Top 30 Most Difficult Video Games of All Time

[@WatchMojo]

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[@issi529]

Geometry Dash should have been way higher.

[@Robbie1219lelTheSuperKid]

Grimvalor on Nintendo Switch & Android because of the difficulty & combat is way too much for me

[@retroasurada5033]

I noticed a glaring omission from this list: Holy Diver, a Japan exclusive NES game from 1989. It was essentially the result of combining Mega Man and Castlevania and cranking the difficulty up to fucking 11. In fact, some say that it was because of how hard this game was that it never made it out of Japan.

[@macdonaldchaboka6117]

sifu is hard especially on the master difficulty and it also has a combat system similar to sekiro

[@sinsung4159]

This list is S H I T. There is only 2 games that are truly very hard. Redo the F U C K I N G list watchmojo.

[@shigshug8581]

30. Geometry Dash (2013) 29. Nioh (2017) 28. XCOM 2 (2016) 27. FL: Faster Than Light (2012) 26. Shinobi (2002) 25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) 24. Hades (2020) 23. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) 22. Returnal (2021) 21. Ninja Gaiden (1988) 20. Gradius (1985) 19. VVVVVV (2010) 18. Ikaruga (2003) 17. Silver Surfer (1990) 16. F-Zero GX (2003) 15. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2015) 14. Takeshi's Challenge (1986) 13. Mega Man 9 (2008) 12. Cuphead (2017) 11. Ghouls 'N Ghosts (1988) 10. Contra: Hard Corps (1994) 9. Super Meat Boy (2010) 8. Mike Tyson's Punch Out (1987) 7. Dark Souls (2011) 6. Castlevania (1986) 5. Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (1993) 4. Celeste (2018) 3. I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie: The Game (2007) 2. Battletoads (1991) 1. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)

[@peterjordansonthe2nd731]

Ghostrunner should be on here as well as Blasphemous and HollowKnight

[@grezzo2]

Blasphemous is not that hard

[@dmdk1119]

Ghostrunner is hard AF. I have beaten hollow knight and all fromsoft games but couldn't beat the ghostrunner demo

[@viktorvogel4106]

only reason they rank the NES. SNES and SEGA games so low is due to savestates and rewinds. if they were to play it without cheating they wouldnt make it halfway into any of the NES games on this list. i have beaten celeste C stages easy. ninja gaiden on master ninja. level 1 runs of all the dark souls games. platinum in super meat boy. and even i cant beat the real hard NES games like battletoads without cheating.

[@gdcometz7098]

You can add Hollow Knight and Nine Sols

[@EsmeAmelia]

"We have to declare Battletoads the hardest game of all time" - said with Battletoads in the #2 spot.

[@kupidzheart]

seems like they pulled the video from another list lol

[@jimjohnston8126]

I agree !

[@emilski3453]

Well, if you count official community levels in Geometry Dash (they are given a rating by the game creator himself), it's probably one of, or the hardest game available, considering the best players sometimes spend years and hundreds/thousands of hours just to beat one level, which is funny when you realize you just need one button to beat it.

[@Shox1613]

Yeah Gd should be way higher on the list.This guy showed Base after base gameplay and called it difficult.

[@moowoo2400]

he should know nullscapes, tidal wave, acheron, avernus, abyss of darkness, slaughterhouse, sakupen circles, the golden, poocubed, stuff like that exists

[@Sabbathfaax]

I would argue that GD's main levels are a good deal harder than a lot of the games here too.

[@Handsome_Black]

Just waiting for the "most of these aren't even hard" guy

[@SoulKingBK]

They’re not even that hard

[@jimbo9208]

@@SoulKingBK tell me how to beat them

[@zahirecoates]

Dude never trust those guys they be annoying af

[@oldjeff1004]

They're not hard

[@goonking420]

I'm only upset because pizza tower and crash 4 aren't here

[@hanshoward4700]

I thought Hollow Knight was going to make the list...honestly HK has a very steep learning curve.

[@Historicutuber]

yeah its hard af. I didnt get far

[@fuckyoutube1999]

It is hard, but cup head, super meat boy and battle toads had me heated.

[@dbungart3044]

Depends on what you consider beating the game with HK. If beating every boss after the main play through then its top 10.

