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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I Hate Running Backwards
A shoot-'em-up where you run backward while fighting enemy waves
71% positive
218 reviews
Runic Rampage - Action RPG
A dungeon brawler where enemies can hurt each other
87% positive
218 reviews
Tren0
A pixel-art mystery adventure about strangers trapped on a train
75% positive
218 reviews
Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved
Real-time strategy where infecting humans grows your zombie army
76% positive
218 reviews
Demo Quadrata
Minimalist logic puzzles with two characters sharing directional controls
93% positive
218 reviews
Deathtrap Dungeon
Third-person dungeon action with monsters, magic, and deadly traps
52% positive
217 reviews
Super Magbot
A precision platformer where magnets replace the jump button
88% positive
217 reviews
Linguist FPS - The Language Learning FPS
A first-person shooter that ties language practice to survival
70% positive
217 reviews
The Unfallens: Awakening
A short Souls-like action game centered on a single boss
74% positive
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Something
Minimalist casual game where doing nothing makes you lose
91% positive
Free
Wanderlust Adventures
Open-world action RPG with online co-op and collectible enemy companions
58% positive
216 reviews
Rememoried
First-person puzzle adventure where looking away changes the world
57% positive
216 reviews
Safety First!
Twin-stick physics puzzles about fixing wires without tearing your legs off
87% positive
216 reviews
Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena
Fantasy RPG and management sim about running a gladiator school
82% positive
216 reviews
XXZ: XXL
A match-three RPG where only women turn into zombies
80% positive
216 reviews
Hide Alone
First-person survival horror built around a deadly hide-and-seek ritual
70% positive
216 reviews
Demo Dino Path Trail
Top-down survival roguelike with gunfights and a traveling base camp
74% positive
216 reviews
Demo Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
Real-time survival strategy with a growing town to defend against zombies
76% positive
216 reviews
AR-K
A point-and-click mystery following a former cop turned journalism student
55% positive
215 reviews
Arcade Mayhem Juanito
An arcade shooter where you fire upward at bouncing enemies
95% positive
215 reviews
Demo Graze Counter GM
Bullet hell shooter where near misses charge your counterattacks
95% positive
215 reviews
Demo Rise of Rebellion～地罰上らば竜の降る～
Fantasy action RPG with chained sword attacks and stamina-based combat
44% positive
215 reviews
Dragon Eclipse
Roguelike deckbuilder with evolving creatures and automated team battles
60% positive
215 reviews
Reflection of Mine
Psychological horror puzzle game with two characters sharing every move
76% positive
214 reviews