Top 10 Video Games With Steep Learning Curves
Some games are easy to pick up and play. These are not those games. Whether it's difficult controls, a lot of systems to adapt to or just an overall punishing difficulty, these are the games you are going to need a lot of practice at if you want to have a prayer. For this list we are looking at multiplayer games as well as single players game, as long as they aren't as easy as pick up and play.
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Top 10 Video Games with Steep Learning Curves
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You’ve really got to put in the hours if you want to be any good at these games. Welcome to Watchmojo and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 10 video games with steep learning curves. While not necessarily the hardest games out there, these titles do thrust you straight into the action, expecting you to adapt or crash and burn.
#10: “Starcraft” series (1998-)
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This military science real time strategy franchise helped to put competitive gaming on the map and it’s understandable: with anything that requires an insane level of skill, the best are always going to want to challenge themselves against other high quality players. The degree of micromanagement that is required is baffling to casual gamers and early on, you will struggle. There is just so much to learn. From your 7 Roach rushes to your 10 pool baneling, you’re going to have to study hard if you want to get anything out of this series.
#9: “Fire Emblem” series (1990-)
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Well known for it’s innovation of the tactical RPG genre, Fire Emblem distinguishes itself from other RPG titles by having a feature that has been coined as ‘Permadeath’ or just death as we know it in the real world. This means that if just one of your collection of precious characters gets the axe mid battle, you gotta restart the game or they’re gone for good. If you don’t want them to die, you’ll have to learn about weapon classes, flanking, support, equipment, enemy range, terrain – and that’s jall ust for starters.
#8: “ARMA III” (2013)
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It’s a modern, first person shooter, but to compare it to the likes of Battlefield and Call of Duty would be rather misleading. If you think you’re pretty sharp in either of those two games, you may be shocked at Arma’s level of tactical depth and how military protocol is faithfully reproduced. A realistic combat simulator, new players must be careful to not put a foot out of line otherwise you are guaranteed to be sorely punished. Maybe not one to pick up and play, you’ll have to work out your own play style before making your way through Arma’s open world.
#7: “X-COM” series (1993-2013)
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These science fiction strategy games have been largely well received, particularly the first, UFO Defense, has been touted as one of the best games ever. But they are still not without their critics: there have been many saying that seemingly random difficulty spikes mid game mean that all you have learned previously becomes nearly redundant. Suddenly your men begin to panic and spray bullets everywhere while opponents become insanely hard to beat. For new players who think they’re grasping the game, it is a real shock to the system.
#6: “EVE Online” (2003)
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You’re not going to get much time to take in the grandeur of space in this MMORPG, you’ll be far too busy reading every single screen and pop up in an attempt to learn the basics, let alone to become proficient at the game. If you’re already great at politics and the intricacies of business you’ll likely pick up this one pretty quickly but the rest of us will be stuck in the early stages of the game, desperately trying to come to terms with the overwhelming scale of this intergalactic goliath.
#5: “Kerbal Space Program” (2011)
It looks cute and welcoming enough as the minion type characters scurry around as you hastily assemble your rocket for a quick trip into space but don’t be fooled: this customisable space flight simulator is not one for the faint hearted. Featuring realistic if not perfect orbital mechanics, genuine techniques for space travel can actually be employed, as long as you figure out the intricacies of the game that is. Still a game in beta, it’s fun to try to get to the moon in this game not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
#4: “Monster Hunter” series (2004-)
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Unlike other RPGs, in Monster hunter you have to rely solely on collecting new pieces of equipment to progress, rather than levelling up your character. It is these items like armour and weapons that are the crucial factors in you being able to capture the beasts in the game and the same monsters you kill can be used to improve your arsenal - something easily missed due to their complicated menus. Of course, killing the monsters is really the hardest part, and the game has so many mechanics that are loosely explained that you may end up as monster chow for your first few hours.
#3: “Civilization” series (1991-)
Starting from incredibly humble beginnings, it may be incredibly difficult for new players of the game to visualise what their little acorn of a settlement may grow into. Small decisions that may seem insignificant at the time could quite easily set your civilization down the path of destruction in this turn based strategy title. This kind of scale could be scary for newbies and the fact that things can go so easily wrong when it appears you haven’t really done much could be exceedingly disheartening. One look at the tech tree in this series is enough to make your eyes cross.
#2: “Dota 2” (2013)
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This hugely popular MOBA really isn’t very nice to you in a number of ways: there is so much going on early doors that you will die (there’s no two ways about that) but even worse is that when you do die, your teammates will openly vilify you for not being up to standard. With so many characters, specific terminology and lingo and a infinite number of carefully tweaked mechanics, months down the line you may be just as confused as you were on day one. It’s sad that people can be so mean about a game but hey, this is serious gaming, you’ve got to be up to scratch. Before our top pick frazzles new player’s brains, let’s take a look at some honourable mentions. “Sim City” series (1989-2013) “The Wonderful 101” (2013) “Dwarf Fortress” (2006)
#1: “Dark Souls” series (2011-)
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Bloodborne might be all the rage these days, but purists know where the real frustration stems from. Famous for being intentionally difficult and it’s gameplay grind that is based more on trial and error than all out gaming skill, this action RPG is hugely popular with lets players, mainly for it’s ability to make you shout at the screen. A punishing game that doesn’t explain many of it’s core concepts to you at all, you will be killed a lot as you desperately try and figure out how to make the most minute level of progress. Despite this, the feeling you get after progressing borders on euphoria, shortly followed by the horrific realisation that you have to do it all over again. Do you agree with our list? Which games punished you while you were trying to learn the basics? There are so many tough games out there that we’ve surely missed a couple. For more top 10s that are slightly easier to understand, be sure to subscribe to Watchmojo.com.
