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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 #8 ▼

8.69 98% 69,435 votes

~ 2. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #14 ▼

8.65 97% 44,482 votes

~ 3. Don't Starve Together Apr 2016 Survival Top 250 #22 ▼

8.61 96% 95,820 votes

~ 4. One Finger Death Punch Mar 2014 Action Top 250 #24 ▼

8.61 98% 13,942 votes

~ 5. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #31 ▼

8.57 97% 42,024 votes

~ 6. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #38 ▼

8.55 97% 20,061 votes

~ 7. 東方天空璋～ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. Aug 2017 Bullet Hell Top 250 #48 ▼

8.52 99% 3,969 votes

~ 8. The Binding of Isaac Sep 2011 Rogue-like Top 250 #49 ▼

8.52 96% 44,523 votes

~ 9. Cuphead Sep 2017 Difficult Top 250 #56 ▼

8.50 96% 35,986 votes

~ 10. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Oct 2015 Co-op Top 250 #63 ▼

8.49 98% 5,029 votes

~ 11. Rabi-Ribi Jan 2016 Anime Top 250 #64 ▼

8.49 98% 5,979 votes

~ 12. Crypt of the NecroDancer Apr 2015 Rhythm Top 250 #65 ▼

8.48 97% 13,870 votes

~ 13. Geometry Dash Dec 2014 Difficult Top 250 #70 ▼

8.47 95% 51,437 votes

~ 14. This War of Mine Nov 2014 Survival Top 250 #72 ▼

8.46 95% 45,751 votes

~ 15. Bit Blaster XL Jan 2016 Action Top 250 #77 ▼

8.45 98% 5,058 votes

~ 16. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition Apr 2016 Atmospheric Top 250 #79 ▼

8.45 96% 14,223 votes

~ 17. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Jun 2014 Platformer Top 250 #82 ▼

8.44 97% 9,269 votes

~ 18. Slay the Spire Nov 2017 Card Game Top 250 #93 EA ▼

8.42 95% 17,995 votes

~ 19. Hollow Knight Feb 2017 Metroidvania Top 250 #102 ▼

8.41 95% 28,627 votes

~ 20. Super Meat Boy Nov 2010 Platformer Top 250 #104 ▼

8.41 95% 24,418 votes

~ 21. Nuclear Throne Dec 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #105 ▼

8.40 96% 9,567 votes

~ 22. Celeste Jan 2018 Platformer Top 250 #106 ▼

8.40 97% 3,343 votes

~ 23. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Dec 2016 Stealth Top 250 #115 ▼

8.39 96% 8,281 votes

~ 24. Downwell Oct 2015 Platformer Top 250 #127 ▼

8.38 97% 4,358 votes

~ 25. VVVVVV Sep 2010 Platformer Top 250 #130 ▼

8.38 96% 6,777 votes

~ 26. Dead Cells Aug 2018 Rogue-like Top 250 #141 ▼

8.36 94% 21,173 votes

~ 27. Orbt XL Apr 2017 Casual Top 250 #161 ▼

8.33 98% 1,837 votes

~ 28. TIS-100 Jul 2015 Programming Top 250 #174 ▼

8.31 97% 2,452 votes

~ 29. DOOM May 2016 FPS Top 250 #177 ▼

8.31 93% 67,481 votes

~ 30. PAYDAY: The Heist Oct 2011 FPS Top 250 #180 ▼

8.31 93% 37,091 votes

~ 31. Risk of Rain Nov 2013 Rogue-like Top 250 #191 ▼

8.30 94% 23,242 votes

~ 32. Ultimate Custom Night Jun 2018 Horror Top 250 #197 Free ▼

8.29 95% 6,335 votes

~ 33. Freedom Planet Jul 2014 Platformer Top 250 #203 ▼

8.28 96% 3,614 votes

~ 34. Devil Daggers Feb 2016 FPS Top 250 #219 ▼

8.27 95% 4,378 votes

~ 35. Long Live The Queen Nov 2013 Visual Novel Top 250 #222 ▼

8.27 95% 5,893 votes

~ 36. Caves of Qud Jul 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #225 EA ▼

