Top 20 Hardest Video Games of the Century

[@WatchMojo]

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[@marcusyates3044]

What if... Disney and FOX made Capcom movies?

[@devingiles6597]

Cotton Fantasy

[@Genesis-I-Gaming]

For some reason Sekiro did not feel that hard or difficult

[@sinsung4159]

All of these games are not hard at all and some of these I never heard of. Redo the F U C K I N G list watchmojo there are harder games out there than this S H I T list.

[@stylezlp]

Where the f is QWOP?!

[@johnnybgood7442]

In the time it took me to beat Super Meat Boy (7 years) I finished high school, got married, moved out of state and had two children.😂

[@DarksouIjah]

😂I gave up on beating it a long time ago.

[@johnnybgood7442]

@@DarksouIjah my oldest son asked me why I was crying when I beat it lol

[@shannon3888]

No commitment issues here 😂

[@voshi2211]

Congrats on grinding for so long

[@DarksouIjah]

@@johnnybgood7442 No one will understand why you were crying except us. Lol

[@derekchatcavage9180]

Fun fact about Dark Souls; if you are invaded by someone wearing a loin cloth and a massive club it is either someone who has no idea what they are doing or it is death incarnate. There is no middle ground

[@TheOptimalmax]

Yup. The less clothing they are wearing, the more likely it is you are about to die.

[@karlsimmering460]

Truth!

[@rhebbhulett]

Let me solo her before let me solo her was a thing

[@ChristianDeLarge]

It’s one thing to put Elden Ring in a list, it’s a whole ‘nother thing to put God Hand and Ikaruga in a list. Respect.

[@soutrikpal3466]

I desperately need a God hand remake

[@ChristianDeLarge]

@@soutrikpal3466 - Absolutely. Or a spiritual successor. Something! Anything! Ball buster!

[@chloemchll3774]

Ikaruga is maybe the hardest game I’ve ever played. It seems so basic just two colors, but once you get past the second level the difficulty spikes are huge.

[@Maennerabend99]

Mastering the combat system of Sekiro was so damn satisfying! I really hope we either get a second part or another defense based game

[@MacaronSamaTV]

I love Sekiro.. For some reason I didnt like Ninja Gaiden. Ninja Gaiden series are way Fucking Unfair than Sekiro

[@seppuku-]

Sekiro is a masterpiece. easily Top 10 games of all time.

[@Igorthebard]

Damn right. It's been 4 years since playing it and it still brings a smile to my face when I remember how amazing it felt to finally beat some of the toughest bosses. Truly a one of a kind game

[@hare75]

​@@MacaronSamaTV sekiro feels more polished ninja gaiden feels broken

[@hitthegoat]

@@MacaronSamaTV FromSoft games typically are tough, but fair. They do have some bullshit mechanics here and there, but games like Ninja Gaiden are just an endurance contest. There aren’t really mechanics to master, rather button jamming and hoping you get through the encounter

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

I get so damn nostalgic for Hollow Knight already. Hearing "Greenpath" or "Forgotten Crossroads" makes me unable to wait for Silksong.

[@DopeyDyl]

Agreed I just recently beat the pantheon of Hallownest and normally something like this I wouldn't do but the game is so damm good that it made me push through

[@DopeyDyl]

Easily the hardest challenge I've done and I've gotten the platinum for every fromsoft game and beaten 50/20 on fnaf ucn

[@DiazConnell]

Gitgud

[@DopeyDyl]

@@DiazConnell I did

[@feddy1103]

​@@DopeyDylGG dude I'm still stuck on the absolute radiance

[@L0ad1ng45]

Thanks for including Geometry Dash, it is too often overlooked when people talk about the hardest video games. The hardest levels in the game are probably only accessible to about 1% or less of Geometry Dash players, which makes me wonder what that percentage would be when looking at all gamers in general, and some of the achievements in Geometry Dash genuinely are among the most impressive and difficult in all of gaming history. Geometry Dash is rapidly approaching the absolute human limit in terms of difficulty.

[@hibatranslator1687]

Without the cool beats i wouldn't finish a single level😂

[@slave_to_this_mortal_world485]

​@@hibatranslator1687agreed 😆

[@high.level.noob.]

If we are talking main levels, yeah it’s still damn hard. But if we include community challenges, there are only a select few who can beat those.

