The Best Unforgiving Games

Update : Kick\'n Hell added at rank #1.
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Kick'n Hell (2025)

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Kick, climb, fall, rage… Rise to the top and take on Satan, or fall like the rest. Beware, there’s no mercy in Hell.

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  • unforgiving
  • precision
  • platform
  • arts
  • parkour
  • horror
  • martial
  • psychological
  • conversation
  • 3d
  • retro
  • physics
  • first-person
  • pixel
  • difficult

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Lost in Prayer (2025)

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Solve intricate tactical challenges to escape purgatory —through Hell or Heaven — or die trying. When you die (and you will), you unlock a new creature, with a unique skill set and multiple playstyles to master. The challenge is to survive, yet the reward lies in dying

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  • dark
  • rogue-like
  • unforgiving
  • loot
  • traditional
  • magic
  • tactical
  • collector
  • stylized
  • creature
  • 3d
  • turn-based
  • old-school
  • dungeon-crawler
  • replay-value

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The Goblin Game (2025)

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This isn’t a game. It’s a vertical meltdown disguised as one. Climb as a gripless goblin in the most unforgiving platformer of the decade.

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  • unforgiving
  • precision
  • 3d
  • platform
  • parkour
  • lore
  • third-person
  • magic
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • funny

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HiveCorp (2025)

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PC Windows

Join the HiveCorp mercenaries in their fight against an onslaught of enemies in this action rogue-lite auto-shooter. Avoid enemies, level up and combine powerful weapons and equipment to survive.

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  • rogue-like
  • unforgiving
  • stylized
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • attack
  • score
  • sci-fi
  • rpg
  • action
  • top-down
  • retro

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Septic (2025)

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Septic is a gripping precision platformer where you navigate an underground sewer, mastering challenging jumps and dealing with significant setbacks. Test your skills and perseverance in this intense escape adventure.

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  • unforgiving
  • platform
  • precision
  • 3d
  • parkour
  • linear
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • pixel

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The Grappler (2025)

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Grapple or Fall. Inspired by brutally challenging platformers like Jump King and Getting Over It, this 2D adventure will push you to your limits, one frustratingly rewarding grapple at a time.

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  • unforgiving
  • 2d
  • souls
  • parkour
  • logic
  • platform
  • physics
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • linear

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FallNation Lost Stories (2024)

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early access PC Windows

FallNation: Lost Stories is a procedurally generated first-person roguelike filled with handcrafted locations, powerful upgrades, and an evolving storyline. Discover deeper questions about the fate of humanity in the cosmos, dive into the adventure and discover what lies beyond!

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  • rogue-like
  • unforgiving
  • time-management
  • first-person
  • immersive
  • underground
  • dungeon-crawler
  • horror
  • shooter
  • fps
  • post-apocalyptic
  • action-adventure
  • procedural
  • exploration
  • psychological

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Bunches For Bart! (2024)

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Hike your way up an expansive African mountain, one grab at a time, in this gamepad controlled 'Foddian' platformer -- where any one bad fall could send you tumbling back down to the bottom.

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  • intentionally
  • awkward
  • unforgiving
  • controls
  • precision
  • parkour
  • platform
  • local
  • psychological
  • physics
  • narration
  • horror
  • funny
  • family-friendly

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HIDDEN CATS 2: Crafts (2024)

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All professions are important, all professions are needed! Explore a world of crafts, each with a place for cats. Find them and the world will be colored!

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  • hidden-object
  • cats
  • casual
  • hand-drawn
  • unforgiving
  • 2d
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • family
  • puzzle
  • relaxing

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The Fight: Aftermath (2024)

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Embark on a thrilling odyssey through a world torn apart by catastrophe. As a lone survivor, navigate treacherous terrain, scavenge for essentials, and confront the horrors of the apocalypse. Will you overcome adversity and rebuild civilization, or succumb to the chaos of the wasteland?

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  • base-building
  • tps
  • unforgiving
  • survival-horror
  • voxel
  • shoot-em-up
  • zombies
  • open-world
  • action-adventure
  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival
  • crafting
  • 3d
  • violent
  • exploration

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