Best Difficult Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated difficult games.

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Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release) Let’s bring back all the good memories of the incredible, brave and lovely Kao the Kangaroo. Immerse yourself in a classic 3D action-adventure platformer where Kao runs, jumps, and fights lots of enemies.

Price 1.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 31 May 2019
Gato Roboto Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Price -91% 0.74€
Rating 9.1
Release 30 May 2019
Deck Hunter Deck Hunter is a roguelike card game. The World of Klanojh has been cursed by Glatta, the Goddess of Anger. Build your deck, make combos, defeat fantasy creatures and help Avery to face the evil and restore the balance!

Price 2.95€
Rating 6.7
Release 30 May 2019
Assetto Corsa Competizione Assetto Corsa Competizione, the official GT World Challenge videogame. Thanks to the extraordinary quality of simulation, you will experience the atmosphere of the GT3 championship. Compete against official drivers, teams, cars and official circuits reproduced to the highest quality ever seen.

Price -88% 4.96€
Rating 9.1
Release 29 May 2019
Vectronom Welcome to the psychedelic world of Vectronom: experience waves of color and a pulsing geometric path that changes with the beat! All set to a hypnotic electronic soundtrack. There’s only one thing to do: turn up the volume and go with the flow.

Price -95% 0.59€
Rating 8.8
Release 28 May 2019
Vambrace: Cold Soul Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!

Price -98% 0.54€
Rating 6.3
Release 28 May 2019
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.

Price 24.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 28 May 2019
Blood Card This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.

Price 12.49€
Rating 7.7
Release 24 May 2019
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster is the new edition of the challenging classic strategy game S.W.I.N.E! The filthiest of all wars between the Rabbit and the Pig armies is a sophisticated real-time strategy with completely revised textures, detailed unit models, a 16:9 adapted interface.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 8.6
Release 23 May 2019
Pathologic 2 Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Price -97% 1.05€
Rating 8.9
Release 23 May 2019
GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.4
Release 22 May 2019
Neptunia Shooter Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.

Price -88% 0.50€
Rating 8.3
Release 21 May 2019
Beat Saber Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.

Price -7% 27.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 21 May 2019
Neon Boost Neon Boost is a frenetic First Person Platformer based on mechanics like Rocket-Jump or Wall-Run. Run across 3 different worlds to get the best times!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 20 May 2019
Hell is Other Demons Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

Price -50% 4.09€
Rating 8.5
Release 20 May 2019
Castlevania Anniversary Collection Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania.

Price -64% 7.26€
Rating 7.8
Release 16 May 2019
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.

Price 20.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 15 May 2019
BirdGut BirdGut is a hand-drawn 2d puzzle-platformer from the perspective of an outcast bee who gets eaten by a bird, and discovers that the bird's internal organs are not organs at all, but facilities in which the consumed insects are brainwashed and enslaved. Experience this bizarre one-man project for yourself.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 09 May 2019
Descenders Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?

Price -96% 1.13€
Rating 9.2
Release 07 May 2019
Puyo Puyo Champions Easy to learn, tough to master! Challenge friends and family in local multiplayer or compete globally via online matchmaking. Built for all ages, this puzzle game comes with a surprisingly competitive edge.

Price -46% 5.45€
Rating 7.5
Release 06 May 2019
Neon Beats Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 03 May 2019
Jump King Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Price -66% 4.41€
Rating 8.8
Release 03 May 2019
Never Split the Party Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 03 May 2019
Micro Mages Micro Mages is a platformer developed for the original 8-bit NES console. Now on Steam! ROM included. Play solo or with up to 4 players simultaneously. Compete over score or cooperate to overcome challenging levels.

Price 8.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 01 May 2019
Dark Devotion Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.

Price -97% 0.70€
Rating 7.3
Release 25 Apr 2019
Zombotron Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

Price -54% 5.77€
Rating 8.6
Release 22 Apr 2019
God's Trigger Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

Price -98% 0.42€
Rating 7.1
Release 18 Apr 2019
Katana ZERO Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Price -72% 4.20€
Rating 9.6
Release 18 Apr 2019
One Finger Death Punch 2 The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!

Price -93% 0.48€
Rating 9.3
Release 15 Apr 2019
Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Generations If you like to make puzzles, Super Jigsaw Puzzle is your game. Enjoy its comfortable and intuitive interface and its relaxing music that will allow you to concentrate on the difficult task of solving these beautiful photos that pose a real challenge for lovers of puzzles.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 04 Apr 2019
MarZ: Tactical Base Defense Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.

Price -85% 3.18€
Rating 7.5
Release 04 Apr 2019
Xenon Racer It’s the year 2030, the era of flying vehicles. A one-off championship for wheel based vehicles has been organised, with cutting-edge electric cars boosted by Xenon gas. Drift through cities like Tokyo and Dubai as fast as you can and claim eternal glory!

Price -82% 1.80€
Rating 6.4
Release 26 Mar 2019
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

Price 59.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 21 Mar 2019
Skirmish Line Experience the brutality and randomness of war as an Allied tactical commander in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Train, equip, and command a squad of soldiers as you fight against the fanatical Imperial Japanese Empire.

Price 8.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 21 Mar 2019
TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II Touhou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival part II is a danmaku shooting game, which is the second part of Touhou Makuka Sai. The repeat of incident is coming again. Can the girls going to the netherworld solve the mystery?

Price -75% 2.69€
Rating 9.3
Release 18 Mar 2019
Baba Is You Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Price -25% 9.42€
Rating 9.6
Release 13 Mar 2019

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