Top Difficult Games on Steam – Steam 250

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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% 74,015 votes

~ 2. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #16 ▼

8.65 97% 46,734 votes

~ 3. Don't Starve Together Apr 2016 Survival Top 250 #20 ▼

8.63 96% 110,533 votes

~ 4. Don't Starve Survival Top 250 #21 ▼

8.62 97% 63,203 votes

~ 5. One Finger Death Punch Mar 2014 Action Top 250 #24 ▼

8.61 98% 14,253 votes

~ 6. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #32 ▼

8.57 96% 43,957 votes

~ 7. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #38 ▼

8.55 97% 20,349 votes

~ 8. Slay the Spire 23 days Card Game Top 250 #47 ▼

8.52 96% 26,136 votes

~ 9. The Binding of Isaac Sep 2011 Rogue-like Top 250 #53 ▼

8.52 96% 45,045 votes

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

8.52 99% 4,106 votes

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

8.51 96% 39,710 votes

~ 12. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Oct 2015 Co-op Top 250 #60 -50% ▼

8.51 98% 5,771 votes

1 13. Hollow Knight Feb 2017 Metroidvania Top 250 #67 ▼

8.48 95% 39,534 votes

1 14. Rabi-Ribi Jan 2016 Anime Top 250 #68 ▼

8.48 98% 6,413 votes

~ 15. Crypt of the NecroDancer Apr 2015 Rhythm Top 250 #71 -80% ▼

8.47 96% 14,567 votes

~ 16. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition Apr 2016 Atmospheric Top 250 #74 ▼

8.47 96% 16,157 votes

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

8.46 95% 49,347 votes

~ 18. Celeste Jan 2018 Platformer Top 250 #76 ▼

8.46 97% 6,600 votes

~ 19. Geometry Dash Dec 2014 Difficult Top 250 #81 ▼

8.45 95% 54,508 votes

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

8.45 97% 9,573 votes

~ 21. Bit Blaster XL Jan 2016 Action Top 250 #86 -51% ▼

8.44 97% 5,285 votes

~ 22. Super Meat Boy Nov 2010 Platformer Top 250 #105 ▼

8.41 95% 25,365 votes

~ 23. Dead Cells Aug 2018 Rogue-like Top 250 #106 ▼

8.41 95% 26,151 votes

~ 24. Nuclear Throne Dec 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #107 ▼

8.40 96% 10,015 votes

~ 25. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Dec 2016 Stealth Top 250 #118 ▼

8.39 96% 9,482 votes

~ 26. Return of the Obra Dinn Oct 2018 Mystery Top 250 #119 ▼

8.39 98% 3,044 votes

~ 27. Downwell Oct 2015 Platformer Top 250 #123 ▼

8.39 97% 4,579 votes

~ 28. VVVVVV Sep 2010 Platformer Top 250 #128 ▼

8.38 96% 6,946 votes

~ 29. Orbt XL Apr 2017 Casual Top 250 #136 ▼

8.37 98% 2,055 votes

~ 30. DOOM May 2016 FPS Top 250 #163 ▼

8.34 93% 72,616 votes

~ 31. TIS-100 Jul 2015 Programming Top 250 #174 ▼

8.33 97% 2,595 votes

~ 32. Enter the Gungeon Apr 2016 Bullet Hell Top 250 #175 ▼

8.33 94% 24,355 votes

~ 33. PAYDAY: The Heist Oct 2011 FPS Top 250 #192 ▼

8.31 93% 37,212 votes

~ 34. Caves of Qud Jul 2015 Rogue-like Top 250 #205 EA ▼

8.30 98% 1,467 votes

~ 35. Risk of Rain Nov 2013 Rogue-like Top 250 #206 ▼

8.30 93% 24,054 votes

~ 36. Ultimate Custom Night Jun 2018 Horror Top 250 #208 Free ▼

8.30 95% 7,524 votes

~ 37. Ultimate Chicken Horse Mar 2016 Funny Top 250 #223 ▼

8.28 95% 7,952 votes

~ 38. Just Shapes & Beats May 2018 Rhythm Top 250 #229 ▼

8.28 97% 1,768 votes

~ 39. Freedom Planet Jul 2014 Platformer Top 250 #232 ▼

8.28 96% 3,704 votes

~ 40. Devil Daggers Feb 2016 FPS Top 250 #234 ▼

8.27 95% 4,631 votes

~ 41. Long Live The Queen Nov 2013 Visual Novel Top 250 #236 ▼

8.27 95% 5,963 votes

~ 42. Hyper Light Drifter Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics Top 250 #241 ▼

8.26 94% 11,619 votes

~ 43. OLDTV Jul 2017 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #244 Free ▼

8.26 95% 4,458 votes

~ 44. Braid Apr 2009 Puzzle ▼

8.25 94% 6,862 votes

~ 45. SHENZHEN I/O Nov 2016 Programming ▼

8.25 97% 1,714 votes

1 46. Alien: Isolation Oct 2014 Horror ▼

8.24 93% 26,196 votes

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

8.24 95% 4,308 votes

~ 48. Cook, Serve, Delicious! Oct 2013 Simulation ▼

8.23 95% 4,443 votes

~ 49. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Rogue-like ▼

8.23 95% 2,846 votes

~ 50. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight Mar 2016 Pixel Graphics ▼

