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Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22%, Base Building 21.1%, Survival 20.2%, Resource Management 8.8%, Management 7.5%

Survive with your choices and fortify your safehouse in this text based adventure. The Horde's on it's way, will you be ready when it arrives?

Why similar: Zombies 15.7%, Survival 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Base Building 13%, RPG 9.1%

The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.

Why similar: Base Building 23%, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Survival 11.3%, Resource Management 8.6%

VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.

Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Base Building 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Survival 15.3%, Open World 11.9%

You crashed near a city infested by an unknown virus, you discover a world of nightmare infested with zombies but also by fanatics. Deliver yourself, craft, build and fight for your survival and the other survivors that populate this world in this survival game.

Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Base Building 17%, Survival 16%, Open World 11.9%

Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.

Why similar: Zombies 29.8%, Survival 19%, Base Building 17.7%, Open World 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13%

Get ready to venture into a fun and sarcastic post-apocalyptic world, in which the goal is to survive the maximum number of days possible while resolving preposterous conflicts between your group’s characters.

Why similar: Zombies 22.5%, Dark Humor 19.9%, Survival 13.9%, Resource Management 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%

A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Resource Management 17.1%, Base Building 16.9%, Survival 15%, Character Customization 8.3%

Squad Zero is a squad-based open-world RPG with survival and strategy elements. The world has fallen to a zombie plague. Gather your squad, explore abandoned towns, scavenge resources, and build a base while the living and the dead fight for survival.

Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Base Building 18%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Survival 16.3%, Open World 11.3%

Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.

Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Survival 13.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Open World 10.6%

You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.

Why similar: Zombies 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 15.4%, Base Building 11%, Open World 9.2%

Warranted Humanity is a post-apocalyptic 2D side scroller where choices matter. Fight different infected and rival factions, scavenge, skill up, craft, manage your shelter and other survivors, all in a race against time to ensure humanity’s survival before everyone is irreversibly infected.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Base Building 15.9%, Zombies 15.5%, Survival 12.3%, Resource Management 10%

Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

Why similar: Base Building 30.9%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, Survival 19.9%, Management 11%, Crafting 6.4%

DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.

Why similar: Zombies 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 13.7%, Base Building 13.4%

The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.

Why similar: Zombies 34.7%, Survival 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Open World 14.5%, Base Building 10.7%

Build your defences, scavenge for loots and survive the zombie infested city saturated with a mysterious fog. Survivors will ask for help but its up to you to save them, or leave them for dead. How long will you survive before you become... Deaded...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, Zombies 21.7%, Base Building 16.8%, Survival 13.3%, Crafting 9.8%

Grey Legend: Survivors is a character management RPG with base building and roguelite elements. Guide a community of survivors that react to the world through their personalities. Explore the secrets of the outside world through high-stake encounters. Find your own way to rebuild human society.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.2%, Base Building 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Zombies 10.5%, Character Customization 9.7%

Survive a brutal desert wasteland after a devastating outbreak. Scavenge, build, and defend yourself in a hostile open-world filled with ruins, wreckage, and deadly infected.

Why similar: Base Building 22.7%, Survival 18.5%, Zombies 17.3%, Crafting 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%

Dust Courier is a text game with pixel graphics and resource management. Navigate the wasteland using the map and face unpredictable situations. Make choices and deliver the cargo safely.

Why similar: Satire 25.4% ★, Tactical RPG 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Dark Humor 17.8%, Management 11%

See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Base Building 20%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Resource Management 15.9%, Survival 14.9%, Crafting 13.8%

In a world ravaged by a catastrophic event, humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. In "Parasitic Descent," you step into the boots of a lone survivor navigating the haunting remnants of a once-thriving civilization.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Zombies 24.7%, Survival 19.8%, Crafting 13.6%, Resource Management 9.9%

Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.

Why similar: Zombies 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Base Building 14.7%, Survival 11.5%, Character Customization 11.1%

Isla de la Muerte is an intense survival game filled with mystery and danger. Stranded on a remote island, you uncover the aftermath of a secret government experiment gone horribly wrong. Officially erased from records, the island is now overrun by hordes of relentless zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 28.2%, Base Building 24.6%, Survival 20.1%, Open World 13.5%, Crafting 7.1%

SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.

Why similar: Zombies 30%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Survival 18.7%, Open World 14.3%, Base Building 11.5%

The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.

Why similar: Zombies 26.7%, Base Building 22.8%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%

Step into DEAD METRO, where each boundary hides a new world. Survive relentless zombies, shifting landscapes, and unpredictable alliances. Adapt or perish.

Why similar: Zombies 30%, Base Building 21.6%, Open World 16.8%, Survival 14.9%, Character Customization 13.2%

It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.

Why similar: Zombies 24%, Survival 19%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Base Building 13.7%, Open World 9.9%

City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.

Why similar: Zombies 17%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Base Building 14.9%, Resource Management 12.7%, Survival 11%

The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.

Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Zombies 16.1%, Resource Management 13.9%, Survival 13.3%

MUTED is a social thriller where you're taking the role of a single mother hunted by government. You need to craft diapers in slums of a dystopian city.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Base Building 20.2%, Resource Management 18%, Survival 16.1%, Crafting 10.5%

"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.