[@rawpotato5829]

How is it hard if I finish hollow Knight 106% on my phone? (A Mobile version does exist).

[@Sekiroqw1232]

​@@rawpotato5829 i am finishing pantheon

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Cuphead might be the only game in History people both want and don't want a sequel to.

[@RantLogic]

I made it to the King Dice or whatever and haven’t played since

[@dirkthewrench]

Beating the game is fun Getting all S ranks hurts

[@zoelindwall637]

@@RantLogic the only way I can beat king dice is with another player

[@RantLogic]

@@zoelindwall637 how do you do that? Me and my friend both gave up 😂

[@zoelindwall637]

@@RantLogic my grades on cuphead so far root pack a plus goopy le grande a plus Hilda berg a plus cangey carnation a plus ribby and croaks b plus forest follies a + tree top trouble p rank funhouse frazzle b rank baroness von bon bon a munis beppi a djimmi the great a - grim matchstick b Wally warbles a funfair fever b - rumor honey bottoms b captain brineybeard a sally stage play a Werner werman b dr kal’s robot b Cala Maria b plus phantom express b-

[@lucideirune1635]

Lion King should have been an honorable mention. That lava level had too many 1 hit unalivings and you only had so many lives and continues.

[@gdcometz7098]

Bro puts Geometry Dash at number 30 but he shows the easiest levels in the entire game

[@starrythestar]

A list like this is a bit hard so based on what I have played I will make my own. - Penalty for bad movement - Power of a weapon - How hard is Medium Mode - How hard to get True/Better Ending - Low number of Saves Based on what I played: Overrated: Cat Mario Takeshi’s Challenge Getting Over It Cuphead Geometry Dash Mega Man 9 Dark Souls 30. God of War 4: This is where enemies can appear anywhere. Don’t use the wrong attack and don’t forget about Atreus. 29. Stick War 2: Fighting an army with an army. The enemies can build up so fast that you will go through hell. 28. Contra Hard Corps: While you only take one damage per hit, you are advised to stock up on lives. 27. Halo 2: The enemy AI tracks your weak spot. Be careful. 26. Mega Man Zero: The one mega man game with both platforming and combat. You will struggle a lot to stay alive. 25. The Adventures of Batman and Robin, Genesis Version: This game is not afraid to make it brutal to beat a stage. Every stage has a very steep learning curve. It’s not higher because it’s a short game. 24. Castlevania Bloodlines: Instead of just hitting you directly, some areas will slowly drain your HP. 23. Left 4 Dead 2: You don’t stand a chance with anything out there. Save your best weapon ammo. 22. Super Star Wars: Platforming and Enemies spawning everywhere all at once. 21. Doom Eternal: You have a good chance to replenish ammo and Health but you can’t almost never dodge. 20. Shinobi: Normally you are trying to only kill when necessary. Now, you have to be as fast as possible to kill to survive. 19. Battletoads: The game is mainly difficult for the speeder bikes. While not 100% difficult, the few areas where it becomes a pain really stand out. 18. Super Monkey Ball: Tilt the screen to move. You will usually have to collect all 10 bananas and make it to the end without a time up or falling off. 17. Dead Rising: You have to beat the story in under 72 hours. Meanwhile you also have psychopaths in your way. 16. TMNT: The weapons don’t even reach and if you lose a character they are captured making you have to master another character. 15. Bloodborne: The Hardest survival horror game out there, bloodborne is not meant for an easy going person. You will have durability with weapons so be careful. 14. Alien Soldier: The game gives you limited everything. Weapons, time and health all at once. After you overcome one thing something else comes. 13. Monster Hunter World: Your resources are limited severely. If you don’t stock up you are screwed. 12. Gradius: While it might seem like it’s just enemies, you will be fooled by how it can be an outright bullet hell which you can’t stop. 11. Mortal Kombat 2: The enemy AI reads what you are about to do. 10. Mike Tyson’s Punch Out: You can’t camp anywhere. The opponent will be out to get you 9. Ecco The Dolphin: No Camping anywhere. You barely get a break and you move uncontrollably fast. 8. The Returnal: Anything can kill you and you have no continues at all. 7. Silver Surfer: How to tell what can and can’t kill you while the screen is moving? 6. F-Zero GX: The curves are too fast and you can die. Some areas are not meant to be learned so easily. 5. Super Meat Boy: The damn chainsaws are instant death. That is to say, everything is instant death. 4. Ikaruga: you can’t dodge anything without using a shield. 3. Ghouls N Ghosts: die in 2 hits while the screen is flooded 2. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice: Stealth or die Honorable Mentions: Alien Isolation Ninja Gaiden I Wanna Be The Guy Nioh Stuntman 1. The Immortal: traps everywhere. No saves without a hard password.