8.22 94% 6,084 votes

1 51. Monolith Jun 2017 Rogue-lite ▼

8.21 99% 510 votes

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

8.21 91% 106,861 votes

2 53. Mushihimesama Nov 2015 Bullet Hell ▼

8.21 98% 801 votes

~ 54. DEADBOLT Mar 2016 Stealth ▼

8.20 95% 2,442 votes

~ 55. Race The Sun Dec 2013 Racing ▼

8.20 94% 5,551 votes

~ 56. DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition Aug 2012 RPG -25% ▼

8.19 91% 70,230 votes

~ 57. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Mar 2015 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.18 92% 23,519 votes

~ 58. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator Dec 2017 Horror Free ▼

8.17 93% 8,196 votes

~ 59. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.17 95% 1,871 votes

~ 60. Jamestown Jun 2011 Shoot 'Em Up ▼

8.17 95% 2,047 votes

~ 61. Super House of Dead Ninjas Feb 2013 Action ▼

8.16 96% 1,352 votes

~ 62. Out There Somewhere Mar 2016 Platformer ▼

8.15 93% 6,616 votes

~ 63. Wuppo Sep 2016 Adventure ▼

8.15 95% 1,719 votes

~ 64. Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy Jun 2018 3D Platformer ▼

8.15 94% 3,689 votes

~ 65. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Nov 2009 FPS ▼

8.15 94% 4,183 votes

~ 66. N++ Aug 2016 Platformer ▼

8.14 95% 1,664 votes

~ 67. We Were Here Feb 2017 Puzzle Free ▼

8.14 93% 9,003 votes

~ 68. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.13 95% 1,401 votes

~ 69. Super Amazing Wagon Adventure Oct 2013 Action ▼

8.13 95% 1,784 votes

~ 70. 140 Oct 2013 Platformer ▼

8.13 94% 3,597 votes

~ 71. Death Road to Canada Jul 2016 Pixel Graphics ▼

8.12 93% 3,460 votes

~ 72. Overload May 2018 Action ▼

8.12 96% 937 votes

~ 73. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Jul 2015 Horror ▼

8.11 93% 6,868 votes

~ 74. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,374 votes

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

8.11 94% 2,285 votes

~ 76. HELLDIVERS™ Dec 2015 Co-op ▼

8.10 91% 14,157 votes

~ 77. Assault Android Cactus Sep 2015 Twin Stick Shooter ▼

8.09 95% 1,344 votes

3 78. Ding Dong XL Jun 2018 Action ▼

8.09 100% 207 votes

~ 79. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls Apr 2016 Platformer Free ▼

8.09 95% 965 votes

~ 80. EXAPUNKS Oct 2018 Simulation ▼

8.09 97% 523 votes

3 81. Invisible, Inc. May 2015 Stealth ▼

8.09 93% 3,780 votes

~ 82. SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell Jul 2016 3D Platformer ▼

8.09 95% 1,023 votes

~ 83. Bot Vice Jul 2016 Action ▼

8.08 96% 850 votes

~ 84. Salt and Sanctuary May 2016 Souls-like ▼

8.08 92% 7,699 votes

~ 85. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 90% 25,491 votes

~ 86. Infinifactory Jun 2015 Puzzle ▼

8.07 94% 1,587 votes

~ 87. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- Dec 2016 Fighting ▼

8.06 93% 2,268 votes

~ 88. My Summer Car Oct 2016 Simulation EA ▼

8.06 91% 13,671 votes

~ 89. 20XX Aug 2017 Platformer ▼

8.04 93% 2,702 votes

~ 90. Remnants of Naezith Feb 2018 Action ▼

8.03 98% 267 votes

~ 91. Spelunky Aug 2013 Rogue-like ▼

8.03 91% 9,359 votes

~ 92. Swarmlake Mar 2018 Action ▼

8.02 95% 711 votes

~ 93. SpaceChem Mar 2011 Puzzle ▼

8.02 92% 3,999 votes

~ 94. Bleed Jul 2013 Action ▼

8.02 93% 1,745 votes

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

8.01 94% 972 votes

~ 96. Bullet Heaven 2 Dec 2015 Bullet Hell ▼

8.01 98% 235 votes

~ 97. Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons May 2015 Bullet Hell Free ▼

