I'm never sure how to answer "how much" questions. Should I put a number on it and say newer LSAT PrepTests are 10% harder than older ones? Would that mean anything?
In order to give a response that's not subjective, I'm guessing it would require a large cohort of students (and probably LSAC's cooperation, which is unlikely).
However, I do suspect the LSAT has gotten more difficult. And I think it's gotten more difficult because students are studying more - and higher-quality instructional materials and explanations have come out over the past several years. Word about them spreads quickly online, so I think people are definitely prepping smarter and entering the test more prepared. And LSAC adjusts accordingly.
The most obvious area is in the rise of increased frequency of curveball games - and, of course, rule substitution questions. Those all tend to give students trouble. And they're not easily solved simply by blindly following some company's technique. The curveball games in particular seem to require the deeper understanding of games that comes with a great deal of practice and review. I've also noticed an increased variety of question-stem phrasing that makes questions of a given type less easily recognized at first glance.
That being said, LSAT PrepTests prior to exam 65 are still perfectly good practice, and great to use for building a foundation before moving on to the newer ones, which are typically better to save for timed practice.
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