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.
FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Linear science-fantasy JRPG with fast, strategic party combat
75% positive
20K reviews
Awaria
Top-down bullet hell about repairing generators and kissing ghosts
96% positive
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Nuclear Throne
Post-apocalyptic top-down roguelike with mutations and punishing gunfights
96% positive
20K reviews
Resident Evil 0
Fixed-camera survival horror built around switching between two characters
80% positive
20K reviews
Wargame: Red Dragon
Large-scale Cold War RTS with land, air, and naval combat
89% positive
20K reviews
60 Seconds! Reatomized
Post-apocalyptic survival strategy built on scavenging and hard choices
94% positive
20K reviews
ELEX
Post-apocalyptic action RPG with open-world exploration and jetpack travel
74% positive
20K reviews
Trepang2
Fast-paced horror FPS with slow motion and supernatural combat
93% positive
20K reviews
Hyper Light Drifter
Difficult pixel-art action RPG built around combat and hidden paths
93% positive
19K reviews
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Third-person hack-and-slash adventure through apocalyptic dungeons and puzzle rooms
88% positive
19K reviews
Poly Bridge
Physics-based bridge-building puzzles with budgets, hydraulics, and collapsing cars
91% positive
19K reviews
Rogue Legacy
Side-scrolling roguelite platformer where each death brings a new heir
92% positive
19K reviews
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Dark fantasy 2D Metroidvania with companion-based combat and exploration
95% positive
19K reviews
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
First-person military shooter focused on stealth and long-range sniping
76% positive
19K reviews
TUNIC
Isometric action RPG where lost manual pages reveal hidden knowledge
91% positive
19K reviews
Changed
2D action-puzzle adventure with chases and transformation hazards
86% positive
19K reviews
Clustertruck
First-person platforming across speeding trucks in physics-driven obstacle courses
94% positive
19K reviews
CrossCode
2D action RPG mixing fast combat with puzzle-heavy dungeons
92% positive
18K reviews
Gothic 1
Open-world action RPG about surviving a magically sealed prison colony
93% positive
18K reviews
She Will Punish Them
Dark fantasy action RPG with succubus customization and companion combat
86% positive
18K reviews
Barony
First-person cooperative roguelike dungeon crawling with permadeath and deadly traps
91% positive
18K reviews
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Open-world action RPG with unguided quests and challenging progression
94% positive
18K reviews
IXION
Space station survival city-builder with punishing resource management
79% positive
18K reviews
Serious Sam 4
Fast-paced first-person shooter about blasting waves of alien invaders
83% positive
18K reviews