8.27 97% 1,319 votes

~ 37. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics Top 250 #228 ▼

8.26 95% 5,202 votes

~ 38. Enter the Gungeon Apr 2016 Bullet Hell Top 250 #237 ▼

8.26 93% 20,513 votes

~ 39. OLDTV Jul 2017 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #238 Free ▼

8.26 95% 4,309 votes

~ 40. Hyper Light Drifter Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics Top 250 #243 ▼

8.25 94% 10,981 votes

~ 41. Braid Apr 2009 Puzzle ▼

8.25 94% 6,681 votes

~ 42. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair Jul 2016 Action ▼

8.24 95% 3,708 votes

~ 43. Ultimate Chicken Horse Mar 2016 Funny ▼

8.24 94% 6,794 votes

~ 44. Cook, Serve, Delicious! Oct 2013 Simulation ▼

8.23 95% 4,389 votes

~ 45. SHENZHEN I/O Nov 2016 Programming ▼

8.23 97% 1,512 votes

~ 46. Alien: Isolation Oct 2014 Horror ▼

8.23 93% 24,968 votes

~ 47. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Rogue-like ▼

8.22 95% 2,701 votes

~ 48. Just Shapes & Beats May 2018 Rhythm ▼

8.19 97% 913 votes

~ 49. Mushihimesama Nov 2015 Bullet Hell ▼

8.19 97% 769 votes

~ 50. Race The Sun Dec 2013 Racing ▼

8.19 94% 5,419 votes

~ 51. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator Dec 2017 Horror Free ▼

8.18 93% 7,785 votes

~ 52. DEADBOLT Mar 2016 Stealth ▼

8.18 95% 2,242 votes

~ 53. Super House of Dead Ninjas Feb 2013 Action ▼

8.18 96% 1,309 votes

~ 54. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.17 95% 1,828 votes

~ 55. Jamestown Jun 2011 Shoot 'Em Up ▼

8.16 95% 2,021 votes

~ 56. DARK SOULS™ III Apr 2016 Dark Fantasy ▼

8.16 91% 92,263 votes

~ 57. Out There Somewhere Mar 2016 Platformer ▼

8.16 93% 6,570 votes

~ 58. Wuppo Sep 2016 Adventure ▼

8.15 95% 1,456 votes

~ 59. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Nov 2009 FPS ▼

8.15 94% 4,028 votes

~ 60. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Mar 2015 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.15 92% 21,866 votes

~ 61. Monolith Jun 2017 Rogue-lite ▼

8.15 98% 433 votes

~ 62. Ikaruga Feb 2014 Bullet Hell ▼

8.14 95% 1,402 votes

~ 63. N++ Aug 2016 Platformer ▼

8.13 95% 1,606 votes

~ 64. 140 Oct 2013 Platformer -80% ▼

8.13 94% 3,482 votes

~ 65. We Were Here Feb 2017 Puzzle Free ▼

8.12 92% 8,303 votes

~ 66. Overload May 2018 Action ▼

8.12 96% 799 votes

~ 67. Super Amazing Wagon Adventure Oct 2013 Action ▼

8.12 95% 1,753 votes

~ 68. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,199 votes

~ 69. Death Road to Canada Jul 2016 Pixel Graphics ▼

8.11 94% 3,134 votes

~ 70. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,348 votes

~ 71. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.11 95% 1,305 votes

~ 72. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Jul 2015 Horror ▼

8.11 92% 6,902 votes

~ 73. Assault Android Cactus Sep 2015 Twin Stick Shooter ▼

8.10 95% 1,301 votes

~ 74. HELLDIVERS™ Dec 2015 Co-op ▼

8.10 92% 12,845 votes

~ 75. Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy Jun 2018 3D Platformer ▼

