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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SOK MIN
A box-pushing puzzle game built around small grids and tight spaces
90% positive
126 reviews
Deadzoned
Turn-based sci-fi roguelike where every shot spends scarce ammunition
95% positive
126 reviews
Nekomancy
Action roguelike where a cat crafts spells to fight eldritch creatures
97% positive
Free
Street Lords
Turn-based gang strategy where territorial disputes become first-person shootouts
60% positive
126 reviews
Heart attack
First-person survival horror where light keeps a ghost at bay
69% positive
125 reviews
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Gah!
Action RPG roguelite with short runs and randomly generated dungeons
82% positive
125 reviews
Demo Runehaven
Roguelike dungeon crawler with custom spells and destructible voxel terrain
90% positive
125 reviews
Space Survival
A 2D space shooter about surviving waves of enemies
51% positive
124 reviews
Demo Fabric Of Reality
Top-down roguelite shooter where attack cards shape your bullet patterns
92% positive
124 reviews
Spectator
Security-camera horror about spotting paranormal changes before your shift ends
92% positive
123 reviews
HAZAMA_QUEEN
A fast roguelite shooter where killing demons keeps you alive
97% positive
122 reviews
Demo Dungeon Exiles
A roguelike autobattler with branching dungeons and class-based character builds
79% positive
122 reviews
Endless Dark
Turn-based horror roguelite about maintaining a failing colony ship
98% positive
121 reviews
Cats, Guns & Robots Prologue
Action roguelike with a cat controlling an armed robot
89% positive
Free
OmniFootman
Action roguelite with Souls-style combat in an ever-changing cursed kingdom
80% positive
120 reviews
Demonpact: Clarice
Turn-based RPG where demon summoners become targets for bounty hunters
96% positive
Free
Demo Crystal Guardians TD
Roguelike tower defense on an expanding, procedurally generated battlefield
90% positive
119 reviews
SpeedOverflow
Top-down action roguelite where running and dashing drive combat
72% positive
119 reviews
VERLIES II
First-person dungeon crawling for treasure, where death ends your run
60% positive
118 reviews
ETERNAL BLOOD
First-person arena shooter built around fast movement and demon hordes
74% positive
118 reviews
REPLIKATOR
Top-down roguelite shooter with permanent character and ship upgrades
84% positive
118 reviews
Demon Lord Reincarnation
A dungeon-crawling RPG where mistakes can permanently cost party members
67% positive
118 reviews
The Backrooms Project
Exploration horror in a maze of seemingly endless yellow rooms
64% positive
117 reviews
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The Left Behind
Open-world zombie survival where every building can be looted
25% positive
117 reviews