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Top 150 best Steam games of all time tagged with Difficult, according to gamer reviews.

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~ 1. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nov 2014 Replay Value Top 250 #9 ▼

8.69 98% 74,655 votes

~ 2. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #15 ▼

8.65 97% 47,012 votes

~ 3. Don't Starve Together Apr 2016 Survival Top 250 #19 ▼

8.62 96% 112,744 votes

~ 4. Don't Starve Survival Top 250 #20 ▼

8.62 97% 63,511 votes

~ 5. One Finger Death Punch Mar 2014 Action Top 250 #23 ▼

8.61 98% 14,421 votes

~ 6. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #33 ▼

8.56 96% 44,259 votes

~ 7. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #37 ▼

8.55 97% 20,389 votes

~ 8. Slay the Spire Jan 2019 Card Game Top 250 #49 ▼

8.52 96% 27,100 votes

~ 9. The Binding of Isaac Sep 2011 Rogue-like Top 250 #52 ▼

8.52 96% 45,141 votes

~ 10. 東方天空璋～ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. Aug 2017 Bullet Hell Top 250 #54 ▼

8.51 99% 4,164 votes

~ 11. Cuphead Sep 2017 Difficult Top 250 #55 ▼

8.51 96% 40,453 votes

~ 12. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Oct 2015 Co-op Top 250 #58 ▼

8.50 98% 5,859 votes

~ 13. Hollow Knight Feb 2017 Metroidvania Top 250 #64 ▼

8.49 95% 41,993 votes

~ 14. Rabi-Ribi Jan 2016 Anime Top 250 #69 ▼

8.47 97% 6,648 votes

~ 15. Crypt of the NecroDancer Apr 2015 Rhythm Top 250 #70 ▼

8.47 96% 14,689 votes

~ 16. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition Apr 2016 Atmospheric Top 250 #72 ▼

8.47 96% 16,503 votes

~ 17. Celeste Jan 2018 Platformer Top 250 #73 ▼

8.47 97% 7,387 votes

~ 18. This War of Mine Nov 2014 Survival Top 250 #77 ▼

8.45 95% 49,820 votes

~ 19. Geometry Dash Dec 2014 Difficult Top 250 #82 ▼

8.45 95% 55,681 votes

~ 20. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Jun 2014 Platformer Top 250 #83 ▼

8.45 97% 9,661 votes

~ 21. Bit Blaster XL Jan 2016 Action Top 250 #85 -51% ▼

8.44 97% 5,365 votes

~ 22. Nuclear Throne Dec 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #102 ▼

8.41 96% 10,094 votes

~ 23. Super Meat Boy Nov 2010 Platformer Top 250 #103 ▼

8.41 95% 25,432 votes

~ 24. Dead Cells Aug 2018 Rogue-like Top 250 #104 ▼

8.41 95% 27,408 votes

~ 25. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Dec 2016 Stealth Top 250 #114 ▼

