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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Dig, Dig, Die
Co-op horror about robbing graves while monsters listen for you
68% positive
370 reviews
Skirmish Line
Top-down World War II defense with randomized Japanese assaults
88% positive
365 reviews
Dreadhalls
First-person VR survival horror in a dungeon that changes each run
93% positive
364 reviews
Sipho
Action roguelike about building a creature from specialized body parts
83% positive
361 reviews
Demo Danger Scavenger
A rooftop roguelite shooter where riskier routes mean better loot
68% positive
361 reviews
Shhh!
A horror walking simulator where making noise ends your attempt
70% positive
356 reviews
Chromosome Evil
Real-time squad strategy with scavenging missions against monsters and undead
80% positive
354 reviews
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Draft of Darkness
Post-apocalyptic survival horror deckbuilder with scarce ammo and escalating darkness
93% positive
348 reviews
Card Quest
Dungeon-crawling card RPG with decks shaped by your equipment
87% positive
347 reviews
Sentimental K
Top-down action roguelike with bosses built around different emotions
82% positive
346 reviews
Never Mourn
Action roguelite where you raise the dead as allies
76% positive
345 reviews
Sproggiwood
Turn-based roguelike with six classes and monsters that work together
79% positive
343 reviews
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Trakonius
A gladiator action roguelite with permanent upgrades between arena runs
81% positive
339 reviews
Golden Krone Hotel
Turn-based dungeon crawling where you hunt vampires and become one
93% positive
335 reviews
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Ancient Cultivatrix
A tower-defense roguelite with squad-based, elemental projectile combat
76% positive
334 reviews
Unalive
Action roguelike through random laboratory rooms with permadeath
72% positive
333 reviews
Forgotten Mines
Turn-based tactical roguelite with customizable dwarves reclaiming monster-filled mines
80% positive
333 reviews
Hack, Slash, Loot
Turn-based dungeon crawler with a new layout every run
56% positive
327 reviews
Ord.
Minimalist text adventures where a few words shape each story
92% positive
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Let's! Revolution!
Minesweeper-inspired puzzle roguelite with hidden tiles and turn-based combat
91% positive
325 reviews
Plan A
Top-down squad tactics built around planning before the shooting starts
88% positive
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THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
First-person psychological horror about escaping an abandoned subway station
92% positive
324 reviews
Not The Robots
A stealth roguelike where eating furniture removes your own cover
82% positive
323 reviews
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Slot & Dungeons
Dungeon-crawling deckbuilder where slot spins determine enemy and item placement
84% positive
322 reviews