- #1 Nation Red
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,776 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a classic top-down zombie survival experience with massive hordes and arcade-style action.
- #2 Crimsonland
96% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Top-Down 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down arena shooter that mirrors the intense, wave-based zombie combat found in the seed game.
- #3 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
96% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Zombies 16.8%, Action RPG 16.2%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern roguelite take on the genre that emphasizes rapid progression and screen-filling zombie combat.
- #4 Over 9000 Zombies!
95% matchVery Positive87% of 1,530 reviews2015
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.7%, Zombies 25.1%, Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down 14.3%, Shooter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features top-down co-op gameplay focused on surviving against an endless, overwhelming tide of zombies.
- #5 FatalZone
94% matchMixed67% of 2,256 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Zombies 17.5%, Roguelite 16.5%, Action RPG 14.6%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines roguelite progression with massive zombie hordes, perfect for players who enjoy the growth mechanics of the seed game.
- #6 Apocalypse Party
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,353 reviews2023
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Zombies 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that captures the chaotic, top-down combat style while offering deep character progression.
- #7 Zombie Builder Defense 2
93% 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: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Gun Customization 15.5% ★, Zombies 12.8%, Shooter 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends top-down shooter mechanics with base-building elements for a tactical survival experience.
- #8 Dead Pixels
92% matchVery Positive87% of 2,424 reviews2012
Dev: CSR-Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 42%, Local Co-Op 32.6%, Local Multiplayer 7.9%, Action 6%, RPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled local co-op zombie survival game that emphasizes the same classic arcade feel.
- #9 Tesla vs Lovecraft
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Local Co-Op 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 11.7%, Shooter 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, explosive top-down shooter that shares the arcade intensity and power-up focus of the seed game.
- #10 Alien Breed: Impact
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,869 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Shooter 34.7%, Top-Down 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Action 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a gritty top-down co-op shooter experience with a strong focus on surviving claustrophobic environments.
- #11 Graveyard Gunslingers
89% matchMixed60% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Gun Customization 12.7% ★, Roguelite 11.4%, Zombies 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that blends top-down bullet-hell elements with a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #12 Zombie Shooter
90% matchVery Positive83% of 1,315 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Zombies 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action RPG 16.4%, Shooter 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic top-down zombie shooter that established many of the tropes found in modern horde games.
- #13 SurrounDead
88% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 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 59%, Shooter 20%, RPG 12.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Action 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down zombie survival game that adds open-world exploration and looting to the standard shooter formula.
- #14 Mars Survivors
89% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 10.2%, Top-Down 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down bullet-hell experience with roguelite progression that matches the frantic pace of the seed game.
- #15 Brotato
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, RPG 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced top-down arena survivor that focuses on building unique character loadouts to survive waves of enemies.
- #16 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
87% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.8%, Roguelite 22.4%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Shooter 7%, Roguelike 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity top-down shooter with deep roguelite elements and satisfying, punchy gunplay.
- #17 Repetendium
86% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Roguelite 23.2%, Roguelike 17.6%, Top-Down 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced top-down roguelite shooter that rewards quick reflexes and strategic power-up selection.
- #18 Vampire Survivors
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Roguelite 38.5%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Roguelike 15.3%, Action RPG 12%, RPG 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential roguelite horde survival game that defines the modern 'survivor' subgenre.
- #19 Neon Chrome
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite shooter featuring destructible environments and intense combat encounters.
- #20 Survivor Mercs
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, 2.5D 16.2%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shoot-em-up with roguelite mechanics that emphasizes tactical positioning against large groups.
- #21 Zombie Shooter 2
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Zombies 36.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shooter 13.9%, RPG 13.3%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down action RPG shooter that provides a nostalgic and satisfying zombie-slaying experience.
- #22 ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives
83% matchMixed53% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: Red Dot Studio
Windows
Join the fight for survival in a top-down shooter with realistic-looking combat. Raid the infected city and fight for survival in team battles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Zombies 16.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers top-down action with survival elements and a focus on team-based combat.
- #23 The Ascent
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 24,155 reviews2021
Dev: Neon GiantPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39%, Shooter 14.8%, Action RPG 13.6%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter features strong RPG elements and a highly detailed world that elevates the standard horde-shooter formula.
- #24 DYSMANTLE
81% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 48.8%, Top-Down 24%, RPG 20.1%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on top-down survival with a heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and crafting.