[@L0ad1ng45]

@@high.level.noob. I mean yeah, obviously very few players can beat VSC, but it hardly seems fair to include non-rated and non full-length levels when considering the hardest games of all time. Something like Acheron is at least somewhat more official

[@skyrrmish6207]

If we include player made levels then is defo harder than getting over it

[@Spiralredd]

Geometry dash literally made me scream and throw my phone the entire time. It took me years to beat the main campaign and even then I've barely scratched the surface of the games online levels.

[@eLCeBe23]

Git gud

[@Spiralredd]

@@eLCeBe23 I am good

[@eLCeBe23]

@@Spiralredd nope

[@psychomantis2485]

@@Spiralredd Nope.

[@Ikeyy]

@@Spiralredd By the game's current standards? Nope. You have to climb up a lot to be considered good, which sucks.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Cuphead is Absolutely one of The Hardest Game EVER. But it's so addictive you just can't stop playing.

[@Spiralredd]

Cuphead and geometry dash are equally difficult. Yet they both require tons of practice to even get anywhere

[@Ali-lm7uw]

Its so hard and so addicting

[@valzalel5203]

I just can't win sometimes

[@greenheart5334]

Cuphead is hard only on expert

[@Ali-lm7uw]

@@greenheart5334 on regular too

[@ectoburger6822]

FromSoft is like “Look at me. This is my list now.”

[@hare75]

Some armored core games was missing they are way harder than most of this list (not all armored core games are hard tho)

[@eetfuk3571]

@@hare75 surprisingly, Armored Core 6 is actually harder than how I anticipated it.

[@powtheory867]

Returnal should be on this list. The fact that you cannot save in a 10+ hour campaign so you must play through in one sitting is crazy. Plus the bosses were really tough.

[@jasonm47100]

Can't save? What is it on the original Nintendo?

[@powtheory867]

@@jasonm47100 I know right? It was on the ps5, and it was a deliberate choice by the developers so that the game would be harder.

[@Black2KGSR]

You can suspend your run. And the game isn't that hard

[@powtheory867]

@@Black2KGSR sounds like it wasn’t hard because you were suspending your runs. Try it without doing that.

[@Black2KGSR]

@@powtheory867 but why would you do that?

[@istheanimeking777]

Dark Souls 2 was actually the easiest and easiest to grind levels. Using that item that resets the area and increases the difficulty I kept using over and over again to fight that one Prince monster in the fire area cuz he's so slow and weak and actually very easy to defeat.

[@Dank.Spices]

Just one Problem about DS2, and that was Soul Memory. It just creeps up on you. You could been playing Co-op with a friend and than BOOM! (soul Memory says: "Friend Who?") Suddenly you can't see each others signs. All because you or your friend earned too much Souls (either helping others or farming souls)

[@istheanimeking777]

@@Dank.Spices I never played online so I don't know about that

[@DrendeSalkash259]

literally be a spellslinger. using magic in DS2 was basically easy mode in the original release that they had to nerf the damage magic did to enemies in the dlc, and then overall in the SOTFS edition

[@thebassgum]

I agree, for me Sekiro should have been the top spot

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

Forget that Prince monster. The best grinding in Dark Souls so is in the Memory of Jeigh. Just keep resetting the bonfire outside it and kill the Giant Lord. With the right armor and silver ring equipped you get about 500K souls in 3-4 minutes. Plus there is a bonfire ascetic when you enter the memory so you never run out.

[@royaviles5004]

I miss F-Zero GX. Those story mode challenges were tough. I never was able to unlock all the hidden characters. We definitely need a new F-Zero

[@oscarortiz1529]

Yep I would be happy with a remaster but wouldn’t mind a sequel either

[@colewatson4830]

F-Zero GX is my favorite game period. I remember having a lot of trouble with it on my first playthrough, but as time passed, I learned to hone my skills and now I feel like a true F-Zero pilot.

[@stretch3744]

I played it the other day for the first time and got whooped on the first race lol

[@stefansunnick4690]

@@stretch3744 It is crazy how you become better als eventually can beat the game on highest difficulty with each Pilot if you practice. TBH some of the story missions are straight outta hell concerning difficulty. The last thing I had to complete back then was the first mission where you collect those things in 3 rounds if I remember right.

[@paisagil]

That samurai in the canyon am I right.

