Best Difficult Steam Games on Sale

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2 Ninjas 1 Cup Get ready for a game so stupid you would rather show your browser history than admit that you like it! Lots of action, explosions and yes, it's a penis-tank in the trailer.

Price -51% 0.49€
Rating 7.2
Release 03 Feb 2017
Rosenkreuzstilette Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Price -80% 1.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 02 Feb 2017
Alwa's Awakening Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 Feb 2017
Little Triangle Little Triangle has the most complete platformer experience among many others. All three game modes including single player mode, local co-op mode and local mini Battle Royale mode are all well polished and hilarious!

Price -70% 2.50€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Jan 2017
Rise & Shine Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.

Price -67% 3.28€
Rating 6.7
Release 13 Jan 2017
Blaite A platform game so difficult and at the same time, so addictive that you will enjoy having to repeat a levels dozens of times until complete them.

Price -13% 0.87€
Rating 7.0
Release 02 Jan 2017
99Vidas "99Vidas" is a "beat 'em up" set in a contemporary world that pays tribute to both the new and the classic in gaming industry. Brought to you in all pixelated, 16 bit-esque glory, chockfull of references to not only gaming, but all 80's and 90's pop culture.

Price -69% 4.06€
Rating 7.5
Release 22 Dec 2016
Distant Space Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

Price -78% 0.22€
Rating 7.5
Release 20 Dec 2016
GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 Astonishing 3D cell animations and overwhelming content volume, the next-generation fighting game "GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2" is now out on Steam! Total cast of 25 unique characters, and tons of game modes, get ready to ROCK!

Price -92% 2.33€
Rating 9.2
Release 14 Dec 2016
Planes, Bullets and Vodka Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.

Price -93% 0.35€
Rating 8.2
Release 13 Dec 2016
The Little Acre While searching for his father, Aidan travels to a strange new world. Lily - his heroic daughter - sets off after him. Fully voiced and with hand-drawn animations, The Little Acre is a lovingly crafted adventure developed by Pewter Games with Executive Producer Charles Cecil.

Price -97% 0.51€
Rating 8.3
Release 13 Dec 2016
Tomato Way FPS/Slasher/Horror for people with strong nerves. Tomato Way it`s like your favorite video game, but better.

Price -7% 3.73€
Rating 7.7
Release 07 Dec 2016
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Price -98% 1.16€
Rating 9.4
Release 06 Dec 2016
Darksiders Warmastered Edition Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell.

Price -98% 0.44€
Rating 8.6
Release 29 Nov 2016
Disoriented A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.

Price -80% 0.59€
Rating 7.6
Release 21 Nov 2016
SHENZHEN I/O BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Price -69% 4.66€
Rating 9.1
Release 17 Nov 2016
Kick Ass Commandos Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!

Price -92% 0.56€
Rating 8.6
Release 17 Nov 2016
Motorsport Manager Have you got what it takes to become the manager of a high-performance motorsport team? Motorsport Manager is a highly detailed, best-in-class management game for fans of motorsport. You’ll hire the drivers, build the cars and embed yourself in the dynamic world of racing.

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 09 Nov 2016
Wayout Relax, clear your mind and find the way out.

Price -77% 0.47€
Rating 8.4
Release 04 Nov 2016
Dungeon Rats A turn-based, party-based RPG set in the Age of Decadence world and focused on squad level tactical combat. Fight your way out of prison mine or die trying.

Price -86% 1.04€
Rating 7.3
Release 04 Nov 2016
Rencounter Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive.

Price -97% 0.23€
Rating 6.8
Release 04 Nov 2016
Slayaway Camp A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psycho slasher bent on slaughtering camp counselors at the title campground. Slide an adorable voxel murderer around hundreds of isometric puzzle levels to squash, flay, and decapitate hapless victims in this darkly comic homage to 80s horror.

Price -73% 2.00€
Rating 8.9
Release 25 Oct 2016
Yomawari: Night Alone A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.

Price -86% 2.90€
Rating 7.4
Release 25 Oct 2016
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.

Price -65% 4.21€
Rating 8.0
Release 20 Oct 2016
Killing Room Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.

Price -60% 5.91€
Rating 6.7
Release 20 Oct 2016
Crazy Machines 3 Crazy Machines 3 is the latest, greatest, most amazing and craziest part of the series and fascinates once more with physic-based puzzles. Build your own crazy machines and share your awesomeness across the world thanks to the Steam® Workshop.

Price -96% 0.41€
Rating 9.2
Release 18 Oct 2016
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!

Price -70% 2.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 14 Oct 2016
DoDonPachi Resurrection The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!

Price -50% 14.49€
Rating 9.0
Release 13 Oct 2016
GoNNER GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.

Price -95% 0.59€
Rating 7.8
Release 12 Oct 2016
Thumper Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

Price -97% 0.75€
Rating 8.8
Release 10 Oct 2016
THOTH THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.

Price -97% 0.19€
Rating 7.8
Release 07 Oct 2016
BUTCHER BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Price -91% 0.96€
Rating 8.2
Release 05 Oct 2016
Ninja Stealth Evade the guards and the defences to escape the evil facility on this click and play stealth game, there will be difficult on your path, young padawan!

Price -90% 0.49€
Rating 6.7
Release 29 Sep 2016
Clustertruck Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.

Price -94% 0.94€
Rating 9.1
Release 27 Sep 2016
Turbo Pug DX Turbo Pug is back and better than ever! In Turbo Pug DX you'll explore a variety of beautiful, passionately crafted environments. Collect treasures, score boosters, unlock other creatures to play as. Unlock secret mini games. Create custom level skins or enjoy skins created by other players.

Price -77% 0.47€
Rating 7.5
Release 26 Sep 2016
Pankapu Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion.

Price -94% 0.74€
Rating 6.3
Release 21 Sep 2016

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