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 Games of the 2020s
The hardest games released in the 2020s, ranked by community difficulty votes. 100 titles have enough ratings to qualify, led by Casio Mario World at 9.0/10, ahead of Tetris: The Grand Master 4 - Absolute Eye and Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. Scores are averaged from player votes, with a five-rating minimum to appear.
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