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

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

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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