- #1 Survival Z
97% matchNo user reviews
Windows
Survival Z is an action-adventure game with survival elements, set in a semi-open world inspired by Brazil. Collect and manage resources, level up, hunt and eliminate all infected and other enemies scattered across the map, trade with merchants, and upgrade your arsenal.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Zombies 16.7%, Base Building 15.8%, Inventory Management 14.6%, Survival 13.2%
- #2 Survival Log
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Midnight WorkshopPub: Lilith Games
Windows
The apocalypse is here, and you saw it coming. Survival Log is an urban survival game about preparation and foresight. Hoard supplies, reinforce your home, and optimize every run before zombies flood the city. Every failure becomes experience. You must adapt and survive this time.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Zombies 13.1%, Resource Management 12.9%, Inventory Management 12.8%, Base Building 12.3%
- #3 Sheltered
96% matchVery Positive82% of 6,253 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥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 25.2%, Base Building 24.6%, Survival 24%, Resource Management 10.6%, Strategy 5.2%
- #4 The Last Haven
95% matchMixed61% of 1,529 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 26%, Post-apocalyptic 23.1%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Resource Management 10.3%
- #5 尸来运转-Lucky Zombie Survival
94% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Kwing works
Windows
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: Trading 17.9%, Base Building 15.2%, Zombies 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Resource Management 12%
- #6 Survival Journals
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elven WorkshopPub: WhisperGames
Windows
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: Survival 17.9%, Zombies 17.3%, Base Building 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, RPG 10.3%
- #7 STATE Z
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TEDLANDGAMES STUDIO
Windows
Build your own base, hunt , cook ,upgrade your equipment and your character , gather resources, farm, maintain vehicles, trade with communities, complete tasks in exchange for rewards. The choice is yours: join your friends, trust strangers, or be alone wolf. It's all in your hands.
Why similar: Zombies 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 16.1%, Base Building 12.4%, Inventory Management 10.1%
- #8 Foul
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZRK
Windows
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: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Inventory Management 15.9%, Survival 13.5%, Zombies 12.9%
- #9 Dead Engine
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 204 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
Why similar: Base Building 18.1%, Inventory Management 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Zombies 17%, Survival 11.1%
- #10 After the end
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Frog Games
Windows
In AFTER THE END, lead survivors in a post-apocalyptic zombie world. Manage scarce resources, face zombies and armed foes. Every decision matters, with permanent death and lasting consequences. Build your base and fight to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22%, Zombies 19.7%, Survival 15.3%, Resource Management 12.7%, Base Building 10.9%
- #11 The Dead Await: Prologue
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Trading 13.1%, Base Building 12.6%, Card Battler 11.2%
- #12 From The Bunker
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DEM Games
Windows
In «From The Bunker» you play as a group of survivors who have found a fortified bunker and are trying to survive in a world filled with the living dead. You'll have to explore the map in search of resources, fight off threats and build relationships with factions. Do whatever it takes to survive!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Zombies 15.9%, Base Building 15.4%, Inventory Management 14.1%, Resource Management 13.9%
- #13 Life in Bunker
89% matchMixed60% of 333 reviews2016
Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 25.5%, Survival 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Simulation 10.6%
- #14 疫地求生
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: 图一乐工作室
Windows
《疫地求生》是一款像素风丧尸末日题材的角色扮演生存游戏。 你将扮演Z城的一个普通青年,在一个平凡的假期里, 丧尸危机突然爆发了…… 你必须使出浑身解数,和你的同伴一起,努力在这末世中生存下去。
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Zombies 18.8%, Survival 17.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Inventory Management 8.3%
- #15 Parasitic Descent
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Terrain Studios
Windows
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 26.3%, Zombies 22.8%, Survival 21.2%, Inventory Management 12.9%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #16 Couple Last Conductors
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puss In The Cloud
Windows
A co-op roguelite experience set in an apocalyptic world, where cooperation with your partner is the key to continued survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Base Building 15.6%, Trading 15.3%, Zombies 11.7%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #17 The Dead Await
84% matchMixed69% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Base Building 13.4%, Zombies 13.1%, Inventory Management 12.1%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #18 The Withering
86% matchMixed49% of 371 reviews2019
Dev: CM Softworks
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 29.4%, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Survival 17.5%, RPG 8.5%, Simulation 8.4%
- #19 Disaster Plan Z
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GeeView Games
Windows
Stop running from the disaster. DisasterPlanZ is a single-player survival shooter where you scavenge resources, upgrade weapons, build a human survival settlement, and defend it against zombies, mutants, disaster creatures, and powerful bosses.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Zombies 18.8%, Base Building 15.3%, Resource Management 14.4%, Survival 13.4%
- #20 Burntime Remastered
83% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Jakob Harder
Windows
Burntime is a remaster and expansion of Max Design's post-apocalyptic strategy game 'Burntime' from 1993. It includes improvements like doubled resolution and wide screen support.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.5%, Trading 19.8%, Inventory Management 17.8%, Strategy 10.9%, RPG 9.9%
- #21 Fallout Shelter
84% matchVery Positive88% of 81,512 reviews2017
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 33.6%, Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Survival 22%, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 5.2%
- #22 Muted
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Muted team
Windows
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 25.2%, Base Building 21.1%, Resource Management 19.5%, Survival 17.1%, Simulation 6.3%
- #23 Sheltered from the Storm
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Loop Games
Windows
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: Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Zombies 24.2%, Survival 17.5%, Base Building 12.3%, RPG 6.2%
- #24 Paradise Away
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Awakening Studio
Windows
Manage a group of survivals in this base building game set in a tropical island! Will you be able to escape from the island?
