- #1 Project Zomboid
97% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% β
, Zombies 21.2%, Survival 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Open World 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive deep-simulation zombie survival game that shares the intense inventory management and permadeath stakes of the seed game.
- #2 Unturned
96% matchVery Positive91% of 561,138 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 71.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 76%
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
Why similar: Zombies 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Crafting 15.9%, Survival 15%, Open World 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar low-poly aesthetic and accessible survival loop that focuses on scavenging and building in a zombie-filled world.
- #3 SurrounDead
96% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 81%
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 27.5%, Open World Survival Craft 19.8% β
, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Survival 16.4%, Open World 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated open-world zombie survival game that captures the scavenging and exploration feel of the seed game.
- #4 Mist Survival
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.6% β
, Zombies 19%, Survival 16.7%, Open World 10.9%, Crafting 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric survival, crafting, and base building while dealing with both zombies and environmental threats.
- #5 DYSMANTLE
94% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. βοΈπ¨π£π±π΅π° Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 25.5%, Crafting 20.1%, Survival 20%, Open World 17.4%, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a satisfying top-down exploration and crafting loop where you must dismantle the world to survive the zombie apocalypse.
- #6 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6% β
, Zombies 18.8%, Survival 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Crafting 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that forces you to manage hunger, thirst, and inventory while navigating a zombie-infested city.
- #7 7 Days to Die
92% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% β
, Zombies 17.9%, Survival 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Open World 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for open-world zombie survival, emphasizing base fortification and crafting against nightly hordes.
- #8 Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
93% matchVery Positive92% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: CleverRavenPub: KorGgenT
Windows Β· Linux
The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.
Why similar: Zombies 38.1%, Post-apocalyptic 29.5%, Survival 24.1%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, procedural survival game that provides the ultimate experience in post-apocalyptic scavenging and crafting.
- #9 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
91% matchVery Positive87% of 4,190 reviews2025
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 82%
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35% β
, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Open World 9.8%, Crafting 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival mechanics with community management and base building in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #10 Sheltered
91% matchVery Positive82% of 6,212 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 84%
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 35.3%, Survival 32.6%, Crafting 10.5%, Open World 6.8%, Simulation 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A resource management game where you must keep your family alive in a bunker after a global catastrophe.
- #11 Infectonator: Survivors
90% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 40%, Survival 20.3%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Simulation 7.7%, Gore 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused survival game that tasks you with leading a group of survivors through a zombie-infested world.
- #12 SKYHILL
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,576 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Survival 24.4%, Zombies 18.4%, Crafting 9.8%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-roguelike that challenges you to manage resources while descending a hotel filled with mutants.
- #13 Delivery from the Pain:Survival / ζ«ζ₯ζΉθ:ηε
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,006 reviews2019
Dev: HuaYiTianXinPub: DigiPotato
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 76%
You'll play as a survivor in a world overrun by zombies. Explore and interact with other survivors, making tough choices about whether to help or exploit them. Defend against zombies, collect resources, craft, and fortify your shelter. Use strategy to escape this world and return to safety.
Why similar: Zombies 21%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Survival 14.1%, Gore 12.3%, Violent 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A story-driven survival game that emphasizes crafting and careful exploration to survive the apocalypse.
- #14 NEO Scavenger
88% matchVery Positive90% of 5,359 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.9%, Survival 21.9%, Inventory Management 13%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Crafting 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that excels at inventory management and tactical decision-making in a desolate world.
- #15 The Long Dark
86% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.9% β
, Survival 18.1%, Open World 10.8%, Crafting 7.4%, Post-apocalyptic 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: While not zombie-focused, it is the premier survival experience for those who enjoy the tension of constant resource scarcity.
- #16 Shadows of Kurgansk
87% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
βShadows of Kurganskβ is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Zombies 24.5%, Survival 20.3%, Crafting 14.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival mechanics with exploration in a mysterious, dangerous zone filled with anomalies and enemies.
- #17 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
85% matchMixed61% of 343 reviews2024
Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 48%
You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 26.7%, Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Crafting 17.4%, Survival 13.7%, Simulation 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and base management in a post-apocalyptic setting with a strong emphasis on survival.
