Gamers love difficult video games, that isn’t something new. But something being satisfyingly difficult instead of unfairly punishing is hard to pull off, with many games being remembered for the wrong reasons. Some players still love to be punished like that, sure, but for general audiences, it can get to be too much.
As such, we have games in infamy instead of fame. These games might not be bad, but they are punishing enough that many players have stopped engaging with them. If you’re looking for a fun time when gaming, avoid these titles.
Pathologic
Pathologic constantly drains the player’s health, hunger, immunity, and sanity while time keeps moving forward no matter how badly things are going, creating a famously exhausting survival experience.
Dark Souls II
Every death permanently reduces your maximum health until you use a rare restorative item, making an already difficult game actively punish repeated failure even harder.