Why similar: Base Building 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Resource Management 13.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%
- #25 Pathogen: Code Omega
80% match6 user reviews75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Pandemic Forge
Windows
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 22.6%, Survival 21.3%, Zombies 12.3%, Inventory Management 9%
- #26 The Survivors
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Guygames
Windows
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 23.4%, Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Base Building 19.8%, Survival 19.1%, Exploration 5.3%
- #27 Never Secure
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blank Page Games
Windows
In a collapsing world, safety is a memory. Guide a small group of survivors through the daily struggle of a bleak reality. Manage your shelter, craft essentials, and make soul-crushing choices. In Never Secure, winning isn't the goal—lasting one more day is.
Why similar: Survival 18.6%, Resource Management 18.4%, Base Building 18.3%, Inventory Management 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%
- #28 Sheltered 2
79% matchMixed45% of 2,199 reviews2021
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 24.7%, Resource Management 21.1%, Base Building 19.9%, Survival 18%, Strategy 7.4%
- #29 Dustland Delivery
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,240 reviews2024
Dev: Neutron Star StudioPub: Lilith Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner—but no risk, no reward!
Why similar: Trading 24.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Survival 15.2%, Zombies 13.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #30 Z Ops: Campus
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nixorz Games
Windows
Z Ops: Campus is a 3rd person action and survival game. Unfortunately one day a zombie apocalypse hit the world. Between his needs and the threats, the player will have to think carefully to choose priorities and manage the fights So hope to live the longest.
Why similar: Trading 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Zombies 16.3%, Base Building 14.9%, Resource Management 13.7%
- #31 State of Decay
78% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 34.6%, Survival 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Base Building 12.1%, RPG 4.3%
- #32 State of Decay: YOSE
77% matchVery Positive82% of 13,004 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 31.7%, Survival 23.4%, Base Building 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, RPG 3.3%
- #33 The Last Market
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burhan Yıldırım
Windows
The Last Market is an open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic world where you build a safe zone for survivors and defend it against zombies. It combines survival content with a simulation of managing. Fight zombies, collect sellable items, and grow your safe zone and market by selling them.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.3%, Zombies 17.4%, Base Building 15%, Inventory Management 13.5%, Survival 11.9%
- #34 Winter Survivor Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: RECAST
Windows
Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!
Why similar: Zombies 28%, Post-apocalyptic 27.2%, Simulation 9.8%, RPG 9.7%, Survival 9.7%
- #35 Doomsday Train
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PAOGE
Windows
Doom falls and civilization collapses entirely. The roaming train becomes the last hope of mankind. You will take charge of the vehicle, manage and equip survivors, allocate food and daily tasks, collect resources to resist zombie swarms. The fate of everyone hinges on your decisions.
Why similar: Base Building 22.4%, Survival 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Resource Management 13.5%, Simulation 12%
- #36 Zafehouse: Diaries
76% matchMixed68% of 441 reviews2013
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and...
Why similar: Zombies 29.5%, Survival 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 12.2%
- #37 Jungle Z
76% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Win Tech. CO., LTD
Windows
Jungle Z is a doomsday survival game
Why similar: Zombies 30.8%, Post-apocalyptic 28.1%, Survival 21.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #38 Survivalist
75% matchVery Positive80% of 2,568 reviews2015
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥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 23.8%, Survival 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Base Building 15.4%, RPG 6%
- #39 Rebirth evolution
73% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: 异界游网络科技
Windows
2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Base Building 18.3%, Zombies 16.7%, Survival 14.6%, Resource Management 12.4%
- #40 From Nothing
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Power Hobo Games
Windows
Build systems, sustain life, and transform a barren moon into a living world. In this 2D survival-crafting RPG, preparation and infrastructure matter more than reflexes... because when the winter eclipse comes, only what you’ve built will keep you alive.
Why similar: Base Building 25.1%, Survival 19.9%, Resource Management 14.3%, Inventory Management 13.7%, RPG 9.9%
- #41 Survindust
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IS Games
Windows
Stranded on a small island, you must gather, build, and automate to survive and turn a humble camp into a thriving, self-sustaining base.
