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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Die After Sunset
Third-person roguelite shooter where alien enemies grow stronger in shadows
64% positive
87 reviews
Demo TechBeat Heart
A bullet hell shooter where combos earn you more time
93% positive
87 reviews
Varthos - Heir to the Throne
A roguelite action RPG where death awakens your next hero
69% positive
87 reviews
Maze Keeper
Roguelike tower defense where you guard a haunted maze
48% positive
86 reviews
Goblin and Coins
Coin-collecting 2D platformer starring a dragon's goblin cook
89% positive
85 reviews
Age of Fear: The Undead King GOLD
Turn-based tactical RPG where unit size shapes grid-free battles
92% positive
85 reviews
I HAVE A DREAM
3D action platformer with puzzles built around changing viewpoints
82% positive
Free
Hero Generations: ReGen
Turn-based roguelike strategy where each move costs a year
56% positive
84 reviews
Demo BroodStar
Arcade space shooter where collected upgrades reshape your weapon fire
93% positive
84 reviews
Demo Dread Admiral
Turn-based naval roguelite where every lost ship stays lost
88% positive
84 reviews
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Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days
Card-based island survival with hunger, injuries, and illness to manage
78% positive
Free
Halt
Pixel-art survival horror with a flashlight aimed by your cursor
76% positive
83 reviews
Bike Rush
First-person motorcycle racing with gunfights during a police pursuit
50% positive
82 reviews
Demo Artificer: Science of Magic
Survival RPG where scientific research unlocks an alien world's magic
60% positive
82 reviews
Kate: Collateral Damage
Time-attack action roguelite with scavenged weapons and a poison countdown
91% positive
82 reviews
Minesweeper Together
Logic puzzle game with online co-op and versus matches
96% positive
82 reviews
Ghostship Aftermath
First-person survival horror aboard a spaceship with randomized events
38% positive
81 reviews
Incaved Runner
An endless runner mixing obstacle dodging with roguelike upgrades
95% positive
81 reviews
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RLLL: Tower of Choices
Turn-based roguelite RPG with deckbuilding and dice-driven tower exploration
70% positive
81 reviews
Rogue Worlds
A roguelite platformer built around improvised weapons and environmental tricks
91% positive
Free
Ergastulum: Dungeon Nightmares III
First-person fantasy horror where losing sanity changes enemy behavior
74% positive
80 reviews
Space Bandit
Twin-stick shooter where broken windows eject enemies into space
94% positive
80 reviews
The Corpsmen
Roguelite deckbuilder about stitching monster parts into a fighting team
58% positive
80 reviews
Arrogue
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder with physics-driven arrows and permanent death
74% positive
80 reviews