10 most complex video games that gamers throw challenge

1. Dark Souls

platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows.

Souls From Software series from the Japanese company gained notoriety due to its complexity. Accustomed to that in modern-AAA blockbusters you explain the rules allow you to change difficulty settings and save at any time? In Dark Souls things differently.

Here, even the most basic enemies can kill with one or two strokes, and can only be saved by the fires. As a result, you'll toss in their quest until you chase crowd of ferocious undead warriors and severe in heavy armor. Number healing estusa limited in a jar, and traps and ambushes lurk at every turn.

However, the Dark Souls - is not only a ruthless fights in which you have no room for error. There are beautiful landscapes and amazing places, where you will visit: dark and majestic castle Lotrika cold iritis beautiful and sunny Anor Londo.

If you are new to the world of the Dark Shower, start to play with the third part. She is the most beautiful, and managing it easier (but only in comparison with the first two).

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2. Bloodborne

platforms: PlayStation 4.

Heir and successor of the ideas of Souls series of the same developer. Bloodborne mechanics reminds Dark Souls, but there are significant differences: the rate is much higher. You find yourself embroiled in a furious and aggressive fight with crowds of enemies, which you can not retreat. Neither the board nor heavy armor - your Hunter has only melee weapons, virtually useless musket Godyaev only parry enemy attacks, coat and three-cornered hat.

Bloodborne creators obviously inspired by the film "Van Helsing" with Hugh Jackman: hunter, destroying the monsters in the dying town, the theme of vampirism, the overall surroundings and the appearance of the protagonist. Dynamic action rolls, fantasy developers who created the monster, knows no boundaries, and the level design is a real delight.

Bloodborne - this is a good reason to buy a PlayStation 4, even if you do not consider yourself to fans of the consoles.

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3. Demon's Souls

platforms: PlayStation 3.

This game - the progenitor of Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Despite its considerable age, Demon's Souls is still looks interesting and exciting. We try on the role of a nameless soldier, who must release from the evil demons and possessed ruler of the distant, hidden by fog kingdom.

Many players say that Demon's Souls is more difficult following Souls games. At each level, only two save points, the ability to receive medical treatment is limited (recovering campfire estus not yet invented), the enemies are strong and revived after each of your death.

Demon's Souls is still one of the most on PlayStation 3 games to play. Dark Ages, dragons, evil undead and demons threatening huge lovers of dark fantasy. If you tried out Dark Souls and Bloodborne, imbued with the spirit of these games and want to see how it all began - Demon's Souls is waiting for you.

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4. Cuphead

platforms: Xbox One, Windows, macOS.

One of the monstrous complex games. Hybrid and run and gun platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics in the style of the old Disney cartoons.

Here you will manage two chashkogolovymi brothers, who lost in the casino to the devil and now have to beat out the debts of others the same poor fellows. However, the latter did not intend to give up their lives so that fulfill the mission of the brothers will not be easy.

Cuphead - is, for the most part, the battles with the bosses. They are such that you need a very fast response, durable keyboard and a lot of patience to deal with them. And, of course, a considerable share of luck, because the enemy attacks are often in a completely unpredictable manner. Make mistakes and not delay, otherwise the battle will have to start anew.

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5. Dwarf Fortress

platforms: Linux, Windows, Mac OS.

When you first open the Dwarf Fortress, you are likely to arise thought: how to play it at all? Yes, the problems in the development of the project since its start drawing. ASCII characters look like the code in "The Matrix." But it is quite possible to get used to. Once familiar with this, instead of incomprehensible letters to see drunken bearded dwarves with hammers and pickaxes, trolls of underground caves, haughty elves, goblins and ferocious fire-breathing dragons. Well, if you decipher hieroglyphs melteshaschie you can not afford, you can download a version of the game with a screwed-drawn graphics.

When the control elements will be developed, the fun begins. You along with a seven dwarves have to build a powerful underground fortress in the distant wild lands. The game world is randomly generated, and each time you will have to wait more and more dangerous. Dwarves may die of hunger and thirst, if you do not learn agriculture and livestock. And they can be killed during the siege of the goblins or the undead, led by necromancers.

