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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Cosmodread
VR survival horror where every escape attempt reshuffles the ship
90% positive
408 reviews
Few Nights More
Turn-based roguelike RPG about building and defending a vampire's castle
84% positive
408 reviews
Steel Assault
Side-scrolling action platformer with whip combat and zipline movement
76% positive
407 reviews
Demo AI
a weird game about sausage
A physics game about tossing a sausage onto objects
86% positive
407 reviews
Dangerous Waters
Modern naval combat simulation with crew stations and top-down command
78% positive
405 reviews
Space Rogue
Space strategy roguelike with crew management and customizable sandbox rules
61% positive
405 reviews
Unto The End
A 2D action-adventure built around defense-first sword fighting
72% positive
405 reviews
Galaxy Squad
Turn-based squad battles across a randomly generated galaxy
75% positive
405 reviews
Elypse
Dark fantasy 2D action platformer about dashing through the Abyss
74% positive
405 reviews
Super Hipster Lumberjack
A precision platformer where you use an axe to navigate
77% positive
404 reviews
King Rabbit - Puzzle
A puzzle-platformer combining block-pushing challenges with precision-based action stages
91% positive
Free
Phantasmal: Survival Horror Roguelike
Survival horror roguelike where light restores sanity but risks detection
44% positive
Free
Erannorth Reborn
Fantasy deckbuilding RPG where you add new effects to your cards
83% positive
403 reviews
Demo AI
EverRail
Open-world survival crafting where stopping your train drains its power
69% positive
403 reviews
Toki
Side-scrolling arcade platformer starring a chimpanzee who spits at enemies
88% positive
402 reviews
TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
First-person puzzle adventure where you build paths from triangular platforms
83% positive
401 reviews
Bronze Age - HD Edition
Turn-based strategy about guiding a tribe through early human history
77% positive
401 reviews
Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
A puzzle platformer about shooting blocks before they crush you
91% positive
398 reviews
Summum Aeterna
2D action roguelite with seed-generated worlds and lasting upgrades
83% positive
398 reviews
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
Side-scrolling rat shooter with troop management and base defense
95% positive
398 reviews
Rover Mechanic Simulator
A mechanic simulator about restoring research rovers on Mars
83% positive
397 reviews
Knock Harder
Survival mystery about spotting clues to escape layered dreams
93% positive
397 reviews
Demo Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
Arcade bullet-hell shooter with bursts of extra firepower
96% positive
396 reviews
JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
3D programming puzzles where Python code controls machines and robots
77% positive
396 reviews