[@grezzo2]

Subnautica is not that hard

[@ZenithKaiser-b7y]

Sekiro on 20??! then MHW on 10?! this is bs man. I can kill both Lunastra and Teostra while sleeping 😅

[@jmz2144]

Ever played Fear & Hunger or N++?

[@oooこんにちは]

GD really depends if you count online levels or not, if its just the main ones, its easy, but if its user made ones, its like up there with OSU!

[@j0nnyism]

I’d put ikaruga up higher but yeah not bad

[@madm.d.e129]

When I was a kid, there was an NES game called "Kage: Shadow of the Ninja (1990)" that was really hard. Even finishing the first level was a challenge. But I finally beat that game! I was so proud of myself for beating it.

[@iiqqa]

Putting dark souls higher than nioh just shows that people who made this list have not played either.

[@grezzo2]

That's absolutely true I prefer dark souls tho, lol. I'm not a masochist

[@brodeymanhennessey2604]

Idk I found the limited movement of ds1 harder than nioh but, I also don't use magic so maybe that makes dark souls easier?

[@shadysorkin9214]

@@brodeymanhennessey2604 Nioh is considerably faster paced and more punishing than dark souls. Magic makes both games much easier. If you use sloth in Nioh it basically makes every boss a free kill, but the levels still make the game way harder.

[@dmdk1119]

In Dark souls gravity is the real enemy

[@blastkillskank]

@@dmdk1119lmao true. Gravity XD

[@donguevara9488]

19:26 Lucky for me I no longer have a Thyroid (Due to beating Thyroid Cancer 2 weeks ago🎉) so bring on Super Meat Boy!!

[@TaruOwO]

Holy shit congrats!

[@LadyChristie]

Congrats! So great to hear! Time for SMB then!

[@donguevara9488]

@@TaruOwO Thank you! It’s been a wild ride but happy to be alive so I can continue to play these games and enjoy my life! I appreciate the support!

[@donguevara9488]

@@LadyChristie Hell yeah! Thanks for the reply 😁 been a wild ride!

[@Jygerthe2nd]

I'll tell ya, I beat Cuphead with my girlfriend, and I love everything about its design and the music and the creativity, but I never wanna play it again because it's so hard. XD

[@Spiralredd]

Cuphead is amazing. I've beaten it three times. Even expert mode. And believe me my girlfriend visibly saw my mental health decline as I tried to beat it

[@Harbinger28567]

Same here. That game was a masterpiece work of art, but I don't really want to play through it again.

[@amonrodriguez3518]

None of y’all beat it liars

[@Not_a_Norm1e]

​@@amonrodriguez3518Dude just stop and give the phone back to your mum.

[@Pumpkingaming-xo9yf]

I remember my reaction to 300%ing cuphead, I deafened everything in a 10 km radius.

[@Yaojin2006]

Feeling proud that i 100% sekiro shadows die twice

[@NuclearLemonade]

Same! It’s so worth the time and effort

[@thomasnielsen5580]

Try the game Crypt of the Necrodancer.

[@alexp6220]

Same. Such a great game. Definitely in my top 3

[@panditas7679]

It wasnt even hard lol, ds1 was way harder

[@TheTurtlePenguin]

Same here🎉

[@florinsanda2329]

Ok. So if you tell me that Sekiro is easier than Battletoads, played in 1995 on a Sega console, with cheap plastic controlers (that you usually had to "repair" every couple of weeks) that would gave you nightmares in the Ball Roll level, where you needed perfect timing so you won't lose speed and momentum, the game that had limited number of lives, without ANY save option at any time during the game, where basically each time you want to pass the above mention level or just wanted to beat the game you always had to start from level 1, you must be joking, sir! Nice list!

