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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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Montabi Demo
Montabi
Creature-collecting roguelike deckbuilder with tactical battles on a small grid
91% positive 143 reviews
Choice Chamber
Choice Chamber
A roguelite platformer where livestream viewers vote to change the rules
89% positive 142 reviews
Pixel Descent
Pixel Descent
Twin-stick dungeon roguelite with bullet-hell combat and permanent upgrades
84% positive 141 reviews
Wander Hero Demo
Wander Hero
Deckbuilding strategy RPG with turn-based marble battles and mercenary recruitment
77% positive 140 reviews
Planet Killer Demo AI
Planet Killer
Top-down shooter roguelite where each shot permanently reshapes hostile planets
82% positive 139 reviews
The Wailer
The Wailer
First-person dungeon horror where light protects you from the dark
80% positive Free
Dead Monarchy
Dead Monarchy
Turn-based tactical RPG where your captain's death ends the campaign
78% positive 136 reviews
AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings
AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings
Airplane action roguelite about fishing and fighting above the clouds
80% positive 135 reviews
Dominus Gladiatus Demo
Dominus Gladiatus
Gladiator school management with automated arena battles and permanent deaths
57% positive 135 reviews
Exit The Abyss
Exit The Abyss
First-person horror walking simulator set in a haunted, abandoned hospital
71% positive Free
Deadnaut
Deadnaut
Real-time squad tactics with fragile communications aboard derelict spaceships
70% positive 132 reviews
Abomi Nation
Abomi Nation
A creature-collecting RPG with turn-based battles and optional permanent deaths
81% positive 132 reviews
SCP: Abhorrent
SCP: Abhorrent
Third-person horror shooter where death means starting over from scratch
57% positive Free
Isle of Swaps Demo
Isle of Swaps
Single-player roguelite card battler built around trading with defeated opponents
91% positive 132 reviews
Cryptical Path
Cryptical Path
Side-scrolling action roguelite where you build your own dungeon path
86% positive 132 reviews
Hunters Of The Dead
Hunters Of The Dead
Roguelike tower defense with five hunter classes to manage
63% positive 131 reviews
868-BACK Demo
868-BACK
Turn-based hacking roguelike where stolen corporate code becomes your weapon
98% positive 131 reviews
Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime
Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime
Top-down action roguelike with sword fights between armored spaceships
80% positive 129 reviews
Into The Haze
Into The Haze
Third-person zombie survival in a tower above a gas-filled city
60% positive 129 reviews
Bombslinger
Bombslinger
Western action roguelike built around bomb placement and blast avoidance
78% positive 128 reviews
DISORDER
DISORDER
A third-person roguelike set in a constantly changing department store
47% positive 128 reviews
Rogue Star Rescue
Rogue Star Rescue
A bullet-hell roguelite combining alien shootouts with tower defense
91% positive 127 reviews
Routine Feat
Routine Feat
A quiet sandbox built around daily routines and household objects
85% positive 127 reviews
outpost4 Demo AI
outpost4
Run-based resource management with alien hordes and lasting upgrades
75% positive 127 reviews