But despite all this Dwarf Fortress will open before you the unimaginable scope for creativity. You will be able to build huge castles of obsidian, ice and glass, to catch creepy monsters, create artful arrangements - you can build anything you want.

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6. Do not Starve

platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, iOS, Android.

Interesting sandbox-vyzhivalka. You have to stretch as long as possible in the harsh world of a painted where you sent the cynical and sarcastic demon named Maxwell. And here you are trying to kill just about anything.

Your first opponent - hunger. And since it is not easy to handle. You can pick berries, but they are never enough. And while hunting prey constantly escapes. Not enough food and firewood, and winter is near.

Construction of the camp, mining and food cooking, tailoring and maintenance of fire - all you need to do at the same time. As a result, you do not have a minute for a break. Autumn is replaced by cold winters, which survive given not for everyone, winter - wet spring, and she, in turn, the scorching summer. Experiencing all adversity, your character slowly going mad, and madness together with imaginary monsters can kill him the same way as natural disasters.

But the most terrible thing in Do not Starve - night. After all, in the dark, waiting for you cruel Charlie, get rid of that can only fire. And nothing will help, if at a critical time when you will not flare.

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7. sunless Sea

platforms: PlayStation 4, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS.

A kind of game that captivates a great atmosphere in the spirit of the tea Mevilya novels. Somehow London kidnapped bats and carried underground. Now the city is located on an island, surrounded by vast underground ocean full of dangers. You - the captain of the ship, exploring the depths with one known to him the purpose. Gather with food and fuel. And push off.

Thanks to the beautiful gloomy soundtrack and leisurely gameplay Sunless Sea seems quite relaxed and meditative game. But do not let yourself be fooled: the game is very complex, and very few people will reach the final. You can become a victim of sea monsters or pirates, attacked in the port, a major fail mission, spent fuel and remain adrift at sea without electricity and the possibility to reach the shore. Perhaps you happen to get crazy and eat your team.

The only thing disappointing in the Sunless Sea, - English. He is extremely complex and is saturated with literary revolutions. Fan-translation of the game is, and it's not bad, but not done for all quests. A lot will have to read and carefully. If this does not scare you, welcome aboard, Captain.

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8. Salt And Sanctuary

platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Linux, macOS.

Salt And Sanctuary could be called Dark Souls in 2D. Here just need to kill monsters and try to convey to them the collected salt (analog shower in Dark Souls) to the sanctuaries (similar fires). Here are just doing it to have a flat two-dimensional space.

Game looks good and has an attractive atmosphere. Locations varied bosses unusual opponents are quite complex. You have to pay attention to the leveling and gear: Many enemies will be defeated only with a certain build.

I have to die as often as in the Souls. This is facilitated by a very strong and challenging bosses, which are extremely difficult to kill with the first attempt and inconvenient administration.

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9. Super Meat Boy

platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Windows, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Linux, macOS.

This game is extremely severe. The protagonist here is a piece of meat bleeding. Literally. A levels consist essentially of circular saws. To overcome them, will need a great reaction.

Pace in Super Meat Boy is very high. You run, slide, jump, crawl, leaving a trail of blood everywhere. Any touch to trap or kill the enemy. No life scale is not here.

At each level (there are 350!) Hero must get to her friend, encountering on the way to her such funny things like spikes, saws, missiles, lava and salt. And the last is not a particularly nice touch when your muscles are not absorbed by the skin.

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10. Nioh

platforms: PlayStation 4, Windows.

The action takes place in Japan Nioh XVII century, which hits British sailor named William. To survive, he will have to learn to deal with a katana samurai better than this.

Battles in Nioh such that you will need considerable skill. Rack, fast, medium, and heavy blows, rolls and leaps - for each enemy requires a separate strategy. And very few people you will be able to hack to death with a swoop. Something reminiscent of the notorious Nioh Ninja Gaiden, which is also famous for its furious complexity.

In addition to the difficult battles in Nioh and has a good story and atmospheric music, and addictive mythology: Bossier youkai moved here from traditional Japanese myths and legends.

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