- #25 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 38.7%, Zombies 29.3%, Top-Down 21.7%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual top-down roguelite shooter that provides a quick and accessible zombie-killing experience.
- #26 Risk of Rain Returns
79% matchVery Positive90% of 28,469 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 41%, Online Co-Op 34.6%, Roguelike 17.7%, Action 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D roguelite that captures the same sense of escalating difficulty and intense combat progression.
- #27 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
80% matchVery Positive90% of 32,984 reviews2015
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, Online Co-Op 27.2%, Local Co-Op 25.2%, Shooter 7.3%, Top-Down 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down co-op shooter known for its intense combat and chaotic, high-stakes missions.
- #28 Enter the Gungeon
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Roguelike 31%, Local Co-Op 29.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Top-Down 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite shooter that offers high-octane action and a massive variety of weapons.
- #29 R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,216 reviews2026
Dev: WarmCore StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Welcome to the Reincarnation Insurance Program! This top-down roguelite shooter blends Diablo-style looting with Survivor-like mayhem. Face screen-filling zombie tides, use Divine Tech to liquidate them into ash, and farm god-tier gear to forge your OP build.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Zombies 16%, Roguelite 15.2%, Action RPG 13.4%
- #30 Survivors Of The Zombie World
77% 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Zombies 17.6%, Shooter 13%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #31 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
78% matchMixed70% of 3,299 reviews2021
Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to the best-seller The Red Solstice. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Character Customization 17.7%, RPG 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes co-op survival and deep character customization.
- #32 Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol
78% matchMixed64% of 258 reviews2021
Dev: DotEmuPub: Disney
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Enjoy 16-bit console gaming with the cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel, Ghoul Patrol!
Why similar: Shooter 72.1%, Action 20.9%, Singleplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down co-op zombie action game that remains a pillar of the genre.
- #33 FatalZone: Outbreak
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Outbreak is the demo version of FatalZone, a bullet heaven zombie apocalypse shooter where you'll have to upgrade your base, hone your mercs' skills, and put them to the test to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Zombies 17.3%, Roguelite 16.3%, Action RPG 14.3%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #34 X-Mutation
76% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ProjectX
Windows
Survive thousands of monsters in X-Mutation, a hardcore 3D top-down rogue-lite action game. Mutate your body into diverse weapons, choose from hundreds of mutations, and uniquely upgrade to craft your personal combat style!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Roguelite 20.1%, Roguelike 16.3%, Action RPG 16.3%, Shooter 8.9%
- #35 Zombieville USA 3D
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,215 reviews2025
Dev: Mika Mobile, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Zombies 17.7%, Roguelite 17.7%, Shooter 14.1%, Character Customization 10.7%
- #36 GUNTOUCHABLES
73% matchVery Positive85% of 4,029 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Online Co-Op 31.9%, Roguelite 30.4%, Zombies 29.3%, Action 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #37 BrainBread 2
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,198 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 45.2%, Action RPG 21.6%, Shooter 18%, RPG 9.9%, Action 5.3%
- #38 Vampire Hunters
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,927 reviews2024
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Why similar: Roguelite 33.6%, Roguelike 23.9%, Shooter 21%, RPG 12.4%, Action 5.3%
- #39 Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad
71% matchVery Positive98% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Fogo GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Expect blasts of green zombie goo painting the screen in this top-down shooter packed with crazy guns that blow the heads off some… freaky zombies. Your mission is simple: graffiti the whole city before these mutants dog-pile you
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Gun Customization 24.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Zombies 15.5%, Shooter 9.9%
- #40 Blood And Zombies
75% matchMixed53% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Online Co-Op 29.2%, Roguelite 24.9%, Zombies 23%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 3.8%
- #41 Deadly Days: Roadtrip
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,605 reviews2025
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Loot, shoot, and mow down zombie hordes in this bullet heaven fever dream. Embark on a deadly roadtrip, fuel your bus, decide when to extract – and get that sweet inventory management kick when that new slot in your backpack fits just right.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, 2.5D 19.4%, Roguelite 17%, Zombies 14.6%, Roguelike 13.6%
- #42 VAR: Exterminate
72% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2021
Dev: VAR LIVE International Ltd
Windows
The fight is here, humanity’s fate is in your hands! Match up different offensive and defensive upgrades between waves and fend off the onslaught of zombies. Level up and strengthen core abilities and progress to new areas where strains of the virus have evolved.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Zombies 19.1%, Roguelite 18%, Shooter 16.6%, Roguelike 13.6%
- #43 The Last Stand: Aftermath
71% matchVery Positive81% of 6,552 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Zombies 22.7%, Roguelite 16.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Action RPG 9.1%
- #44 Nearly Dead
74% matchMixed46% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.
