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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Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio
A fast-paced 2D platformer about escaping a creature-filled castle
90% positive
925 reviews
Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stage-based fights against underground spirits
96% positive
925 reviews
Odallus: The Dark Call
Retro action platforming that mixes sword combat with branching exploration
89% positive
921 reviews
Tiny Bridge: Ratventure
A bridge-building puzzle game where construction happens in real time
64% positive
920 reviews
LOVE
A precision platformer with checkpoints you place on solid ground
92% positive
918 reviews
Ampu-Tea
Physics-based tea-making simulation where you control a robotic arm
67% positive
918 reviews
Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
Precision platformer with deadly traps and local or online co-op
83% positive
916 reviews
BLUE REVOLVER
2D bullet-hell shooter built around special weapons and scoring chains
98% positive
913 reviews
Demo Maiden and Spell
A one-on-one bullet hell fighter built around spells and dodging
97% positive
913 reviews
Ancient Planet Tower Defense
Tower defense against alien raiders with flexible tower placement
84% positive
910 reviews
SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption
Boss-rush action RPG where you sacrifice strength before each fight
65% positive
909 reviews
Demo Mud and Blood
Top-down World War II squad tactics across procedurally generated battlefields
86% positive
905 reviews
Demo Oozi: Earth Adventure
Old-school 2D platforming with short challenge stages alongside the story
86% positive
903 reviews
GUN GODZ
Retro first-person shooter with fast combat and health that never regenerates
87% positive
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The Unliving
Dark fantasy action roguelite about raising and commanding undead armies
62% positive
900 reviews
VOI
Minimalist shape puzzles where overlapping black areas turn white
93% positive
894 reviews
Ludus
Gladiator school simulation about training fighters and managing trade
69% positive
888 reviews
GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena
Robot combat strategy with programmable squads and hands-off arena battles
87% positive
887 reviews
You Must Build A Boat
Match-three puzzle runs through battles as you build a boat
81% positive
885 reviews
Understand
Minimalist logic puzzler where you discover rules by drawing lines
91% positive
884 reviews
Super Meat Boy 3D
A 3D precision platformer with wall jumps and lethal traps
87% positive
884 reviews
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Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
Vertical bullet-hell shooter with mix-and-match stones that change your attacks
91% positive
881 reviews
Frontier Pilot Simulator
Cargo flight simulator with trading and harsh alien weather
69% positive
880 reviews
Cloudbuilt
Precision 3D platforming with rocket-powered parkour and robot combat
85% positive
879 reviews