Forgot what made me think about this topic but I’ve been considering this for a week or two… Curious what you all think.

When I mean “hardest” “video game”, I mean whatever game that you find objectively more difficult than all other ones on the market, as long as it’s a video game. I guess exposure to different genres/types of games can influence the answer to this question a lot so… Hence I was curious about your rationale.

I have a pretty solid answer & rationale but I guess I shouldn’t share that in the main post to bias results…

  • HEXN3T
    6•3 months ago

    Celeste is a truly difficult 2D platformer. VVVVVV follows behind. Metroid Dread is a cruel one.

    F-ZERO X and GX are both racers with incredibly high skill ceilings. Which one is harder depends on what you’re doing with the game. I’d argue GX has harder base gameplay, but X has harder speedruns.

    I’ll also mention Final Fantasy IV because it’s shockingly difficult compared to the rest of the series. This one gave me a more game over screens than any of the others.