanding rally simulation with off-road stages and detailed car tuning
89% positive
49K reviews
Assetto Corsa Competizione
Official GT circuit racing with detailed physics and endurance events
93% positive
48K reviews
Hero Siege
Hack through demonic hordes in a top-down pixel action RPG
67% positive
48K reviews
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Co-op pixel-art MMO bullet hell where every death is permanent
83% positive
Free
DARK SOULS™ II
Dark fantasy action RPG built around punishing combat and exploration
88% positive
47K reviews
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
World War II real-time tactics with direct unit control
91% positive
47K reviews
DDNet
Difficult cooperative 2D platforming built around precision and teamwork
88% positive
Free
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Dark fantasy Metroidvania where defeated bosses become combat allies
94% positive
46K reviews
Nine Sols
Hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania built around precise parries and bosses
94% 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
45K reviews
Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player management sim about growing a studio through gaming history
95% positive
45K reviews
Banished
Single-player survival city builder about sustaining an exiled settlement
90% positive
43K reviews
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Gothic side-scrolling action RPG with castle exploration and varied builds
93% positive
42K reviews
PAYDAY™ The Heist
Co-op first-person shooter built around coordinated robberies and police shootouts
93% positive
41K reviews
SUPERHOT
First-person puzzle shooter where time advances only as you move
92% positive
41K reviews