10 Unforgiving Video Games Hardly Anyone Can Beat

10. Cuphead (2017)

When Cuphead was first teased and then released in 2017, most people thought the game was going to be little more than a cushy homage to the classic American rubber hose style of the animations. Instead, what players got when they picked up the Studio MDHR title was one of the most infuriating and toughest games ever made.

With players taking control of Cuphead and his brother Mugman in a quest to repossess spirits and pay back a debt owed to the Devil, the game is mainly made up of boss battles that require intense concentration and quick reactions. The clunky eight-direction firing radius and distracting (albeit undeniably superb) visual styles and theme tunes are also a distraction players have to deal with.

The emphasis on muscle memory and exhausting the 'retry' button certainly helps Cuphead feel like a retro title but has led to some extremely small completion numbers from players. Just 12.5% of all players have completed the game on 'Normal' difficulty on PC, however, that number drops to just 1.2% when it comes to players that have been able to conquer the 'Expert' mode.

On consoles, that number drops even further, with just 7% of Xbox users completing the game.