[@dreignknightaj]

Is no one going to talk about fear and hunger. That series really made me pull my hair out with all the micro management and unexplained things you have to do

[@davidjsaul]

0:40 Kerbal Space Programme 1:37 Nioh 2 2:34 Crash 4 3:28 God Hand 4:17 Hollow Knight 5:09 F Zero GX 6:08 Darkest Dungeon 7:03 Celeste 8:02 XCom 2 8:56 Faster Than Light 9:45 Ikaruga 10:26 Elden Ring 11:30 Cuphead 12:24 Bloodborne 13:21 Super Meat Boy 14:11 Geometry Dash 15:01 Getting Over It 15:57 Ninja Gaiden 16:55 Sekiro 18:51 Dark Souls 2

[@twistedknightmarestudio]

You, sir, are a legend!

[@snoozy04]

thanks

[@ice2064]

Celeste was actually one of the hardest platforming games I've played in a long time. But it was so fun. I completed all of the B & C sides, all the hearts, and got 6 of the golden strawberries. I think I'm good done for now. So much death 😅

[@pixel_perspectivesp4667]

Not going to lie, mad respect. Super difficult to do that.

[@andrewpappas9311]

It really doesn't surprise me that Cuphead and Dark Souls 2 are on here but I am surprised that Cuphead wasn't higher on the list, that game is truly brutal

[@pathfinder9401]

Cuphead is a baby version of MegaMan dude 😂

[@FuryMcpurey]

​​@@pathfinder9401 BABY version??? I have a harder time with Cuphead than I do with Megaman. Hyperfixating on the Megaman games for a majority of my childhood probably helped in that department.

[@kielbaily8513]

Crash 4's main story was tough enough. All the extra stuff: the Flashback Tapes, the N. Sanely Perfect Relics, and the Time Trials made everything even more of an impossible grind.

[@skyscreamer1844]

I'm so glad you mentioned mega man 9!! It's the only mega man game i rage quit and nearly destroyed everything in the room. I've beaten every other mega man game.

[@Collin255]

Darkest Dungeon is one of the most fun games I've played in a while.

[@requiescantenpace]

I gotta get back into it. I bought it on sale but only played for a bit. Any suggestions?

[@HavocGaming7]

One of my favorite games, you just have to not let the frustration of your characters dying get to you 😂. Playing the second one right now and living that one too

[@maykonalberto7901]

Two more games worth mention are Blasphemous and Catherine, an underrated game from Atlus. I got to the point I had to switch to easy mode to beat the game.

[@travistotle]

If we're not counting the optional stuff, Hollow Knight really isn't all that bad. I would've swapped that out with the original US release of Devil May Cry 3. The normal difficulty of that game was actually the Japanese version's HARD mode, so you were already playing on hard difficulty right from the start. Brutal!

[@feddy1103]

You are wrong 👍

[@lordskello]

fun fact: this was the first time watchmojo ever put geometry dash on a list

[@nrsrymj]

Now do the hardest video games of the 19th century

[@nerdwizard21]

The 1800s?🤨

[@DanielAntunes1]

This better be a joke

[@SvenElven]

That game where you beat a wheel with a stick, maybe?

[@nrsrymj]

@@DanielAntunes1 I can't believe we live in a world where I have to confirm that.

[@DanielAntunes1]

@@nrsrymj can you blame me? I don't know

[@jefferybaker6866]

Crash Bandicoot 4 It's about time deserves to be higher on this list just for Cortex Castle alone. No level in recent memory has had me so close to crying due to its difficulty than that one.

[@stevenbrown4001]

I died like 140 times on that level! It felt so satisfying when I finally beat it. Then after memorizing the entire level I had an easier time when I replayed it. I want another 3D platformer like that to come out. Let’s hope we get a crash 5 soon!

[@zoelindwall637]

@@stevenbrown4001 I died 300 times on the crate escape from crash 4 that stage made me quit the game

[@danielferrieri7434]

Top Ten Games that are the Hardest at the start.

[@ciaranmcloughlin7165]

Driver?

[@ryuujin5728]

League of legends

[@nintendom7293]

Dota2 botw

[@stevo0009]

Days gone

[@angelofverdun456]

Blasphemous

[@DariusTripon]

Ain't no way Sekiro is considered easier than Dark Souls 2. I did not play Sekiro yet but I did play DS2 and I can say without a doubt that beating Sekiro will be more of a struggle than DS2. That is why I'm saving it to be the last FromSoftware game to play.