[@Shadowolf1181]

Fester's Quest you are allowed 2hp, no directions or clues on where to go or what to do, and you can accidently demote your only weapon with the wrong pickups.

[@adinio06]

0:15 ah yes my favourite Indie game, CUPPED

[@PatrickFoo402]

Yes I heard it was a good indie

[@playnation4116]

😂😂😂---- Hmm wait a sec Is it actually Cupped or Cuphead I could be laughing but at the same time, I don't know if Cupped could be a prequel

[@Spiralredd]

That title sounds like a knock off cuphead you find on google play or something

[@adinio06]

@@Spiralredd I swear 💀

[@adinio06]

@@PatrickFoo402 Ye, but Watchmojo had o fuck up again with the name 💀

[@Huwskie]

I hate how this completely ignores why geometry dash is difficult. It shows the easiest shit ever while ignoring literally everything that makes it hard. Poor researching on their part tbh.

[@mohame3d714]

Ong if they count the extreme demons gd will be top 1 fss

[@mohame3d714]

If the knew about gd's extreme demons they would have put it in top 1

[@XenoGuru]

The original DMC 3 had a trick to it. You could keep going back and replaying the first two levels as many times as you wanted, farm red orbs, and upgrade your weapons before proceeding with the game. It was much easier that way.

[@Kenji-117]

Halo 2 LASO deathless was so difficult it took a prizepool of (i think) 20000$ and almost 20 years for someone to actually beat it. Even without the "deathless" attempt its absolutely insane.

[@josephwallace24]

Ask Rick from Pawn Stars if he has a copy of Battle Toads. He promise he won’t absolutely lose his shit

[@silverdamascus2023]

Ideas for a second list: - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate - Battletoads in Battlemaniacs - Mushihimesama - Rayman - Enter the Gungeon

[@DustinKopperman]

Cuphead and Dark Souls and Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels haunts my dreams on the PS4 or on the PS3 or on the switch

[@aloisiosenra]

I have beaten TMNT, Cuphead, Ghouls and Ghosts, Megaman 9, Castlevania and SMB: The Lost Levels from this list.

[@2dmariogamesfanatic]

Me: geometry dash, Mario, cuphead and celeste

[@-_kobe]

you did Geometry Dash dirty, and I don't mean putting it at #30. The levels you showed are easy, and tf I mean easy. I can beat those with my eyes closed and I'm at least 500× worse than the best player in the game.

[@yinmayvingaming1705]

That tmnt game made me rage as a kid so much the dam level is hell

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

I remember renting it once and it sucked

[@bakaultima]

When I was a kid I could beat the dam no problem it was the level after that where I always got stuck

[@Firbzy]

Geometry dash is number 1. There is levels so difficult that they take months or years to complete. Its insane how bad this list is

[@nicolemagistrado9409]

Sekiro was really hard. Once I learned the mechanics, it became the best game I have ever played

[@TheLegendOfOblivion]

Nice that Shinobi gets some love, that game was tough.

[@nickparsons337]

I'm so happy to see Shinobi for the PS2. I only beat it ONCE nearly twenty years ago on acid no less. I've never even tried to beat again. The game is BRUTAL but beating it felt great.

[@EldenRinging]

Good to see some love for "Returnal" - which I almost quit before even seeing the first boss. Then I had a breakthrough and managed to get through 3 bioms and two bosses in one go even though I fought those bosses the first time (Nemesis and Hyperion). Now I got the platinum. Also telling that the "Sekiro" segment only says something about stealth but nothing about parrying which makes me doubt WatchMojo even played it.🤔🤔

[@ronmckiernan3925]

Fellow returnal platinumer here, I find it funny they only showed the first biome, makes me think they didn't spend much time with it haha

[@EldenRinging]

​@@ronmckiernan3925 truuuu😂😂

[@jeremywilliams5141]

13:08. "I CAN'T TOUCH THAT RED POT?!" - Angry Video Game Nerd 😂

[@jasonbarnett7747]

I always thought Zelda 2 was stupid hard

[@shunakiyama6421]

You would be right

[@אבשלוםכהן-ש8צ]

Zelda 2 isn't that bad really after you get past death mountain.

