What are the hardest/most difficult games on Xbox One?

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What are the hardest/most difficult games on Xbox One	Price	Genre	Steam Rating
-- Alien: Isolation	$39.99	FPS	Very Positive
-- XCOM 2	$49.99	Tactical role-playing game, Turn-based tactics	Mostly Positive
-- Darkest Dungeon	$24.99	Role-Playing	-
-- Monster Hunter: World	$59.88	Action Role-Playing, Multiplayer	-
-- Dead Cells	$24.99	Roguelike, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer	Very Positive

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24 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Alien: Isolation

My Recommendation for Alien: Isolation

Excellent, nostalgic design

The game progresses slowly, and you can lose interest

Creates a lot of tension

Unrealistic teleporting alien

Useful tools throughout

Frustratingly difficult at times

Beautiful graphics

Excellent atmospheric sound

My Recommendation for XCOM 2

My Recommendation for XCOM 2

Excellent suspense

Steep learning curve

Makes you feel more for your characters than most character driven games

It's fun to manage your squad

My Recommendation for Darkest Dungeon

My Recommendation for Darkest Dungeon

Great monster visual design

Gets really repetitive

Outstanding narration

It can be frustrating at times

Interesting adventurer management

Immersive atmosphere

My Recommendation for Monster Hunter: World

My Recommendation for Monster Hunter: World

Exhilarating hunting gameplay

Frustratingly difficult at times

Engaging crafting-based progression system

Dynamic and immersive world

Awesome graphics

My Recommendation for Dead Cells

My Recommendation for Dead Cells

Satisfying combat with a good amount of depth to it

Shallow story

Beautiful pixel art graphics

Frustrating for players new to roguelikes

Brilliant game design that presents a good challenge

The developers put a lot of love and care into the game

My Recommendation for Enter the Gungeon

My Recommendation for Enter the Gungeon

Easily stay in the action of the game

Co-op feels tacked on

Gameplay is balanced well

High difficulty

Satisfying replayability

Cool collection aspect

Unique tone

SHMUP like gameplay

My Recommendation for Super Meat Boy

My Recommendation for Super Meat Boy

Unique visual style

Cut-scenes lack polish

Large number of levels

Forgivingly tight controls

Play through iteration is fast

My Recommendation for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

My Recommendation for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Very creepy themes

Can be really disgusting

Character upgrades are really fun

Randomness can be really frustrating

Incredible amounts of content for a low price

Addictive gameplay that keeps you entertained

Great replay value

My Recommendation for Spelunky

My Recommendation for Spelunky

Provides an interesting challenge by heavily relying on increasing your skill

Difficult to the point of frustration

Up to 4 player local co-op

Co-op is boring and confusing

Expanded gameplay through mods to improve replayability

Quick sessions so you can play in short bursts

My Recommendation for DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin

My Recommendation for DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin

Branching gameplay with plenty of choices

Difficulty that requires a lot of time and patience

Expansive fantasy settings

Excellent boss battles