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.

177 Games

Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Splatoon
Splatoon
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Mother 3
Mother 3
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
P.T.
P.T.
Golden Sun
Golden Sun
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush
F-Zero GX
F-Zero GX
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe
Crash Tag Team Racing
Crash Tag Team Racing
Off
Off
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame
Driver: San Francisco
Driver: San Francisco
Evolve
Evolve
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
The Legend of Dragoon
The Legend of Dragoon
Miitomo
Miitomo
Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Terranigma
Terranigma
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile
The Urbz: Sims in the City
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Trace Memory
Trace Memory
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Illusion of Gaia
Illusion of Gaia
The Last Story
The Last Story
The Bouncer
The Bouncer
Eternal Sonata
Eternal Sonata
Snatcher
Snatcher
Ōkamiden
Ōkamiden
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
Harvest Moon 64
Harvest Moon 64
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise
Quest 64
Quest 64
Black & White
Black & White
Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi
The 3rd Birthday
The 3rd Birthday
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower
Chulip
Chulip
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Legaia
Wipeout
Wipeout
Hawken
Hawken
Policenauts
Policenauts
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga
MediEvil: Resurrection
MediEvil: Resurrection
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc
Stella Glow
Stella Glow
Contact
Contact
Radiata Stories
Radiata Stories
Intelligent Qube
Intelligent Qube
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Front Mission 3
Front Mission 3
Gigantic
Gigantic
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai
Evergrace
Evergrace
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
WildStar
WildStar
Lost in Blue
Lost in Blue
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Tail Concerto
Tail Concerto
The Dog Island
The Dog Island
WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations
Disaster Report
Disaster Report
Apocalypse
Apocalypse
Omega Boost
Omega Boost
Magical Starsign
Magical Starsign
Geist
Geist
Tetrisphere
Tetrisphere
Guwange
Guwange
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Power Instinct Matrimelee
Power Instinct Matrimelee
LovePlus
LovePlus
Clockwork Knight
Clockwork Knight
Crimson Shroud
Crimson Shroud
Pu Li Ru La
Pu Li Ru La

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

4 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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