The Best Perma-death Games for Mac OS

Update : Gnomber added at rank #14.
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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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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 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.

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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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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.

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

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Trapped In Here With Me (2023)

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Heart-pounding arcade shooter.

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  • perma-death
  • attack
  • score
  • shoot-em-up
  • 2.5d
  • bullet-hell
  • pve
  • abstract
  • thriller
  • modern
  • minimalist
  • arcade
  • stylized
  • colourful
  • shooter

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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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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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Clockwork Owl (2023)

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early access Mac OS PC Windows

Clockwork Owl is a Coin Pusher Roguelite. Use turn-based classic arcade coin-pushing physics mechanics as a means to battle forest critters, while making your way up a tree. Collect a deck of new cogs from random encounters and upgrade your owl at shops to survive this permadeath journey.

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  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • perma-death
  • turn-based
  • nature
  • dark
  • 3d
  • physics
  • retro
  • pixel
  • shooter
  • combat
  • arena
  • arcade
  • cute

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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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Spectator (2023)

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Featuring Backrooms, Slender, FazPizza, and many more locations based on Creepy stories! You are here to watch surveillance cameras in real time and report any kind of suspicious activity. Anomalies range from furniture movement to otherworldly intruders.

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  • horror
  • sniper
  • procedural
  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • perma-death
  • thriller
  • psychological
  • survival-horror
  • dark
  • surreal
  • family-friendly
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • mouse

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