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

Geist
Geist
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Gunple: Gunman's Proof
Gunple: Gunman's Proof
Mizzurna Falls
Mizzurna Falls
Robot Alchemic Drive
Robot Alchemic Drive
Forever Kingdom
Forever Kingdom
Lord of Arcana
Lord of Arcana
WTF: Work Time Fun
WTF: Work Time Fun
Gigantic
Gigantic
WildStar
WildStar
Clockwork Knight
Clockwork Knight
eCrew Development Program
eCrew Development Program
Kaze no Notam
Kaze no Notam
Witch n' Wiz
Witch n' Wiz
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Survival Kids
Survival Kids
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
Beyond the Labyrinth
Beyond the Labyrinth
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble
Tokimeki Memorial
Tokimeki Memorial
Rakugakids
Rakugakids
Shining Force III
Shining Force III
Painter Momopie
Painter Momopie
Cleopatra's Fortune
Cleopatra's Fortune
Twinkle Tale
Twinkle Tale
Little Red Hood
Little Red Hood
Omega Boost
Omega Boost
Princess Crown
Princess Crown
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
LovePlus
LovePlus
Lost in Blue
Lost in Blue
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
Fuuraiki
Fuuraiki
Phase Paradox
Phase Paradox
AirBlade
AirBlade
Wipeout
Wipeout
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.
Sarara's Little Shop
Sarara's Little Shop
Silent Scope
Silent Scope
Dinotopia: Game Land Activity Center
Dinotopia: Game Land Activity Center
Community Pom
Community Pom
The Sims Online
The Sims Online
Ronde
Ronde
Hawken
Hawken
Witch's Wish
Witch's Wish
Crimson Shroud
Crimson Shroud
Super Adventure Rockman
Super Adventure Rockman
Tetrisphere
Tetrisphere
Fantastic Dizzy
Fantastic Dizzy
Bakemonogatari Portable
Bakemonogatari Portable
KiKi KaiKai: Dotou-hen
KiKi KaiKai: Dotou-hen
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen
Magical Vacation
Magical Vacation
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Discworld
Discworld
Tail Concerto
Tail Concerto
The Settlers
The Settlers
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations
Battle Golfer Yui
Battle Golfer Yui
Abarenbou Princess
Abarenbou Princess
Goblin's Shop
Goblin's Shop
Fishing Resort
Fishing Resort
The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online
Frantic Flea
Frantic Flea
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Rabbit
Rabbit
Space Invaders Get Even
Space Invaders Get Even
Dawngate
Dawngate
Panorama Cotton
Panorama Cotton
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Magi Nation
Magi Nation
Kingdom's Item Shop
Kingdom's Item Shop
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
CRW : Metal Jacket
CRW : Metal Jacket
Chocobo World
Chocobo World

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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