The Hardest Games of 2017

The hardest games released in 2017, ranked by community difficulty votes. 20 titles have enough ratings to qualify, led by Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy at 8.6/10, ahead of Cuphead and The End Is Nigh. Scores are averaged from player votes, with a five-rating minimum to appear.

Game	Release Year	Rating	Weighted Rating	Number of Ratings
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy	2017	8.6	8.4	17
Cuphead	2017	8.4	8.1	51
The End Is Nigh	2017	8.2	8.0	11
Slime-san	2017	8.1	7.9	10
Cogmind	2017	7.8	7.6	12
Dead Cells	2017	7.8	7.5	29
The Surge	2017	7.7	7.4	16
Hollow Knight	2017	7.6	7.3	53
Caveblazers	2017	7.4	7.1	11
Meganoid	2017	7.3	7.1	6
Rain World	2017	7.0	6.7	6
A Hat in Time	2017	6.5	6.2	11
Unexplored	2017	6.0	5.8	10
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard	2017	5.8	5.5	17
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	2017	5.0	4.8	26
Pokémon Ultra Sun	2017	4.4	4.3	10
Blaster Master Zero	2017	3.8	3.7	5
Pokémon Ultra Moon	2017	3.7	3.5	10
Horizon Zero Dawn	2017	3.6	3.4	20
Super Mario Odyssey	2017	3.1	2.9	19

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