8.10 94% 2,552 votes

~ 76. Invisible, Inc. May 2015 Stealth ▼

8.09 93% 3,632 votes

~ 77. Salt and Sanctuary May 2016 Souls-like ▼

8.08 92% 7,167 votes

~ 78. SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell Jul 2016 3D Platformer ▼

8.07 95% 890 votes

~ 79. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 90% 24,237 votes

~ 80. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls Apr 2016 Platformer Free ▼

8.06 95% 913 votes

~ 81. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- Dec 2016 Fighting ▼

8.06 94% 2,054 votes

~ 82. Swarmlake Sep 2018 Action ▼

8.05 96% 547 votes

~ 83. Bot Vice Jul 2016 Action ▼

8.05 95% 781 votes

~ 84. Infinifactory Jun 2015 Puzzle ▼

8.04 94% 1,470 votes

~ 85. 20XX Aug 2017 Platformer ▼

8.03 93% 2,476 votes

~ 86. Spelunky Aug 2013 Rogue-like ▼

8.03 91% 8,998 votes

~ 87. Bleed Jul 2013 Action -60% ▼

8.03 93% 1,728 votes

~ 88. Templar Battleforce Sep 2015 Strategy ▼

8.03 95% 672 votes

~ 89. EXAPUNKS Aug 2018 Simulation EA ▼

8.02 98% 242 votes

~ 90. SpaceChem Mar 2011 Puzzle ▼

8.02 92% 3,935 votes

~ 91. Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons May 2015 Bullet Hell Free ▼