8.39 96% 9,862 votes

~ 26. Downwell Oct 2015 Platformer Top 250 #116 ▼

8.39 97% 4,632 votes

~ 27. VVVVVV Sep 2010 Platformer Top 250 #121 ▼

8.38 96% 6,977 votes

~ 28. Risk of Rain 2 25 days Rogue-like Top 250 #127 EA ▼

8.38 95% 17,794 votes

~ 29. Orbt XL Apr 2017 Casual Top 250 #137 ▼

8.37 98% 2,142 votes

~ 30. Return of the Obra Dinn Oct 2018 Mystery Top 250 #138 -25% ▼

8.37 97% 3,890 votes

~ 31. Enter the Gungeon Apr 2016 Bullet Hell Top 250 #153 ▼

8.35 94% 26,390 votes

~ 32. DOOM May 2016 FPS Top 250 #159 ▼

8.34 93% 73,647 votes

1 33. TIS-100 Jul 2015 Programming Top 250 #171 ▼

8.32 97% 2,618 votes

1 34. Baba Is You Mar 2019 Puzzle Top 250 #184 ▼

8.31 98% 1,262 votes

~ 35. PAYDAY: The Heist Oct 2011 FPS Top 250 #191 ▼

8.31 93% 37,179 votes

~ 36. Ultimate Custom Night Jun 2018 Horror Top 250 #200 Free ▼

8.30 95% 8,102 votes

~ 37. Just Shapes & Beats May 2018 Rhythm Top 250 #209 ▼

8.29 97% 2,027 votes

~ 38. Risk of Rain Nov 2013 Rogue-like Top 250 #210 ▼

8.29 93% 24,278 votes

~ 39. Ultimate Chicken Horse Mar 2016 Funny Top 250 #216 ▼

8.29 95% 8,351 votes

~ 40. CrossCode Sep 2018 Action RPG Top 250 #218 -20% ▼

8.28 95% 6,530 votes

~ 41. Freedom Planet Jul 2014 Platformer Top 250 #224 ▼

8.28 96% 3,714 votes

~ 42. Devil Daggers Feb 2016 FPS Top 250 #225 ▼

8.28 95% 4,680 votes

~ 43. Caves of Qud Jul 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #227 EA ▼

8.28 97% 1,539 votes

~ 44. Long Live The Queen Nov 2013 Visual Novel Top 250 #232 ▼

8.27 95% 5,962 votes

~ 45. Hyper Light Drifter Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics Top 250 #239 ▼

8.26 94% 11,742 votes

~ 46. OLDTV Jul 2017 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #240 Free ▼

8.26 95% 4,508 votes

~ 47. Braid Apr 2009 Puzzle Top 250 #247 ▼

8.26 94% 6,907 votes

~ 48. SHENZHEN I/O Nov 2016 Programming ▼

8.24 96% 1,741 votes

~ 49. Alien: Isolation Oct 2014 Horror ▼

8.24 93% 26,470 votes

~ 50. Cook, Serve, Delicious! Oct 2013 Simulation ▼

8.23 95% 4,468 votes

1 51. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Rogue-like ▼

8.23 95% 2,877 votes

1 52. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics ▼

8.23 94% 6,261 votes

~ 53. Monolith Jun 2017 Rogue-lite ▼

8.21 99% 526 votes

54. Katana ZERO 4 days Action ▼

8.21 97% 1,056 votes

1 55. Mushihimesama Nov 2015 Bullet Hell ▼

8.21 98% 811 votes

1 56. DEADBOLT Mar 2016 Stealth ▼

8.21 95% 2,492 votes

1 57. DARK SOULS™ III Apr 2016 Dark Fantasy ▼

8.21 91% 110,237 votes

1 58. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair Jul 2016 Action ▼

8.20 94% 4,581 votes

1 59. Race The Sun Dec 2013 Racing ▼

8.19 94% 5,601 votes

1 60. Devil May Cry 5 Mar 2019 Action ▼

8.19 92% 18,989 votes

1 61. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator Dec 2017 Horror Free ▼

8.18 93% 8,416 votes

1 62. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Mar 2015 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.17 92% 23,760 votes

1 63. Super House of Dead Ninjas Feb 2013 Action ▼

8.17 96% 1,361 votes

1 64. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.17 95% 1,900 votes

1 65. Jamestown Jun 2011 Shoot 'Em Up ▼

8.16 95% 2,058 votes

1 66. Out There Somewhere Mar 2016 Platformer ▼

8.15 93% 6,637 votes

1 67. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Nov 2009 FPS ▼

8.15 94% 4,219 votes

1 68. Wuppo Sep 2016 Adventure ▼

8.15 95% 1,803 votes

1 69. Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy Jun 2018 3D Platformer ▼

