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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Abathor - Atlantis Landing
Free side-scrolling platformer with local co-op for up to four players
87% positive
Free
Newton's Fourth Law
An educational physics puzzle adventure that requires real calculations
93% positive
232 reviews
TurnOn
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about restoring power along a city's wires
76% positive
231 reviews
Brain Meltdown - Into Despair
A 2D platformer where you control two characters at once
93% positive
231 reviews
Knight's Try
A precision 3D platformer about a knight's trap-filled trial
93% positive
231 reviews
Utter a Name
Supernatural detective adventure about identifying the dead and their killers
90% positive
231 reviews
Dub Dash
Rhythm-action racing through obstacle courses that change how you move
75% positive
230 reviews
THOTH
Minimalist twin-stick shooter where you move faster when not shooting
88% positive
230 reviews
SOK
Minimalist Sokoban puzzles where boxes move only by pushing
89% positive
229 reviews
Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where playing cards charges your enemy's abilities
80% positive
Free
Godumas
First-person co-op horror about finding clues and escaping an island
48% positive
Free
Demo BIRDCAGE
Vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up with a sword that clears bullets
98% positive
229 reviews
Radiant Silvergun
Top-down arcade shooter with weapons that grow stronger through scoring
89% positive
229 reviews
Pogo Rogue
A roguelite action-platformer about fighting and climbing on a pogo stick
91% positive
Free
Escape Goat 2
A puzzle platformer where machinery changes the shape of rooms
96% positive
228 reviews
Coin Crypt
A roguelite deckbuilder where coins serve as money and moves
92% positive
228 reviews
The Deletion
A precision puzzle-platformer where gravity changes from level to level
76% positive
228 reviews
Archaica: The Path of Light
A puzzle game about redirecting laser beams with mirrors
91% positive
228 reviews
Steam Marines
Turn-based squad roguelike with careful positioning and permanent marine deaths
54% positive
227 reviews
GIGANTIC ARMY
A side-scrolling mech shooter with thrusters, shields, and melee attacks
78% positive
227 reviews
REDO!
A post-apocalyptic metroidvania set in a city overrun by biomachines
87% positive
227 reviews
Deathbound
Souls-like action RPG with mid-combat swaps between fallen warriors
67% positive
227 reviews
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Helicopter Gunship DEX
Helicopter combat sim with realistic weapons and adjustable flight physics
85% positive
226 reviews
Space Food Truck
Cooperative deckbuilding about cooking and delivering meals across the galaxy
69% positive
225 reviews