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 Gimmick! 2
A puzzle platformer where you throw and ride bouncing stars
88% positive
176 reviews
Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends Racing
Sanrio character racing with cars, boats, planes, and power-ups
75% positive
175 reviews
Alpacapaca Dash
An endless runner starring alpacas that shoot enemies with lasers
88% positive
175 reviews
Door
First-person puzzle game about choosing doors by decoding their clues
66% positive
175 reviews
When I Was Young
2D action-adventure with tough combat in the Vietnam War
72% positive
175 reviews
Demo Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
Turn-based dungeon crawler where underworld creatures can become your allies
85% positive
175 reviews
Shmadow
Twin-stick bullet hell where your shots reveal enemies in darkness
80% positive
174 reviews
Cranks and Goggles
Top-down racing with 1920s cars and physics-based handling
78% positive
174 reviews
Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition
Arcade defense with upgradeable cannons against enemies descending on your base
69% positive
174 reviews
LOST EGG
Physics-based platformer about rolling a fragile egg into a frying pan
79% positive
174 reviews
Demo Hired 2 Die
First-person co-op survival horror about cleaning workplaces and trapping creatures
81% positive
174 reviews
Octodad (Student Edition)
Physics-based adventure where ordinary chores become a struggle with tentacles
93% positive
Free
BLOODSAINT
Top-down arena shooter with ability upgrades chosen during combat
96% positive
174 reviews
Shadow Ninja: Apocalypse
2D ninja action centered on quick reactions and survival
58% positive
173 reviews
ШП - ShP
Puzzle game built around hidden controls in Windows dialog boxes
84% positive
173 reviews
Watcher Chronicles
2D action RPG with difficult bosses and local co-op
87% positive
173 reviews
Way To Yaatra
2D puzzle platformer where thrown spears help you scale a mountain
95% positive
Free
Ninja Stealth 4
Stealth puzzles where disguising yourself as a box helps avoid detection
77% positive
173 reviews
Demo StormEdge
Action roguelite where risky dodges power your spells
67% positive
173 reviews
Airborne
A precision platformer built around hazardous jumps and launch pads
84% positive
Free
Kick Ass Commandos
Top-down shooter where rescued commandos join your growing squad
92% positive
172 reviews
Imp of the Sun
A 2D action-platformer with fire powers and Peruvian-inspired landscapes
67% positive
172 reviews
Save the Dodos
A tile-shifting puzzle game about guiding wandering dodos to safety
88% positive
171 reviews
Mind Games
A single-player puzzle collection mixing logic problems and board-game challenges
66% positive
171 reviews