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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Bionic Commando: Rearmed
A side-scrolling platformer built around swinging rather than jumping
69% positive
798 reviews
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The Game of Sisyphus
Third-person physics platformer about pushing a boulder uphill without losing progress
78% positive
798 reviews
Gunman Clive
Western side-scrolling platformer with sketch-shaded graphics and boss fights
87% positive
796 reviews
Slayaway Camp
Sliding logic puzzles styled as an eighties slasher movie
96% positive
792 reviews
Dungeon Escape
A 2D precision platformer about escaping a trap-filled dungeon
80% positive
791 reviews
Demo The Eyes of Ara
First-person puzzle adventure through a castle broadcasting a mysterious signal
82% positive
790 reviews
MuseSwipr
Rhythm game where you swipe your mouse to the beat
86% positive
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Demo Sorry, James
A puzzle thriller about decrypting conversations between two strangers
80% positive
786 reviews
Demo Epic Auto Towers
Turn-based autobattler with stacking towers and placement-based combos
71% positive
786 reviews
Demo Carmageddon: Rogue Shift
Roguelite combat racing with guns, car upgrades, and branching routes
62% positive
785 reviews
WASD : The Adventure of Tori
Online co-op puzzle game where each player controls one direction
83% positive
785 reviews
Skibidi Toilet Hero
First-person arcade shooter pitting a cameraman against invading alien toilets
86% positive
777 reviews
Demo Solateria
Hand-drawn 2D action Metroidvania built around parries and counterattacks
80% positive
775 reviews
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Side-scrolling space shooter with branching routes and aquatic battleship bosses
82% positive
774 reviews
UBERMOSH:OMEGA
Top-down arcade shooting where swords cut through incoming bullets
91% positive
773 reviews
Wordle 3
Word puzzles built around letter sets and longer-word scoring
73% positive
772 reviews
Flynn: Son of Crimson
Side-scrolling action platformer with crimson weapons and a guardian dog
85% positive
771 reviews
Demo DarkSwitch
Survival city builder in a giant tree threatened by fog
75% positive
771 reviews
8BitBoy™
A 2D platformer with power-ups and hidden warp zones
74% positive
770 reviews
Phoenix Force
Top-down bullet hell shooter built entirely around boss battles
84% positive
769 reviews
Pirates Outlaws
Pirate roguelike deckbuilder with multiple heroes, maps, and bosses
81% positive
765 reviews
Demo Halluci-Sabbat of Koishi
Side-scrolling sword action with fast combat and dense bullet barrages
89% positive
763 reviews
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Simutrans
Free transport management sim linking cities by land, sea, and air
73% positive
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Filament
Top-down spaceship puzzle game about routing a tether around pillars
85% positive
762 reviews