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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Gentoo Rescue
Ice-sliding puzzle game with animal rescues and interconnected levels
99% positive
248 reviews
Witchtastic
Co-op potion brewing with time pressure and hazards to avoid
90% positive
247 reviews
Demo Anthology of Fear
First-person psychological horror about searching for your missing brother
72% positive
247 reviews
OhShape
VR rhythm game built around posing, punching, and dodging walls
74% positive
247 reviews
Death Park 2
First-person horror shooter with puzzles across reality and nightmares
91% positive
247 reviews
Demo Rogue Fable IV
Turn-based dungeon crawler with short runs and tactical combat
92% positive
247 reviews
Artificial Extinction
First-person tower defense built around mining fuel under robot attack
74% positive
246 reviews
Starr Mazer: DSP
Side-scrolling shooter where each lost ship brings in another pilot
70% positive
245 reviews
12 Labours of Hercules VI: Race for Olympus (Platinum Edition)
Time-management strategy through Greek mythology to find a missing god
87% positive
245 reviews
Nevrosa: Prelude
VR puzzle horror with a stalking creature and branching endings
86% positive
Free
NO THING
An auto-runner where turning left or right increases your speed
87% positive
244 reviews
VR Skater
VR skateboarding simulation with hand-controlled tricks and high-score runs
84% positive
244 reviews
Isotiles - Isometric Puzzle Game
Isometric grid puzzles about planning paths across color-changing tiles
88% positive
243 reviews
Greedventory
A reflex-driven action RPG where your mouse controls every fight
74% positive
243 reviews
Demo Piece by Piece
A puzzle-platformer where rearranging jigsaw pieces opens new paths
99% positive
243 reviews
Day D: Tower Rush
Tower defense with futuristic weapons against waves of dinosaurs
74% positive
242 reviews
Spikit
Bullet hell survival where you dodge spikes for higher scores
84% positive
242 reviews
Unknightly
Medieval VR stealth with climbing, distractions, and multiple infiltration routes
70% positive
242 reviews
Gauntlet of IRE
An isometric obstacle course where each stage changes the challenge
71% positive
Free
Viticulture Essential Edition
Digital board game about seasonal worker placement at a Tuscan vineyard
69% positive
242 reviews
Don't cut your hand
An arcade chopping game where your own hand is at risk
85% positive
241 reviews
Aggressors: Ancient Rome
Turn-based 4X strategy with customizable worlds and twenty ancient factions
76% positive
241 reviews
Demo Bloodroots
Top-down beat 'em up with improvised weapons and one-hit deaths
89% positive
241 reviews
Acid Nimbus
A score-chasing shooter where acid pools replenish your ammunition
91% positive
Free