8 Hardcore games like Revenge of the Titans that you should try

It comes from the same genre as Revenge of the Titans and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a top-down view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings tactical combat and a space setting.

It comes from the same genre as Revenge of the Titans and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings strong narrative focus and magic-based combat.

On paper it is what Revenge of the Titans is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a top-down view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.

Same family as Revenge of the Titans: punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: tactical combat and co-op play.

On paper it is what Revenge of the Titans is — punishing difficulty, single-player focus and pixel art — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Revenge of the Titans’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.

Genre puts it alongside Revenge of the Titans, and so does punishing difficulty, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

Its point of contact with Revenge of the Titans is punishing difficulty, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is deep simulation.