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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Immortal Redneck
First-person roguelite about a mummified tourist fighting through pyramids
90% positive
2,380 reviews
ELDERBORN
First-person dark fantasy slasher with difficult, weapon-based melee combat
87% positive
2,359 reviews
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Turn-based dungeon crawler with randomized runs and permanent death
94% positive
2,280 reviews
LONESTAR
Turn-based roguelike bounty hunts built around spaceship unit combinations
90% positive
2,259 reviews
Eldritch
First-person roguelike with stealth in randomly generated Lovecraftian dungeons
88% positive
2,220 reviews
Demo Bing in Wonderland
2D action roguelite with enemy waves and butt slams
97% positive
2,159 reviews
Race The Sun
Arcade racing runner dodging obstacles before the sun sets
94% positive
2,154 reviews
Demo Fury Unleashed
Comic-book roguelite platformer where quick kills sustain combat combos
85% positive
2,153 reviews
Phantom Abyss
First-person platforming through trap-filled temples alongside other players’ ghosts
81% positive
2,123 reviews
Majotori
Trivia game where quiz answers shape branching character stories
96% positive
2,076 reviews
Delivery & Beyond
Physics-based delivery game where you ride furniture across gaps
90% positive
Free
Night Raider
Top-down zombie extraction shooter with weapon mods and risky scavenging
82% positive
2,014 reviews
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Side-scrolling action roguelite with tower runs that reset on death
71% positive
1,996 reviews
Brutal Orchestra
Turn-based roguelike tactics in Purgatory powered by colored pigment
97% positive
1,993 reviews
CRUEL
First-person roguelike shooter racing through shifting levels for survival
95% positive
1,951 reviews
Expedition Agartha
Medieval extraction looter with sword combat and risky island expeditions
64% positive
Free
Jupiter Hell
Top-down turn-based roguelike with guns and permanent death
91% positive
1,856 reviews
Lakeview Cabin Collection
2D survival horror about using found objects against slashers
94% positive
1,854 reviews
Bendy: Lone Wolf
Top-down horror roguelike about scavenging supplies and hiding from monsters
84% positive
Free
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
A side-scrolling shooter with a randomized journey through the West
95% positive
1,809 reviews
Darkenstein 3D
Retro first-person shooter with dodgeable bullets and a rat companion
90% positive
Free
Lost Eidolons
Turn-based tactical RPG about leading a rebellion through grid battles
70% positive
1,782 reviews
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Heads Will Roll: Reforged
Text-based medieval RPG where choices shape permadeath runs
80% positive
1,772 reviews
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Single-player space strategy with crew management and ship emergencies
77% positive
1,756 reviews