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Hardest Indie games

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135,971 games, 8 with a community rating and ranked first.

5.2Hollow Knight: Silksong

1. Hollow Knight: Silksong

2 Difficulties2025 / PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, and more
5Fading Echo

2. Fading Echo

-------2026 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
4.2Blasphemous II

3. Blasphemous II

1 Difficulty2023 / PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
4.1Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

4. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

3 Difficulties2025 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
3.8Another Crab's Treasure

5. Another Crab's Treasure

1 Difficulty2024 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, and more
3Dewdrop Dynasty

6. Dewdrop Dynasty

-------2026 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
2.3DigWorld

7. DigWorld

-------2026 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
2Palworld

8. Palworld

3 Difficulties2026 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, and more
No community rating yet — ordered by popularity
----Heroes of Might and Magic III: Horn of the Abyss

9. Heroes of Might and Magic III: Horn of the Abyss

5 Difficulties2011 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Regions of Ruin: Runegate

10. Regions of Ruin: Runegate

3 Difficulties2026 / PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

11. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

2 Difficulties2021 / PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Google Stadia, and more
----Shovel Knight: King of Cards

12. Shovel Knight: King of Cards

1 Difficulty2019 / Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Linux, and more
----Hollow Knight

13. Hollow Knight

2 Difficulties2017 / PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, and more
----Hades

14. Hades

3 Difficulties2020 / PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, and more
----Hades II

15. Hades II

3 Difficulties2025 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, and more
----Bleak Sword DX

16. Bleak Sword DX

3 Difficulties2023 / PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
----Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter

17. Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter

3 Difficulties2025 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Inside

18. Inside

1 Difficulty2016 / PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, and more
----Balatro

19. Balatro

8 Difficulties2024 / PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and more
----Slay the Spire

20. Slay the Spire

4 Difficulties2019 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Stardew Valley

21. Stardew Valley

1 Difficulty2016 / PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, and more
----Black Mesa

22. Black Mesa

3 Difficulties2020 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

23. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

1 Difficulty2019 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PlayStation 3, and more
----Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

24. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

4 Difficulties2015 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more