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Hardest Indie games

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9 games are ranked by player difficulty ratings and listed first.

5.2Hollow Knight: Silksong

1. Hollow Knight: Silksong

2 Difficulties2025 / PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, and more
4.2Blasphemous II

2. Blasphemous II

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

3. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

3 Difficulties2025 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
4Geometry Dash

4. Geometry Dash

-------2013 / PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Android, and more
3.8Another Crab's Treasure

5. Another Crab's Treasure

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

6. Shelter

-------2013 / PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
3Dewdrop Dynasty

7. Dewdrop Dynasty

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

8. DigWorld

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

9. 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

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

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

11. Regions of Ruin: Runegate

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

12. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

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

13. Shovel Knight: King of Cards

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

14. Hollow Knight

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

15. Hades

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

16. Hades II

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

17. Bleak Sword DX

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

18. Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter

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

19. Inside

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

20. Balatro

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

21. Slay the Spire

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

22. Stardew Valley

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

23. Black Mesa

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

24. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

1 Difficulty2019 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PlayStation 3, and more