Free Perma Death Games on Steam
Steam currently has 2,296 Perma Death games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Perma Death game rankings were last updated on 4/10/2025.
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1. OBS Studio
Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming
OBS Studio holds the #1 spot for "best free Perma Death game on Steam" with a Player Score of 93. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 35,000 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 33,344 positive reviews and 1,656 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run OBS Studio on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 3/21/2022 |
| Developer | OBS Project |
| Publisher | OBS Project |
| Steam App Id | 1905180 |
2. Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Team up with dozens of players and battle through the Realm of the Mad God, Oryx. With a retro 8-bit style, Realm is an evolution of traditional MMO gameplay.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 46,420 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 38,604 positive reviews and 7,816 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Realm of the Mad God Exalt on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 2/20/2012 |
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| Steam App Id | 200210 |
3. Cave Crawlers
Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
Cave Crawlers has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,788 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,608 positive reviews and 180 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Cave Crawlers on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 7/10/2023 |
| Developer | Heroic Pyxel LLC |
| Publisher | Heroic Pyxel LLC |
| Steam App Id | 2143030 |
4. Haven & Hearth
A free-to-play MMORPG with crafting, building, landscaping, foraging, hunting, fishing, a dash of poetry, and open PvP combat,
Haven & Hearth has achieved a Player Score of 73, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 759 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 580 positive reviews and 179 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
5. Tribal Wars
Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest.
Tribal Wars has achieved a Player Score of 69, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 727 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 526 positive reviews and 201 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
6. PUMPKIN PANIC
COME TO THIS COZY FARM! Plant crops, take care of the plants, go fishing, or whatever you prefer, but have a good time! But be carefull, they say that strange things are happening in the area...
PUMPKIN PANIC has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,556 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,493 positive reviews and 63 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play PUMPKIN PANIC on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
7. StarBreak
StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles.
StarBreak has achieved a Player Score of 75, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,276 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,006 positive reviews and 270 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 5/10/2016 |
| Developer | Crunchy Games |
| Publisher | Crunchy Games |
| Steam App Id | 420790 |
8. Darza's Dominion
The Dominion takes no prisoners! Fight for your survival in the unforgiving terrains that surround you, strengthen your hero through slaying dangerous creatures, gather a group of allies and bring the battle to Darza in this fast-paced roguelike cooperative bullet-hell MMO!
Darza's Dominion has achieved a Player Score of 65, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,198 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 800 positive reviews and 398 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 4/21/2022 |
| Developer | Ripple Studio |
| Publisher | Ripple Studio |
| Steam App Id | 1895130 |
9. Dodgy Deliveries
Co-op "Horror" game about running a delivery service with your friends! B̵̨̦͓͖̹̪̥̮͛̀̏̈́̐̔̉Ę̴̤̦̤͓̰̤́͗̚ ̵̨̺͓̱̞͔͉͙̀̂͂͋͠͠Ç̸̫͈̋͋͆̋̾̑̕͜Ä̴̛̟͑͛͋͂̌̕͜͝R̵̛͎̮̜̒̽̈́͂̓̒͘Ę̸͉̙̎̀͐͆Ḟ̶̼͖̭͇̗U̸̡̫͇̤̭̪̦̣̔Ḷ̶̛͖̙͗̋̈̇̕ ̷̡̢͕̦̜͚̌̎̃̔Ā̷̧͇͎̳͔̩̜̤̗͊̋Ţ̸̭̩͚̮͖͇̹̬̾ ̷͍̞̰͈̻̣͚̂̾ͅN̵̛̤͒̏̒͝Ḯ̵̡̘͇̖̏͘Ģ̸̛͙̥̞̽̀͒͜H̶̲̜̺̐̄͋͊̍̈́͘͜T̴̯̲̳̪͚̜̼̈͠
Dodgy Deliveries has achieved a Player Score of 76, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 784 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 631 positive reviews and 153 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 1/31/2025 |
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| Steam App Id | 2231300 |
10. Otherworld Legends 战魂铭人
A "blood-pumping, face-bashing" roguelike brawler. Master heroes of your choice, craft uniquely broken builds, and hack & pummel through a myriad of dungeons in a thrilling rampage.
Otherworld Legends 战魂铭人 has achieved a Player Score of 60, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Perma Death games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,226 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 753 positive reviews and 473 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 10/30/2024 |
| Developer | ChillyRoom |
| Publisher | ChillyRoom |
| Steam App Id | 1761380 |
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Explore even more rankings for the 100 best free Perma Death games available on Steam.
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| 9,565 | 3/21/2022 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1,124 | 2/20/2012 | 82 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 80 | 7/10/2023 | 90 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 64 | 11/1/2024 | 73 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 48 | 11/12/2020 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 43 | 10/30/2024 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 39 | 5/10/2016 | 75 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 33 | 4/21/2022 | 65 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 32 | 1/31/2025 | 76 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 28 | 10/30/2024 | 60 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 10 | 8/19/2022 | 82 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 8 | 8/22/2014 | 51 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 8 | 8/4/2022 | 71 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 8 | 11/21/2024 | 59 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 6 | 10/30/2024 | 52 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 3/11/2024 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 10/23/2023 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 4 | 1/18/2024 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 4 | 9/21/2023 | 63 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 3 | 3/1/2019 | 90 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). OBS Studio on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Realm of the Mad God Exalt on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 18). Cave Crawlers on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 7). Haven & Hearth on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 1). Tribal Wars on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 12). PUMPKIN PANIC on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 7). StarBreak on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 15). Darza's Dominion on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 8). Dodgy Deliveries on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 15). Otherworld Legends 战魂铭人 on Steam. Steam Store.