A less metaphorical word for 'losing game'?

When you have two options to chose between and either would not benefit you, so whichever you chose will be bad.

Like the word 'destined' with a more permanent bad destination.

^Example:
It would make no difference to choose X over Y, they would both kill me. It was a (word)

Solution 1:

Though not exactly a single word, consider the expression lose-lose situation (also known as no-win situation):

a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do

Your example:

It makes no difference to choose X over Y. They both will kill me. It's a lose-lose situation.

Solution 2:

A whole phrase Between a rock and a hard place

In difficulty, faced with a choice between two unsatisfactory options.

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