8.14 94% 3,788 votes

1 70. N++ Aug 2016 Platformer ▼

8.14 95% 1,683 votes

1 71. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.14 95% 1,428 votes

1 72. Ikaruga Feb 2014 Bullet Hell ▼

8.14 95% 1,468 votes

1 73. We Were Here Feb 2017 Puzzle Free ▼

8.14 92% 9,228 votes

1 74. Clone Drone in the Danger Zone Mar 2017 Action EA ▼

8.13 95% 1,985 votes

1 75. Super Amazing Wagon Adventure Oct 2013 Action ▼

8.13 95% 1,785 votes

1 76. Overload May 2018 Action ▼

8.12 96% 952 votes

1 77. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Jul 2015 Horror ▼

8.12 93% 6,856 votes

1 78. 140 Oct 2013 Platformer ▼

8.11 93% 3,637 votes

~ 79. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,391 votes

2 80. Death Road to Canada Jul 2016 Pixel Graphics ▼

8.11 93% 3,537 votes

1 81. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,301 votes

1 82. HELLDIVERS™ Dec 2015 Co-op ▼

8.10 91% 14,287 votes

~ 83. Assault Android Cactus Sep 2015 Twin Stick Shooter ▼

8.09 95% 1,352 votes

2 84. SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell Jul 2016 3D Platformer ▼

8.09 95% 1,066 votes

1 85. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls Apr 2016 Platformer Free ▼

8.09 95% 991 votes

1 86. Invisible, Inc. May 2015 Stealth ▼

8.09 93% 3,828 votes

1 87. Ding Dong XL Jun 2018 Action ▼

8.08 99% 226 votes

1 88. Infinifactory Jun 2015 Puzzle ▼

8.08 94% 1,603 votes

1 89. Salt and Sanctuary May 2016 Souls-like ▼

8.08 92% 7,799 votes

1 90. EXAPUNKS Oct 2018 Simulation ▼

8.08 96% 542 votes

1 91. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- Dec 2016 Fighting ▼

8.07 93% 2,304 votes

1 92. Bot Vice Jul 2016 Action ▼

8.07 95% 871 votes

1 93. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 90% 25,746 votes

1 94. Swarmlake Mar 2018 Action ▼

8.06 95% 780 votes

1 95. My Summer Car Oct 2016 Simulation EA ▼

8.05 91% 14,091 votes

1 96. 20XX Aug 2017 Platformer ▼

8.04 93% 2,794 votes

1 97. Remnants of Naezith Feb 2018 Action ▼

8.04 98% 272 votes

1 98. 東方幕華祭 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Aug 2018 Bullet Hell ▼

8.03 96% 422 votes

1 99. Spelunky Aug 2013 Rogue-like ▼

8.03 91% 9,408 votes

1 100. SpaceChem Mar 2011 Puzzle ▼

8.02 92% 4,025 votes

1 101. DoDonPachi Resurrection Oct 2016 Bullet Hell ▼

8.02 96% 426 votes

1 102. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.02 94% 993 votes

1 103. Bleed Jul 2013 Action ▼

8.02 93% 1,755 votes

1 104. Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons May 2015 Bullet Hell Free ▼

8.01 93% 1,718 votes

1 105. The End Is Nigh Jul 2017 Platformer ▼

8.00 93% 1,514 votes

1 106. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Feb 2013 Platformer ▼

8.00 92% 2,836 votes

1 107. Stephen's Sausage Roll Apr 2016 Puzzle ▼

8.00 95% 585 votes

1 108. Templar Battleforce Sep 2015 RPG ▼

8.00 95% 718 votes

1 109. Mega Man 11 / Rock Man 11 Oct 2018 Action ▼

7.99 93% 1,622 votes

~ 110. 東方紺珠伝～ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. Aug 2015 Action ▼

