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.
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
3D voxel arena fighter with lethal swordplay and robotic dismemberment
96% positive
40K reviews
EVE Online
Player-driven space MMO built around trade, exploration, and warfare
73% positive
Free
Super Meat Boy
Fast-paced 2D precision platforming through hundreds of deadly levels
94% positive
39K reviews
Nioh: Complete Edition
Third-person action RPG with punishing samurai combat and supernatural foes
79% positive
39K reviews
Quake Champions
Fast-paced multiplayer arena shooter with distinct champions and abilities
74% positive
Free
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Isometric stealth tactics with five specialists and coordinated takedowns
96% positive
38K reviews
MX Bikes
Realistic motocross simulation with deforming tracks and online races
94% positive
37K reviews
Resident Evil
Fixed-camera survival horror with scarce supplies and mansion puzzles
92% positive
37K reviews
Hand Simulator
First-person simulation of awkward hand control across varied activities
84% positive
36K reviews
Stoneshard
Open-world turn-based RPG about surviving life as a mercenary
75% positive
36K reviews
Return of the Obra Dinn
First-person detective mystery aboard an abandoned 1800s merchant ship
97% positive
35K reviews
DJMAX RESPECT V
Key-based rhythm game with varied tracks and online competition
89% positive
35K reviews
The Escapists 2
Prison-break strategy sandbox built around crafting and cooperative escape plans
91% positive
34K reviews
The Evil Within
Third-person survival horror with scarce resources and shifting environments
85% positive
34K reviews
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
Top-down twin-stick shooter built around four-player teamwork and friendly fire
90% positive
33K reviews
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Pizzeria management by day, robot survival horror by night
94% positive
Free
BATTLETECH
Turn-based mech tactics with mercenary contracts and unit customization
84% positive
33K reviews
The Talos Principle
First-person puzzle adventure through ruins and questions about consciousness
95% positive
33K reviews
Hello Neighbor
First-person stealth horror against a neighbor who learns your tactics
86% positive
33K reviews
Bayonetta
Fast-paced third-person action built around combos and precise dodges
92% positive
33K reviews
The First Berserker: Khazan
Third-person action RPG with punishing combat and skill-driven boss fights
85% positive
33K reviews
Paint the Town Red
First-person voxel brawler with improvised weapons and destructible enemies
96% positive
33K reviews
Magicka
Satirical fantasy action adventure with chaotic co-op spellcasting
85% positive
32K reviews
Kerbal Space Program 2
Spaceflight sandbox for building spacecraft and exploring celestial bodies
26% positive
32K reviews