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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Amber Alert
First-person survival horror where every death restarts the search
63% positive
204 reviews
Lamia Must Die
Party-based RPG where your survivors determine the ending
61% positive
Free
BEAST: False Prophet
Turn-based tactical RPG where you can sacrifice companions for power
66% positive
201 reviews
Super Raft Boat VR
A VR survival shooter about defending and expanding your raft
98% positive
Free
Orb Tower
Bubble-matching arcade game with magic items and roguelike tower runs
96% positive
200 reviews
Demo BroomSweeper
A Minesweeper roguelike with janitorial gear and unreliable number clues
74% positive
199 reviews
Vulture for NetHack
Isometric roguelike with random dungeons and permanent death
71% positive
198 reviews
The Banished Vault
Run-based space strategy about managing a monastery's crew and supplies
79% positive
198 reviews
Dungeon Deathball
Turn-based death sport with touchdowns and monsters to outmaneuver
95% positive
197 reviews
Demo Defend the Rook
Turn-based roguelite tactics with heroes, towers, and castle defense
75% positive
196 reviews
Gloomgrave
Turn-based dungeon crawler with randomized floors and enchanted equipment
87% positive
194 reviews
Hyperhell
A bullet hell roguelike starring hyperpop musicians armed with cartoon weapons
97% positive
Free
Don't Chat With Strangers
Point-and-click horror puzzles centered on a dangerous late-night online chat
48% positive
192 reviews
Angvik 2
Action roguelike platforming built around species and class combinations
94% positive
190 reviews
Story of a Gladiator
2D arena brawler where the crowd and gods can help
75% positive
189 reviews
Demo Barrel Roll
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilding with a revolver instead of cards
96% positive
189 reviews
Sculplings
A creature-collecting roguelike built around turn-based battles and randomized routes
99% positive
187 reviews
Demo INFERNIUM
First-person survival horror where your actions permanently change the world
67% positive
186 reviews
Depth of Extinction
Turn-based squad tactics with roguelike elements and permanent character death
73% positive
182 reviews
Fallen: A2P Protocol
Turn-based tactical RPG with scarce ammunition and destructible battlefields
33% positive
181 reviews
Space Gladiators: The Hole
A roguelite platformer where you choose your arena opponents
86% positive
Free
Straimium Immortaly
Bullet-hell dungeon crawling with randomized layouts and unlockable character classes
89% positive
180 reviews
Demo Striving for Light
Isometric action RPG built around a growing, randomized skill tree
73% positive
180 reviews
Lost Flame
Turn-based roguelike where weapon choice changes your attacks and movement
96% positive
179 reviews