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Best Difficult Games on Steam

Ranked selections from 7,260 matching catalog entries, using recorded player activity, reviews, trends, and release recency.

Best Difficult Games on Steam

Explore Difficult Games on Steam using recorded player activity, community reviews, trend momentum, and release recency.

Total Games

7,260

Ranking Method

Composite Score

Data Source

Recorded Steam observations

Overall Score Most Played Best Reviewed Trending

Showing 51–100 of 100 ranked games

#	Game	Players	Reviews	Price	Score	Trend
51	The Long Dark	3,106	90%	$4.99	0.6	+3004.5
52	Library Of Ruina	965	94%	$10.19	0.6	+884.9
53	Kerbal Space Program	2,589	95%	$9.99	0.6	+2736.7
54	Don't Starve	2,213	97%	$2.49	0.6	+2475.4
55	Caves of Qud	378	95%	$23.99	0.6	+413.9
56	Sifu	577	92%	$39.99	0.6	+606.6
57	TEKKEN 8	6,155	54%	$23.99	0.6	+6602.9
58	Devil May Cry 5	926	96%	$7.49	0.6	+1058.3
59	DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin	3,771	84%	$39.99	0.6	+4282.4
60	SULFUR	508	86%	$24.99	0.6	+544.9
61	Blasphemous 2	427	91%	$11.24	0.6	+485.2
62	Rabbit and Steel	227	97%	$14.99	0.6	+244.0
63	Nine Sols	683	95%	—	0.6	+651.6
64	Assetto Corsa Competizione	984	92%	$9.99	0.6	+1069.4
65	Rocksmith® 2014 Edition - Remastered	367	89%	$9.99	0.6	+349.3
66	DJMAX RESPECT V	898	89%	$9.99	0.6	+866.8
67	Dwarf Fortress	580	95%	—	0.6	+617.0
68	Golf With Your Friends	944	88%	$2.99	0.6	+922.8
69	Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense	853	96%	$7.49	0.6	+865.7
70	Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	640	93%	—	0.6	+695.7
71	A Dance of Fire and Ice	779	94%	$4.79	0.6	+755.0
72	Ravenswatch	603	80%	$12.49	0.6	+693.0
73	DEVOUR	771	91%	—	0.6	+713.0
74	Lobotomy Corporation \| Monster Management Simulation	975	94%	$8.49	0.6	+957.7
75	Clone Drone in the Danger Zone	365	97%	$6.99	0.6	+413.5
76	The First Berserker: Khazan	693	90%	—	0.6	+721.9
77	Chants of Sennaar	371	98%	—	0.6	+399.6
78	DOOM Eternal	602	91%	—	0.6	+566.0
79	Elite Dangerous	3,731	77%	$5.99	0.6	+4141.9
80	Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)	74	96%	$11.24	0.6	+208.5
81	Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense	984	97%	$3.99	0.6	+966.5
82	DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT	469	93%	—	0.6	+458.6
83	EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5	423	94%	—	0.6	+426.0
84	Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition	940	95%	$4.99	0.6	+1137.8
85	StarVaders	95	98%	$24.99	0.6	+105.0
86	Resident Evil 3	912	82%	$39.99	0.6	+1004.8
87	Blasphemous	529	90%	—	0.6	+493.0
88	ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™	444	91%	—	0.6	+455.6
89	Plague Inc: Evolved	942	94%	$2.99	0.6	+870.1
90	60 Seconds! Reatomized	331	94%	—	0.6	+355.0
91	Half-Life	683	96%	$1.99	0.6	+834.1
92	Shogun Showdown	119	96%	$7.49	0.6	+116.0
93	Rift of the NecroDancer	98	96%	$6.99	0.6	+90.9
94	Skul: The Hero Slayer	349	93%	—	0.6	+363.3
95	Enter the Gungeon	759	96%	$2.99	0.6	+761.4
96	FTL: Faster Than Light	733	95%	$2.99	0.6	+799.6
97	DiRT Rally 2.0	474	88%	—	0.6	+455.9
98	Zuma Deluxe	753	95%	$0.99	0.6	+678.1
99	Paint the Town Red	221	96%	$9.99	0.6	+200.2
100	Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition	450	88%	—	0.6	+484.9

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Difficult Games ranked?

Games are ranked using recorded player activity, community review scores, trend momentum, and release recency. Up to 100 ranked games are shown from the matching catalog.

How is the composite score calculated?

The score combines normalized player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). It is a discovery aid, not an editorial review.

How fresh is the ranking data?

The ranking refresh time is shown on this page. Individual game observations may be older and are collected at different times. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

How these Steam games are ranked

The default score combines recorded player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). Steam community tags and feature categories determine membership.

This list shows up to 100 ranked games from 7,260 matching catalog entries. Player counts and USD prices are recorded observations, not guaranteed live values. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

Ranking refreshed 2026-10-09 13:13 UTC. Individual observations may be older.