- #1 Hellbreach: Vegas
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 625 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Ape StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hellbreach: Vegas is a Wave-based First-Person Shooter for 1-4 players, made with passion by a one man dev team! Set your loadout, kill, and earn cash. Take a spin on the various slot machines and level up to improve your survival chances. Are you ready to try your luck?
Why similar: Zombies 18.6%, Online Co-Op 18.4%, FPS 14.4%, Co-op 11.7%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the most similar experience, focusing on wave-based FPS combat with a distinct arcade-style progression.
- #2 Back 4 Blood
96% matchMixed69% of 72,737 reviews2021
Dev: Turtle Rock StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
Why similar: Zombies 20.5%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, FPS 10.4%, Co-op 8.8%, Gore 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern cooperative shooter that emphasizes team synergy and card-based roguelite elements during zombie encounters.
- #3 Ultimate Zombie Defense
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,729 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 23.4%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Co-op 10%, Gore 8.2%, Survival 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the tower defense and base-building aspects of surviving zombie waves.
- #4 Killing Floor 2
95% matchVery Positive88% of 128,930 reviews2016
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 85.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 14%, Online Co-Op 12%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Gore 9.5%, FPS 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for wave-based zombie shooters, featuring visceral combat and deep class-based progression.
- #5 7 Days to Die
94% matchVery Positive87% of 400,969 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 108.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Zombies 19%, Survival 14.7%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Base Building 14%, FPS 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate combination of base-building and wave-based survival, where fortifying your home is essential for surviving the weekly horde.
- #6 Zombie Builder Defense
94% matchMixed67% of 510 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Base Building 15.5%, Co-op 10%, Survival 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the construction of defensive structures to survive increasingly difficult waves of enemies.
- #7 Left 4 Dead 2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,039,212 reviews2009
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 98.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 32.7%, Co-op 12.7%, FPS 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10%, Multiplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive cooperative zombie survival experience that set the foundation for the wave-based shooter genre.
- #8 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 705 reviews2025
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 17.4%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, FPS 12.6%, Base Building 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An improved sequel that refines the tower defense and shooter mechanics of the original.
- #9 Blood Waves
92% matchMixed68% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: Light Road Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 196.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.
Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Base Building 19.6%, Survival 12.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Gore 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the core loop of wave-based survival, base construction, and upgrading gear against undead hordes.
- #10 Sanctum 2
91% matchVery Positive90% of 14,381 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: FPS 30.2%, Co-op 24.6%, Online Co-Op 18%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Shooter 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Expertly blends first-person shooting with tower defense mechanics, mirroring the strategic fortification needs of the seed game.
- #11 Blood Night
89% matchVery Positive96% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Team
Windows
(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Base Building 12.1%, Survival 11.6%, Building 10.7%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An early access title that captures the same gritty atmosphere and base-building survival loop.
- #12 No More Room in Hell
90% matchVery Positive90% of 76,061 reviews2013
Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 28%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Survival 10.7%, Co-op 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A more realistic, tension-filled approach to cooperative zombie survival that rewards careful resource management.
- #13 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
89% matchVery Positive84% of 3,039 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Zombies 20.8%, Base Building 13.5%, Gore 11%, Violent 10.5%, Online Co-Op 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined take on the genre that focuses purely on the tower defense and survival aspects of zombie waves.
- #14 Killing Floor
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 68,692 reviews2009
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
Why similar: Zombies 20%, FPS 15.4%, Co-op 13.5%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Survival 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original wave-based survival shooter that defined the genre's focus on tight, cooperative combat.
- #15 Ravenous Horde
87% matchMixed53% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Vector Interactive
Windows
Team up with 64 players to fight off the horde of zombies in this post-apocalyptic FPS or join the horde against the living! Turn on your teammates and tear them apart. Level up and unlock new weapons, perks, clothing options and more! Equip your favourite loadout and join the fight!
Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, FPS 12.2%, Survival Horror 12%, Co-op 11.5%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative shooter that focuses on surviving massive waves of undead in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #16 Strange Brigade
86% matchVery Positive84% of 11,230 reviews2018
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.6%, Online Co-Op 20%, Co-op 19.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers cooperative wave-based combat with a focus on traps and environmental defense.
- #17 ZIC – Zombies in City
86% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
Control a team of 4 characters, switching between them to use their unique abilities. ZIC: Zombies In City is a first person zombie survival shooter.
Why similar: Zombies 15.8%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, FPS 12.2%, Co-op 10.6%, Shooter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that captures the classic zombie apocalypse aesthetic and wave-based survival.
- #18 Deep Rock Galactic
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 377,011 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 76.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 31.1%, FPS 25.2%, Shooter 14.7%, Survival 12.4%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi, it is the premier cooperative wave-defense game that requires intense teamwork and defensive preparation.
- #19 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
85% matchMixed58% of 1,112 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.
