The Best Perma-death Games for Xbox One

As a newly appointed captain of the Pegasus corporation, you must guide a roster of colorful pilots, eclectic advisors and state-of-the-art landers through a taxing series of missions. Deliver cargo, retrieve resources, and rescue stranded pilots as you navigate a mysterious universe of moons and planets. Poor flying and fatigue will stress your pilots, and can lead to sensory illusions.

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.

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

Regurgitated back into a cursed and dying world, you must fight and explore to ascend the tower. But be warned, time and life isn't on your side.

Morbid is an atmospheric psychological horror game; experienced as Senior Detective J. Taylor, unfold haunting and morbid events that will question your sanity.

Zombies is a round based survival game following a sole surviver and thier blood lust for killing the undead.

You thought geometry was difficult? Now it's got a gun! Face the fury of the Seven Deadly Shapes and blast your way through a barrage of bullets and lasers in this highly accessible bullet hell.

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.

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.

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!