[@sarriominski3756]

Sekiro is more of a rhythm game it’s hard at the beginning you’ll get use to it

[@cubeeboy1569]

It wont, youll see. I was worried too, my advice is to beat lady butterfly before genichiro, she will take a while but once u beat her, genichiro will be much easier. She took my like 40 tries and he did like 3

[@cubeeboy1569]

After that, all the bosses are easy peasy, isshin will take a while but not that long and demon of hatred is all about playing it safe.

[@DariusTripon]

@@cubeeboy1569 I will take your advice into consideration, thank you. I still need to beat Demon's Souls. Then the last challenge, Sekiro. DS is still expensive af though...

[@ReginaldJohnson]

😊

[@chrisjags]

La Mulana 1 & 2 are crazy hard. Sometimes you have to figure out a tough puzzle WHILE you're getting smacked around by a tough boss

[@monsterhighandbarbiefan]

i admit elden ring is really hard for new players like me but i won't give up on it

[@zevoni]

Took me 8 years to max my account on old school runescape. Biggest grind of all time.

[@mojo3318]

These are interesting facts about these games! I've watched someone play "Geometry Dash", a gameplay of "Elden Ring" on TV, and streams of people playing "Celeste" and "Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy". The streamer who played "Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy" beat it! I had no idea there was a another Ninja Gaiden game. And I thought it was pronounced guy-dehn.

[@stellar1463]

Ninja gaiden on SNES really made me rage quit as a kid remembering how hard it is. Also that lion king sh*t on PS was a demon

[@redculturedash8074]

I spent the whole video waiting for you to mention Fear & Hunger (and it’s sequel). It showed me how brutal dungeon exploring can be.

[@saloht9093]

I sort of agree with Dark Souls 2 being harder than the other two, but not harder than Sekiro, it felt so good when I finally beat Isshin, I never thought it would happen

[@eetfuk3571]

Demon of Hatred is far worse than Isshin. Isshin is notoriously hard, but he's fair and the Demon of Hatred isn't.

[@javierc4967]

I don’t think il ever enjoy a game as much as I enjoyed Bloodborne. The gloomy atmosphere, the cryptic lore, and the extremely rewarding exploration topped off with a combat system that feels so satisfying. Truely one of the greatest video games of all time.

[@ronanpazpappalardo5602]

X2.

[@Abyss.Walker]

X3.

[@2pacisdagoat213]

X4

[@dreamguardian8320]

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was truly a painfully hard game to play. I couldn't even beat my first ogre battle without dying I don't know how many times.

[@BlackHammer0891]

Another game in my library I will NEVER get my moneys worth from, because I’ll never actually see all the game

[@saula8948]

The Ogre is easy it just requires patience .

[@Stuphy1147]

Hesitation is defeat

[@willkearney5716]

On demon of hatred now. Pray for me.

[@feddy1103]

Git gud

[@caiqueborges12]

Good list, but I reeeeeally missed Ghost'n Goblins Resurrection 😅

[@PrivateJoker0119]

I remember my first fromsoft "boss" ever playing dark souls 2, that big ogre in things betwixt, I mistakenly thought it's a boss, it took me like 10 times just to beat him....I was wide-eyed when I discovered that was just a normal enemy lmao.....

[@El_Butcher_666]

I feel like you should have included "Welcome To The Game 2" on this list, in my opinion it is one of if not the hardest game I've ever seen

[@kiradattei]

I always thought Nioh 1 was way harder than 2. Things like Burst Counter and how forgiving that timing is really make a lot of fighting a cakewalk.

[@zippo71111]

Nioh 1 felt slower and more punishing to me, dodging and counters were harder to do. I had a tougher time beating that game than the souls series. The Tengu was an enemy that i never felt confident on defeating, they were very tough. Before that there was ninja gaiden 2 on the 360, that game was brutal. Felt like you needed to prep 5 cups of coffee or energy drinks to keep up with the action.

[@Jack-id7vz]

Also to add rage quitting and returning (months later) to somehow first time a mission or segment deemed impossible is so satisfying

[@chadriley108]

Nah, the hardest game ever conceived is the $4 cube game.