8.01 93% 1,706 votes

1 92. Bullet Heaven 2 Dec 2015 Bullet Hell ▼

8.01 98% 216 votes

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

8.01 92% 2,807 votes

~ 94. Dota 2 Jul 2013 MOBA Free ▼

8.00 87% 929,939 votes

~ 95. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.00 94% 943 votes

~ 96. Remnants of Naezith Feb 2018 Action ▼

8.00 98% 246 votes

2 97. Ding Dong XL Jun 2018 Action ▼

8.00 100% 124 votes

~ 98. DoDonPachi Resurrection Oct 2016 Bullet Hell ▼

8.00 96% 390 votes

2 99. My Summer Car Oct 2016 Simulation EA ▼

8.00 90% 11,955 votes

~ 100. The End Is Nigh Jul 2017 Platformer ▼

7.99 93% 1,412 votes

~ 101. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Nov 2014 Horror ▼

7.99 90% 8,922 votes

~ 102. Thumper Oct 2016 Rhythm ▼

7.98 93% 1,814 votes

~ 103. Paint the Town Red Oct 2015 Action EA ▼

7.98 91% 4,895 votes

~ 104. Stephen's Sausage Roll Apr 2016 Puzzle ▼

7.98 95% 532 votes

~ 105. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Oct 2016 Horror ▼

7.97 91% 5,193 votes

~ 106. Diamo XL Oct 2017 Action ▼

7.97 97% 261 votes

~ 107. Lovely Planet Jul 2014 FPS ▼

7.97 92% 2,233 votes

~ 108. Duet Aug 2015 Action ▼

7.97 95% 622 votes

~ 109. Lost Castle Aug 2016 Action ▼

7.96 90% 12,413 votes

~ 110. DARK SOULS™ II Apr 2014 RPG ▼

7.96 89% 33,177 votes

~ 111. Champions of Breakfast Jun 2016 Action ▼

7.96 100% 105 votes

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

7.95 89% 38,496 votes

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

7.95 91% 4,656 votes

1 114. Devil May Cry 4 Jul 2008 Action ▼

7.95 92% 1,721 votes

3 115. X-Morph: Defense Aug 2017 Tower Defense ▼

7.95 94% 744 votes

1 116. Changed Apr 2018 Cute ▼

7.95 93% 1,213 votes

1 117. Turbo Pug Nov 2015 Casual ▼

7.94 91% 3,302 votes

~ 118. Boson X Sep 2014 Action ▼

7.93 92% 1,382 votes

~ 119. The Escapists Feb 2015 Pixel Graphics ▼

7.93 89% 12,889 votes

~ 120. Electronic Super Joy Aug 2013 Platformer ▼

7.93 91% 3,316 votes

~ 121. Recursed Sep 2016 Adventure ▼

7.92 98% 149 votes

~ 122. Null Vector May 2018 Action ▼

7.91 96% 238 votes

~ 123. Serious Sam 3: BFE Nov 2011 FPS ▼

7.91 89% 16,845 votes

~ 124. Wild Animal Racing Mar 2016 Sexual Content ▼

7.91 92% 1,469 votes

~ 125. NEO Scavenger Dec 2014 Survival ▼

7.90 91% 3,115 votes

1 126. Super Crate Box Oct 2010 Platformer Free ▼

7.89 90% 6,660 votes

1 127. Rising Storm May 2013 Realistic ▼

7.89 99% 103 votes

1 128. RUINER Sep 2017 Cyberpunk ▼

7.89 90% 4,453 votes

1 129. Furi Jul 2016 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.89 90% 3,947 votes

1 130. Quern - Undying Thoughts Nov 2016 Adventure ▼

7.88 92% 957 votes

1 131. Rush Rover Nov 2017 Action ▼

7.88 97% 150 votes

6 132. Starward Rogue Jan 2016 Bullet Hell -80% ▼

7.88 94% 391 votes

~ 133. Dominions 4 Dec 2013 Strategy ▼

7.88 92% 1,303 votes

~ 134. oO May 2015 Action -33% ▼

7.88 93% 843 votes

~ 135. Clustertruck Sep 2016 Parkour ▼

7.88 90% 4,578 votes

~ 136. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Jan 2016 RPG ▼

7.87 88% 13,315 votes

~ 137. Legend of Grimrock 2 Oct 2014 RPG ▼

7.86 91% 2,174 votes

2 138. Kero Blaster Nov 2015 Platformer ▼

7.86 93% 546 votes

~ 139. Project Rhombus Dec 2017 Casual Free ▼

7.86 93% 749 votes

2 140. Pink Hour Oct 2015 Pixel Graphics Free ▼

7.86 92% 872 votes

~ 141. Shotgun Legend Jan 2018 Action ▼

7.85 97% 155 votes

~ 142. RetroMaze May 2018 Casual ▼

7.85 98% 108 votes

~ 143. Skelly Selest May 2018 Action ▼

7.85 97% 139 votes

~ 144. Snakebird May 2015 Puzzle ▼

7.85 93% 629 votes

1 145. The Bug Butcher Jan 2016 Action ▼

7.84 92% 1,001 votes

2 146. Mini-Dead May 2018 Action Free ▼

7.84 94% 306 votes

2 147. DiRT Rally Dec 2015 Racing -75% ▼

7.84 88% 18,030 votes

1 148. REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR Oct 2014 Shoot 'Em Up ▼

7.84 95% 269 votes

1 149. Desktop Dungeons Nov 2013 Rogue-like ▼

7.84 91% 1,116 votes

150. Five Nights at Freddy's Aug 2014 Horror ▼

7.83 88% 17,842 votes

Risers today

2 97. Ding Dong XL
2 138. Kero Blaster
2 146. Mini-Dead
1 92. Bullet Heaven 2
1 112. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
1 113. Devil May Cry® 4 Special Edition
1 114. Devil May Cry 4
1 116. Changed
1 126. Super Crate Box
1 127. Rising Storm

New entries today

150. Five Nights at Freddy's

Fallers today

6 132. Starward Rogue
3 115. X-Morph: Defense
2 99. My Summer Car
2 140. Pink Hour
2 147. DiRT Rally
1 93. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
1 117. Turbo Pug

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