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
240 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Cogmind
Turn-based sci-fi roguelike where your robot rebuilds from salvage
96% positive
2,007 reviews
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Side-scrolling action roguelite with tower runs that reset on death
71% positive
1,996 reviews
Night Raider
Top-down zombie extraction shooter with weapon mods and risky scavenging
85% positive
1,972 reviews
Lakeview Cabin Collection
2D survival horror about using found objects against slashers
92% positive
1,939 reviews
Deadly Days
Strategy roguelite about scavenging zombie cities with unpredictable gear
86% positive
1,915 reviews
MASSIVE CHALICE
Turn-based fantasy tactics with heroes who age and pass on traits
73% positive
1,910 reviews
CRUEL
First-person roguelike shooter racing through shifting levels for survival
95% positive
1,875 reviews
Paranoia Place: Escape Together
First-person co-op survival horror with puzzles and a pursuing killer
88% positive
1,844 reviews
Dead In Vinland
Turn-based survival management for a Viking family on an island
77% positive
1,836 reviews
Ancient Dungeon
VR dungeon roguelite with changing layouts and sword combat
95% positive
1,764 reviews
Otherworld Legends
Roguelike beat-'em-up with distinct heroes and item-driven builds
67% positive
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Heads Will Roll: Reforged
Text-based medieval RPG where choices shape permadeath runs
83% positive
1,720 reviews
SpellRogue
Turn-based roguelike combat built around dice-powered spells and rerolls
87% positive
1,647 reviews
Dungeon 100
Card-building dungeon autobattler where you face your own creations
82% positive
1,634 reviews
Heavy Bullets
First-person roguelike shooter where spent bullets must be recovered
82% positive
1,568 reviews
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Turn-based sci-fi roguelike with crafting and deadly alien floors
83% positive
1,555 reviews
Ziggurat 2
Fast-paced roguelite FPS with spells and randomly generated dungeons
90% positive
1,517 reviews
Bootstrap Island
VR survival roguelike with changing threats on a 17th-century island
82% positive
1,440 reviews
Trigon: Space Story
Top-down space roguelike with tactical ship battles and permanent death
68% positive
1,423 reviews
Corpse Keeper
Dark fantasy action RPG with decaying fighters and timed expeditions
74% positive
1,419 reviews
Spirit Realm
Third-person mythology action RPG with flight and permadeath
76% positive
1,415 reviews
Subterrain
Top-down survival horror against spreading infection in a Mars colony
76% positive
1,398 reviews
Scrutinized
Detective horror game about sorting reports while intruders stalk your home
89% positive
1,392 reviews
UnReal World
Turn-based survival RPG about hunting and crafting in the ancient north
94% positive
1,383 reviews