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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Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires.
Bullet hell shooter with spirit collecting and temporary invincibility
96% positive
500 reviews
Rogue State Revolution
Turn-based political strategy about building a country without losing power
76% positive
500 reviews
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
Underwater action-adventure with sea monster battles amid humanity's ruins
71% positive
498 reviews
Touhou Kishinjou ~ Double Dealing Character.
Vertical bullet-hell shooter that rewards risky item collection
99% positive
498 reviews
Sine Mora EX
A side-scrolling shooter where survival depends on extending your time
65% positive
496 reviews
Duet
Two-button action built around keeping two linked vessels clear of obstacles
97% positive
495 reviews
Uncraft World
An action platformer where progress reveals nude anime artwork
84% positive
495 reviews
Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!
A precision puzzle platformer about bouncing through office obstacle courses
84% positive
Free
Alien Cat
A space platformer where a cat can walk on ceilings
91% positive
494 reviews
Pixel Dungeon
Pixel-art roguelike dungeon crawling with randomized floors and permanent death
88% positive
493 reviews
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Side-scrolling action platformer with wall climbing and aerial scythe attacks
94% positive
493 reviews
Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object.
Bullet-hell shooter about pursuing a mysterious ship in the sky
96% positive
491 reviews
Demo Windswept
A precision platformer where switching characters changes your available moves
92% positive
490 reviews
Inquisitor
Isometric dark fantasy RPG about investigating and prosecuting suspected heretics
70% positive
488 reviews
Find You
A puzzle-platformer where one set of controls moves every character
92% positive
Free
Panzer Strategy
Turn-based WWII wargame where cutting supply lines weakens enemy armies
65% positive
486 reviews
Press Any Key
Minimalist incremental game built around pressing any key repeatedly
97% positive
Free
Intravenous 3: Borderline
Top-down tactical shooter where darkness and distractions help you hide
95% positive
Free
Diehard Dungeon
Action roguelike with a companion chest that collects treasure
73% positive
482 reviews
God's Trigger
Top-down shooter pairing an angel and demon against the apocalypse
73% positive
481 reviews
3000th Duel
Side-scrolling metroidvania with three melee weapon types and forbidden magic
75% positive
481 reviews
FEIST
A physics-based platformer with frantic combat against strange forest creatures
72% positive
479 reviews
Descent
First-person spaceship shooter through twisting mines with full three-dimensional movement
96% positive
478 reviews
Rise & Shine
Side-scrolling shooter where your bullets also solve environmental puzzles
73% positive
477 reviews