The Best Perma-death Games - Page 2

Update : Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days added at rank #25.
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We who are about to Die (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas -- rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!


  • rogue-like
  • physics
  • character
  • perma-death
  • hack-and-slash
  • customization
  • swordplay
  • historical
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • rome
  • pve
  • gore
  • replay-value
  • arena

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Wander Hero (2023)

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early access PC Windows

This is the fantasy of a two-dimensional traverser in a different world. You can take a leisurely and strategically deep adventure. You can also collect beautiful girls without hurting your wallet, and form your own harem... ahem, mercenary group.

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  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • japanese
  • rpg
  • perma-death
  • battler
  • card
  • jrpg
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • exploration
  • cartoony
  • tactical

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Mage & Monsters (2023)

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83
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells.


  • auto-battler
  • perma-death
  • magic
  • choices
  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • wargame
  • pixel
  • management
  • pve
  • character
  • war
  • dragon
  • coin
  • fantasy

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OVERWHELM (2018)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.


  • pixel
  • platform
  • perma-death
  • souls
  • horror
  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • action
  • twin-stick
  • dark
  • boss-fight
  • violent
  • boss
  • fast-paced
  • retro

15

Heretic's Fork (2023)

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80
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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows j

Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!

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  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • auto-battler
  • card
  • perma-death
  • tower-defense
  • bullet-hell
  • demons
  • top-down
  • arena
  • pixel
  • tactical
  • 2d
  • arcade

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Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens (2020)

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Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Lady Tallowmere's kittens have been acting strange. Still, the dungeon's rituals must be carried out. Despite the unusual circumstances, how many rooms can you clear?


  • rogue-like
  • cooperative
  • loot
  • local
  • perma-death
  • cats
  • hack-and-slash
  • dungeon-crawler
  • attack
  • score
  • 4-player
  • procedural
  • dark
  • gore
  • violent

17

Hell is Others (2022)

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75
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PC Windows

Dive into the chilling world of 'Hell is Others', where you navigate the eerie Century City, fight off terrifying foes, and keep your blood-thirsty bonsai tree healthy. With the clock ticking, your choices decide your fate. Will you survive the spectral town and uncover its secrets?

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What we like:
  • Unique multiplayer experience
  • Adrenaline-pumping gameplay
  • Solid and polished design
  • Interesting customization options
  • Helpful game tips and strategies
What could be improved:
  • Limited exploration time
  • Small inventory size

  • top-down
  • gun
  • philosophical
  • perma-death
  • twin-stick
  • survival-horror
  • shooter
  • loot
  • shoot-em-up
  • pve
  • thriller
  • customization
  • dystopian
  • fast-paced
  • stealth

18

Rick Henderson (2020)

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75
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PC Windows ps2 xbox Xbox 360 Playstation 3 Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up with infinite replayability, a true homage to 16-bit shooters wrapped in graphics we all loved. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive through unpredictable space events.

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  • perma-death
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • procedural
  • choices
  • space
  • boss
  • shooter
  • 2d
  • artillery
  • pixel
  • retro
  • multiball
  • sniper

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Soulforged (2022)

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70
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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Join our community on a fantastic journey across a vast, unique world. Discover new technologies, build infrastructure and brave new frontiers. All that with no fees or in-game purchases. Please note: This is a slow-paced game limited by Action Points that regenerate very slowly in real time!


  • perma-death
  • mmo
  • pve
  • character
  • multiplayer
  • sandbox
  • rpg
  • choices
  • customization
  • exploration
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • open-world
  • turn-based
  • crafting

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Star Traders: Frontiers (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Android

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.


  • perma-death
  • space
  • rpg
  • procedural
  • rogue-like
  • economy
  • moddable
  • sci-fi
  • kickstarter
  • simulation
  • trading
  • political
  • sandbox
  • turn-based
  • sailing

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