Why similar: Zombies 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Base Building 17.6%, Survival 16.5%, Crafting 13.1%

Nysunder is a true hardcore, open world, FPS. It brings realistic gunplay mechanics & in-depth survival features into one package, to create intense combat. Leave your mark in the world by joining several unique factions, or simply go off-grid with your camper van. The choice is yours!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.3%, Zombies 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Base Building 11.4%, Tactical 9%

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Open World 19.2%, Survival 17.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Crafting 8.8%

Farm the dead to stay alive in DEADCRAFT, a new twist on the zombie survival-action genre! As a half-zombie, grow an army of loyal undead followers and build an arsenal to equip them to take revenge on the rulers of humanity's last city.

Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Survival 15.2%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Resource Management 14.2%

You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.

Why similar: Base Building 24.5%, Survival 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Strategy 12%, Management 10.1%

The Empire may have fallen, but humanity continues the fight. Shardpunk 2 puts you in command of a human outpost in this potent mix of turn-based tactical strategy, RPG, survival and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources and prepare for a new, evolving threat.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.2%, Survival 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Base Building 10.3%, Management 8.7%

A single-player game of adventure and survival, set in a vast region infested with the dead. Build an autonomous camp, manage a community of survivors, look for the many who are missing, fight ferocious hordes, and unravel the mysteries of the legend of Nayati River!

Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Base Building 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Crafting 10.8%

Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.

Why similar: Zombies 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Base Building 13.3%, Resource Management 11.1%, Survival 9.8%

Have you ever thought or imagined how our world would look like after an apocalyptic event? What would we do if some of us were to survive? What world would we live in and what challenges would we face? What would you do?

Why similar: Zombies 32.3%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Survival 16.6%, Open World 9.5%, RPG 8.7%

You knew in advance before the zombie crisis breake out, go to the supermarket to buy everything you need! Then stay at home and play your mobile phone in order to survive in this madness!

Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Base Building 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Resource Management 12.4%, Survival 11.9%

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources.

Why similar: Zombies 22.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Base Building 19.2%, Survival 15.5%, Crafting 14%

Survive on an island overrun by zombies, destroy infected nests with molotovs to collect samples, and signal for rescue before it’s too late.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Base Building 22.3%, Survival 20.6%, Zombies 13.7%, Open World 8.8%

Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.3%, Survival 13.1%, Base Building 12.1%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 11.2%

A brutal, slightly absurd tactical survival RPG. Play a rabbit escaping a koala-run convict camp in a procedurally generated, post-human apocalyptic world. Battle emus and hire kangaroo mercenaries. Scavenge supplies, gather and trade materials, recruit followers and rebuild society.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 8.8%

Undead Wilderness: Survive the unforgiving jungle, unravel its mysteries, and escape the relentless horde of bloodthirsty zombies. Scavenge, manage resources, and fight for your life in a heart-pounding race against the growing undead threat.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22%, Zombies 21.8%, Base Building 21.6%, Survival 16.7%, Crafting 15.7%

Highland Keep is a third-person survival strategy set in the dark, mist-covered medieval Scotland. As a clan leader, you will engage in base building, colony management, survival mechanics, and real-time action combat in an open world.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.2%, Base Building 16.3%, Survival 15.1%, Character Customization 13.3%, Tactical 9.5%

Blood Sunset is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, survival RPG. You happen to find yourself on old deserted islands... full of zombies. You'll have to survive, kill, run away, get food, and resources.

Why similar: Zombies 19%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 13.1%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 11.5%

Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.

Why similar: Base Building 20.4%, Zombies 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Survival 16.3%, Crafting 13.6%

A calm, atmospheric experience where you rest in shelters—cars, camps, houses, and an underground banker—while rain falls and danger lingers outside. No combat, no survival meters—just immersive weather, ambient soundscapes, and quiet reflection.

Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Survival 17.2%, Base Building 12.3%, Management 8.2%

Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.

Why similar: Zombies 40.4%, Survival 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, RPG 8.5%, Strategy 6.4%

It’s time to look alive and get to safety. Drive, scavenge, eat, and crush ragdoll zombies as you try to survive this vast world. Meet survivors and accept quests or make enemies and loot them all.

Why similar: Zombies 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Survival 14.9%, Crafting 11.8%, Character Customization 11.4%

iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Base Building 15.8%, Zombies 15.7%, Character Customization 13.8%, Open World 10.3%

Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS. You will fight, craft modules, build your transport, develop and protect your base. You can control other vehicles to automate operations. Discover all the secrets of the destroyed world!

Why similar: Base Building 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Resource Management 13.6%, Survival 12.4%, Crafting 11.5%

HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.

Why similar: Zombies 22.4%, Base Building 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 12.1%

Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!

Why similar: Zombies 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Survival 16.5%, Base Building 13.1%, Open World 12.4%

A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?

Why similar: Zombies 22.2%, Base Building 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Survival 12.5%, Character Customization 12.1%

Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.

Why similar: Zombies 22.3%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Base Building 15.6%, Survival 14.9%, Crafting 13.4%

2 years have passed since a virus totally unknown to humanity originated in your small town. People have become aggressive and cannibalistic.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23%, Zombies 22.6%, Base Building 19.8%, Survival 16.3%, Crafting 15%

"Survive Ten Days" is an open-world survival game in a post-apocalyptic setting, where players will face threats such as resource scarcity, zombies, and other survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 27.2%, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Survival 20.4%, Open World 12.9%, Strategy 9.9%

The Road Behind Us is an urban survival game about about you, your dog, and a dead city. Explore abandoned skyscrapers, rooftops, basements, underpasses, and more. Craft out of a semi truck and take your base with you, or fix up an abandoned building and call it home.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.4%, Survival 19.2%, Zombies 13%, RPG 11.3%, Base Building 10.8%