Best Difficult Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated difficult games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Difficult games on Steam.

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Hand of Fate Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.

Price -95% 1.12€
Rating 8.7
Release 17 Feb 2015
David. You play David, an awfully small abstracted chosen hero tossed into a blissfully simple world overrun by giant culminations of evil physics-beasts. As David, you are given a slingshot-esque gift that you will have to use to conquer your colossus foes. Be there AND be square.

Price -75% 0.50€
Rating 7.5
Release 16 Feb 2015
Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition The great action-crazed, guns blazing, shoot ‘em up game comes back straight out of the ‘90s. Raptor: Call of the Shadows and its futuristic world are ready to challenge your flying skills.

Price -35% 3.25€
Rating 6.9
Release 13 Feb 2015
The Escapists The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

Price -95% 0.78€
Rating 8.8
Release 13 Feb 2015
Plazma Being Take control of Zeb in this puzzle/platformer. He is a small energy based life form from space, known as a Plazma Being. While journeying through space to his home, Zeb was surprised to find that he was being kidnapped by aliens. They took him back to their planet and unceremoniously threw him into captivity.

Price -80% 0.40€
Rating 7.2
Release 09 Feb 2015
Destination Sol Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 05 Feb 2015
Castle In The Darkness Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 05 Feb 2015
Ancient Planet Tower Defense Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 03 Feb 2015
Apotheon Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind.

Price -26% 11.06€
Rating 8.7
Release 03 Feb 2015
Overture Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

Price -88% 0.48€
Rating 7.3
Release 02 Feb 2015
Grim Fandango Remastered One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

Price -77% 3.50€
Rating 8.8
Release 26 Jan 2015
Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.

Price -93% 0.77€
Rating 7.9
Release 23 Jan 2015
PARTICLE MACE A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.

Price -93% 0.29€
Rating 8.4
Release 22 Jan 2015
Cat Goes Fishing Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!

Price 6.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 19 Jan 2015
Resident Evil The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

Price -76% 4.98€
Rating 9.0
Release 19 Jan 2015
Castle Build and protect castles simultaneously in this original and addictive game!

Price -83% 0.67€
Rating 6.7
Release 07 Jan 2015
Geometry Dash Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 22 Dec 2014
Fork Parker's Holiday Profit Hike Against explosive firepower, bitter cold, and dizzying heights, Fork Parker must outwit a group of no-talent game developers in a deadly holiday promotional game. Also, it's free.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 18 Dec 2014
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.

Price 24.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 18 Dec 2014
NEO Scavenger NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

Price -83% 2.59€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 Dec 2014
The Talos Principle The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Price -97% 1.06€
Rating 9.3
Release 11 Dec 2014
Potatoman Seeks the Troof Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

Price -96% 0.18€
Rating 7.2
Release 03 Dec 2014
Wings of Vi Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.

Price -77% 3.48€
Rating 7.6
Release 28 Nov 2014
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 25 Nov 2014