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

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Harvest Moon 64
Harvest Moon 64
Black & White
Black & White
Dawngate
Dawngate
Disaster Report
Disaster Report
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Robot Alchemic Drive
Robot Alchemic Drive
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
The Bouncer
The Bouncer
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai
Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi
Off
Off
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
The Urbz: Sims in the City
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Intelligent Qube
Intelligent Qube
Miitomo
Miitomo
Hawken
Hawken

Unrated

Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie

Unrated

Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale

Unrated

Bloodborne
Bloodborne

Unrated

Chulip
Chulip

Unrated

Contact
Contact

Unrated

Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life

Unrated

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

Unrated

Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise

Unrated

Golden Sun
Golden Sun

Unrated

Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush

Unrated

Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Hotel Dusk: Room 215

Unrated

Iblard: Laputa no Kaeru Machi
Iblard: Laputa no Kaeru Machi

Unrated

Legend of Legaia
Legend of Legaia

Unrated

Magi Nation
Magi Nation

Unrated

Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream

Unrated

Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower

Unrated

Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark

Unrated

Quest 64
Quest 64

Unrated

Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu

Unrated

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Unrated

Stella Glow
Stella Glow

Unrated

Tetrisphere
Tetrisphere

Unrated

Trace Memory
Trace Memory

Unrated

Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story

Unrated

WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations

Unrated

Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette

Unrated

7th Dragon
7th Dragon

Unrated

Abarenbou Princess
Abarenbou Princess

Unrated

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

Unrated

Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Advance Wars: Dual Strike

Unrated

AirBlade
AirBlade

Unrated

Apocalypse
Apocalypse

Unrated

Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.

Unrated

Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble

Unrated

Bakemonogatari Portable
Bakemonogatari Portable

Unrated

Battle Fantasia
Battle Fantasia

Unrated

Battle Golfer Yui
Battle Golfer Yui

Unrated

Beyond the Labyrinth
Beyond the Labyrinth

Unrated

Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen

Unrated

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter

Unrated

Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena

Unrated

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Unrated

Chocobo World
Chocobo World

Unrated

Cleopatra's Fortune
Cleopatra's Fortune

Unrated

Clockwork Knight
Clockwork Knight

Unrated

Community Pom
Community Pom

Unrated

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams

Unrated

Crash Tag Team Racing
Crash Tag Team Racing

Unrated

Crimson Shroud
Crimson Shroud

Unrated

CRW : Metal Jacket
CRW : Metal Jacket

Unrated

Discworld
Discworld

Unrated

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia Final Fantasy

Unrated

Driver: San Francisco
Driver: San Francisco

Unrated

eCrew Development Program
eCrew Development Program

Unrated

Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero

Unrated

Eternal Sonata
Eternal Sonata

Unrated

Evergrace
Evergrace

Unrated

Evolve
Evolve

Unrated

Fantastic Dizzy
Fantastic Dizzy

Unrated

Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame

Unrated

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

Unrated

Fishing Resort
Fishing Resort

Unrated

Forever Kingdom
Forever Kingdom

Unrated

Front Mission 3
Front Mission 3

Unrated

Fuuraiki
Fuuraiki

Unrated

F-Zero GX
F-Zero GX

Unrated

Geist
Geist

Unrated

Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Germs: Nerawareta Machi

Unrated

Gigantic
Gigantic

Unrated

Goblin's Shop
Goblin's Shop

Unrated

Gunple: Gunman's Proof
Gunple: Gunman's Proof

Unrated

Guwange
Guwange

Unrated

Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

Unrated

Illusion of Gaia
Illusion of Gaia

Unrated

Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc

Unrated

Kaze no Notam
Kaze no Notam

Unrated

Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi

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

4 Comments

Last updated: