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.
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Isometric post-apocalyptic RPG built around choices and turn-based combat
94% positive
25K reviews
Super Hexagon
Fast-paced minimalist arcade action built around difficult score chasing
97% positive
25K reviews
The Forever Winter
Third-person PvE extraction shooter beneath towering war machines
68% positive
25K reviews
Artifact
Competitive card battler fought across three simultaneous combat lanes
47% positive
Free
Baba Is You
Single-player logic puzzles where pushing words rewrites the rules
98% positive
25K reviews
Injustice™ 2
DC superhero fighting game with gear-based character customization
86% positive
25K reviews
TrackMania Nations Forever
Free arcade racer built around precision time trials
90% positive
Free
Dark Deception
First-person horror maze game built around running from monsters
88% positive
Free
Descenders
Physics-based downhill biking across procedurally generated courses and roguelite runs
94% positive
24K reviews
Lost Castle / 失落城堡
Side-scrolling dungeon brawler with randomized runs and four-player co-op
86% positive
24K reviews
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+
Single-player rhythm game with over 170 songs and music videos
95% positive
24K reviews
9 Kings
Card-based strategy roguelite about building kingdoms through escalating wars
92% positive
23K reviews
Monster Train
Roguelike deckbuilder with three-floor defense and mixed-clan synergies
96% positive
23K reviews
Ravenswatch
Top-down action roguelike with dark fairy-tale heroes and co-op
80% positive
23K reviews
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
Third-person hack-and-slash action with five distinct playable fighters
87% positive
23K reviews
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy
Three remastered platformers built around jumping, spinning, and hazards
92% positive
22K reviews
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Tactical military simulation across large battlefields with infantry and vehicles
92% positive
22K reviews
Spelunky 2
Punishing roguelike platforming through randomized, trap-filled lunar worlds
93% positive
22K reviews
Salt and Sanctuary
2D action RPG with tough combat and branching island exploration
89% positive
22K reviews
Blasphemous 2
Difficult 2D Metroidvania with weapon swapping and grotesque bosses
91% positive
22K reviews
The Witness
First-person open-world puzzle game where observation replaces written instructions
84% positive
21K reviews
Wizard of Legend
Fast-paced action roguelike centered on customizable magical combat
91% positive
21K reviews
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Dark fantasy action RPG with weighty combat and towering bosses
59% positive
21K reviews
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Post-apocalyptic turn-based tactics with real-time stealth and mutant companions
90% positive
21K reviews