Best Difficult Games on Steam

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Witchspire Step into the ultimate open-world witch adventure. Befriend and battle creatures, and conjure up a sanctuary alongside other witches in co-op or single-player.

Price -15% 19.54€
Rating 7.7
Release 10 Jun 2026
Mina the Hollower Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!

Price -49% 10.56€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 May 2026
JUMP KING QUEST Plunge into high-stakes punishment platforming in JUMP KING QUEST! Explore alone or fall together in dynamic online climbing action as you fight your way upwards on an unhinged quest to The Smoking Hot Babe at The Top. In this world, every ledge is a battlefield…

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.9
Release 25 May 2026
Enter the Chronosphere Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.

Price 12.75€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 May 2026
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run! In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...

Price 10.25€
Rating 7.8
Release 13 May 2026
Black Jacket Gamble your way out of hell in this blackjack-inspired rogue-lite deckbuilder. Play powerful card combos or cheat to outwit your opponents and earn your freedom. Win their Soul coins! Bribe the ferryman! And uncover the story of those who stand in your way.

Price -16% 12.74€
Rating 8.6
Release 12 May 2026
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.

Price 24.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 11 May 2026
Gambonanza Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 01 May 2026
Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon By night, you’re a thief, sneaking into dungeons to steal goods. By day, you’re a merchant, haggling to sell your loot at high prices. Master stealth, steal the Demon Lord’s hidden treasures, recruit employees, and expand your business. Rise from a penniless goblin to a black-market tycoon!

Price -53% 7.18€
Rating 6.7
Release 30 Apr 2026
Far Far West Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.

Price -44% 11.24€
Rating 9.4
Release 28 Apr 2026
Lucky Tower Ultimate Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 16 Apr 2026
Morbid Metal Shapeshift into powerful characters in real time, chain impactful combos, and tear through waves of deadly machines and brutal bosses in this fast-paced hack-and-slash rogue-lite.

Price 17.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 08 Apr 2026
Spark in the Dark The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.

Price 16.49€
Rating 8.3
Release 07 Apr 2026
YAR: Forgotten Throne YAR: Forgotten Throne is a story-driven open-world RPG. Choose the path of a Warrior, Volkhv, or Archer, and journey to the lands of Borea to uncover what is poisoning the forests and wildlife with darkness.

Price 20.49€
Rating 8.9
Release 03 Apr 2026
Super Meat Boy 3D The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer – now in 3D!

Price -24% 19.07€
Rating 8.4
Release 31 Mar 2026
Net.Attack() - Code or Die! CODE OR DIE! Hack enemy systems & survive the security response by engineering lethal bullet-heaven algorithms. Your brain power determines your firepower across 190+ programming nodes. Debug your failures. Optimize your code. Complete the heist. HACK THE PLANET!

Price -40% 4.79€
Rating 7.6
Release 12 Mar 2026
Solateria Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.

Price -24% 15.00€
Rating 7.9
Release 12 Mar 2026
Tangy TD Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!

Price -20% 7.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 09 Mar 2026
Laysara: Summit Kingdom Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?

Price 24.50€
Rating 7.9
Release 27 Feb 2026
Dice A Million Have you ever tried to roll 1,000,000 on a set of dice? No? Build the right bag of die, and you might just pull it off.

Price 12.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 25 Feb 2026
They Killed Your Cat A short but relentless first-person shooter featuring manual reloading, walking, and blinking, with settings that let you customize your experience.

Price 6.89€
Rating 7.3
Release 24 Feb 2026
Insider Trading Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.

Price 12.89€
Rating 7.6
Release 18 Feb 2026
Nioh 3 In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.

Price -50% 40.43€
Rating 7.8
Release 05 Feb 2026
Jackal Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat

Price -83% 2.56€
Rating 8.5
Release 05 Feb 2026
CODE VEIN II An epic adventure awaits, where you and your chosen partners explore a post-apocalyptic world, face fierce battles against powerful enemies, and uncover an epic story that transcends time.

Price -46% 48.99€
Rating 6.3
Release 29 Jan 2026
Cairn Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.

Price -55% 13.79€
Rating 9.2
Release 29 Jan 2026
LORT LORT is a 1–8 player co-op action roguelite. Team up with your friends to battle, loot, and stack ridiculous power-ups across a cursed fantasy world. Fight toward escape, revive your homies, and get absolutely chadded as you evolve from goblin tickler to god slapper.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 21 Jan 2026
MIO: Memories in Orbit Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Price -65% 7.18€
Rating 8.0
Release 20 Jan 2026
Craftlings Inspired by legendary classics from the ’90s, Craftlings will take you on a journey full of strategic decisions and test your skills in optimizing automated production chains and Craftlings’ paths. Gather, deliver, build, and fight for wealth and glory in the unique, nostalgic world of Craftlings.

Price 19.79€
Rating 8.0
Release 15 Jan 2026
Pathologic 3 In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

Price -81% 6.86€
Rating 7.8
Release 09 Jan 2026
Dunjungle A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

Price -25% 11.09€
Rating 9.1
Release 10 Dec 2025
Death Howl Master the grid, defy death. Enter a grim Spirit Realm in this open-world deck builder. Craft lethal decks from 160+ cards, claim powerful Totems, and defeat foes in tactical grid combat. Fight as the desperate hunter Ro to bring her son back from beyond the veil.

Price -53% 9.41€
Rating 8.8
Release 09 Dec 2025
Agreeee Can you 'play' this game!? To play the thrilling action game, you must agree to all 12 terms and conditions.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 04 Dec 2025
Ars Notoria Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.

Price 19.50€
Rating 6.1
Release 27 Nov 2025
Chronigma Master time in this time-bending sokoban-like puzzle game with a story. You travel back in time to be in two places at once, to solve puzzles impossible to complete alone. Your success hinges on your ability to collaborate with yourself. Can you learn to manipulate time to save humanity?

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 25 Nov 2025
IT Specialist Simulator Step into the world of IT! Diagnose network issues, manage servers, and repair devices while handling tasks under strict SLAs. Choose your career path, from HelpDesk to IT Project Manager. Develop real IT knowledge and climb the ranks in this realistic IT simulation!

Price 13.79€
Rating 7.1
Release 20 Nov 2025

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