[@bunnybag]

Glad you included Getting Over It. Call me insane but I really really enjoyed that game, so much so that I ended up getting the Golden Pot :)

[@burningrifle81023]

Bloodborne was hell for me even though it was my first introduction to the souls games it literally took me s few daysto defeat blood starved beast and the monster in some kind of church before i figured out in the dream that there was a upgrade station in the house so it was a huge pain in the ass for me

[@louisvillecardinalssportsc2932]

Thank god for all the well timed ads. And so many of them. Just show us which one is dark souls so we can move on

[@madman00774]

Just love how FromSoftware has literally dominated this list! Miyazaki is a genius! ❤

[@HeartOfHallownest]

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[@AlmostAl]

What makes the games so hard?

[@madman00774]

@@AlmostAl Their combat and gameplay options.

[@HeartOfHallownest]

@@AlmostAl challenging area design, difficult bosses and enemies that at one point you ca. be doing good and then holy shit I’m almost dead. You know, the whole lot.

[@AlmostAl]

@@HeartOfHallownest I have played all the Souls games and your first one is usually the hardest but outside of Sekiro and Bloodborne the mechanics have not changed that much.

[@chrisx1138]

Good job trolling with DS2! I love the game, but I see what you did there WM.

[@TheWilburDog]

Geometry dash really pushes the limits of difficulty in games, I have over 225,000 attempts on the 8th hardest level (Firework) and I have only 39%

[@saula8948]

Touch some grass brother , Jesus Christ man ............

[@mynanaysp]

Personally I think it's no. 1 in terms of difficulty. Also, good luck on Firework!

[@oriongd]

Damn that's good. GL

[@sh9a5wn]

One thing that I think was the hardest about XCOM 2 was the fact that no matter how perfectly you plan every mission, unless you are given a 100% aim shot, one miss can throw everything off. Especially when some of the enemies you face later on can require an entire squad to hit them before dying.

[@dal.890]

Yeah that made the game total bullshit lol. I love turn based games but that was too frustrating to continue.

[@TuxANDTiger]

Geometry dash should be top one without a single doubt. If you look at the hardest user created levels (Acheron, slaughterhouse, kyouki) you’ll notice it’s FAR harder than what you showed up here. But since people think geometry dash is only those basic levels, the true difficulty and skill is hardly considered which is a shane

[@SaleUwe-bb9hb]

Yes Just yes

[@Mindless_Ape]

One of the funniest things I've ever seen to this day was watching Pewds descend slowly into madness while playing Getting Over It.

[@chucktaurus1148]

Why does no one ever include any rhythm games in their difficult video game list? They blow anything else out of the water in terms of difficulty. DDR, Pump it Up, Sound Voltex and the list goes on. Every rhythm game I can think of has songs so difficult most will never even dare to attempt them.

[@ClocklyFox]

Can we have a rhythm game list plsss Mojo, would be fun to see

[@SilentMeDude]

Volgur the Viking is top 20 for me. Unreal how hard that game was my party of friends spent a month trying to beat it and we couldn’t haha

[@greenheart5334]

Volgarr was an easy game. Easier than Cave Story. Trust me. It is nowhere near as hard as lets say The Surge.

[@ryanbennett2806]

Elden Ring was easy compared to the Dark Souls counterparts. Surprised they were not all on the list above it.

[@greenheart5334]

Great list. But i think Slain back from Hell and Valfaris are both worth mentioning, as they are way harder than Cuphead or Hollow Knight. Only if they were more known... Also thanks for mentioning Spelunky and GD. Great games!!!

[@esperago]

Agreed. I'm here to also add Vampire Survivors to the list. For me, personally, it's the hardest game I've played (that's still enjoyable).

[@jakeperkins862]

Just to let you know. There is a Valfaris sequel in the works. Played the demo during the last nextfest. It’s really good and he completely reinvented into a gradius style game. Should definitely check it out. Can’t wait for the full release

[@greenheart5334]

@@jakeperkins862 i know man, valfaris mecha therion is already in my wishlist :)

[@mattsmith4589]

Literally just bought Cuphead last week ironic it’s on this list. I heard it was tough and it really is but it’s still fun

[@Ali-lm7uw]

Wait until you reach dr.kahl robot and devil, and finish the game and then comolete it on expert 😂

[@Exiledspectre]

Really surprised that Battletoads is not at least an honourable mention or the Immortal.

