Perma Death indie games
indielist tracks 50 indie perma death games with the Steam user tag "Perma Death", together holding 1,686,639 reviews at an average of 90% positive. The most reviewed is Lethal Company with 410,745 reviews.
Tagged titles
50
Total reviews on Steam
1,686,639
Avg positive %
90%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best perma death indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Perma Death data reportRelated tags
Rogue-like (40) Rogue-lite (29) RPG (29) Difficult (28) Procedural Generation (23) Action (22) Pixel Graphics (20) Strategy (20) Replay Value (19) Action Roguelike (18)
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
410,745 reviews · 97% positive
Online Co-OpHorrorFirst-PersonCo-opSurvival Horror
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- D
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- M
- D
- N
- T
- F
- M
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Darkest Dungeon® II
2023 · Indie
23,864 reviews · 75% positive
Turn-Based TacticsDungeon CrawlerRogue-liteDark FantasyLovecraftian
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
23,645 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
- R
- N
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Spelunky 2
2020 · Action
19,626 reviews · 93% positive
Platformer2D PlatformerDifficultOnline Co-OpPerma Death
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Roboquest
2023 · Action
19,034 reviews · 95% positive
FPSAction RoguelikeRogue-liteShooterOnline Co-Op
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- S
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The Last Spell
2023 · Action
13,520 reviews · 91% positive
StrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyRPGTurn-Based Tactics
- B
- D
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Windblown
2024 · Action
8,964 reviews · 89% positive
Early AccessAction RoguelikeHack and SlashActionIndie
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Elin
2024 · Indie
8,251 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldRogue-likeJRPG
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We Who Are About To Die
2022 · Action
8,085 reviews · 88% positive
Early AccessIndieAction RoguelikeRogue-liteSimulation
- A
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Tales of Maj'Eyal
2013 · Adventure
6,272 reviews · 95% positive
Traditional RoguelikeRogue-likeTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerPerma Death
- D
- N
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
2024 · Action
6,155 reviews · 88% positive
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogue-liteEarly AccessArena Shooter
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Quasimorph
2023 · Action
5,550 reviews · 84% positive
Early AccessExtraction ShooterSimulationTurn-BasedRogue-like
- A
Astral Ascent
2023 · Action
5,345 reviews · 95% positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-liteHack and SlashIndieAtmospheric
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Ghost Exile
2022 · Action
4,614 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpCo-opMultiplayerPsychological Horror
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Othercide
2020 · Indie
4,474 reviews · 82% positive
StrategyIndieTurn-Based TacticsFemale ProtagonistTurn-Based Combat
- N
- S
- S
- S
- C
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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
2025 · Action
2,755 reviews · 94% positive
Turn-Based CombatTacticalCharacter CustomizationPerma DeathIsometric
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Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
2026 · Adventure
2,498 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessDwarfAuto BattlerRPGCharacter Customization
- B
- S
- J
- A
- S
- U
- S
- S
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Those Who Rule
2025 · Indie
1,060 reviews · 90% positive
Tactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsRPGStrategy RPGTurn-Based Strategy
- R
Rift Wizard
2021 · Indie
1,004 reviews · 92% positive
Character CustomizationRogue-likeDungeon CrawlerPerma DeathTurn-Based
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
2012 · Action
193 reviews · 83% positive
Pixel GraphicsMMORPGFree to PlayRogue-likePerma Death
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best perma death indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 50 tracked perma death indie games led by Lethal Company (410,745 reviews).
- How is the perma death list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.