Permaban

Permaban

UnrealByte · September 8, 2026 · Simulation, Dystopian , Dark Humor, Funny, Comedy

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Standard Edition · Steam
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Permaban price by region

Permaban costs £3.44 in the United Kingdom, $3.74 in the United States, $3.74 in Georgia (USD), €3.89 in Europe (EUR), CA$4.49 in Canada, A$5.21 in Australia, NZ$5.91 in New Zealand, zł17.04 in Poland and R$19.41 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Permaban offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £3.44 −25% £3.44 — 2
United Statesyour region $3.74 −25% $3.74 — 2
Georgia (USD) $3.74 −25% $3.74 — 2
Europe (EUR) €3.89 −25% €3.89 — 2
Canada CA$4.49 −25% CA$4.49 — 3
Australia A$5.21 −25% A$5.21 — 2
New Zealand NZ$5.91 −25% NZ$5.91 — 2
Poland zł17.04 −25% zł17.04 — 2
Brazil R$19.41 −25% R$19.41 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Permaban

It's 2007. You're an unpaid moderator on a dying internet forum.Inspired by Papers, Please, Permaban is a forum moderation game about interpreting rules, making judgment calls, and dealing with people who hate your decisions.A user posts leaked game files and calls it "preservation." Someone writes slurs with numbers to dodge the filter. A donor picks a fight with three veterans. The spam bot might actually be a real person.Every punishment needs a rule citation. Moderate too hard and the community dies. Moderate too soft and the forum drowns in raids, scams, and flame wars.NSM Messenger blinks. Popups cover the screen. Users DM you insults at 2 AM. The spam filter flags normal posts and waves obvious scams through. Dial-up freezes at the worst possible moments.The rulebook keeps growing. Some rules contradict each other. Admins rewrite policy mid-shift. Users remember what you did to them.Features
  • Moderate forum posts.
  • Ban, warn, censor, investigate, thread lock, IP ban, or nuke
  • Cite the correct rule for every punishment
  • Deal with contradictory moderation policies
  • Track ban evaders and sockpuppets
  • A spam filter that barely knows what spam is
  • Manage burnout and stress misclicks
  • Browse a simulated 2007 desktop
  • Read DMs, forum drama, and user complaints
  • Endless mode with escalating chaos
Includes
  • 500+ handmade forum posts
  • Multiple board themes inspired by classic forums
  • Recurring users and moderator drama
  • Synth soundtrack and retro desktop SFX
  • And way too many easter eggs...

Permaban — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 13, 2026
For half the price of a somethingawful account you can get the experience of banning people from it! What a steal! I don't know if this is going to have any appeal for those whose nostalgia isn't baited but I got $5 worth of amusement from it.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 17, 2026
Oof I feel like this game is a tad stressful but in a fun way lol My only suggestion/complaint would be in the tutorial, if you could provide better examples for what kind of posts fit what rules etc cause some of them slip past me cause they don't SEEM like they are bad or seem bad but end up somehow being okay and I get penalized for it. But anyways, fun game! I love the early 2000s simulation it gives off! :)
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
I was never a moderator myself, I was way too young back when forums were the whole thing, but I used to hang out with my older cousin all the time, and HE was really into the whole forum scene. Thank u for taking me back to those days! I haven't finished yet, and honestly I don't even know if I'm halfway through haha I have such a hard time making the decisions, they're so tricky!! Awesome game!
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 23, 2026
No clue if it's a good mod sim, but it's a great 2003 simulator.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 14, 2026
damn pedantic Dennis Sharp
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 13, 2026
finished the game and refunded it fun little game but not a lot to be permanent purchase

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