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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.

Related: Roguelike, Survival, Difficult

826 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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Subterror
Subterror
First-person co-op horror in abandoned underwater domes and procedural dungeons
90% positive 474 reviews
Heads Will Roll: Downfall
Heads Will Roll: Downfall
Turn-based medieval roleplaying where fatigue and wounds shape each fight
67% positive Free
Raw Metal Demo
Raw Metal
Sci-fi dungeon crawler mixing top-down stealth with third-person brawling
88% positive 470 reviews
For The Warp
For The Warp
Space roguelike deckbuilder with turn-based combat and procedural systems
73% positive 468 reviews
Sublevel Zero Redux
Sublevel Zero Redux
A roguelite shooter with gunship combat in every direction
85% positive 467 reviews
March of the Living
March of the Living
Zombie survival roguelite with group management and life-or-death decisions
71% positive 463 reviews
Escape from Tatris
Escape from Tatris
An arcade puzzle that turns shooter looting into a packing challenge
90% positive Free
VOCÊ É UM DEFUNTO MECÂNICO
VOCÊ É UM DEFUNTO MECÂNICO
Text-based cyberpunk fiction about a dead robot recalling its life
97% positive Free
Space Gladiators
Space Gladiators
Hand-drawn roguelite platformer with randomized rooms and arena fights
90% positive 456 reviews
Wulin Chess Demo
Wulin Chess
Turn-based strategy RPG where flanking attacks deal extra damage
71% positive 452 reviews
In Celebration of Violence
In Celebration of Violence
Fantasy action roguelike with deliberate combat and permanent death
87% positive 450 reviews
MOTHER
MOTHER
Psychological horror about protecting children who can die permanently
88% positive 449 reviews
Spirits Abyss
Spirits Abyss
A roguelite platformer where you can destroy the terrain
95% positive 444 reviews
Together After Dark
Together After Dark
First-person co-op horror where escaping means staying out of sight
52% positive 442 reviews
All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game
All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game
Tactical nightclub missions where every action follows the music's beat
72% positive Free
Xenopurge Demo
Xenopurge
Tactical auto-battler where you command alien-hunting troops through computer screens
85% positive 434 reviews
Starlight Revolver
Starlight Revolver
Anime action RPG with roguelite runs and city downtime
61% positive 431 reviews
Escape The Mad Empire Demo
Escape The Mad Empire
Isometric party-based dungeon crawler with pausable combat and repeat runs
86% positive 427 reviews
5050
5050
A game of chance where bets double or disappear
88% positive Free
FLERP
FLERP
Arcade tower defense roguelite with recruits that fight automatically
86% positive 418 reviews
Exo Rally Championship
Exo Rally Championship
Off-road racing simulation with thruster-equipped rovers on alien planets
91% positive 414 reviews
Cosmodread
Cosmodread
VR survival horror where every escape attempt reshuffles the ship
90% positive 408 reviews
Steel Assault
Steel Assault
Side-scrolling action platformer with whip combat and zipline movement
76% positive 407 reviews
Space Rogue
Space Rogue
Space strategy roguelike with crew management and customizable sandbox rules
61% positive 405 reviews