The Best Perma-death Games

Update : The Lightning Struck Orphan added at rank #1.
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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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Mangui (2025)

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PC Windows

Mangui is a turn-based roguelike game inspired by spooky traditional Korean folklore. Play as one of four protagonists, unraveling the mysteries of the dark Mangui mountains. Live to tell the tale in this dangerous world filled with ghouls and monsters!

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  • rogue-like
  • perma-death
  • turn-based
  • traditional
  • tutorial
  • pve
  • demons
  • drama
  • mythology
  • combat
  • linear
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • story
  • rpg

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White Knuckle (2025)

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White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.

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  • platform
  • underground
  • parkour
  • horror
  • first-person
  • attack
  • score
  • precision
  • perma-death
  • old-school
  • survival-horror
  • pve
  • atmospheric
  • rogue-like
  • dark

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Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days (2025)

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early access PC Windows

Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.

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  • zombies
  • survival
  • psychological
  • 2.5d
  • survival-horror
  • immersive
  • perma-death
  • stealth
  • crafting
  • scroller
  • simulation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • management
  • shelter
  • choices

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PLATE (2025)

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Rogue like monster battler where every decision counts.

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  • cartoony
  • perma-death
  • rogue-like
  • hand-drawn
  • 1990s
  • minimalist
  • anime
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • 3d
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • psychological
  • rpg
  • fight

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