The Best Perma-death Games for Linux

Update : Long Live Caesar added at rank #22.
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Baldi's Basics Plus (2020)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Baldi's Basics Plus is like the original game, but PLUS! The same cruddy edutainment horror type parody theme is back, but with hugely expanded gameplay features, including procedurally generated levels, field trip minigames, crazy random events, PLUS more characters, more items, and more chaos!

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  • parody
  • rogue-like
  • procedural
  • horror
  • perma-death
  • stealth
  • 1990s
  • satire
  • 3d
  • surreal
  • first-person
  • survival-horror
  • retro
  • funny
  • exploration

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Draft of Darkness (2021)

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Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.

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  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • card
  • battler
  • perma-death
  • deckbuilder
  • survival-horror
  • dungeon-crawler
  • procedural
  • post-apocalyptic
  • 2.5d
  • nonlinear
  • rogue-like
  • resource-management
  • pve
  • strategy

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Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens (2020)

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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?

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

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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.

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

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Valley of The Savage Run (2023)

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Save the frogs from the predator. A challenging 2D pixel arcade game.

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  • precision
  • perma-death
  • platform
  • 2d
  • runner
  • nature
  • top-down
  • cartoony
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • 1980s

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Stories from the Outbreak (2024)

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Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?

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  • japanese
  • rpg
  • perma-death
  • zombies
  • party
  • rogue-like
  • jrpg
  • post-apocalyptic
  • multiple-endings
  • survival
  • turn-based
  • story
  • combat
  • 2d

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Martha (2021)

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In pursuit of your missing colleague your car breaks down. You enter the only house for miles to use the phone. What follows next can only be described as an intense, action-driven fight for survival. What horrors lay within the house? Only one thing is certain: you need to get out.


  • survival-horror
  • investigation
  • horror
  • perma-death
  • shoot-em-up
  • linear
  • 3d
  • detective
  • psychological
  • gothic
  • thriller
  • survival
  • first-person
  • card
  • demons

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Radio Free Europa (2024)

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A top-down 2.5D Spaceship shooter. Choose your ship and upgrade it as you go as you fight your way back to earth to deliver a message. Fast-paced dogfights, massive bosses, vibrant graphics, and an original soundtrack that reacts to gameplay.

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  • rogue-like
  • gun
  • 2.5d
  • twin-stick
  • perma-death
  • space
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • customization
  • multiple-endings
  • shooter
  • sci-fi
  • choices
  • top-down
  • economy

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Ceaseless Night (2022)

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Ceaseless Night is a strategic roguelike that captures the essence of dungeon crawling in a bleak world. In a world of stolen sunlight, the flickering flames of a campfire lure unwitting travelers to face the dungeons below. Conquer the dungeons, defeat the Lich King, and end this Ceaseless Night!

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  • dynamic
  • perma-death
  • dungeon-crawler
  • class
  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • narration
  • dark
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • strategy
  • medieval
  • fantasy

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Don't Byte Your Tongue (2023)

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Rage and rise back to the top to reach your robo-lover in this challenging 8-bit retrowave platformer. With every jump counting like your life depends on it, this game will test your skills to the limit. So try your best not to rage and Don't Byte Your Tongue!

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  • platform
  • precision
  • souls
  • perma-death
  • 2d
  • cyberpunk
  • competitive
  • action-adventure
  • romance
  • psychological
  • puzzle
  • cross-platform

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