The Hardest Games of 2023

The hardest games released in 2023, ranked by community difficulty votes. 23 titles have enough ratings to qualify, led by Laika: Aged Through Blood at 8.5/10, ahead of Only Up! and Level Devil. Scores are averaged from player votes, with a five-rating minimum to appear.

Game	Release Year	Rating	Weighted Rating	Number of Ratings
Laika: Aged Through Blood	2023	8.5	8.3	6
Only Up!	2023	8.2	8.0	10
Level Devil	2023	8.0	7.8	10
Tevi	2023	7.9	7.7	14
Pseudoregalia	2023	8.0	7.7	10
Lies of P	2023	8.0	7.7	18
The Last Faith	2023	7.9	7.6	7
Marble It Up! Ultra	2023	7.4	7.2	10
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty	2023	7.5	7.1	11
Soulash 2	2023	7.3	7.1	10
Path of Achra	2023	7.3	7.0	10
Counter-Strike 2	2023	7.1	6.8	19
Lords of the Fallen	2023	7.0	6.8	12
Blasphemous II	2023	7.0	6.8	12
Mortal Sin	2023	6.5	6.3	11
Resident Evil 4	2023	6.1	5.9	7
Afterimage	2023	6.0	5.8	6
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III	2023	5.3	5.2	9
Assassin's Creed Mirage	2023	5.2	5.0	5
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom	2023	4.9	4.7	20
Final Fantasy XVI	2023	5.0	4.7	20
Diablo IV	2023	4.2	4.0	14
Super Mario Bros. Wonder	2023	3.7	3.6	11

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