[@derrekthegameboi6099]

The Tyson fight was Fixed! He was playing on a Retron 5! Nobody can beat Iron Mike in Punchout due to the input lag!

[@spipno]

the fact that geometry dash is considered the 30th hardest game of all time JUST CONISDERING THE MAIN LEVELS makes it by far the hardest game of all time including custom levels, no question about it.

[@infinitesurgeexe1801]

I agree as the hardest level is Tidal Wave with 200 frame perfects. There are no checkpoints on the way.

[@shintsufurujin]

no lion king? surprising.

[@ButtPeter]

My mom rented it for me on SNES when I was 7. I can't remember which part was furthest but I hit the elephant graveyard and the stampede. Jungle book was also frustrating 😅

[@slingblade00]

I was sure that it would be on this list because it is truly one of the hardest of all time.

[@rnrtechno1571]

Ghost N Goblin: Just look at all this easy game

[@pauld452]

Ghouls N Ghosts =/= Ghosts N Goblins

[@wadeintonature2975]

Did I see a sign that said grilled Mormons?

[@XenoGuru]

Japanese to English translations come out wrong a LOT! I saw some hilariously poorly translated signs when I was stationed in Japan.

[@darkstardarin]

I knew Contra would make the list but seein' my favorite gave me the biggest grin

[@jmz2144]

Should've been Contra 3

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! I think XCOM series is extra difficult, because the game could get stuck later for small things we might have missed. It's been like that since the first game back in the 90s.

[@popunkid]

Dinosaurs for Hire made Contra Hard Corps look like a walk in the park.

[@robertogagliano6268]

Geometry dash’s hardest level (Tidal Wave) has 200 frame perfects (clicks that can only be done in one frame in certain amounts of fps like 60,240,360) and there are lots of easier levels that took YEARS and 250.000+ attemtsto complete for certain pro players like Silent Clubstep, (current top 4) wich took 7 years to be completed for the first time, so a level like that is even harder than many of the games on the list. So imo GD is at least the hardest game ever.

[@johnsesia9050]

Castlevania is NOT harder than Ghouls 'n Ghosts.

[@thehardyboys4227]

Heck no

[@johnsesia9050]

@@thehardyboys4227Are you agreeing or arguing?

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Battletoads is so annoying to play!

[@TheOpethOfMastodon]

Valfaris is the hardest game that I've completed. I had somewhere around 375 deaths.

[@gabetafoya3936]

I still have never beat Sekiro. The battle system just didn’t click for me and I found it ridiculously punishing. It just wasn’t fun for me. I tried to get through it on several occasions years apart and finally decided that it’s just not for me.

[@Blahblahblah28504]

I'd give an honorable mention to Armored Core Last Raven.

[@Alice_Haukea]

At least someone gets it. haha Though we'd still have to stick with their newest title since it's the only one main stream people would have heard of. And to be fair, it's hard.

[@makotroid108]

Battletoads is still the one game i can't beat to this day. Even the speedrun is sadistic.

[@rthomp3224]

Geometry dash is easily the hardest game ever made if you take online levels into account

[@IndexofPunch]

Does 200 frame perfects sound fun (yes I am aware that is not a good way to judge difficulty but still)

[@patrickjones2843]

Beating Ninja Gaiden 1 is still my biggest claim to fame and I'm ok with that! What a brutal game though lol.

[@Dominik1986]

Nice video, i gotta say that every Mega Man X game gave me the headaches, the last bosses are just unreal hard.

[@mojo3318]

I've watched people play "Geometry Dash" and "Celeste" for a little bit. They seem like great games! I've also heard about "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from 1989. I didn't know all the games on this list were hard. There are some I've never even heard of.

[@sagarah8217]

I’ll take on any of the newer games over attempting those NES nightmares 😂

[@clubflocked]

bro MAY be played ONLY geomtry dash LITE and DO NOT KNOW about POINTERCRATE

[@stokesj2]

Honestly having beat many of these games like Battletoads (absolutely amazing game), castlevania, ninja Gaiden, Cuphead, etc - I think Blaster Master deserves a mention. It’s tough, but fair and really fun.