Why similar: Survival 21.6%, Resource Management 21.3%, Inventory Management 15.3%, Base Building 13.8%, Strategy 11.7%
- #42 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
74% 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 24%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Survival 19.1%, Base Building 13.4%, Simulation 10.1%
- #43 The Withered
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GummerGames
Windows
Step into a decaying open world where every decision means survival. The Withered is our upcoming zombie survival game, blending horror, exploration, and crafting in a vast post-apocalyptic environment. Face the undead, gather scarce resources, and uncover the truth hidden in the ruins.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Zombies 21.1%, Base Building 19.4%, Survival 17.9%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #44 Dead Sector: Outbreak
70% matchPositive75% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Outpost17 Games
Windows
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 25.7%, Survival 21.4%, Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, RPG 9.5%
- #45 HUNKER DOWN
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
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 21.7%, Base Building 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Survival 17.1%, Exploration 7.1%
- #46 Once Upon a Time… After the End
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Elder's Tower
Windows
Manage a fairy tale survivors' shelter, explore dangerous regions, and make decisions in a collapsed fantasy world.
Why similar: Trading 19.9%, Resource Management 17.6%, Inventory Management 16.5%, Survival 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%
- #47 Last One Breathing
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Indie Addict Game Studio
Windows
Scavenge ruined locations, manage a grid backpack, barter, craft, and keep your shelter standing through the night in a survival adventure where every item you carry can change the run.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Zombies 18.3%, Resource Management 14%, RPG 13.8%, Survival 9.7%
- #48 The Rule of Land: Pioneers
70% matchMixed68% of 334 reviews2023
Dev: Horgee GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
This is a survival game. After the coronation, human beings had to move into the underground. Fifty years later, some people thought the disaster was over and organized a survival competition on the surface. Some brave people took part in the competition . You are one of them.
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Inventory Management 17.4%, Resource Management 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 14.6%
- #49 Red Moon: Survival
70% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: WMG
Windows
The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.
Why similar: Base Building 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Resource Management 16.2%, Zombies 16.1%, Survival 15.3%
- #50 V2 Cucumber Scam
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: InCiti Games
Windows
A darkly humorous adventure + colony builder (with Farming). Crash-land on V2, home to the mysterious “Cucumbers”. Build a colony, explore anomalies, hack devices and uncover the truth - all in hand-drawn 2D pixel art.
Why similar: Base Building 27.6%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Inventory Management 10.2%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #51 Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackmonkgaming
Windows
🧟 Humanity is on the brink. In Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol, you defend the last routes of survival against massive zombie hordes. Build armed defenses, block paths with wreckage, and unleash experimental mutant towers that devour the enemy.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.5%, Base Building 25.5%, Zombies 19.3%, Survival 16.1%, Strategy 4%
- #52 SurrounDead
68% matchVery Positive92% of 25,236 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥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 30%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Survival 22%, Base Building 12.9%, Exploration 4.5%
- #53 Chaos
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Ellipses Studios
Windows
The life that we knew has changed, The Chaos took control of the streets. Experience a post-apocalyptic world where your survival skills are crucial.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.7%, Survival 22.3%, Trading 14.9%, Resource Management 11.4%, Adventure 6.6%
- #54 HORDE Survival
69% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
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 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21%, Resource Management 19.4%, Survival 17.9%, Exploration 5.8%
- #55 Isla de la Muerte
68% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Ashwake Interactive
Windows
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 28.6%, Base Building 28.2%, Survival 23.6%, RPG 7.1%, Exploration 7%
- #56 Squad Zero
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code Bard Pub: Code Bard
Windows
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 24.1%, Base Building 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Survival 20.8%, Exploration 6.1%
- #57 Scrap Bulwark Guide
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrazyDream Game
Windows
"Scrap Bulwark Guide" is a tower defense game blending exploration and RPG mechanics. As a survivor in a post-apocalyptic city, you must recruit others, scavenge building materials from ruins, build street barricades, and fend off nightly zombie hordes to ultimately lead your group to safety.
Why similar: Zombies 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.6%, Base Building 21.3%, Survival 14.8%, Strategy 9%
- #58 Wasteland Train: Conductor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jinye
Windows
Wasteland Train is a 2D train management strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic rail network. Command an expanding mobile base, trade between isolated cities, recover crystal cores, develop technology, and survive raids, broken tracks, acid rain, and toxic fog.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Trading 16.4%, Base Building 13.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 9.9%
- #59 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
67% matchVery Positive83% of 68,686 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 27.7%, Base Building 26.8%, Survival 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Simulation 3.4%
- #60 VEIN
64% matchVery Positive89% of 10,737 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.5%, Base Building 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Survival 20.1%, Exploration 5.9%