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Steam tags are bloated and imprecise. GAUNTLET indexes every difficulty mode by its real mechanics — permadeath, ironman, save-wipe, run-reset — across every platform, mod, and ruleset.

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Games indexed

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Difficulty modes

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Mods catalogued

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Community rulesets

// Featured — highest-rated permadeath mode

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. — GAMMA Default

A free, community-built hardcore survival modpack for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly.

Gauntlet Score

96

13k playing

Top-rated permadeath modes

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A.

GAMMA Default · Character Deletion

pe96 02

Baldur's Gate 3

Honour Mode · Character Deletion

pe94 03

Diablo IV

Hardcore · Character Deletion

pe91 04

Weird West

Abomination (Permadeath) · Character Deletion

pe88 05

Realistic Death & Injury

Guaranteed Lethality · Character Deletion

pe85

// Hidden permadeath gems

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Permadeath modes buried in mainstream titles — undocumented by store tags, surfaced here.

Baldur's Gate 3

Honour Mode

A total party wipe permanently deletes the save.

Diablo IV

Hardcore

A character over level 10 is sent to the Hall of Fallen Heroes on death — permanently removed, with all inventory and equipped gear lost. Account-wide stash, Paragon and unlocks are retained.

Weird West

Abomination (Permadeath)

A downed protagonist is gone; the journey passes to a new character.

// Newest community rulesets

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True Ironman GAMMA

Manual saves permitted only for quitting; never reload after a death.

GAMMA Default

by User_Strelok

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Hardcore Solo Self-Found (HCSSF)

Create Hardcore characters; no trading or grouping with others.

Honour Mode

by User_Arcturus

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