HDII Top 100
Difficulty Rankings
Find the most difficult, or the easiest, games as rated by players. Games must have at least 5 difficulty ratings to be ranked.
| Game | Release Year | Rating | Weighted Rating | Number of Ratings | |
The Hardest Shooters
These are the 99 hardest shooters as rated by the How Difficult Is It community, ordered from most to least punishing. Ghosts 'n Goblins leads the list at 8.8/10, ahead of Contra III: The Alien Wars and Touhou Kanjuden: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. Every score is averaged from real player votes, and a game needs at least five ratings to qualify.
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