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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Salvo Shuffle
Turn-based bullet-hell roguelike that rewards leaving more enemies alive
97% positive
Free
Gun Brothers
Top-down roguelike shooter with randomized levels and four-player co-op
32% positive
91 reviews
Doomfields
Roguelite autobattler with branching classes and a growing party
81% positive
91 reviews
DOOMER'S ADVENTURE
A difficult side-scrolling platformer with a bleak, existential tone
86% positive
90 reviews
Neon Ascending
Grid-based tower defense roguelite focused on arranging modules against waves
82% positive
90 reviews
Demo XO
Real-time space strategy about building a fleet while being hunted
87% positive
89 reviews
MoonQuest
A 2D roguelite with mining, crafting, and destructible worlds
78% positive
89 reviews
Portobugia
Port management and survival centered on inspecting ships for infestations
80% positive
88 reviews
Die After Sunset
Third-person roguelite shooter where alien enemies grow stronger in shadows
64% positive
87 reviews
Demo TechBeat Heart
A bullet hell shooter where combos earn you more time
93% positive
87 reviews
Varthos - Heir to the Throne
A roguelite action RPG where death awakens your next hero
69% positive
87 reviews
Maze Keeper
Roguelike tower defense where you guard a haunted maze
48% positive
86 reviews
Goblin and Coins
Coin-collecting 2D platformer starring a dragon's goblin cook
89% positive
85 reviews
Age of Fear: The Undead King GOLD
Turn-based tactical RPG where unit size shapes grid-free battles
92% positive
85 reviews
I HAVE A DREAM
3D action platformer with puzzles built around changing viewpoints
82% positive
Free
Hero Generations: ReGen
Turn-based roguelike strategy where each move costs a year
56% positive
84 reviews
Demo BroodStar
Arcade space shooter where collected upgrades reshape your weapon fire
93% positive
84 reviews
Demo Dread Admiral
Turn-based naval roguelite where every lost ship stays lost
88% positive
84 reviews
Halt
Pixel-art survival horror with a flashlight aimed by your cursor
76% positive
83 reviews
Bike Rush
First-person motorcycle racing with gunfights during a police pursuit
50% positive
82 reviews
Demo Artificer: Science of Magic
Survival RPG where scientific research unlocks an alien world's magic
60% positive
82 reviews
Kate: Collateral Damage
Time-attack action roguelite with scavenged weapons and a poison countdown
91% positive
82 reviews
Minesweeper Together
Logic puzzle game with online co-op and versus matches
96% positive
82 reviews
Ghostship Aftermath
First-person survival horror aboard a spaceship with randomized events
38% positive
81 reviews