The Hardest Games of 2018

The hardest games released in 2018, ranked by community difficulty votes. 46 titles have enough ratings to qualify, led by Dusttale at 9.0/10, ahead of Remnants of Naezith and La-Mulana 2. Scores are averaged from player votes, with a five-rating minimum to appear.

Game	Release Year	Rating	Weighted Rating	Number of Ratings
Dusttale	2018	9.0	8.8	22
Remnants of Naezith	2018	8.8	8.6	10
La-Mulana 2	2018	8.4	8.1	29
Psyvariar Delta	2018	8.0	7.8	9
Pathfinder: Kingmaker	2018	8.0	7.8	20
Quickie World	2018	8.0	7.8	17
The Binding of Isaac: Revelations	2018	7.9	7.7	9
Celeste	2018	7.9	7.7	40
Fear & Hunger	2018	7.8	7.5	12
Pipe Push Paradise	2018	7.7	7.4	12
Prime Mover	2018	7.6	7.4	11
ZeroRanger	2018	7.7	7.4	18
Cypher	2018	7.6	7.4	15
Death's Gambit	2018	7.5	7.2	11
Vagante	2018	7.5	7.2	12
The Sequence 2	2018	7.5	7.2	11
Monster Hunter: World	2018	7.4	7.2	28
7 Billion Humans	2018	7.4	7.2	17
Unworthy	2018	7.2	7.0	11
Kingdom Come: Deliverance	2018	7.1	6.9	21
Exapunks	2018	6.9	6.7	16
Hades	2018	7.0	6.7	38
Rolling Gunner	2018	6.9	6.7	13
The Messenger	2018	6.7	6.5	11
The Spectrum Retreat	2018	6.7	6.5	15
Q.U.B.E. 2	2018	6.7	6.5	17
Synthetik: Legion Rising	2018	6.6	6.4	14
Cytus II	2018	6.5	6.3	30
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire	2018	6.5	6.3	21
Wizard of Legend	2018	6.5	6.3	14
The Gardens Between	2018	6.5	6.2	20
Return of the Obra Dinn	2018	6.4	6.2	29
The Room 4: Old Sins	2018	6.3	6.1	22
Red Dead Redemption 2	2018	5.8	5.6	16
Old School Musical	2018	5.7	5.5	15
God of War	2018	5.7	5.4	39
Just Shapes & Beats	2018	5.6	5.4	31
Tangledeep	2018	5.5	5.3	11
Synth Riders	2018	5.5	5.3	15
Heroes of Hammerwatch	2018	5.5	5.3	13
Muse Dash	2018	4.5	4.3	31
Moonlighter	2018	4.1	3.8	17
Far Cry 5	2018	3.9	3.7	9
Forza Horizon 4	2018	3.5	3.3	12
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!	2018	3.0	2.8	11
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!	2018	2.9	2.8	10

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