[@gregorynetus5557]

Darkest dungeon and resonance of fate says hi😂😅.haha.word up son

[@billcox8870]

I am trying to understand darkest dungeon on xbox. It is rather difficult to say the least.

[@gregorynetus5557]

@@billcox8870 it is.but i understand it.its one of my favorite video games ever made.word up son

[@billcox8870]

@@gregorynetus5557 it is enjoyable and I like the graphics. I'm still trying to figure out all the nuances of the game. I have access to it thanks to Xbox game pass

[@jmz2144]

Most roguelites are really hard, like Risk of Rain 2 & Binding of Issac

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

I haven't watched the vid yet, but did Xcom 2 get nerfed when ported to Xbox?

[@seanmbanefo643]

Dont know. Only played the pc version

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

@@seanmbanefo643 cheers, ngl I’m ass at games but I beat it on legendary with the hardest part of the entire game being finding a way for the final mission not to bug out and crash rather than anything intentional. I’m assuming the AI got a massive downgrade when ported over

[@aryudsoh]

Cuphead above Ikaruga? That's a joke right there!

[@cornmoss638]

I can look at my shelf of all my old games right now and say that even Kirby's Adventure is harder than a lot of the games on this list. I get it though, you gotta diversify the list. I'm not saying that these games are not difficult, its just there are a lot of harder games than these

[@mason4295]

6 year old me was going so hard playing Battletoads at night on a Game Gear with no backlight trying to beat Turbo Tunnel... respect

[@Ali3nsHereBoi]

I used to think CupHead was the hardest game IVE ever played but after the DLC came out I realized maybe Enter The Gungeon is actually the hardest game I’ve ever played because of the amount of attempts I’ve made, I’ll let you guess how many. At least I actually enjoy it unlike Friggin CupHead

[@mortadasaleh7423]

They ranked Battletoad number 2, and then they said, "The hardest of all time." That's because the script for this video is the same as the one they did 4 years, where battletoad was number 1.

[@lmoore3567]

Shocked that Superman 64 didn't make this list.

[@Historicutuber]

ikr lol

[@lissas4152]

They kept the broken/glitches games off?

[@stefanhanzelnacional6621]

there are much harder games that are off the radar such as fear and hunger and I didn't expect xcom 2 and dmc 3 because I thought they were easier than something like ice climber and adofai

[@UnknownNoises]

100% DarkSouls 1, 2, and Cuphead. Really don't want to spend hours farming for the rings in DS3

[@TheOpethOfMastodon]

Just finished farming all the covenants offline. I have the patience of a saint,and too much free time.

[@lauralebel3195]

I'm surprised Super Metroid or Donkey Kong Country 2 wasn't part of the list

[@harty3113]

Super Metroid isn't really hard just confusing. DK2 though was just dumb design

[@bizooki3930]

@@harty3113dk2 was dumb design?? Wtf

[@michaelcamp4990]

there's nothing difficult in DKC2 except for Animal Antics wind section

[@harty3113]

@@bizooki3930 stupid things like putting items below random cliffs where you can't see them.

[@bizooki3930]

@@harty3113 thats just intented secet bonus stuff , nothing to do with the design of the gameplay or the difficulty . Controlling the characters is a fun ,fair and pleasant difficult experience

[@zerosaber2242]

Here's a funny one for ya. I just bought Sekiro this month. I knew what I was getting myself into. As I am playing, I am having to rewind my thinking because their may be a better way to fight. Someone that I know who played it said "You are just dancing with you enemy with L and R".

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

Good luck

[@issi529]

Incredible game. Enjoy.

[@stellaviewer9849]

You can't make a ninja game without having it kick the player in the balls several times.

[@RetroFanatic-Trapster2]

Battletoads, yup. The Turbo Tunnel, however, isn't that tough. Used to have the exact spot for the warp on that stage memorized. Heck, I had an easy time with Surf City. I only started having real trouble at Karnath's Lair and onwards. Never made it past Intruder Excluder (Level 8) even with warps, though.

[@Nightweaver1]

Jump King should probably have made that list as well, possibly also the NES Nightmare on Elm Street. I still can't believe that my mom actually beat Zelda 2 back in the 1990s. It took her months but she finally beat Dark Link in 1996 I wanna say, something even I haven't been able to do.

