The Best Perma-death Games - Page 2

Update : Lunar Lander: Beyond added at rank #21.
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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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Ghost Exile (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Ghost Exile - is a cooperative horror from 1 to 4 players: when hunting for ghosts, you need to determine the type of ghost, carry out a ritual of exorcism and then the ghost can no longer harm anyone. Be careful! Hasty conclusions can lead you to a sad outcome.

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  • horror
  • cooperative
  • perma-death
  • psychological
  • choices
  • pve

13

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

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Mage & Monsters (2023)

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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

15

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?


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

16

Hell is Others (2022)

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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

17

Rick Henderson (2020)

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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

18

Soulforged (2022)

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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

19

Star Traders: Frontiers (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone 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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Martha (2021)

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PC Windows ds ps2 wii Linux

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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