Why similar: Zombies 31.4%, Gore 17.1%, Violent 15%, Multiplayer 11%, Shooter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie title that provides a unique take on the zombie survival and wave defense formula.
- #20 Walking Zombie: Shooter
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 500 reviews2018
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Walking Zombie is a stationary FPS with an online co-op mode in a world full of zombies to kill. Buy and upgrade your weapons, kill all enemies in 200 levels and destroy mighty boss monsters before they eat you alive!
Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, FPS 13.5%, Co-op 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10%
Why You'll Like It: A casual-friendly FPS that incorporates cooperative elements and wave-based survival.
- #21 Dead Island 2
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 26,659 reviews2024
Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 23.9%, Co-op 20.7%, Gore 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, FPS 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on visceral, high-impact zombie combat with a strong emphasis on action and survival.
- #22 Propagation VR
82% matchVery Positive94% of 5,854 reviews2020
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?
Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, FPS 11.5%, Gore 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Violent 9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly intense, wave-based survival horror experience that feels very personal and immediate.
- #23 Masked Forces: Zombie Survival
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 396 reviews2017
Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
What will you do when the zombie apocalypse comes, are you ready to tackle it right now and stay face to face with all the horrors that will appear?
Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Survival Horror 11%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, FPS 10.1%, Co-op 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused shooter that emphasizes fast-paced combat against waves of zombies.
- #24 7 Days Blood Moons
80% matchMixed50% of 575 reviews2025
Dev: iLLOGIKAPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows
7 Days Blood Moons is a 4v1 fight to the death. Survivors fortify bases and scavenge for materials while the Zombie Master commands and possesses the horde to crush them. Play solo or with friends – up to 4 survivors can team up against a human or AI Zombie Master. Who will prevail?
Why similar: Zombies 20.4%, FPS 16%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Co-op 13.1%, Shooter 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Specifically targets the wave defense and base-building mechanics of the survival genre.
- #25 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
82% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: DEKLAZON
Windows
A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!
Why similar: Zombies 14.6%, Gore 12.4%, Co-op 12.1%, Violent 11.8%, Online Co-Op 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated cooperative experience that emphasizes team-based survival against relentless zombie hordes.
- #26 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
79% matchVery Positive85% of 146,605 reviews2018
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Co-op 22.7%, Online Co-Op 21%, Gore 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Roguelite 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense, cooperative wave-based combat that requires high levels of coordination and skill.
- #27 World War Z
79% matchVery Positive83% of 31,338 reviews2021
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 26.6%, Online Co-Op 17%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Survival Horror 7.5%
- #28 GUNTOUCHABLES
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,101 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 15.2%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Survival Horror 12%, Roguelite 10.9%, Co-op 10.9%
- #29 Nasty Zombies
78% matchVery Positive96% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: Con No 1
Windows
Team up with up to 8 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, Invocations, and cosmetics.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18%, Zombies 16.6%, FPS 14.9%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Shooter 10.2%
- #30 They Are Hundreds
81% matchMixed53% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: WoahStudiosusPub: Woahstudiosus
Windows
They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!
Why similar: Zombies 20.2%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Survival Horror 16%, Co-op 13.5%, Survival 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused action game that pits players against overwhelming numbers of zombies.
- #31 Sker Ritual
77% matchVery Positive82% of 5,938 reviews2024
Dev: Wales InteractivePub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Co-op 15.4%, Zombies 14.2%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, FPS 10.8%
- #32 KILLGUN
76% matchNo user reviews77% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
KILLGUN - is a ruthless FPS for players who crave pure, aggressive combat, high difficulty, and an atmosphere of constant survival.
Why similar: Zombies 28.7%, FPS 19.8%, Co-op 11%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Shooter 8.2%
- #33 HumanitZ
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,179 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 20%, Base Building 15.4%, Online Co-Op 13%, Survival 12%, Survival Horror 11.9%
- #34 No More Room in Hell 2
76% matchMixed49% of 21,105 reviews2024
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.
Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Co-op 11.2%, FPS 10.2%
- #35 VERSUS SQUAD
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 581 reviews2016
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Gore 15.4%, Co-op 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12%, Survival 11.1%
- #36 Zombie Builder Defense 2
75% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!
Why similar: Zombies 21.2%, Base Building 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Shooter 12.6%, Building 11.9%
- #37 No One Survived
73% matchMixed65% of 7,677 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥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 19.2%, Survival 15%, Survival Horror 13%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #38 Yet Another Zombie Defense
75% matchVery Positive87% of 12,360 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
Why similar: Zombies 81.1%, Co-op 4.6%, Survival 4.6%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Online Co-Op 2.8%
- #39 Zombie Panic! Source
74% matchVery Positive85% of 7,852 reviews2008
Dev: Zombie Panic! Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.
Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%, FPS 9.9%, Co-op 9.2%
- #40 Blood and Bacon
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,170 reviews2016
Dev: Big CorporationPub: Grunge Games LTD
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Why similar: Gore 20.3%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, FPS 14.3%, Co-op 12.3%, Shooter 10.7%
- #41 Drop Dead: The Cabin
71% matchMixed66% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Soul Assembly Ltd
Windows
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 16.8%, FPS 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #42 Waves of Rotting Flesh
73% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: Chim Ruoi Games
Windows
A wave based FPS where you defend a barricaded house against increasing hordes of the dead.
Why similar: FPS 30.3%, Zombies 18.6%, Shooter 16.8%, Gore 10%, Violent 9.2%
- #43 Survive the Nights
69% matchMixed66% of 6,578 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥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: Zombies 17.5%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, FPS 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Co-op 10.5%
- #44 Survivor
73% matchMixed55% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: KolaCape
Windows
Fight through escalating waves of zombies in a singleplayer survival FPS. Buy weapons, manage your ammo, and see how long you can survive against the undead horde.
Why similar: Zombies 20.3%, FPS 13.7%, Co-op 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Shooter 9.8%
- #45 Codename CURE
71% matchVery Positive85% of 16,494 reviews2017
Dev: Raptor Byte
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 18.3%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12%, FPS 10.1%, Co-op 9.7%
- #46 UNLOVED
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,138 reviews2016
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Based on the community award-winning Doom2 mod with the same name by the same creator, UNLOVED is reimagined in the Unreal Engine 4 to bring forth the unspeakable terror in new ways. Play coop with your friends, increase your skills, mod your weapons and face the horror that this unearthly place holds...
Why similar: Gore 20.6%, FPS 18.2%, Co-op 15.2%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #47 Borderwatch: Dark Armada
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.Pub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows
As a part of the Borderwatch team, scavenge, defend and survive against zombie hordes in this 3rd person action horror survival! Will you be able to see the daylight?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Zombies 23.4%, Shooter 17.9%, Co-op 7.1%, Action 7%
- #48 Hunt Zombies Together
67% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: cnsgames
Windows
Hunt Zombies Together is a co-op multiplayer FPS survival horror game where you and your friends battle waves of zombies and supernatural enemies inside a cursed mansion. Can be played by 1 to 4 people.
Why similar: FPS 21.6%, Online Co-Op 20.7%, Shooter 17.2%, Co-op 13.5%, Multiplayer 10.9%
- #49 Dead Effect
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,761 reviews2014
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!
Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, FPS 20.9%, Gore 8.4%, Shooter 8.4%, Survival 8.1%
- #50 Village of Zombies
69% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Marco GamesPub: Hoi 4 Deu
Windows
In Village of Zombies you can fight against zombies and mutants together with other players or alone on different maps, the goal is to survive as many levels as possible. The game always starts at level 1 and with each level increase, more zombies and stronger zombies come.
Why similar: Zombies 23.2%, Online Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Shooter 10.4%
- #51 BiteVille
70% matchMixed54% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Veelhoek Studios
Windows
The world has fallen victim to a deadly virus, zombies now roam the lands. While running for your life you stumble upon a small city. Claim this city as your own, protect it with your life and maybe other survivors will find you.
Why similar: Zombies 14.6%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Base Building 12.4%, FPS 9.6%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #52 BrainBread 2
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,205 reviews2022
Dev: Reperio Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 27%, FPS 14.8%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Co-op 11.7%, Survival 11.3%
- #53 Rounds of Zombies
68% matchMixed68% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Kiririn
Windows
Classic zombie round survival. choose a map and see how many rounds you can survive with friends or alone.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29%, Zombies 27.6%, FPS 16.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Survival 10.1%
- #54 Blood Reaver
64% matchVery Positive85% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Hell Byte Studios
Windows
A Dark-fantasy, Round-based FPS. Become the Blood Reaver in solo or 4-player co-op. Harness forbidden magic and weaponry to shoot, blast and slice your way through endless hordes of demons. Upgrade your arsenal and survive long enough to discover the ancient secrets of the gods of hell.
Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, FPS 16.7%, Shooter 10.8%, Gore 10.3%
- #55 Nightmare of Decay
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,326 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Zombies 21.6%, FPS 18.9%, Gore 11.1%, Violent 8.8%
- #56 Skopje '83
65% matchMixed69% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Dark-1Pub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Explore a city thrust into disarray by an unknown event and survive the hordes of mutated abominations that lurk at every corner. You’ll have to fight through enemies & bosses, scavenge loot and survive the hostile city.
Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, FPS 12.4%, Roguelite 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #57 Final Days
68% matchVery Positive88% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: +7 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.
Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 13.8%, Survival 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%
- #58 Frontline Zed
69% matchMixed59% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.
Why similar: Zombies 22.7%, Gore 13.9%, Violent 13%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Co-op 12.5%
- #59 SurrounDead
64% 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 33.6%, Survival 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Base Building 12.3%, Co-op 7.8%