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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 Rogue-like Top 250 #9 -33% ▼

8.69 98% 75,245 votes

~ 2. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #15 -75% ▼

8.65 97% 47,395 votes

~ 3. Don't Starve Survival Top 250 #20 -75% ▼

8.62 97% 64,036 votes

~ 4. One Finger Death Punch Mar 2014 Action Top 250 #23 -40% ▼

8.61 98% 14,509 votes

~ 5. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #34 -75% ▼

8.55 96% 44,547 votes

~ 6. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #39 -33% ▼

8.54 97% 20,507 votes

~ 7. The Binding of Isaac Sep 2011 Rogue-like Top 250 #50 ▼

8.52 96% 45,255 votes

~ 8. Slay the Spire Jan 2019 Card Game Top 250 #52 -50% ▼

8.51 96% 27,778 votes

~ 9. Cuphead Sep 2017 Difficult Top 250 #54 -15% ▼

8.51 96% 41,114 votes

~ 10. 東方天空璋～ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. Aug 2017 Bullet Hell Top 250 #56 ▼

8.51 99% 4,203 votes

~ 11. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Oct 2015 Co-op Top 250 #59 -67% ▼

8.50 98% 5,916 votes

~ 12. Hollow Knight Feb 2017 Metroidvania Top 250 #63 -40% ▼

8.49 95% 43,613 votes

~ 13. Rabi-Ribi Jan 2016 Anime Top 250 #68 -48% ▼

8.48 97% 6,772 votes

~ 14. Celeste Jan 2018 Platformer Top 250 #70 -40% ▼

8.47 97% 7,929 votes

~ 15. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition Apr 2016 Atmospheric Top 250 #71 -50% ▼

8.47 96% 16,783 votes

~ 16. Crypt of the NecroDancer Apr 2015 Rhythm Top 250 #72 -80% ▼

8.47 96% 14,938 votes

~ 17. This War of Mine Nov 2014 Survival Top 250 #79 -75% ▼

8.45 95% 50,312 votes

~ 18. Katana ZERO Apr 2019 Action Top 250 #82 -25% ▼

8.45 98% 4,720 votes

~ 19. Geometry Dash Dec 2014 Difficult Top 250 #83 -75% ▼

8.44 95% 56,706 votes

~ 20. Bit Blaster XL Jan 2016 Arcade Top 250 #85 -51% ▼

8.44 97% 5,429 votes

~ 21. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Jun 2014 Platformer Top 250 #89 -20% ▼

8.44 96% 9,847 votes

~ 22. Nuclear Throne Dec 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #104 ▼

8.41 96% 10,188 votes

~ 23. Super Meat Boy Nov 2010 Platformer Top 250 #106 -80% ▼

8.40 95% 25,488 votes

~ 24. Dead Cells Aug 2018 Rogue-like Top 250 #108 -33% ▼

8.40 95% 28,121 votes

~ 25. LYNE Mar 2014 Puzzle Top 250 #111 -70% ▼

8.39 96% 7,152 votes

~ 26. Return of the Obra Dinn Oct 2018 Detective Top 250 #112 -10% ▼

8.39 97% 4,537 votes

~ 27. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Dec 2016 Stealth Top 250 #118 -66% ▼