8.01 93% 1,716 votes

~ 98. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Feb 2013 Platformer ▼

8.01 92% 2,832 votes

~ 99. The End Is Nigh Jul 2017 Platformer ▼

8.01 93% 1,510 votes

~ 100. DoDonPachi Resurrection Oct 2016 Bullet Hell ▼

8.00 96% 420 votes

~ 101. Templar Battleforce Sep 2015 RPG ▼

7.99 95% 710 votes

~ 102. Stephen's Sausage Roll Apr 2016 Puzzle ▼

7.99 95% 575 votes

~ 103. Mega Man 11 / Rock Man 11 Oct 2018 Action ▼

7.99 93% 1,567 votes

~ 104. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Nov 2014 Horror ▼

7.98 90% 8,889 votes

~ 105. Thumper Oct 2016 Rhythm ▼

7.97 92% 2,077 votes

~ 106. Champions of Breakfast Jun 2016 Action ▼

7.97 100% 112 votes

~ 107. Devil May Cry® 4 Special Edition Jun 2015 Action ▼

7.97 91% 5,191 votes

~ 108. Paint the Town Red Oct 2015 Action EA ▼

7.97 91% 5,136 votes

~ 109. Lost Castle Aug 2016 Action ▼

7.97 90% 13,128 votes

~ 110. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition May 2011 RPG ▼

7.96 89% 40,538 votes

~ 111. Lovely Planet Jul 2014 FPS ▼

7.96 92% 2,264 votes

~ 112. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Oct 2016 Horror ▼

7.96 91% 5,235 votes

1 113. Duet Aug 2015 Action ▼

7.96 94% 641 votes

1 114. RUINER Sep 2017 Cyberpunk ▼

7.96 91% 5,548 votes

~ 115. DARK SOULS™ II Apr 2014 RPG ▼

7.96 89% 33,728 votes

~ 116. Changed Apr 2018 Cute ▼

7.96 93% 1,485 votes

~ 117. Null Vector May 2018 Action ▼

7.95 97% 245 votes

~ 118. Rush Rover Nov 2017 Action ▼

7.94 98% 157 votes

~ 119. Devil May Cry 4 Jul 2008 Action ▼

7.94 92% 1,749 votes

~ 120. Boson X Sep 2014 Action ▼

7.94 92% 1,389 votes

~ 121. Diamo XL Oct 2017 Action ▼

7.93 96% 280 votes

~ 122. Turbo Pug Nov 2015 Casual ▼

7.93 91% 3,354 votes

~ 123. Dota 2 Jul 2013 MOBA Free ▼

7.92 86% 992,340 votes

~ 124. X-Morph: Defense Aug 2017 Tower Defense ▼

7.92 93% 820 votes

1 125. Electronic Super Joy Aug 2013 Platformer ▼

7.92 91% 3,341 votes

1 126. Clustertruck Sep 2016 Parkour ▼

7.92 90% 4,918 votes

1 127. Recursed Sep 2016 Adventure ▼

7.92 98% 166 votes

3 128. Wild Animal Racing Mar 2016 Sexual Content ▼

7.92 92% 1,622 votes

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

7.92 89% 17,434 votes

1 130. The Escapists Feb 2015 Pixel Graphics ▼

7.92 89% 13,028 votes

~ 131. Mini-Dead May 2018 Action Free ▼

7.90 95% 339 votes

~ 132. Furi Jul 2016 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.89 90% 4,489 votes

~ 133. Rising Storm May 2013 Realistic ▼

7.89 99% 102 votes

~ 134. Super Crate Box Oct 2010 Platformer Free ▼

7.89 89% 6,648 votes

~ 135. NEO Scavenger Dec 2014 Survival ▼

7.89 90% 3,213 votes

~ 136. Pink Hour Oct 2015 Pixel Graphics Free ▼

7.88 92% 877 votes

~ 137. Kero Blaster Nov 2015 Platformer ▼

7.87 93% 570 votes

~ 138. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Jan 2016 RPG ▼

7.87 88% 14,280 votes

~ 139. Quern - Undying Thoughts Nov 2016 Adventure ▼

7.87 92% 1,083 votes

~ 140. Dominions 4 Dec 2013 Strategy ▼

7.87 92% 1,319 votes

~ 141. Rogue Fable III Dec 2018 RPG EA -10% ▼

7.87 99% 94 votes

~ 142. Legend of Grimrock 2 Oct 2014 RPG ▼

7.86 91% 2,265 votes

~ 143. Project Rhombus Dec 2017 Rhythm Free ▼

7.85 92% 845 votes

~ 144. REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR Oct 2014 Shoot 'Em Up ▼

7.85 95% 275 votes

1 145. Shotgun Legend Jan 2018 Action ▼

7.85 96% 168 votes

1 146. RetroMaze May 2018 Casual ▼

7.85 96% 168 votes

~ 147. Starward Rogue Jan 2016 Bullet Hell ▼

7.85 94% 402 votes

1 148. DiRT Rally Dec 2015 Racing ▼

7.84 88% 19,795 votes

1 149. Flywrench Aug 2015 Action ▼

7.84 96% 179 votes

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

7.84 88% 17,922 votes

Risers today

New entries today

150. Five Nights at Freddy's

Fallers today

3 81. Invisible, Inc.
3 128. Wild Animal Racing
2 53. Mushihimesama
1 14. Rabi-Ribi
1 47. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
1 114. RUINER
1 130. The Escapists
1 146. RetroMaze

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