- #18 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
86% matchMixed57% of 1,258 reviews2015
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% β
, Zombies 21.8%, Survival 15.5%, Crafting 11.2%, Open World 8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented survival game that provides a straightforward loop of crafting and zombie combat.
- #19 Deadly Flare
84% matchMixed55% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Green Grass Games
Windows
A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.1% β
, Zombies 16%, Crafting 14.4%, Survival 13.9%, Open World 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that focuses on building and crafting to survive against the elements and threats.
- #20 Miscreated
82% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.7% β
, Zombies 14.7%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer open-world survival game that focuses on the tension of scavenging in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #21 Invasion 2037
83% matchMixed60% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive
Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Survival 15.9%, Violent 13.2%, Crafting 12.3%, Open World 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival adventure that provides a simple but effective experience in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #22 Next Day: Survival
82% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 28.8%, Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Open World 21.2%, Crafting 14%, Atmospheric 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that captures the post-apocalyptic scavenging experience.
- #23 Radiation Island
81% matchVery Positive80% of 623 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43% β
, Survival 16.6%, Zombies 16.1%, Open World 7.5%, Crafting 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that emphasizes crafting and exploration in a dangerous, irradiated environment.
- #24 Survivalist
81% matchVery Positive80% of 2,560 reviews2015
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 87%
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 22.3%, Open World Survival Craft 20% β
, Survival 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Open World 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original top-down survival game that focuses on building a community and managing resources in a hostile world.
- #25 Gone: Survival
80% matchMixed44% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Zombies 21.4%, Crafting 17.3%, Survival 15.8%, Open World 12%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game that emphasizes the basics of crafting and building in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #26 V1RUZ
79% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Polyverse GamesPub: Polyverse Studio
Windows
In V1RUZ, you see yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic in the USA. Learn how to craft weapons, tools and fight against the living and the dead to survive in this cruel, rotting world.
Why similar: Simulation 28.1%, Open World Survival Craft 23.2% β
, Action 14.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Violent 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival simulation that focuses on the basics of staying alive in a hostile environment.
- #27 Fallen Region
79% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 82%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.6% β
, Zombies 16.3%, Survival 12%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Crafting 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure survival game that tasks you with navigating a dangerous post-apocalyptic region.
- #28 Junk Survivor
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
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 23.4%, Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Survival 15.4%, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 12.5%
- #29 Survive the Nights
74% matchMixed66% of 6,335 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.3% β
, Inventory Management 17.3%, Zombies 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 10.6%
- #30 iZolated
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
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 15.2%, Open World Survival Craft 13.6% β
, Zombies 12.8%, Inventory Management 11.3%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #31 Herd is Coming
78% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.5% β
, Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 10.5%
- #32 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
77% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.3% β
, Survival 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Open World 9.4%, Zombies 7%
- #33 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
78% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
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 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Survival 14.9%, Open World 9.8%, Crafting 9.2%
- #34 The Day Of Survival
75% matchMixed46% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
Windows
The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, Zombies 21.6%, Survival 17.3%, Open World 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #35 LifeZ - Survival
76% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: iDs Games
Windows Β· Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.7% β
, Zombies 18.5%, Survival 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%, Crafting 7.6%
- #36 DARKEST DAYS
73% matchMixed49% of 4,678 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 41%
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 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Open World 13.7%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 9.4%
- #37 INCUR Survival
73% matchVery Positive84% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.3% β
, Zombies 18.2%, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 11%, Open World 9.3%
- #38 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
69% matchVery Positive88% of 8,056 reviews2025
Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 80%
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and β above all β keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Why similar: Zombies 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Crafting 15.2%, Survival 15%, Side Scroller 13.3%
- #39 Survivors Of The Zombie World
71% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Dafu Game Studio
Windows
Survivors Of The Zombie World is a 3D pixel-style zombie survival game. Survivors fight in a world full of zombies. Your goal is to survive, find food, ammunition, medicine and other supplies on the map and try to survive.