8.39 96% 10,383 votes

~ 28. Downwell Oct 2015 Platformer Top 250 #120 -50% ▼

8.39 97% 4,679 votes

~ 29. VVVVVV Sep 2010 Platformer Top 250 #126 -50% ▼

8.38 96% 7,070 votes

~ 30. Orbt XL Apr 2017 Casual Top 250 #137 -51% ▼

8.37 98% 2,213 votes

~ 31. Enter the Gungeon Apr 2016 Rogue-like Top 250 #148 -50% ▼

8.35 94% 27,603 votes

~ 32. DOOM May 2016 FPS Top 250 #157 -25% ▼

8.34 93% 74,929 votes

~ 33. Risk of Rain 2 Mar 2019 Rogue-like Top 250 #158 EA ▼

8.34 94% 22,990 votes

~ 34. Baba Is You Mar 2019 Puzzle Top 250 #166 -30% ▼

8.33 98% 1,698 votes

~ 35. TIS-100 Jul 2015 Programming Top 250 #171 -50% ▼

8.33 97% 2,664 votes

~ 36. Ultimate Custom Night Jun 2018 Horror Top 250 #192 Free ▼

8.31 95% 8,849 votes

~ 37. PAYDAY: The Heist Oct 2011 FPS Top 250 #194 -50% ▼

8.30 93% 37,164 votes

~ 38. Just Shapes & Beats May 2018 Rhythm Top 250 #197 -25% ▼

8.30 97% 2,392 votes

~ 39. Risk of Rain Nov 2013 Rogue-like Top 250 #209 -75% ▼

8.29 93% 24,379 votes

~ 40. Ultimate Chicken Horse Mar 2016 Funny Top 250 #214 -50% ▼

8.29 95% 8,626 votes

~ 41. Devil Daggers Feb 2016 FPS Top 250 #223 -50% ▼

8.28 95% 4,727 votes

~ 42. Freedom Planet Jul 2014 Platformer Top 250 #229 -50% ▼

8.28 96% 3,725 votes

~ 43. Long Live The Queen Nov 2013 Visual Novel Top 250 #230 -60% ▼

8.27 95% 5,986 votes

~ 44. CrossCode Sep 2018 Action RPG Top 250 #234 -25% ▼

8.27 95% 6,755 votes

45. Woods Looting Mar 2019 Casual Top 250 #244 ▼

8.26 99% 522 votes

1 46. OLDTV Jul 2017 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #246 Free ▼

8.26 95% 4,611 votes

1 47. Caves of Qud Jul 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #248 EA -10% ▼

8.26 97% 1,693 votes

1 48. Hyper Light Drifter Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics Top 250 #249 ▼

8.26 94% 11,850 votes

1 49. Braid Apr 2009 Puzzle -70% ▼

8.24 94% 6,961 votes

1 50. SHENZHEN I/O Nov 2016 Programming -50% ▼

8.24 96% 1,764 votes

1 51. Alien: Isolation Oct 2014 Horror ▼

8.24 93% 26,789 votes

1 52. Cook, Serve, Delicious! Oct 2013 Simulation -75% ▼

8.23 95% 4,489 votes

1 53. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics -50% ▼

8.23 94% 6,432 votes

1 54. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Rogue-like -50% ▼

8.23 95% 2,924 votes

1 55. Monolith Jun 2017 Rogue-lite -50% ▼

8.21 99% 550 votes

1 56. DARK SOULS™ III Apr 2016 Dark Fantasy -75% ▼

8.21 91% 113,371 votes

1 57. Mushihimesama Nov 2015 Bullet Hell -60% ▼

8.21 97% 822 votes

1 58. DEADBOLT Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics -75% ▼

8.20 95% 2,525 votes

1 59. Race The Sun Dec 2013 Racing -80% ▼

8.19 94% 5,623 votes

1 60. Beat Saber May 2019 Rhythm VRX ▼

8.19 93% 12,943 votes

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

8.19 93% 8,707 votes

1 62. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair Jul 2016 Action -50% ▼

8.18 94% 4,737 votes

1 63. Devil May Cry 5 Mar 2019 Action -34% ▼

8.18 92% 20,301 votes

1 64. Super House of Dead Ninjas Feb 2013 Action -90% ▼

8.17 96% 1,368 votes

1 65. Timberman Sep 2015 Casual -51% ▼

8.17 94% 5,500 votes

1 66. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Mar 2015 Great Soundtrack -75% ▼

8.17 92% 24,018 votes

1 67. Jamestown Jun 2011 Shoot 'Em Up ▼

8.16 95% 2,076 votes

1 68. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Nov 2009 FPS -85% ▼

8.16 94% 4,274 votes

~ 69. Out There Somewhere Mar 2016 Platformer -51% ▼

8.16 93% 6,648 votes

~ 70. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG -75% ▼

8.16 95% 1,941 votes

3 71. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS -50% ▼

8.15 95% 1,443 votes

~ 72. Wuppo Sep 2016 Adventure -80% ▼

8.14 95% 1,854 votes

2 73. Clone Drone in the Danger Zone Mar 2017 Robots EA -34% ▼

8.14 95% 2,201 votes

1 74. Super Amazing Wagon Adventure Oct 2013 Action ▼

8.13 95% 1,797 votes

~ 75. N++ Aug 2016 Platformer -50% ▼

8.13 95% 1,703 votes

~ 76. Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy Jun 2018 3D Platformer -40% ▼

