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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Orange Roulette
A roulette survival game where oranges gamble with banana guns
96% positive
158 reviews
Bronana
Survivor-like action with banana warriors fighting mutant food hordes
73% positive
157 reviews
Conglomerate 451
Cyberpunk dungeon crawling with turn-based battles and squads of clones
62% positive
155 reviews
TYPECAST
A bullet hell shooter where you attack by typing letters
91% positive
155 reviews
Amber Tail Adventure
Top-down action puzzles about getting a parcel through enemy fire
81% positive
154 reviews
One More Dungeon 2
First-person dungeon crawler with magic weapons and procedurally generated runs
78% positive
152 reviews
FEAR OF FAITH
Co-op survival horror where using magic raises your fear
77% positive
152 reviews
Space Station: Beyond
Multiplayer space-station sandbox with crew jobs and hidden threats
78% positive
Free
Aura of Worlds
Side-scrolling roguelite platformer where you turn traps against enemies
91% positive
151 reviews
No Parachute
Arcade obstacle dodging in free fall through underground tunnels
89% positive
151 reviews
Demo Identifile: Desktop Dungeon
Cursor-based action roguelike set inside an infected computer
90% positive
151 reviews
Plague Lords: Witch Hunt
Turn-based tactical RPG about mercenaries surviving a medieval epidemic
54% positive
149 reviews
Hieroglyphika
A turn-based roguelike where you decipher symbols to survive
63% positive
147 reviews
I Am Overburdened
Turn-based dungeon crawler with twenty slots for magical equipment
86% positive
145 reviews
Demo Schism
Top-down action roguelike where matching colors lets you dodge bullets
98% positive
145 reviews
Prime Horror II
Four workers face one hunter in horror mixed with comedy
76% positive
Free
Switch 'N' Shoot
One-button arcade shooter where firing also reverses your ship's direction
95% positive
144 reviews
Demo Striving for Light: Survival
A hand-drawn arena survival game with automatic combat and dodging
72% positive
144 reviews
Demo Montabi
Creature-collecting roguelike deckbuilder with tactical battles on a small grid
91% positive
143 reviews
Choice Chamber
A roguelite platformer where livestream viewers vote to change the rules
89% positive
142 reviews
Pixel Descent
Twin-stick dungeon roguelite with bullet-hell combat and permanent upgrades
84% positive
141 reviews
Demo Wander Hero
Deckbuilding strategy RPG with turn-based marble battles and mercenary recruitment
77% positive
140 reviews
The Wailer
First-person dungeon horror where light protects you from the dark
80% positive
Free
Dead Monarchy
Turn-based tactical RPG where your captain's death ends the campaign
78% positive
136 reviews