7.99 99% 142 votes

2 111. Bullet Heaven 2 Dec 2015 Bullet Hell ▼

7.99 97% 237 votes

1 112. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Nov 2014 Horror ▼

7.98 90% 8,885 votes

1 113. Champions of Breakfast Jun 2016 Action ▼

7.97 100% 112 votes

1 114. Devil May Cry® 4 Special Edition Jun 2015 Action ▼

7.97 91% 5,537 votes

~ 115. Thumper Oct 2016 Rhythm ▼

7.97 92% 2,116 votes

2 116. RUINER Sep 2017 Cyberpunk ▼

7.97 91% 5,804 votes

1 117. Lovely Planet Jul 2014 FPS ▼

7.96 92% 2,273 votes

1 118. DARK SOULS™ II Apr 2014 RPG ▼

7.96 89% 33,804 votes

1 119. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition May 2011 RPG ▼

7.96 89% 41,111 votes

2 120. A Dance of Fire and Ice Jan 2019 Rhythm ▼

7.96 93% 1,543 votes

2 121. Paint the Town Red Oct 2015 Action EA ▼

7.96 91% 5,233 votes

1 122. Null Vector May 2018 Action -50% ▼

7.95 97% 249 votes

~ 123. Lost Castle Aug 2016 Action ▼

7.95 90% 13,314 votes

~ 124. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Oct 2016 Horror ▼

7.95 91% 5,255 votes

5 125. Duet Aug 2015 Action ▼

7.95 94% 648 votes

1 126. Changed Apr 2018 Cute ▼

7.95 92% 1,582 votes

1 127. Mini-Dead May 2018 Action Free ▼

7.94 95% 387 votes

1 128. Rush Rover Nov 2017 Action ▼

7.94 98% 157 votes

1 129. Boson X Sep 2014 Action ▼

7.94 92% 1,393 votes

1 130. Diamo XL Oct 2017 Action ▼

7.93 96% 282 votes

1 131. Recursed Sep 2016 Adventure ▼

7.93 98% 169 votes

1 132. X-Morph: Defense Aug 2017 Tower Defense ▼

7.92 93% 877 votes

3 133. UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st] Aug 2018 2D Fighter ▼

7.92 94% 549 votes

2 134. Devil May Cry 4 Jul 2008 Action ▼

7.92 92% 1,764 votes

2 135. RetroMaze May 2018 Casual ▼

7.92 97% 200 votes

2 136. Electronic Super Joy Aug 2013 Platformer ▼

7.92 91% 3,338 votes

~ 137. Wild Animal Racing Mar 2016 Sexual Content ▼

7.92 92% 1,654 votes

3 138. Clustertruck Sep 2016 Parkour ▼

7.92 90% 4,977 votes

1 139. Turbo Pug Nov 2015 Casual ▼

7.92 91% 3,354 votes

1 140. The Escapists Feb 2015 Pixel Graphics ▼

7.91 89% 13,058 votes

1 141. Serious Sam 3: BFE Nov 2011 FPS ▼

7.91 89% 17,548 votes

1 142. Dota 2 Jul 2013 MOBA Free ▼

7.91 86% 1,005,104 votes

1 143. Rising Storm May 2013 Realistic ▼

7.89 99% 102 votes

1 144. Project Rhombus Dec 2017 Rhythm Free ▼

7.89 93% 869 votes

1 145. Super Crate Box Oct 2010 Platformer Free ▼

7.89 89% 6,652 votes

1 146. Furi Jul 2016 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.88 90% 4,671 votes

1 147. Pink Hour Oct 2015 Pixel Graphics Free ▼

7.88 93% 881 votes

1 148. NEO Scavenger Dec 2014 Survival ▼

7.88 90% 3,264 votes

~ 149. Quern - Undying Thoughts Nov 2016 Adventure ▼

7.87 92% 1,134 votes

2 150. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Jan 2016 RPG ▼

7.87 88% 14,529 votes

Risers today

3 133. UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st]
2 120. A Dance of Fire and Ice
1 33. TIS-100
1 51. Tales of Maj'Eyal

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54. Katana ZERO

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