8.13 94% 3,958 votes

3 77. We Were Here Feb 2017 Puzzle Free ▼

8.13 92% 9,412 votes

1 78. Ikaruga Feb 2014 Shoot 'Em Up -50% ▼

8.13 95% 1,494 votes

1 79. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy -75% ▼

8.11 94% 2,321 votes

~ 80. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Jul 2015 Horror ▼

8.11 92% 6,859 votes

~ 81. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,418 votes

3 82. 140 Oct 2013 Platformer -80% ▼

8.11 93% 3,667 votes

1 83. Overload May 2018 Action -60% ▼

8.11 96% 968 votes

1 84. Ding Dong XL Jun 2018 Casual -51% ▼

8.11 99% 248 votes

1 85. HELLDIVERS™ Dec 2015 Co-op -50% ▼

8.10 91% 14,389 votes

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

8.10 95% 1,012 votes

4 87. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VR: HELP WANTED 28 days Horror VRX ▼

8.10 97% 507 votes

2 88. Death Road to Canada Jul 2016 Pixel Graphics -50% ▼

8.10 93% 3,622 votes

2 89. Assault Android Cactus Sep 2015 Twin Stick Shooter -50% ▼

8.09 95% 1,399 votes

2 90. SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell Jul 2016 3D Platformer -67% ▼

8.09 95% 1,140 votes

2 91. EXAPUNKS Oct 2018 Programming -25% ▼

8.09 97% 561 votes

2 92. Infinifactory Jun 2015 Puzzle -80% ▼

8.08 94% 1,643 votes

1 93. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- Dec 2016 Fighting -67% ▼

8.08 94% 2,373 votes

~ 94. Salt and Sanctuary May 2016 Souls-like -50% ▼

8.08 92% 7,911 votes

1 95. Swarmlake Mar 2018 Action -51% ▼

8.07 95% 821 votes

3 96. Invisible, Inc. May 2015 Stealth -75% ▼

8.07 93% 3,881 votes

2 97. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth -80% ▼

8.06 90% 26,076 votes

1 98. Bot Vice Jul 2016 Action -50% ▼

8.05 95% 888 votes

1 99. Remnants of Naezith Feb 2018 Action -50% ▼

8.04 98% 277 votes

1 100. 東方幕華祭 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Aug 2018 Bullet Hell -25% ▼

8.04 96% 450 votes

1 101. My Summer Car Oct 2016 Simulation EA ▼

8.03 91% 14,596 votes

1 102. Spelunky Aug 2013 Rogue-like -80% ▼

8.03 91% 9,495 votes

1 103. 20XX Aug 2017 Platformer -50% ▼

8.03 93% 2,827 votes

1 104. DoDonPachi Resurrection Oct 2016 Bullet Hell -50% ▼

8.03 96% 437 votes

1 105. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Aug 2012 FPS Free ▼

8.03 87% 3,103,081 votes

1 106. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Nov 1998 Platformer -75% ▼

8.02 95% 863 votes

1 107. SpaceChem Mar 2011 Puzzle -75% ▼

8.02 92% 4,040 votes

2 108. 東方紺珠伝～ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. Aug 2015 Bullet Hell ▼

8.01 98% 198 votes

2 109. Stephen's Sausage Roll Apr 2016 Puzzle ▼

8.01 95% 597 votes

2 110. Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons May 2015 Bullet Hell Free ▼

8.01 93% 1,730 votes

2 111. Bleed Jul 2013 Action -75% ▼

8.01 93% 1,758 votes

1 112. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack -70% ▼

8.00 94% 1,011 votes

1 113. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Feb 2013 Rhythm -50% ▼