[@WhatTheFirstAidSpray]

Say it with me, "those aren't that hard, you just have GIT GUD" 😂

[@xmattperkins]

I would put the first Phantasy Star on the list because of all the secret passages. I remember people spending months making maps of the secret passages. I beat Mike Tyson Punch Out when I was younger. Oddly I used to be very good at video games, I’m not near as good at them as I used to be. Prolly due to my lack of patience I have now

[@bulb9970]

You could just choose 30 shmups and they would all be harder than this entire list

[@OGPimpin]

Man Im telling you bro! They have no idea

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was only REALLY hard before learning as a kid that you can switch Turtles at any time. as for Zelda II, that has slowly grown into a cult classic, one that has had a ton of Rom Hacks for it, almost as many as the Original Zelda.

[@halolover549]

I'm surprised that either of the Darkest Dungeon games didn't make the list.

[@grezzo2]

Darkest dungeon is pure hell

[@Chr1s_1986]

Battle Brothers is way harder lmao.

[@jmz2144]

No Risk of Rain 2

[@j0nnyism]

Gradius is actually one of the easier shmups. The rest of the list is pretty good tho

[@CYB3R2K]

Celeste isn't even that hard... Unless you're one of those guys who NEEDS to 100 percent every game. Anyone can finish the game easily, trust me.

[@stevencarrollscorpio]

Castlevania, love the music, the game play, I think Dracula designed it himself just to tease us humans. Damn you Dracula, Damn you to, nevermind, he's probably already been there.

[@ZKForbiddenParadise]

ill never forget when i killed the archon king (one of the hardest bosses of xcom 2) in one single turn. One of the craziest things ive ever did in a game

[@XenoGuru]

Kid Chameleon, Chakan: The Forever Man, and Herc's Adventures were all harder than any "Souls" game.

[@matguy1000]

was "cupped" a typo? 0:15

[@cameronsoran5715]

I thought Hollow Knight and Lion King would have made this list.

[@vanralen]

Have you heard about Einhänder, Watchmojo?

[@scottdash]

The fact only one person has ever beaten Tetris you would think that it would of made the list if not be #1

[@lissas4152]

It also depends on which version you played. As much as people claim the NES & later versions are hard obviously never played the original version (pre-NES) on the PC. A friend of mine got an English dub off the original Russian version in the late 90s.

[@ronmckiernan3925]

I like how the presentation of each game shows different areas of each, except Returnal, they only showed the first level. Doesn't really show the hell you can expect in that game

[@Historicutuber]

Just when I was convinced I hadn't played any of these games I see Zelda 2 up here.....omg

[@Historicutuber]

and the Super Mario game lost levels

[@SenseiSnesei]

Geometry Dash Players: RISE UP!

[@Ultimateval]

I would put the touhou project games as an honorable mention.

[@reesecotterick1973]

Veteran WAW and ps2 Siren had me raging (still two of my fav games though)

[@sebastianp4411]

No entry for the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Textadventure? The hardest game i know.

[@nateburns5647]

wait a second you just added 10 extra games to the 20 hardest game video 😠

[@smpiano6605]

Believe it or not 20 + 10 gives you 30. Crazy right?

[@jameshays947]

Every single time I hear that SSDT is one of the top 5 hardest ever, I take immense pride in the fact that I beat it. It took resilience and a LOT of failures.

[@de_CracKer]

Number 1 - Chess on hardest difficulty. Not only do you have to learn how to play chess but you also have to become good enough to win.

[@darrenklein6090]

Sekiro is hard, but no way is it harder than Cuphead, Battletoads, or TMNT.

[@MrBucketlist]

10 unskippable ads in one video....really watchmojo????

[@Jarrygames86]

I have beaten XCOM 1 and 2. I cane here only to brag. It took me multiple times. But after you save the world. It does feel good. Definitely one of those work hard and feel achieved once you beat it.

[@PhantomofDB]

Sekiro was my first FromSoft game and it's a masterpiece. Doing that one first and going to the souls games after, the souls games feel harder because they're so much clunkier

[@KaiisKlips]

Damn, dropped the ball on this one

[@dirkthewrench]

The hardest thing in Devil May Cry is the shitty camera Shitiest camera in gaming Also, no volgnarr the viking?