It wouldn't be an understatement to say that video games have changed how the world enjoys entertainment. With video games, players don't merely watch characters exploring a diverse world such as Middle Earth; now they can actually explore Middle Earth themselves and make their own decisions.

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While some video games will go down in history as iconic and genre defining, others are better off not being played. Whether it be because the game is too scary, frustrating, or otherwise challenging, there's an abundance of video games that are better to watch than play.

10 I Am Bread Frustrated YouTubers Across The Globe

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I Am Bread is a game that seems to have been made for gaming YouTubers. The conceit of the game challenges the player to maneuver a piece of bread around a room, trying to get the bread into a toaster. On the whole, this doesn't sound too infuriating, but the controls are incredibly tricky to grasp.

As a result, this game is far more enjoyable to watch than to play. There's a reason why so many YouTubers took to playing this game upon its release.

9 Getting Over It Is Very Frustrating To "Get Over"

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Some games are created to test the player, to make them master the game and enjoy the experience at the same time; other games are simply made to frustrate the player to within an inch of their life. This game is the latter.

Getting Over It is a game that sees the player try and maneuver a man in a cauldron over and up several obstacles, all while listening to an infuriating commentary. The slightest mistake sends the player back down to the bottom to get over it all over again.

8 Outlast Is One Of The Scariest Series Of The Past Decade

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Horror games are sometimes an easy misstep for developers. On one hand, the game has to be more than a simple action experience, but on the other hand, few developers aim to produce a mere interactive horror movie.

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Outlast found this balance perfectly, terrifying players across the world and gripping them with its compelling storyline. While the series provides a fantastic experience, it may certainly be too much for some gamers.

7 The Dark Souls Series Has Built A Challenging Reputation

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There's no denying that the Dark Souls games and their spin-offs are some of the most iconic and innovative games of recent years. While some recent games could arguably be accused of being too easy, this criticism simply cannot be leveled at Dark Souls.

While the Dark Souls games are some of the best of recent years, they aren't for everyone. The series is notoriously difficult, meaning that some will not play the games for the sake of their own sanity. As a result, watching a let's play of Dark Souls is the best option for many.

6 Cuphead Combines Difficult Gameplay With Beautiful Art

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With a unique and compelling art style, Cuphead became one of the most memorable games of the past decade. The cartoony nature of the game combined with its stylish retro character designs pulled in gamers from across the world.

While the game was a marvel to look at, its challenging gameplay also contributed to its fame. As a result, this game can be far more enjoyable to watch than to actually play.

5 Crash Bandicoot Is A Legendarily Challenging Platformer

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Crash Bandicoot is one of the most iconic games of the early PlayStation era. The marsupial-based platformer gained a reputation for challenging gameplay and fun, lighthearted storylines. It's a testament to the lasting impact of the series that the first three Crash Bandicoot games were remastered for the PS4 era.

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While these games are undoubtedly iconic, their challenging platforming nature isn't every player's cup of tea. With this in mind, watching someone get frustrated during a let's play might be the more entertaining option.

4 Bloodborne, Like Dark Souls, Is Designed To Challenge Players

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From the twisted minds that brought the world the Dark Souls series, Bloodborne is an eerie game that carried over the challenging gameplay of the Souls games while introducing its own unique gameplay options. While Souls focused on a more medieval world, Bloodborne takes place in a Victorian gothic nightmare.

For the same reasons that the Dark Souls games are on this list, Bloodborne may prove to be too much for some players, with the body horror and grueling gameplay combining to put off many gamers.

3 Happy Wheels Kickstarted Numerous YouTubers' Careers

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Happy Wheels is a browser game that several YouTubers owe a decent portion of their current popularity to. The popularity of this game and its watchability is almost legendary at this point, with almost every Let's Player at the time posting at least one video playing Happy Wheels.

While there's no denying that this game has declined in popularity over the years, it's a classic in the "more fun to watch than to play" category.

2 Slender: The Eight Pages Ignited Slender Man Fever

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Slender: The Eight Pages is another one of the legendary games of the YouTube era. Jumping off the back of the success of the Slender Man creepypasta, this video game terrified a generation of teenagers and kickstarted the careers of several gaming YouTubers.

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While the game isn't the best to play, watching someone get scared as they desperately try to track down the pages is always an entertaining watch, regardless of how many years have passed since the game's peak of popularity.

1 P.T. Was A Terrifying Unfulfilled Promise

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P.T. was always destined for video game legend. The game itself acts as a "playable teaser" for a planned Silent Hill sequel. The player walks through a hallway, slowly uncovering the house's dark past while experiencing horrifying visions.

The planned game would ultimately be cancelled, but not before YouTubers and Let's Players across the globe were terrified by P.T. While the game might lose its replayability appeal quite quickly, watching new people get scared by the experience never gets old.

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