[@awill3454]

Battletoads cane out in the 90s and thus not in this century. Rare made so many difficult games though. I played Banjo Kazooie and Tooie recently and can’t believe those games were made for children. Both games were very difficult

[@greenheart5334]

@@awill3454 Also Yooka Laylee games are very hard.

[@meganhezeltine6236]

@Watchmojo, if you haven’t checked out Wo Long, totally should, because lots of people have rage quit over the very first boss. Its fighting system is parry/deflect-heavy, and the timing is SO hard to get. It’s a fantastic and beautiful game, haven’t finished it quite yet, but it deserves a spot on your top 3 because to me it was more difficult than Ninja Gaiden (also played). This game is WELL WORTH the play and the rage! 😁👍🏻

[@LoneWxlfEnt]

Bruh when I first encountered him I thought I took a path I wasn’t posed to take 😂 ain’t no way I’m posed to be fighting this dude all I was thinking

[@alejandrodiazmera2650]

My problem with first Wo Long Boss was the game was telling me to parry and I couldn't get it right so I thought I was horrible but the thing is if you have too much weight you can't deflect and the game didn't tell me that so I prepared myself to evade better diminishing my weight and suddenly I could deflect nearly everything. I get you avoid worse if you weight more, but parry? No way!

[@LoneWxlfEnt]

@@alejandrodiazmera2650 would’ve never known maybe I’ll give it another shot

[@alejandrodiazmera2650]

@@LoneWxlfEnt didn't say it initially with the intention to motivate but to share but don't missinterpret me, glad it did! Good luck with your own experience!

[@Mack1990]

The disrespect for puzzle games on this list is unreal. Baba is You, Stephen's Sausage Roll, and The Witness all deserve an entry on this list.

[@LucasCipri]

Glad and proud that I've almost platinummed Sekiro. Jesus, it's the most satisfying and in the same time the hardest game I've ever played. You know what they say: You can't be called a gamer until you don't finish Sekiro

[@shinyagami8843]

Try getting the platinum in Mortal Shell 😂

[@BigFella117]

“Hello everyone my name is Markiplier and welcome to Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy. This game is gonna be totally fair, not rage enduring at all, and I’m gonna keep my sanity in this.” - Markiplier before completely losing his mind

[@Aragorn7884]

Cuphead tutorials for "gaming journalists" 😅

[@HI-ki8nq]

Including user-created levels, GD is the hardest game of all time, the number of people who can beat the hardest level(currently tidal wave) is less than the number of people who have iqs of over 160, less than the number of people admitted to MIT, and it isn't far-fetched to say that less than 0.0001% of the world's population can beat it

[@Eranell]

I dont know if I was just lucky or highly overleveled but I had no problem against Maliketh. He was one of the few bosses I beat first try. It's been a while since I played Elden RIng so I cant remember my built but I think it was a pretty average strength and dex build. I also always use a shield which makes battles against non-magic using enemies waaaaay easier.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

He's as hard as Malenia, so you got lucky. Try on NG+, he's almost impossible.

[@Dreadster1201]

elden ring is potentially the hardest fromsoftware games due to its nature of freedom. This freedom can allow you to play the game underleveled without feeling like the enemy is cheating and just so easily overpowered. Everyone plays every boss on different stage of their character.

[@saula8948]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 No he is not as hard as Malenia and no he is not almost impossible on ng+ . Maliketh if you want to fight him without player summons/spirit ashes and op builds is pretty easy once you learn his moveset , now that might take a while but when you do he is pretty easy to predict . Positioning and knowing the difference in similar looking attacks is key , he doesn't have a lot of hp for a late game boss since his hp is already at half when you fight the harder version of the fight . I liked the Maliketh fight and the first phase is kind of meh , it would be better if he had full hp in p2 . Tho I will say this beating ER both main and optional content at lvl 1 without summons was genuinely really difficult .

[@spongeofastora6532]

My friend struggled with him for hours, and I beat him first try, I feel like I was lucky, or when i fought him, I was overlevel maybe. By the way, I just beat ER once, and I'm replaying again. Maybe this time, I will get my ass kicked, lol.

[@clrl936]

​@@spongeofastora6532 Were you using spirit ashes? Or maybe some kind of overpowered ability? Maliketh is very hard in the sense he hits like a truck and has a complex moveset. But, he has very low HP. Literally a glass cannon. Players who use the things I mentioned sometimes end up killing him before the fight heats up.

[@deeboy4378]

Battletoads on the original NES when I was growing up was probably one of the hardest games of its time

[@AC-hj9tv]

Crazy difficult fr no cap on god

[@marcusyates3044]

What if... Disney and FOX made and directed Capcom Movies? FOX gets Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Dead Rising and Asura's Wrath! Disney gets Mega Man, Street Fighter, Ghosts 'n' Goblins, Viewtiful Joe and Darkstalkers!

[@lukejustus2573]

Noooo! Hasn’t Resident Evil suffered enough?

[@utisti4976]

Disney directing a Darkstalkers movie is legitimately one of the worst ideas I have ever heard.

[@T_C_D-05-21]

Getting the hang of Sekiro and Geometry Dash is the epitome of “Git Gud.”

[@ratboy555]

I actually found DS2 the EASIEST souls game, once I'd figured out some of the design features. Though I thought most bosses were easier, the mob layouts are some of the most bastardly in the whole series 😅

[@eetfuk3571]

the runbacks in DS2 is actually harder than bosses itself. Nashandra is surprisingly easy, even easier than Gwyn if you tried to parry Gwyn to death.

[@cj18466]

Bloodborne is the only souls-like that I've gotten the platinum for. Love the game so much!!

[@WeAreAllStuckInLimbo]

Where is Hotline Miami 1/2?

[@jadebeor]

Crash 4 deserved to be #1 on this list. It was really painful.

[@jefferybaker6866]

Agreed. Cortex castle was probably the single hardest level in gaming I've ever played

[@WookiesRUs_2]

Yeah, no. Crash 4 may have deserved a bit higher on the list, but not #1. I'm not sure if you could understand based off just looking at it, but the top 5 especially is so brutally difficult you could not believe, at the highest level.

[@samisaker7008]

I'm playing bloodborne right now ❤️☠️

[@Asestar]

You forgot DCS. It's a flight simulator where they simulated every single button and gauge in military aircrafts, so to do even something as simple as taking off, you need about 4-5 minutes to press correct buttons, set toggles and use displays to do it correctly like a pilot would.

[@joshuawilliams7734]

I'm quite surprised The Legend of Zelda Majora's mask isn't on the list even as an honourable mention. I thought the great bay temple was very challenging but I still love this game for its story and soundtrack and worldbuilding great video Watchmojo 😊👍

[@StillSnowen]

With all due respect friend, If you’ve played the other games on the list, they are a world apart from any Zelda games

[@PRO_GIMANG_1423]

Watchmojo: Talking About Top 20 Hardest Games Ever* Touhou Project: WHY YOU FORGET AKA NOT MENTION ME!!!???

[@xtremelytinybaby]

The Time it took me to complete one game has been amazing. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an amazing game that has lots of fun mechanics. Since it came out I frequently played and then kind of forgot about the game. About three to four years later I finally start playing again. Only after the new game came out, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, did I finally beat the final boss (On my first try) and beat the game. I can't wait to finish Tears of the Kingdom.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

for a non gaming channel this list was surprisingly accurate to me

[@YoSmoked]

literally makes my life 50 times better 😍😍

[@HeartOfHallownest]

Out of all the games I expected to be on this list like dark souls I did not expect geometry dash to be on it. Let alone in the top five.

[@WookiesRUs_2]

Honestly, I expected it to be a bit higher. Some Top 10 geometry dash levels are harder than the entirety of some of the levels on this list

[@HeartOfHallownest]

@@WookiesRUs_2 true

[@midnitekreapa8372]

No Returnal?

[@TrueKingOmega]

I am Malenia. Blade of Miquella. ... And you're about to get your shit rocked.

[@Rhy2412TitanGamer]

No battle toads for the nes?

[@Spiralredd]

That came out in the early 90s he's talking about games from the 2000s

[@christianloubardias6375]

When Ikaruga was first released, what were the original ways to play it before the App Store and Google Play?

[@RevanSecura]

One of my personal honorable mentions is actually a Legend of Zelda game. Legend of Zelda Breath of The Wild. while it does get easier over time it starts out incredibly hard since all enemies can kill you in one hit making the dodge mechanics that much more important and even in the late game when you have your heart counter maxed out dodging is still crucial since one hit from an enemy can take out half of your total health.

