The Best Perma-death Games for Playstation 4

Update : Gravity Oddity added at rank #2.
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Rick Henderson (2020)

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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.


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

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Gravity Oddity (2023)

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Embark on a one-man rescue mission across the galaxy to bring back your kidnapped roommate in this roguelike space action-adventure.


  • rogue-like
  • loot
  • perma-death
  • action-adventure
  • procedural
  • cartoony
  • choices
  • 2d
  • space
  • cute
  • funny

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Mage and Monsters (2022)

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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
  • rogue-like
  • choices
  • top-down
  • wargame
  • pixel
  • management
  • pve
  • war
  • character
  • dragon
  • fantasy
  • strategy

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Phoenix Point: Year One Edition (2020)

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The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Includes two DLCs, a weapon pack, and digital extras.


  • transhumanism
  • tactical
  • grand-strategy
  • tutorial
  • perma-death
  • pve
  • procedural
  • character
  • tps
  • strategy
  • post-apocalyptic
  • turn-based
  • isometric
  • customization
  • aliens

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Gearshifters (2021)

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Steer, drift, spin, smash and gun through waves of enemy vehicles. Go to war against extreme machine bosses. Build up and tune your tactical loadout of car mods, defences and weaponry for each treacherous transport mission. Drive. Destroy. Get Paid. Upgrade!


  • rogue-like
  • dystopian
  • driving
  • post-apocalyptic
  • performance
  • perma-death
  • shoot-em-up
  • vehicle
  • scroller
  • racing
  • bullet-hell
  • top-down
  • procedural
  • combat
  • boss

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Ice Station Z (2016)

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Thirdperson Open World Zombie Survival.


  • perma-death
  • tps
  • pve
  • pvp
  • character
  • zombies
  • sandbox
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • customization
  • exploration
  • open-world
  • 3d
  • controller-support
  • realistic

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Low Story (2021)

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Low gets thrown from the top floor of a building, and he falls into the dark world. After his fall, Low wants to return but he finds the door locked by Red One The World Keeper. Thus, Low starts looking for the key hoping revenge.


  • hacking
  • 2.5d
  • character
  • scroller
  • dystopian
  • platform
  • multiple-endings
  • perma-death
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • dark
  • surreal
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • action

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