The Best Perma-death Games

Update : Broken Pact added at rank #1.
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Broken Pact (2025)

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In a valley forgotten by time, 4 survivors struggle to complete dark rituals while fleeing a brutal killer, all trapped in a cycle of terror and secrets from the past.

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  • 3d
  • assassin
  • class
  • perma-death
  • procedural
  • supernatural
  • pvp
  • survival-horror
  • third-person
  • realistic
  • cooperative
  • survival
  • exploration
  • story
  • first-person

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Wild Script: Nature (2025)

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A unique adventure generator by a solo developer. Dive into the wilds of a mysterious world: tame creatures, forge alliances or make enemies, build your own settlement, or hunt for ancient artifacts... Your adventure begins now!

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  • perma-death
  • philosophical
  • manipulation
  • fiction
  • nature
  • humor
  • time
  • sandbox
  • rogue-like
  • interactive
  • procedural
  • strategy
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • minimalist

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Engine Eternal (2025)

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PC Windows j

An online co-op horror for 1-4 players. Travel across the Old World on the Engine Eternal and explore randomly generated dungeons to locate fuel and upgrades for the last train to Paradise.

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  • cooperative
  • perma-death
  • horror
  • procedural
  • dystopian
  • dungeon-crawler
  • lovecraftian
  • stylized
  • post-apocalyptic
  • psychological
  • robots
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • dark
  • first-person

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Raining Blood: Hellfire (2025)

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Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.

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  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • perma-death
  • zombies
  • demons
  • gore
  • survival
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • blood
  • violent
  • 2d
  • mythology
  • action

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The Lightning Struck Orphan (2025)

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Build a deck of spells, create devastating synergies and defeat The Lightning Struck King.

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  • deckbuilder
  • battler
  • perma-death
  • card
  • hand-drawn
  • dark
  • atmospheric

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Horde Together (2025)

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Fight off endless waves of zombies and monsters in Horde Together, a co-op survival game built for action and chaos. Team up, scavenge for gear, and see how long you can survive the apocalypse.

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  • perma-death
  • tps
  • zombies
  • class
  • pve
  • survival-horror
  • post-apocalyptic
  • third-person
  • demons
  • cartoony
  • stylized
  • horror
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • arcade

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Star Scavenger (2025)

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Dig your way out of debt. Star Scavenger is a roguelike top-down shooter about blasting asteroids to get the precious minerals inside. Scavenge, dodge pirates, and beat the market to free yourself from an unjust punishment.

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  • rogue-like
  • perma-death
  • space
  • top-down
  • procedural
  • arcade
  • capitalism
  • retro
  • 2d
  • action
  • minimalist
  • momentum
  • controller-support
  • shooter
  • colourful

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Breakout Epilepsia (2025)

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A fast-paced Breakout-style arcade with a bold black-and-white aesthetic. Engage in space battles against stunning yet deadly alien foes who are determined to destroy you. Intense visuals, thrilling gameplay, and a challenge that will test your reflexes.

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  • perma-death
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • linear
  • abstract
  • funny
  • minimalist
  • psychedelic
  • space
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • controller-support
  • anime
  • 1980s
  • shooter

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Between (2025)

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"May you leave no regrets in this journey of life." 、 An independent game about death. Explore the past lives in an atmospheric graveyard.


  • typing
  • modeling
  • animation
  • perma-death
  • cinematic
  • exploration
  • 3d
  • logic
  • walking-simulator
  • fiction
  • rhythm
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric
  • nature
  • multiple-endings

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Biorage (2025)

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Biorage is a high-intensity story-driven FPS where a rebellion battles a ruthless corporation across fractured timelines.

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  • perma-death
  • first-person
  • pve
  • lore
  • shooter
  • fps
  • surreal
  • historical
  • alternate
  • linear
  • travel
  • dystopian
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • story

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