Best Perma Death games on PC
Games where death can permanently end a run, erase a character, or remove major progress, making survival and decisions about risk central to play.
- Careful risk management
- Limited recovery from failure
Related: Roguelike, Survival, Difficult
755 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Lethal Company
First-person co-op horror about scavenging deadly moons for quota
97% positive
439K reviews
R.E.P.O.
Online co-op horror about hauling fragile valuables past monsters
96% positive
363K reviews
Hades
Fast action roguelite where failed escapes make you stronger
98% positive
303K reviews
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts
75% positive
231K reviews
Darkest Dungeon®
Dark fantasy roguelike RPG about stress, survival, and permanent death
91% positive
149K reviews
Hades II
Greek myth action roguelike with witchcraft and repeat runs
95% positive
119K reviews
Don't Starve
Single-player wilderness survival in randomly generated worlds with permanent death
96% positive
104K reviews
Noita
2D action roguelite with custom spells and simulated pixels
94% positive
87K reviews
XCOM® 2
Turn-based tactical strategy against alien rulers on occupied Earth
83% positive
83K reviews
FTL: Faster Than Light
Space roguelike strategy built around crew management and permadeath
94% positive
65K reviews
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Open-world zombie survival with community management and base building
82% positive
62K reviews
The Binding of Isaac
Top-down action roguelike with randomized dungeons and transformative items
94% positive
53K reviews
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Co-op pixel-art MMO bullet hell where every death is permanent
82% positive
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Demo XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn-based sci-fi strategy balancing squad combat and base management
92% positive
42K reviews
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Short psychological horror visual novel about a difficult milk run
96% positive
37K reviews
Crab Champions
Fast-paced third-person roguelike shooter with crabs and build crafting
98% positive
28K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
First-person survival horror with cameras, a mask, and animatronics
93% positive
27K reviews
Darkest Dungeon® II
Dark fantasy roguelite with party tactics and punishing stagecoach journeys
74% positive
26K reviews
Risk of Rain (2013)
Side-scrolling action roguelike where time makes every run harder
93% positive
22K reviews
Spelunky 2
Punishing roguelike platforming through randomized, trap-filled lunar worlds
92% positive
21K reviews
Demo Roboquest
Fast-paced roguelite FPS with random runs and two-player co-op
94% positive
20K reviews
The Quarry
Cinematic horror adventure where choices decide who survives the night
83% positive
18K reviews
LOCKDOWN Protocol
First-person social deduction where teamwork hides sabotage and betrayal
86% positive
18K reviews
Peglin
Turn-based pachinko roguelike with upgradeable orbs and relics
82% positive
17K reviews