7.99 92% 2,837 votes

1 114. Bullet Heaven 2 Dec 2015 Bullet Hell -75% ▼

7.99 98% 240 votes

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

7.98 90% 8,880 votes

1 116. Templar Battleforce Sep 2015 RPG -60% ▼

7.98 94% 730 votes

~ 117. Champions of Breakfast Jun 2016 Action -50% ▼

7.97 100% 111 votes

2 118. The End Is Nigh Jul 2017 Platformer -67% ▼

7.97 93% 1,548 votes

~ 119. Thumper Oct 2016 Rhythm -75% ▼

7.97 92% 2,140 votes

~ 120. Lovely Planet Jul 2014 FPS -50% ▼

7.97 92% 2,279 votes

3 121. RUINER Sep 2017 Cyberpunk -60% ▼

7.96 91% 5,944 votes

1 122. A Dance of Fire and Ice Jan 2019 Rhythm -25% ▼

7.96 92% 1,714 votes

1 123. Mega Man 11 / Rock Man 11 Oct 2018 Action -33% ▼

7.96 92% 1,691 votes

1 124. DARK SOULS™ II Apr 2014 Masterpiece -75% ▼

7.96 89% 33,878 votes

1 125. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition May 2011 RPG -85% ▼

7.96 89% 41,648 votes

1 126. Rush Rover Nov 2017 Action -40% ▼

7.95 98% 164 votes

1 127. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Oct 2016 Horror ▼

7.95 91% 5,289 votes

1 128. Duet Aug 2015 Action ▼

7.95 94% 649 votes

1 129. Paint the Town Red Oct 2015 Gore EA -35% ▼

7.94 90% 5,329 votes

1 130. Recursed Sep 2016 Puzzle -66% ▼

7.94 98% 175 votes

1 131. Devil May Cry® 4 Special Edition Jun 2015 Action -60% ▼

7.94 90% 5,740 votes

~ 132. Mini-Dead May 2018 Action Free ▼

7.94 95% 408 votes

4 133. Changed Apr 2018 Cute -20% ▼

7.93 92% 1,687 votes

1 134. UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st] Aug 2018 2D Fighter -25% ▼

7.93 94% 607 votes

1 135. Wild Animal Racing Mar 2016 Sexual Content -33% ▼

7.93 92% 1,683 votes

2 136. X-Morph: Defense Aug 2017 Tower Defense -60% ▼

7.93 93% 908 votes

2 137. Boson X Sep 2014 Action -66% ▼

7.93 92% 1,395 votes

~ 138. Clustertruck Sep 2016 Parkour -34% ▼

7.92 90% 5,120 votes

2 139. Devil May Cry 4 Jul 2008 Action ▼

7.92 92% 1,770 votes

1 140. Electronic Super Joy Aug 2013 Platformer -90% ▼

7.92 91% 3,338 votes

1 141. Turbo Pug Nov 2015 Pixel Graphics -51% ▼

7.92 91% 3,359 votes

1 142. Levelhead Apr 2019 Platformer EA -20% ▼

7.92 96% 227 votes

1 143. Diamo XL Oct 2017 Casual -51% ▼

7.92 96% 298 votes

1 144. The Escapists Feb 2015 Pixel Graphics -75% ▼

7.91 89% 13,064 votes

1 145. Serious Sam 3: BFE Nov 2011 FPS -90% ▼

7.91 89% 17,735 votes

~ 146. Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice Mar 2019 Souls-like -20% ▼

7.90 88% 27,698 votes

2 147. Dota 2 Jul 2013 MOBA Free ▼

7.90 86% 1,017,116 votes

~ 148. Project Rhombus Dec 2017 Rhythm Free ▼

7.90 93% 913 votes

2 149. RetroMaze May 2018 Casual ▼

7.90 96% 231 votes

1 150. Rising Storm May 2013 Realistic -75% ▼

7.89 99% 103 votes

Risers today

4 87. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VR: HELP WANTED
2 108. 東方紺珠伝～ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
1 95. Swarmlake
1 130. Recursed
1 135. Wild Animal Racing

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