Games Like Back 4 Blood

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Why similar: Zombies 36.5%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Co-op 8.3%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers modern class-based co-op shooting against massive zombie swarms, with progression and mission structure that feel very close to Back 4 Blood.

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Zombies 43.5%, Co-op 9.9%, FPS 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the clearest blueprint for Back 4 Blood, with four-player campaign runs, special infected, AI-directed pacing, and nonstop co-op FPS action.

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Why similar: Zombies 40.9%, Co-op 11.2%, FPS 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same core DNA of team-based zombie campaigns, readable roles, and high-pressure first-person survival shooting.

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, FPS 9.8%, Gore 9.3%, Co-op 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: If you love mowing through grotesque hordes with satisfying gunplay, perk builds, and co-op chaos, this is an easy fit.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: Zombies 33%, FPS 16.5%, Co-op 14.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player objective missions, elite disablers, swarms, and class loadouts make it one of the closest non-zombie matches for Back 4 Blood's team rhythm.

Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!

Why similar: Zombies 38.7%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Gore 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This gives you linear co-op shooting, grotesque undead, traps, and escalating special enemies in a campaign-driven format.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24%, Co-op 19.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Horror 9.8%, Survival 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on class synergies, special enemy types, and short co-op campaigns built around holding the line against overwhelming waves.

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.4%, Zombies 13.2%, FPS 12.2%, Co-op 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a harsher and stealthier take on co-op horror shooting, but the squad coordination, first-person pressure, and terrifying rushes are a strong match.

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.5%, Co-op 21%, Gore 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.9%, FPS 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a fantasy setting, its four-player mission structure, horde pacing, and special enemy design are extremely Back 4 Blood-adjacent.

No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 26.2%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Co-op 9.6%, FPS 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A slower and more punishing zombie co-op FPS, it still nails the desperate group survival and high-stakes team tension.

NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.5%, FPS 15.5%, Co-op 13.4%, Zombies 9.2%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: One of the most direct Left 4 Dead-style games on Steam, it swaps zombies for aliens but keeps the same four-player campaign formula.

6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, FPS 13.8%, Co-op 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The first game has rougher production values, but the same emphasis on co-op lanes, gore, and perk-driven survival shooting is there.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.7%, FPS 22.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Co-op 7.8%, PvE 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op FPS structure, operator abilities, and mutant enemy archetypes make it a good fit if you like tactical versions of special-infected PvE.

An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.

Why similar: Zombies 20.9%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op 13.4%, FPS 10.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This fast co-op horror shooter mixes objective play, perks, and nasty special enemies into a very replayable horde-focused loop.

Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

Why similar: Zombies 28.9%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op 14.5%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Shooter 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a lighter third-person spin on cooperative undead blasting with set-piece missions, specials, and arcade-friendly teamwork.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Zombies 34.6%, Co-op 17.3%, Gore 14.1%, FPS 11.1%, Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: First-person zombie combat, excellent gore, and drop-in co-op make it a strong pick if you want a more open-ended but still punchy alternative.

Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a first-person shooter that dynamically adjusts difficulty to you. Experience intense 1-4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in 1-8 player Versus mode. Full Steam Workshop support!

Why similar: Zombies 27.3%, FPS 17.4%, Co-op 15%, Shooter 11.7%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Another obvious Left 4 Dead-like, it offers four-player sci-fi co-op runs, special foes, and replay-focused team shooting.

Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.5%, Co-op 16.7%, Gore 14%, FPS 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Older but still excellent, it established the four-player mission-based horde formula that Back 4 Blood builds on.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 26.8%, FPS 23.5%, Shooter 15%, PvE 8.2%, Survival 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Even with dwarves and bugs, its class synergy, swarms, and repeatable squad PvE missions make it one of the best co-op shooter alternatives.

The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

Why similar: Zombies 39%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 8.3%, FPS 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: More survival-horror than arcade shooter, but it captures the dread of scrambling through co-op zombie maps with limited resources.

The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

Why similar: Zombies 47.1%, Co-op 10.8%, Gore 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Shooter 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a slightly older and simpler version of Zombie Army 4's co-op undead campaign formula, but still scratches the same itch.

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.1%, Co-op 23.1%, FPS 20.1%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is not a zombie game, but its four-player first-person co-op missions, build variety, and teamwork-heavy pacing feel surprisingly close.

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Zombies 28.7%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, FPS 9.6%, Gore 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It trades corridor runs for parkour and open environments, but its first-person co-op zombie survival is a natural next stop.

Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, FPS 12%, Co-op 10.8%, Shooter 8.1%, Horror 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grittier spiritual cousin to Left 4 Dead, it offers first-person co-op zombie survival with heavier lethality and tension.

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

Why similar: Zombies 39.2%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Co-op 14.9%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Horror 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its most action-heavy campaigns lean into explosive co-op shooting, infected hordes, and constant set pieces in a way Back 4 Blood fans may enjoy.

Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.

Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, Online Co-Op 13%, FPS 9.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Co-op 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This free Source-engine zombie co-op shooter clearly channels the Left 4 Dead school of team-based survival.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.6%, FPS 17.8%, Co-op 15%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Shooter 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps zombies for bugs, but the appeal of holding together against overwhelming swarms in a squad-based shooter is very similar.

Pick a character and team up with three friends ‘cause it’s time to save the world. Experience intense FPS action as you obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters! You may not be on the best team of mercenaries, but you are… a Toxic Commando!

Why similar: Zombies 29.6%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, FPS 12.9%, Shooter 9.5%, Co-op 7%

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Zombies 37.1%, Co-op 11%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.7%, Gore 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This offers first-person co-op zombie slaying with loot progression and a more RPG-leaning take on the same undead power fantasy.

It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

Why similar: Zombies 27.2%, FPS 14.8%, Co-op 11.9%, Gore 9.9%, Shooter 9%

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Zombies 35.7%, Co-op 12.2%, Gore 11.3%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Online Co-Op 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: More uneven than the original, but it still provides first-person co-op zombie carnage with progression and a melee-plus-shooting mix.

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Why similar: Zombies 33.3%, Online Co-Op 18%, Co-op 15.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Horror 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op campaign gunplay and infected encounters make it a solid pick if you do not mind a more cinematic third-person angle.

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 40.8%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Survival 12.2%, Co-op 10.9%

Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.

Why similar: Zombies 36.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, FPS 8.3%, Co-op 7.2%

Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

Why similar: Zombies 25.1%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, FPS 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Gore 8.3%

From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.

Why similar: Zombies 29.4%, FPS 13.4%, Co-op 13.3%, Gore 12.8%, Shooter 8.7%

Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...

Why similar: Zombies 43.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Gore 9.4%, Online Co-Op 5.9%

Call of Duty®: Vanguard includes a deeply engaging single player Campaign, a massive Multiplayer offering featuring over 20 maps including 16 built for core Multiplayer and an exciting new Zombies experience developed by Treyarch.

Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.

Why similar: Zombies 42%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Co-op 11.2%, Online Co-Op 9%, Shooter 8.3%

Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Why similar: FPS 19.3%, Gore 18%, Co-op 13.8%, Blood 12.2% ★, Multiplayer 10.8%

** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Experience a terrifyingly intense co-op campaign for up to four players in this gut-wrenching sequel to Steam best-seller, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army.

Why similar: Zombies 49.2%, Co-op 12.5%, Online Co-Op 6.4%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Gore 5.3%

Team up with up to 4 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, and cosmetics.

Why similar: Zombies 23.7%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, FPS 13.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Black Ops Cold War, the direct sequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s.

Why similar: Zombies 29.2%, FPS 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Shooter 8.4%

REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26%, Co-op 23.3%, Shooter 15.9%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Horror 7.8%

Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Zombies 26.6%, Online Co-Op 23.4%, FPS 16.7%, Shooter 9.6%, Horror 7.2%

Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.

Why similar: Zombies 26.8%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Co-op 11.3%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Gore 10.5%

4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!

Why similar: Zombies 34.9%, Online Co-Op 22.6%, FPS 16.1%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

Why similar: Zombies 53.3%, Online Co-Op 16%, Gore 7.9%, Co-op 5.8%, Survival 4.7%

** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Featuring a co-op campaign for 1 to 4 players, Nazi Zombie Army is a horrifying new stand-alone expansion of the award-winning Sniper Elite series.

Why similar: Zombies 48.7%, Co-op 10.7%, Gore 6.7%, Online Co-Op 6.6%, FPS 5.9%

Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

Why similar: Zombies 35.3%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Gore 9.2%, Co-op 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Killing Floor: Incursion is a fully-realized, multi-hour, story-driven adventure with an additional endless mode. In solo or co-op mode, travel diverse environments, from creepy farmhouses to the catacombs of Paris, in order to uncover who... or what is behind the Zed menace.

Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Gore 13.3%, FPS 11.4%, Co-op 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.8%

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.

Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Co-op 15.3%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Gore 9.1%

Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.

Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Blood 10.2% ★, FPS 10.2%, Co-op 8.8%

Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.

Why similar: Zombies 34.8%, Multiplayer 12.6%, FPS 12.2%, Co-op 8.8%, Gore 8.6%

Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

Why similar: Zombies 29.9%, FPS 13.8%, Co-op 12.1%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Gore 7.3%

Lost in the woods. Trapped in a cabin. Face wave after wave of undead horrors in this intense 80s-themed zombie survival shooter. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players, in VR or on PC. Keep the lights on, defend the cabin, and survive the night if you can!

Why similar: Zombies 24.3%, FPS 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12%, Shooter 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.

Why similar: Co-op 27.8%, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Gore 11.3%, Shooter 10%