Rare Games that Are Difficult to Play

Games that are either out of production, have limited numbers of re-releases or ports, or are otherwise difficult to find and difficult to play. You'll probably have to emulate these if you really want to play them, or really scrounge for the original copy on the original platform. Lots of gems.

175 Games

Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends
Harvest Moon 64
Harvest Moon 64
Miitomo
Miitomo
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Hawken
Hawken
Disaster Report
Disaster Report
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Robot Alchemic Drive
Robot Alchemic Drive
The Urbz: Sims in the City
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Off
Off
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Black & White
Black & White
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Tail Concerto
Tail Concerto
Contact
Contact
The Bouncer
The Bouncer
Chocobo World
Chocobo World
The Sims Online
The Sims Online
Quest 64
Quest 64
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
Intelligent Qube
Intelligent Qube
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Legaia
Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story
Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Dawngate
Dawngate
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
P.T.
P.T.
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online
Shining Force III
Shining Force III
F-Zero GX
F-Zero GX
Evolve
Evolve
Illusion of Gaia
Illusion of Gaia
WildStar
WildStar
Gigantic
Gigantic
Mother 3
Mother 3
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark
Driver: San Francisco
Driver: San Francisco
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Golden Sun
Golden Sun
Evergrace
Evergrace
WTF: Work Time Fun
WTF: Work Time Fun
Forever Kingdom
Forever Kingdom
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe
Crimson Shroud
Crimson Shroud
Trace Memory
Trace Memory
Phase Paradox
Phase Paradox
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile
Radiata Stories
Radiata Stories
Tear Ring Saga: Berwick Saga
Tear Ring Saga: Berwick Saga
Iblard: Laputa no Kaeru Machi
Iblard: Laputa no Kaeru Machi
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Steambot Chronicles
Steambot Chronicles
Fishing Resort
Fishing Resort
Magi Nation
Magi Nation
Mizzurna Falls
Mizzurna Falls
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
Tetrisphere
Tetrisphere
Front Mission 3
Front Mission 3
The Last Story
The Last Story
Tokimeki Memorial
Tokimeki Memorial
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Omega Boost
Omega Boost
Eternal Sonata
Eternal Sonata
Fuuraiki
Fuuraiki
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Beyond the Labyrinth
Beyond the Labyrinth
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
MediEvil: Resurrection
MediEvil: Resurrection
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
The 3rd Birthday
The 3rd Birthday
Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
Ōkamiden
Ōkamiden
LovePlus
LovePlus
eCrew Development Program
eCrew Development Program
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Lost in Blue
Lost in Blue
Silent Scope
Silent Scope

4 Comments

Funbil

1 year ago

My mind goes to a ton of Playstation and Sega Saturn games right at the turn of the century, especially because that original hardware is getting difficult to maintain - Tail Concerto and Panzer Dragoon Saga are some of the more prohibitively expensive examples of games that are still relevant and worth playing.

heychrisfox

1 year ago

Yeah, there must be so many others that I just have no knowledge of. So all suggestions welcome!

Seth

1 year ago

siren is on ps4 so i don't know if it counts for this list

efrencito

3 months ago

Great list!

Is something wrong with the Switch version of KOTOR or perhaps did you mean to add The Old Republic MMO instead?

Golden Sun is now on the Nintendo Switch Online service by the way.
heychrisfox

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