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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Demo SOLAS 128
A mirror puzzle game where light pulses move to music
95% positive
192 reviews
Sinker sound
Rhythm fishing where each fish moves to its own song
98% positive
192 reviews
Zen Garden
A sand-raking puzzle game about finding paths around obstacles
72% positive
191 reviews
Timen runner
Timed 2D platformer with random levels and collectible time extensions
59% positive
191 reviews
Castle of no Escape
Dungeon crawler with treasures that protect you from curses
66% positive
Free
Grace of Zordan
Turn-based card battles with three decks and tactical unit positioning
56% positive
Free
Prime Mover
Open-ended programming puzzles with circuit boards nested inside each other
86% positive
191 reviews
Hiding Spot
A grid-based puzzle game about enclosing yourself with furniture
96% positive
191 reviews
Immortal Defense
Story-driven tower defense with towers that transform as you upgrade
86% positive
190 reviews
Robot Wants It All
A robot platforming collection built for runs against the clock
89% positive
190 reviews
Bighead Runner
A pixel-art arcade runner built around chasing higher scores
69% positive
190 reviews
Danmaku Amanojaku ~ Impossible Spell Card.
A bullet-hell shooter where cursed tools counter seemingly impossible attacks
98% positive
190 reviews
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Pizza Bandit
A co-op third-person shooter where you cook under fire
82% positive
190 reviews
Elephant Rave 2
A 2D arcade game about an elephant dodging deadly lasers
95% positive
Free
Demo Dead Season
Turn-based zombie tactics where making noise draws more enemies
69% positive
189 reviews
AI
All About Chopsticks
A physics-based puzzle game about moving food with chopsticks
83% positive
189 reviews
Demo Magenta Horizon - Neverending Harvest
2D action platformer with every melee move unlocked from the start
89% positive
188 reviews
Cozy Merge
A candy-merging puzzle game with a donut as the goal
95% positive
188 reviews
URU: Complete Chronicles
A puzzle adventure uncovering the history of a lost civilization
77% positive
187 reviews
Demo Beware Planet Earth
Tower defense with a ray gun to protect your cows
80% positive
187 reviews
Demo Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge
Retro sci-fi action platformer driven by a social media grudge
71% positive
187 reviews
TUNNEL DIVERS
Twin-stick spaceship shooter with robot battles in tight tunnels
85% positive
Free
Zomborg
Top-down zombie shooter with purchasable weapons and AI teammates
58% positive
187 reviews
The Last Hex
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG with character builds you can change mid-run
77% positive
187 reviews