[@tehabi]

Tears of the kingdom does not get any easier as it adds tougher versions of easier monsters and brand new ones that just feel over powered

[@feddy1103]

​@@tehabiTears of the kingdom is like the dark souls of Nintendo games

[@Frost_Tiger]

AYE THE BOUNCER THE BOUNCER that shit hard as hell. Zero health recovery, long as hell check points, and you basically start all over if you loose get at it mojo

[@miguelgomes6849]

nº1 Dark Souls 2 ???!!! are you serious ?!

[@josemariatiquia6388]

Regarding Nioh 2 at #19, I think the first Nioh game should be on this list instead of its sequel because the first game was really difficult especially when doing dual boss fights in side missions. Nioh 2 on the other hand was a lot easier to play, dual boss fights became rare, players who played Nioh 1 already knew what to expect going in(just a little adjustment because of the added mechanics in combat such as Yokai Shift, Yokai Skills and Burst Counters)

[@rhebbhulett]

Imo, Sekiro is the most satisfying game to “git gud” at. Once you’ve got it, and you get in the flow state, it’s downright amazing. Sword combat has never been better.

[@Kirbo-8642]

It's so satisfying to watch how the games that you 100% completed are shown as "the hardest" (Cuphead and Dead Cells for me), btw why is Dead Cells is not on the list? Fifth boss sell in this game is really hard (talking from experience)

[@AmericaTheSimpleMinded]

XCom 2 with those Alpha monsters that could moved/attacked after every turn was just a nightmare! Nothing worse than everything going good then having your turn your attention to them before they killed everyone!

[@cristiankinzel9529]

I'll add Noita to the list. That game has PLENTY of secrets/secret bosses to discover, and requires an absurd amount of dedication and gathering of game knowledge to reach them. Even that aside, the game is hard af

[@FuryForged]

;)

[@cristiankinzel9529]

@@FuryForged what you doing here man lmao u following me?

[@SorenDaein]

Should've been at least an honorable mention for Metroid Dread. Difficulty in said game stems from the bosses and the stealth segments in the E.M.M.I. zones. The latter of which can be next to impossible if you suck at stealth tactics. While the acquisition of the Phantom Cloak DOES mitigate this, it's ill-advised to rely on it due to the fact it starts sucking up your energy reserves once you run out of Aeion. Reason boss fights can be difficult is because it feels like half the time their AI set you up to take hits. Notable examples of this are the boss that gives you the Storm Missile upgrade and Raven Beak.

[@chikedonaldibewuike4867]

I love that this video started with Malenia's welcome speech. That way you know what the remaining 20 minutes are about😂😂

[@deondraemcknight232]

I'm surprised how hard crash bandicoot 4 was till this day I can run through the original 3 games with no problem

[@pluto8176]

As a pro Getting Over It player, I can say that their are many hell of a game that is missing in this list. For example, there is "Stick with it", "PogoStuck", "JumpKing", and many more that can easily make into this list if getting over it is considered this high in the list.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For these lists!😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@marcjameswhelan]

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[@DIOsNotDead]

absolutely criminal that any Bayonetta game (except Bayonetta Origins) isn’t on this list. the games are fast paced, meaning you need to be highly alert of every enemy in the battle, plus you must know of and use advanced tech, and kill all enemies as fast as possible without panicking and running around to get the best scores. oh, and you shouldn’t get hit at all if you’re trying to achieve that.

[@Finngrinder]

Bayo 1 and 2 were my second thought, if for how hard it is to balance your damage progression alone. My first thought was in Binding of Isaac, at least Afterbirth Plus deserves to be here. Repentance is the better game, but easier, I doubt it

[@andresrl01]

Any of the Bayonetta games are up to the list, they are not hard games... They surely are fun, but not up the difficulty of the ones mentioned here... Play some Sekiro then tell us if you still think Bayonetta is hard lol

[@Nicky1303]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance should be on this list too. It's a realistic medieval game where you have to learn even small things like to kill a rabbit. And you can't just do it with any kind of a bow. And you die and die and die sooo much in this game. And you have to think. It's a brilliant game.

[@beavis1887]

The only reason DS2 is hard is because the controls are horrendous, and every enemy is an entire gank squad.