Best Unforgiving 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 unforgiving games.

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Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Price -65% 4.95€
Rating 9.3
Release 30 Nov 2010
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X-COM: UFO Defense
X-COM: UFO Defense You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
Price -92% 0.42€
Rating 9.1
Release 04 Sep 2008
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Most played unforgiving games

1. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
590 players
52,717
3,697
Rating 9.2
2. Gloomhaven
430 players
12,466
2,517
Rating 8.1
3. Blasphemous 2
202 players
13,000
1,237
Rating 8.9
4. DARK SOULS™ II
197 players
39,201
5,123
Rating 8.7
5. Wildfrost
114 players
6,737
1,439
Rating 8.0
6. Super Meat Boy
72 players
33,571
1,923
Rating 9.3
7. Last Train Home
71 players
3,946
590
Rating 8.4
8. AtmaSphere
67 players
914
267
Rating 7.4
9. X-COM: UFO Defense
49 players
3,602
197
Rating 9.1
10. Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
45 players
3,661
1,022
Rating 7.6
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Most played unforgiving games

1. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
590 players
52,717
3,697
Rating 9.2
2. Gloomhaven
430 players
12,466
2,517
Rating 8.1
3. Blasphemous 2
202 players
13,000
1,237
Rating 8.9
4. DARK SOULS™ II
197 players
39,201
5,123
Rating 8.7
5. Wildfrost
114 players
6,737
1,439
Rating 8.0
6. Super Meat Boy
72 players
33,571
1,923
Rating 9.3
7. Last Train Home
71 players
3,946
590
Rating 8.4
8. AtmaSphere
67 players
914
267
Rating 7.4
9. X-COM: UFO Defense
49 players
3,602
197
Rating 9.1
10. Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
45 players
3,661
1,022
Rating 7.6