Why similar: RPG 31.5%, Zombies 29.1%, Roguelite 14.5%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Action 11.3%
- #45 Survival Nation: Lost Horizon
72% matchMixed58% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.Pub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Survival Nation: Lost Horizon is an open-world, top-down zombie survival game. Keep yourself and other survivors alive in a world gone to the zombies, upgrade your gear and skills, and keep civilization going in a world where humans are the top pick on the menu.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Gun Customization 18.3% ★, Action RPG 13%, Zombies 13%, Online Co-Op 12.4%
- #46 Nearly Dead - Live and Let Die
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 223 reviews2023
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
2D top-down multi co-op action game. Survive the zombies together with a stranger.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.8%, Action RPG 17.2%, Zombies 15.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Top-Down 10.9%
- #47 Square Head Zombies - FPS Game
74% matchMostly Negative32% of 115 reviews2018
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Square head zombies are everywhere. Grab your gun and shoot all the undead.
Why similar: Zombies 45.8%, Shooter 40.4%, Action 8.7%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #48 Blood Rush
68% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: MaxEstLa
Windows
BLOOD RUSH is a fast paced, skill based FPS, mixed with roguelites elements. Upgrade yourself, buy unique guns, drain miracles from relics and destroy anyone or anything standing on your way!
Why similar: Roguelite 24.1%, Action RPG 20.9%, Zombies 16.8%, Shooter 15.8%, Roguelike 15.2%
- #49 Choo Choo Survivor
69% matchVery Positive85% of 580 reviews2023
Dev: GTGD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!
Why similar: Gun Customization 19.8% ★, Action RPG 16.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Zombies 12.3%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #50 Blood Night
67% matchVery Positive96% of 107 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 41.7%, Shooter 27.8%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Action 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #51 Regain Earth: First Strike
70% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: GameFlow Studios
Windows
Take the challenge of surviving waves of increasingly difficult evil MuTecs! Grab a friend to hunt and slay them. Crush each wave with randomly dropped weapons & gadgets. Earn Achievements, new maps and top ranks in this Community-driven, solo-dev project. Help shape the future of this game!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.6%, Zombies 19.7%, Shooter 16.7%, Roguelike 14.1%, Character Customization 14%
- #52 Dead Engine
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 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: Zombies 31.2%, Roguelite 22.1%, Roguelike 22%, Top-Down 16%, Action 5.3%
- #53 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
68% matchVery Positive86% of 9,502 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Top-Down Shooter 35.5%, Zombies 26.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #54 Roboquest
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Roguelite 31%, Online Co-Op 29.1%, Shooter 21.4%, Roguelike 12.8%, Action 3.6%
- #55 Zombie Shooter: Ares Virus
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: joynow
Windows
In YEAR 2037, a pandemic of an unknown plague virus infection wiped out most of world animals and citizens. The world turns into a DEAD ZONE and survivors’ lives are threatened with zombies! How will you survive in this Zombie Pandemic game?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Zombies 24.5%, Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, RPG 7.6%
- #56 Survivors of the Dawn
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32%, Roguelite 19.1%, Shooter 14%, Roguelike 13.7%, Top-Down 10.8%
- #57 Horde Hunters
66% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Roguelite 26.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down 11.1%, RPG 9.2%
- #58 Zombie Builder Defense
69% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Top-Down Shooter 33.2%, Online Co-Op 26.5%, Zombies 26.5%, Top-Down 7.6%, Action 5%
- #59 10 Miles To Safety
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 998 reviews2020
Dev: Trickjump Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Zombies 26.2%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Top-Down 12.2%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #60 Xmas Apocalypse
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: gypynkt
Windows
It's Christmas Eve during the Zombie Apocalypse and Santa has to gun down hordes of the undead or Christmas is ruined! Level up your firearms with upgrades from the Christmas skill tree and find the most destructive combinations. A festive horde-survival third-person shooter with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Roguelite 16.3%, Action RPG 14.7%, Zombies 13.4%, Shooter 13.4%