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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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Fallback
Fallback
Action roguelite with changing perspectives on a climb from underground
87% positive 318 reviews
Rezrog
Rezrog
Turn-based dungeon crawler where captured heroes need rescuing by teammates
45% positive 312 reviews
Captain Starshot
Captain Starshot
Roguelite space shooter with ship battles and on-foot boarding combat
72% positive Free
Trailer Shop Simulator
Trailer Shop Simulator
First-person shop management with survival needs and armed mafia attacks
74% positive 311 reviews
Rogue Loops Demo
Rogue Loops
Top-down action roguelite where each upgrade adds a curse
72% positive 311 reviews
The Hand of Merlin
The Hand of Merlin
Turn-based roguelite RPG mixing Arthurian legend with cosmic horror
68% positive 310 reviews
Lost For Swords Demo
Lost For Swords
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your cards shape dungeon rooms
90% positive 308 reviews
A Merchant's Promise
A Merchant's Promise
Medieval merchant sandbox about hauling goods and surviving the road
87% positive 307 reviews
Space Scavenger
Space Scavenger
Top-down roguelike shooter with a spaceship built from scavenged parts
85% positive 306 reviews
Gurei
Gurei
2D boss rush where each victory makes the remaining bosses stronger
83% positive 306 reviews
Tyrant's Blessing
Tyrant's Blessing
Turn-based tactics where moving leaves shadows enemies can still attack
71% positive 303 reviews
Dawncaster | The RPG Cardventure
Dawncaster | The RPG Cardventure
A roguelike deckbuilding RPG where talents shape your card strategy
80% positive 301 reviews
Repetendium
Repetendium
Top-down roguelike shooter with mining and underworld boss fights
90% positive 297 reviews
Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
Turn-based RPG with stat-dependent choices in a nightmarish city
93% positive Free
Fine Sweeper
Fine Sweeper
A Minesweeper variant with extra lives and increasingly large boards
88% positive 293 reviews
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy Demo
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Open-world fantasy roguelite centered on exploration, survival, and lasting choices
71% positive 292 reviews
Age of Fear 2: The Chaos Lord GOLD
Age of Fear 2: The Chaos Lord GOLD
Turn-based fantasy tactics with grid-free movement shaped by unit size
80% positive 291 reviews
Golfie
Golfie
Roguelike minigolf where deckbuilding changes how you play each shot
63% positive 291 reviews
The Castle Doctrine
The Castle Doctrine
Turn-based multiplayer strategy about building defenses and breaking into homes
44% positive 289 reviews
Heroes of Steel RPG
Heroes of Steel RPG
Turn-based fantasy RPG with a four-hero party and tactical battles
78% positive 286 reviews
Nearly Dead
Nearly Dead
2D open-world zombie survival with real-time combat and limited visibility
53% positive 286 reviews
Relic Dudes
Relic Dudes
Action roguelite about surviving enemy hordes with friends online
86% positive 284 reviews
Skelly Selest
Skelly Selest
Score-chasing action roguelite with guns, axes, and a card game
93% positive 283 reviews
Ether Loop
Ether Loop
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite with fast combat and equipment combinations
70% positive 283 reviews