Why similar: Zombies 35%, Post-apocalyptic 30.5%, Survival 22.9%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 5.3%
- #40 Story Of the Survivor
74% matchMixed61% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Kamil SzczepanikPub: Akamari Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 31%
Story of the Survivor is an action RPG that takes place during a zombie apocalypse. Surviving isn't going to be easy, and zombies aren't the only things to worry about. You must also eat and drink to survive as well as avoid other survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 25.2%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Survival 16.6%, Crafting 14.7%, Simulation 8%
- #41 Undead Development
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Masterstrike
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 66%
How long would you survive in this unrealistic representation of the zombie apocalypse? Scavenge for supplies, find a base, and construct your defenses. Break down furniture and board up your home. Set bear traps, nail your axe to a gun, or find your own ways to fight off the undead. VR required.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.3% β
, Zombies 23.9%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 11.5%, Simulation 6%
- #42 Deadly 30
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,859 reviews2014
Dev: Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
Can you survive the horror? β¦ a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.
Why similar: Zombies 45.8%, Survival 18.9%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Action 9.8%, Gore 6.7%
- #43 Andarilho
71% matchMixed66% of 1,295 reviews2020
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 88%
You are a guy with a backpack, just try to stay alive!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% β
, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Zombies 13.3%, Crafting 13%, Survival 11.4%
- #44 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
72% matchMostly Negative39% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.1% β
, Survival 13.4%, Open World 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Simulation 7.8%
- #45 How to Survive
70% matchVery Positive83% of 17,095 reviews2014
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 80%
βA real Gemβ β Destructoid at E3 βOffers a different experience for zombie game veteransβ β Co-OptimusβHas a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting systemβ β GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.5% β
, Zombies 24.4%, Survival 16.7%, Crafting 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 5.5%
- #46 The Fifth Day
73% matchMostly Negative37% of 940 reviews2014
Dev: Touz
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 63%
The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.4% β
, Survival 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Open World 11.8%, Zombies 7.1%
- #47 Urge
68% matchVery Positive90% of 476 reviews2021
Dev: EnDrew
Windows
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.6% β
, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Crafting 11.6%, Survival 10.4%, Gore 10.4%
- #48 Zombie Survival Game Online
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 298 reviews2023
Dev: Zombie Survival Game Online LLC
Windows
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2% β
, Zombies 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 11.4%
- #49 Megacraft Hentai Survival
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: Boom Team
Windows
Megacraft Hentai Survival is an open-world shooter where you decide where to go and what to do, your fate is in your hands. How long can you survive in a cubic post-Apocalypse?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.4% β
, Zombies 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 10.1%
- #50 Survivor Squad
70% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 92%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 40%, Survival 19%, Crafting 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #51 SurvivalZ
70% matchMixed60% of 316 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 36%
A virus ravaged the planet, and you are one of the last survivors! Alone or in groups you will have to survive in a hostile world populated by living dead!
Why similar: Survival 37.6%, Zombies 34.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 10.4%, Indie 7.3%
- #52 DREADZONE
67% matchMixed51% of 1,171 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
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: Zombies 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Crafting 16.5%, Survival 16.2%, Open World 14.3%
- #53 Another Try 2
66% matchMixed54% of 1,065 reviews2025
Dev: Hoki Wolf Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 56%
The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.
Why similar: Zombies 26.7%, Post-apocalyptic 24.8%, Crafting 18.2%, Survival 17.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #54 Subterrain
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.1% β
, Survival 19.4%, Zombies 16.5%, Crafting 15.8%, Open World 9.3%
- #55 ZED ZONE
66% matchVery Positive80% of 3,539 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 66%
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Zombies 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Survival 16%, Crafting 15.2%, Open World 13.7%
- #56 Megacraft Hentai Apocalipsis
68% matchMixed65% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Boom Team
Windows
Megacraft Hentai Apocalipsis - This is a first person shooter set in a low poly open world. How long can you survive in the post-apocalypse?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% β
, Zombies 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 11.2%
- #57 Invention 3
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: Zombies 29.4%, Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Survival 12%, Gore 9.8%, Violent 9.2%
- #58 No One Survived
63% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 23%, Survival 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Open World 15%, Crafting 13.9%