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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Winexy
A rolling-ball puzzle game where each ball has different physics
69% positive
166 reviews
TRUFFLE
A precision maze game where touching any wall kills you
86% positive
Free
Slash or Die
A hack-and-slash roguelite built around permanent death and character upgrades
85% positive
165 reviews
Neptunian Donut
A platformer with short levels that restart whenever you die
88% positive
Free
Tank Battle
Top-down tank shooting with four-direction movement and enemy-dropped bonuses
75% positive
Free
Toroom
Top-down roguelike shooter with randomized dungeons and loot-driven builds
82% positive
165 reviews
Froggie
Retro precision platforming with new mechanics as levels progress
92% positive
165 reviews
Demo Lost In The Open
Turn-based roguelike tactics where your king's death ends the run
63% positive
165 reviews
CRAZY DRIVER
Arcade driving built around surviving an endless police pursuit
80% positive
164 reviews
Andro Dunos II
A side-scrolling arcade shooter with switchable, individually upgradeable weapons
93% positive
164 reviews
Demo I See Me
Online co-op platforming where your screen shows your partner's character
74% positive
Free
Run or Die
Side-scrolling endless runner with abilities that change between safe zones
88% positive
163 reviews
Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
Side-scrolling action platformer with boss battles that unlock new magic
87% positive
163 reviews
Colorgrid
A logic puzzle game about mixing colors with lasers
90% positive
163 reviews
Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice
A Mega Man-inspired action platformer focused on precise jumping
79% positive
Free
Putt-Putt® Enters the Race
A point-and-click adventure about getting a car ready to race
96% positive
162 reviews
Demo ProtoCorgi
Side-scrolling arcade shooter where a cybernetic corgi barks at aliens
90% positive
162 reviews
Ira
Isometric bullet-hell roguelite with bows and summoned allies
79% positive
162 reviews
SATANIC PANIC 666
Fast-paced 2D arcade platformer with an occult music theme
80% positive
162 reviews
Chuck's Challenge 3D 2020
Top-down puzzles where blocks, keys, and switches open escape routes
81% positive
161 reviews
TOK HARDCORE
Line-connecting logic puzzles with a short timer and limited moves
94% positive
161 reviews
Endgame: Road To Salvation
Post-apocalyptic survival shooter about driving a caravan toward a distant stronghold
96% positive
161 reviews
Loophole
Grid-based puzzle game about working with your past selves
99% positive
161 reviews
Demo In Between
A gravity-shifting puzzle platformer about coming to terms with death
85% positive
160 reviews