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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Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender
Submarine arcade shooter about protecting milk-mining cats from mechanical sea creatures
87% positive
309 reviews
Bing Bong XL
One-button arcade survival where near misses boost your score
89% positive
309 reviews
Ars Notoria
Open-world fantasy survival crafting with custom spells and squad combat
63% positive
309 reviews
Demo Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
Dark fantasy side-scrolling action RPG with tough bosses and choices
78% positive
309 reviews
Flick Shot Rogues
Turn-based roguelite dungeon crawling where you flick heroes across battlefields
86% positive
309 reviews
Demo Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
A run-and-gun metroidvania with four heroes you switch between
87% positive
308 reviews
Enchanted Portals
A cartoon action platformer with elemental spells and multi-phase bosses
40% positive
308 reviews
Dead
A twin-stick shooter where healing requires standing still during fights
89% positive
307 reviews
LAPIN
A precision platformer about rabbits searching for a new home
92% positive
307 reviews
Tribal Pass
A tactical runner with shifting formations and limited food supplies
75% positive
306 reviews
Super Hydorah
A side-scrolling shoot 'em up with branching paths between missions
85% positive
306 reviews
Gurei
2D boss rush where each victory makes the remaining bosses stronger
83% positive
306 reviews
Deflector
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite where you turn enemy projectiles against them
87% positive
305 reviews
Demo Starless Abyss
Turn-based space deckbuilder mixing card combos and spaceship positioning
81% positive
305 reviews
Master Spy
A precision platformer combining demanding jumps with an invisibility cloak
78% positive
304 reviews
Dark Roll
A precision platformer about rolling a ball through dark worlds
87% positive
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Demo Wanna Survive
Turn-based zombie tactics where positioning and rations decide survival
93% positive
304 reviews
Demo Logic Town
Procedurally generated logic puzzles help animals redecorate their town
89% positive
303 reviews
Supaplex
2D action puzzles about collecting objects and dodging hazards
92% positive
302 reviews
Hargrave
Free sci-fi shooter-platformer with robot battles and maze exploration
93% positive
Free
Demo Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
Puzzle RPG where every action spends a limited time budget
90% positive
301 reviews
Infinitevania
A 2D metroidvania about absorbing powers from defeated creatures
92% positive
300 reviews
Furry Killer
A top-down arena shooter about surviving waves of furry enemies
82% positive
300 reviews
Demo Fly'N
A 2D puzzle-platformer built around four characters with different powers
90% positive
299 reviews