Updated on October 2022
“You want to play the Hardest game, but don’t know which one to choose?
Luckily Allkeyshop is here to help you with this top 15 of the Best Hardest Games!”
By Daniel
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Elden Ring is a dark fantasy action game by FromSoftware and George R. R. Martin. After the Elden Ring is shattered, demigods claim the different pieces that trigger a brutal and endless war. As you journey through the world, you will travel through swamps, mountains, and castles, and fight challenging foes using magical abilities and various weapons.
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PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X / Switch
Repay your debt to the Devil in this run and gun action game inspired by 1930s cartoons, full of hand-drawn animations, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Unlock powerful weapons, learn super moves, discover secrets in solo mode or co-op as Cuphead and Mugman, and fight through levels that culminate in boss fights.
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From the makers of Crysis comes a new competitive first-person PvP bounty-hunting game with heavy PvE elements, set as the sun is falling on the Wild West. Play a unique experience that offers high tension and high reward for high risk. Play in games that have up to 12 Hunters, hunt monstrous targets, and be the first group to claim the bounty and escape. Survive the monsters and other Hunters with your death meaning the loss of your items, loot, and character for good. Wade through the Louisiana swamps with nothing but your wits and your Dark Sight to guide you in your hunt and escape.
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Thymesia is a Souls-like action RPG set in a gruesome dark fantasy world. As the kingdom’s last hope, you play as Corvus as he searches for his lost memories in a world infested with blood-lusting enemies and bosses. Finding the truth will require the spilling of blood and the wielding of deadly weapons infused with the plague.
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PS5 / PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X
Carve your way through an award-winning adventure in the latest souls-like action game from legendary developers FromSoftware. Unlike other FromSoftware games such as the Dark Souls series, Sekiro lacks character creation, and level-up stats, and has no multiplayer elements. The game is focused on stealth, exploration, and combat with particular emphasis put on boss battles. Though it takes place in fictional areas, some are inspired by real-world locations in Japan.
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PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X / Switch
Jump back into the action with the return of Risk of Rain and play as classic and new survivors. Play solo, or team up and fight your way through randomized stages, enemies, and challenging bosses. Unlock loot, discover new items, and learn your enemy’s movements to find a way to escape the planet.
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Take on the role of a hunter and, with your ever-reliable Palico, battle gigantic monsters in the new world – all in the name of research. Wield and master any of the 14 weapons at your disposal, each with its own unique characteristics and attacks. Use your Scoutflies to track monsters using their footprints and gashes. Gather more information on the monster as your Scoutflies remember scents and guide you to further tracks. Fight alongside your Palico, your ever-reliable comrade that is specialized in a variety of offensive, defensive, and support abilities.
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PS5 / PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X
Jump into a colorful and massive 3D tower defense game that promises endless hours of strategy fun. Craft and perfect your defense across 37 original maps, with Vibrant new monkey animations and upgrade skins. There are now 21 powerful monkey towers, each with three upgrade paths and over 100 meta upgrades that buff monkey towers or monkey groups. Play anywhere with a single-player offline mode or play co-op in new modes that are added to the difficulties such as Restricted Monkeys, Double Health, and the Brutal CHIMPS rules.
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PS5 / PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X / Switch
Defy the god of the dead in this hack-and-slash rogue-like dungeon crawler, with a fully-voiced cast, and thousands of unique story events to discover. In Hades, nothing is impossible as the Underworld is ever-shifting, and bosses will remember you. Wield powerful magic and legendary weapons as you bid to escape the fires of hell.
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PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X / Switch
Play as Madeline and survive your inner demons to make it to the top of Celeste Mountain in a stunning platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Madeline can jump, climb, and perform a mid-air dash. There is an Assist Mode that allows players to modify the game’s mechanics, giving Madeline invincibility, infinite air-dashes, or even slowing the game down. The game contains more than 700 screens of hardcore platforming challenges and B-side and C-side chapters to unlock.
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Blast your way through an old-school-inspired shooter and fight back against the machines that now look to Hell for their need for blood. Avoid relentless attacks, use incredibly destructive weapons, and earn combos to gain massive point scores.
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Jump into a hardcore four-player cooperative first-person PvE shooter with a focus on team play and atmosphere. Plan your expedition, equip and operate tools, combine your firepower, communicate, and coordinate as a team. Search the complex for information and resources to solve the objectives and make it back alive.
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Explore a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes and discover twisted caverns and battle-tainted creatures in the beautifully hand-drawn Hollow Knight. The game is a 2D Metroidvania souls-like game in the world of Hallownest, consisting of large, inter-connected areas with unique themes. The game continues to be updated, adding extra content, including harder versions of bosses and more possible endings.
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PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X / Switch
Enter the depths of Dead Cells, a roguelike-Metroidvania game developed and published by Motion Twin. The game features tough but fair combat, more than fifty weapons and spells with unique gameplay, and of course, the emergency panic roll to get you out of trouble. Once unlocked, special permanent abilities allow you to access new paths to reach your objective. Opt for the path that suits your current build, your play style, or just your mood.
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PS4 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X / Switch
Slay the Spire in this roguelike deck builder, slaying powerful creatures, discovering relics, and building a unique deck. Wield more than 350 cards, collect more than 200 items, uncover over 30 events, and challenge your deck against more than 50 unique encounters. Climb the Spire, and complete daily challenges to rank on the leaderboards.
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The hardest video games frustrate the player by design, offering constant and relentless challenges with very little guidance..
In the most demanding games, every action has a consequence, with trial and error often the only way forward.
This is where Tags come in.
Hardest Games are available at incredible prices, but with so many to choose from, we want to help you pick the game that’s right for you.
At Allkeyshop, we believe in quality over quantity. Because of this, we compare data and reviews from our users with Steam users to give you the most detailed ranking system available anywhere.
We focus on the real ratings, real opinions, and recommendations of those who played the game.
We analyze the data from Metacritic, Steam, and your ratings on Allkeyshop to ensure the most accurate ranking system possible.
We keep it simple and only display the top 15 games to give you the best available at the time.
This list will be updated monthly to reflect the market and player experience.
Allkeyshop does not influence the ratings; we only analyze the data and present the results.
We are a price comparison website and remain impartial. We display prices from all platforms, including Steam, Origin, and Epic Games.
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