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
826 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Crowntakers
Turn-based fantasy tactics with randomized journeys and hex-grid battles
73% positive
688 reviews
Scavenger SV-4
First-person space exploration through a rover on a radioactive planet
91% positive
688 reviews
Welcome to the Game III
Horror simulation balancing dark net searches, hacking, and survival
76% positive
686 reviews
Power Fantasy
Fantasy survival roguelike with unlockable heroes and increasingly difficult challenges
85% positive
Free
Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
Fast-paced first-person roguelike shooter with procedurally generated levels
70% positive
668 reviews
Bravery and Greed
Co-op roguelite beat 'em up with loot and arena battles
78% positive
665 reviews
UNDERWARD
First-person co-op horror about hauling monster capsules through underground wards
74% positive
665 reviews
Okhlos: Omega
Action roguelike about leading an angry mob against Greek gods
79% positive
664 reviews
Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
Action roguelite platformer where bullets travel around circular levels
82% positive
647 reviews
Kinny and the Cosmic Cauldron
Cooking roguelike deckbuilder with bouncing ingredients and score-building chain reactions
83% positive
628 reviews
Demo AI
Netherworld Covenant
Isometric action roguelike with tactical combat and spectral allies
79% positive
625 reviews
WazHack
Side-scrolling roguelike dungeon crawler where time advances only when you act
89% positive
622 reviews
Demo House of Necrosis
Turn-based horror dungeon crawling through a mansion that changes between visits
94% positive
621 reviews
Broken Lines
Squad-based tactics where wartime choices lead to different endings
76% positive
617 reviews
Demo Rack and Slay
Top-down billiards roguelike where shots knock monsters into holes
91% positive
611 reviews
Unexplored
Real-time dungeon crawling with dual-wielded weapons and tactical pauses
88% positive
603 reviews
Make Good Choices
First-person horror walking simulator about surviving a short walk home
88% positive
594 reviews
Spin Hero
Roguelike deckbuilder with slot-machine battles and changing symbol combinations
74% positive
593 reviews
Our Darker Purpose
Top-down action roguelike about fighting classmates and possessed school furniture
81% positive
591 reviews
Super 3-D Noah's Ark
A retro first-person shooter about feeding escaped animals to sleep
92% positive
588 reviews
Demo Bloodgrounds
Turn-based gladiator tactics with permanent deaths and city management
76% positive
588 reviews
Catacomb Kids
A roguelike platformer where you turn hazards against dungeon creatures
87% positive
581 reviews
Demo AI
Choo Choo Survivor
Horde survival with an armed train in a zombie wasteland
85% positive
579 reviews
Tower of Guns
Fast first-person shooter with randomized runs and weapon mods
86% positive
577 reviews