15 BRUTALLY Hard Video Games (That Are Actually Fun)

2016's DOOM was a masterpiece in pacing, gunplay and ripping demon heads-off. The breakneck pace the action flows through allows little to no room for error or planning. This can lead to moments of severe anxiety and franticness, even on easier difficulties.

The demons throughout are there to do one thing and one thing only: rip you to shreds. The moment our masked hero enters a room, every demon in sight will swarm on you to try and convert you into human jelly. Though our demon slayer is armed to the teeth with plasma rifles, shotguns and chain guns, resource management is vital. Not paying attention to your health, shields and ammo will spell certain death. But with the clouds of gnarling monsters constantly looming on you, remembering to check ammo or use optimal load-outs will drift out of your mind in favour of blind shooting and melee destruction.

DOOM only gets more frightening when you increase the in-game difficulty. For the truly fearless, playing the game through on Ultra-Nightmare, marrying the horrifying combo of a nails difficulty and perma-death, provides the ultimate challenge for those real-life DOOM slayers.