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.

180 Games

WTF: Work Time Fun
WTF: Work Time Fun
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Witch's Wish
Witch's Wish
Witch n' Wiz
Witch n' Wiz
Wipeout
Wipeout
WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations
WildStar
WildStar
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story
The Urbz: Sims in the City
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Twinkle Tale
Twinkle Tale
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trace Memory
Trace Memory
Top Shop
Top Shop
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
Tokimeki Memorial
Tokimeki Memorial
Tetrisphere
Tetrisphere
Terranigma
Terranigma
Tear Ring Saga: Berwick Saga
Tear Ring Saga: Berwick Saga
Tail Concerto
Tail Concerto
Survival Kids
Survival Kids
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Adventure Rockman
Super Adventure Rockman
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Stella Glow
Stella Glow
Steambot Chronicles
Steambot Chronicles
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Splatoon
Splatoon
Space Invaders Get Even
Space Invaders Get Even
Snatcher
Snatcher
The Sims Online
The Sims Online
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Silent Scope
Silent Scope
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Shining Force III
Shining Force III
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts
The Settlers
The Settlers
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Sarara's Little Shop
Sarara's Little Shop
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Ronde
Ronde
Robot Alchemic Drive
Robot Alchemic Drive
Rakugakids
Rakugakids
Radiata Stories
Radiata Stories
Rabbit
Rabbit
Quest 64
Quest 64
Pu Li Ru La
Pu Li Ru La
P.T.
P.T.
Princess Crown
Princess Crown
Power Instinct Matrimelee
Power Instinct Matrimelee
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
Policenauts
Policenauts
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Phase Paradox
Phase Paradox
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panorama Cotton
Panorama Cotton
Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower
Painter Momopie
Painter Momopie
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Omega Boost
Omega Boost
Ōkamiden
Ōkamiden
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Off
Off
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Mother 3
Mother 3
Mizzurna Falls
Mizzurna Falls
Miitomo
Miitomo
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends
MediEvil: Resurrection
MediEvil: Resurrection
M.C Kids
M.C Kids
The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
Magi Nation
Magi Nation
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magical Vacation
Magical Vacation
Magical Starsign
Magical Starsign
LovePlus
LovePlus
Love & Destroy
Love & Destroy
Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey
Lost in Blue
Lost in Blue
Lord of Arcana
Lord of Arcana
Little Red Hood
Little Red Hood
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Legaia
The Legend of Dragoon
The Legend of Dragoon
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
The Last Story
The Last Story

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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