The Best Action difficult difficult Games - Page 2

Update : Flappy Harpy Daddy added at rank #29.
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BARRIER X (2016)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone

Barrier X is a fast-paced game, testing your reflexes and quick decision-making. You must avoid objects on each level to progress, with no lifeline if you fail. The presentation is great and the soundtrack reminiscent of the Amiga startup sequences.


What we like:
  • Fast-paced
  • Simple controls
  • Great presentation and soundtrack
  • Addictive gameplay
What could be improved:
  • High difficulty level
  • No progression or powerups
  • No online leaderboard or speedruns available

  • music
  • reflexes
  • colourful
  • rhythm
  • arcade
  • endless
  • editor
  • action
  • family-friendly
  • flight
  • level
  • difficult
  • hardcore
  • competitive
  • scroller

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Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is an expansion to the original Monster Hunter Rise. Featuring improved gameplay and nimble-feeling additions to combat mechanics, unique new monsters and hunting locales, and a new difficulty level in the form of Master Rank quests. As the hunter who saved Kamura from calamity, you must now journey to the far-off reaches of Elgado, an outpost near a Kingdom beset by a sinister new nemesis—the elder dragon Malzeno!


  • rpg
  • fight
  • online
  • battle
  • combat
  • cooperative
  • skill
  • crafting
  • action
  • japanese
  • farming
  • boss
  • difficult
  • dragon
  • customization

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Nioh 2 (2020)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Playstation 5

Unleash your inner demon in Nioh 2 - The Complete Edition! Engage in thrilling, fast-paced combat against fearsome yokai, explore devastated locales in Japan, and overcome new challenges in the Dark Realm. With its unique mechanics, extensive content, and rock solid co-op experience, you're in for a wild ride.


What we like:
  • Unique, improved mechanics
  • Fast-paced, smooth combat
  • Extensive content
  • Solid co-op experience
What could be improved:
  • Unfair price increase
  • Minor performance issues
  • Occasional crashes

  • boss
  • souls
  • rpg
  • combat
  • action
  • skill
  • controller-support
  • demons
  • ninja
  • combo
  • fight
  • challenging
  • difficult
  • customization
  • crafting

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RunGunJumpGun (2016)

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PC Windows Mac OS Android

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.


  • platform
  • pixel
  • trip-hop
  • action
  • shoot-em-up
  • difficult
  • retro
  • surreal
  • 2d
  • resource
  • alternate
  • straight-forward
  • sci-fi
  • chiptune
  • runner

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Rider Ketchapp (2017)

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Xbox One IOS iPhone Android

Feel the rush of riding our most extreme bikes, with x2 and x3 speed; pump the NITRO and get those extra HP you need to complete every single level with a perfect score. Here, you can choose your own favorite motorcycle and become master rider in flipping your bike. Features Complete Many Challenges Collect over 10 Awesome Bikes and moto rbike (including 4 Secrets) Complete all Levels Unlock Themes Compare your highscore with players worldwide Make insane stunts!


  • vehicle
  • entertainment
  • arcade
  • action
  • skill
  • challenging
  • difficult

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Ronin: The Last Samurai (2021)

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Android IOS iPhone

"Nightmare Altar" balance adjustment. Essence balance adjustment- Tutorial reorganization. Fixed Minor Bugs. Please check "Inbox" for details.

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  • resource
  • rogue-like
  • action
  • samurai
  • mech
  • rpg
  • boss
  • hand-drawn
  • diablo
  • art
  • difficult
  • button-mashing
  • waves
  • combat

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Bloodroots (2020)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

In Bloodroots, you're Mr. Wolf, a man betrayed and left for dead, seeking vengeance. Use everything around you to choreograph ultra-violent combos in a twisted Western revenge tale. Experiment with different objects as weapons, enjoy the smooth gameplay and amazing music, and compete for fame on worldwide leaderboards.

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What we like:
  • Satisfying and fluid gameplay
  • Unique use of objects as weapons
  • Compelling story with deranged characters
  • Great music and visuals
  • Encourages creative problem-solving
What could be improved:
  • Limited player freedom
  • Can become repetitive towards the end

  • violent
  • western
  • top-down
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • platform
  • combo
  • isometric
  • blood
  • beat-em-up
  • gore
  • cartoony
  • hack-and-slash
  • animal
  • difficult

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Grimvalor (2018)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Android

GrimValor is a dark fantasy action-adventure game with smooth controls, fast movements and challenging enemies. You will need to master basic movements, earn new abilities and access items while taking on powerful bosses. Enjoy an immense amount of content with no IAPs or ads.

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What we like:
  • Smooth controls
  • Fast movements
  • Challenging enemies
  • No IAPs or ads
  • Robust RPG mechanics
What could be improved:
  • Collision detection can be gummy near walls and platform edges
  • Occasional attempts at story-telling not up to standards of the rest of the game

  • boss
  • platform
  • combat
  • challenging
  • tall
  • action
  • souls
  • boss-fight
  • entertainment
  • zombie-type
  • mad
  • nice-looking
  • puzzle
  • difficult
  • fast-paced

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Flywrench (2015)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Mac OS

Flywrench is an intense aerial obstacle course, where the goal is to guide the ship to the end of the level while passing through barriers and avoiding walls. It has similar difficulty as Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV, but without being a platformer.


What we like:
  • Updated graphics and physics
  • New soundtrack
  • Levels steadily become more difficult
  • Introduces new obstacles
  • Allows precise maneuvering through air
What could be improved:
  • Movement with momentum can be difficult to break
  • Some levels are too challenging for newer players

  • platform
  • difficult
  • agenda
  • finely-honed
  • colour-coded
  • drum
  • zero-player
  • action
  • surgeon
  • bat
  • ninja
  • vertical
  • tough-as-nails
  • reflexes
  • challenging

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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (2023)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.


  • boss
  • martial
  • boss-fight
  • historical
  • rpg
  • demons
  • souls
  • combat
  • action
  • fight
  • fantasy
  • battle
  • exploration
  • difficult
  • narrative

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