- #1 Chromosome Evil 2
97% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Dive deep into this Lovecraft-inspired RTS survival for a second time. Assemble your strike team and manage your convoy. It's up to you to survive the onslaught of nightmares that are surely coming your way. Will you find the source of the darkness?
Why similar: RTS 26.1%, Survival 13.3%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Dark 9.2%
- #2 Aliens: Dark Descent
96% matchVery Positive88% of 17,771 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: RTS 27.3%, Real Time Tactics 22.6%, Tactical 15.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Survival 8.3%
- #3 Z Dawn
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.2%, Survival 24.3%, Zombies 22.5%, Strategy 16.1%, Atmospheric 10%
- #4 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
95% matchMixed62% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Resource Management 33.6%, Tactical 27%, Strategy 18.1%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #5 The Last Haven
94% matchMixed61% of 1,526 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: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, RTS 15.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Survival 12.7%, Resource Management 11%
- #6 After Long Night
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 434 reviews2025
Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Zombies 17.3%, Resource Management 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #7 Envy the Dead
94% matchMixed66% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 31.1%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Strategy 12.9%, Survival 12.1%, Simulation 11.9%
- #8 Age of Undead
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, War 19.3%, Zombies 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Resource Management 9.4%
- #9 Cataclismo
90% matchVery Positive89% of 4,077 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: RTS 17.5%, War 16.3%, Zombies 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Resource Management 11.8%
- #10 March of the Living
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Machine 22Pub: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Perma Death 18.1%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Survival 11.5%
- #11 Strain Tactics
91% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2017
Dev: Touch Dimensions Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.7%, Zombies 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #12 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,403 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: RTS 30.3%, Resource Management 15.6%, Survival 14.1%, Tactical 13.7%, Strategy 9.5%
- #13 Rebirth evolution
89% 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: Zombies 16.1%, RTS 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Survival 11.2%
- #14 Last Train Home
86% matchVery Positive87% of 5,205 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
Why similar: RTS 23.6%, Real Time Tactics 21.3%, War 17.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #15 Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: Seasun Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved is a villain protagonist real-time strategy game. You will play as the King of the Dead and rule the world once again by creating zombie legions and destroying human cities. As the King of the Dead, you can infect humans, turn them into zombies and rule the world!
Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Resource Management 12.2%
- #16 Infectonator: Survivors
88% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 36.6%, Survival 18%, Strategy 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Perma Death 9.2%
- #17 Dark Moon
86% matchMixed49% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: 101XP
Windows
Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where in order to survive you must avoid the Sun’s scorching rays and embrace the darkness. Gather resources, upgrade your mobile base, make tough moral decisions, but most importantly - don’t go into the light!
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Resource Management 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Survival 10.7%
- #18 Black Forest
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 409 reviews2023
Dev: LemuriaPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Danger, death, and despair define Black Forest. As the chief of an unlucky village, your goal is to survive. Gather resources, shore up the village, then survive the terrifying night. Maybe you'll hold out long enough for relief to arrive. Maybe not. Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: RTS 26.6%, Resource Management 17.8%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Survival 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #19 Gord
84% matchMixed54% of 976 reviews2023
Dev: Covenant.devPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.
Why similar: RTS 29.3%, Resource Management 18%, Survival 17%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #20 The Tribe Must Survive
83% matchMixed68% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Walking Tree Games GmbH
Windows · Mac
The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?
Why similar: Resource Management 19.9%, Survival 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Top-Down 10%, Dark 10%
- #21 Survive the Blackout
84% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Baby Bison Games
Windows
Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose your adventure-type gameplay, squad-level management, exploration and scavenging, difficult moral choices. Modern-times tribute to Oregon Trail.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Survival 15.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Resource Management 10.8%, Strategy 10.2%
- #22 Anoxia Station
82% matchVery Positive80% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: BonereadersPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25%, Resource Management 20.3%, Survival 16.2%, Dark 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%
- #23 Cepheus Protocol
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,512 reviews2020
Dev: Halcyon Winds
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cepheus Protocol is an Open World RTS Military Survival Game. Play as the CERC hunting Patient 0, maintain Quarantine camps, fight dangerous mutations & Rogue Civilian Combatants . There’s nobody else coming, it’s up to you now.
Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Zombies 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Survival 12%, Real Time Tactics 6.9%
- #24 Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 161 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!
Why similar: Zombies 23.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Survival 13.9%
- #25 Worshippers of Cthulhu
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,460 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Dark 23.5%, Simulation 22.5%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #26 Flesh Eaters
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 36.8%, RTS 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Survival 9.1%, Simulation 8.7%
- #27 Nordic Warriors
79% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Liron PeerPub: Mashmashu Studio
Windows
Enter the real time tactical nightmare of Nordic Warriors and use your handful of brave souls to stem an endless horde of undead horrors. You'll need to take advantage of the terrain and your Hero abilities to heal and lead your units as you blast, smash or slash your way through the unfolding apocalypse.
Why similar: RTS 25.4%, Real Time Tactics 22.9%, War 22.9%, Tactical 11.2%, Strategy 7.9%
- #28 Deep Among the Swarm
77% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Pebble Mountain Games
Windows
Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
Why similar: RTS 28.4%, Resource Management 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Survival 14.2%, Strategy 8%
- #29 The Deadly Path
78% matchMixed48% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Owlskip EnterprisesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Aid the Deities of Dread in their quest for vengeance and pave the way for their ascension. Gather grim materials, construct defences and expand the underworld to appease the rage of the gods in The Deadly Path, a unique building management and roguelike strategy game.
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Resource Management 14.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Survival 11.7%
- #30 Quasimorph
76% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Perma Death 39%, Tactical 24.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #31 Infection Free Zone
75% matchVery Positive80% of 17,172 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!
Why similar: Zombies 24%, Post-apocalyptic 23.9%, RTS 18.8%, Survival 10.3%, Strategy 8.2%
- #32 Survivor Squad
79% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, Survival 17.2%, Strategy 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #33 Stories from the Outbreak
76% matchVery Positive81% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?
Why similar: Zombies 22.8%, Perma Death 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Survival 14.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #34 Roots Devour
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 515 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Resource Management 27.4%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Dark 15.6%, Atmospheric 15.5%
- #35 Surviving the Abyss
75% matchMixed65% of 1,047 reviews2024
Dev: Rocket Flair StudiosPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
Why similar: RTS 27.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Survival 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #36 Quarantine
78% matchMixed60% of 435 reviews2017
Dev: SproingPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Quarantine is an intense turn-based strategy game about waging war on pandemic disease. Recruit a team of specialized operatives to deploy on worldwide missions. Research the contagion, upgrade your tech, and quarantine the outbreak before it kills us all.
Why similar: Strategy 26.5%, Survival 24.1%, Tactical 19.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #37 Dying Breed
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: SarnayerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.
Why similar: RTS 23.1%, War 20.3%, Zombies 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Tactical 10.3%
- #38 Void War
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.4%, Resource Management 20.2%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Tactical 10%
- #39 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
73% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Tactical 28.7%, Survival 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Strategy 14.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #40 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
70% matchVery Positive88% of 8,056 reviews2025
Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Why similar: Zombies 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Perma Death 13%, Psychological 13%, Survival Horror 11.1%
- #41 Draft of Darkness
71% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2023
Dev: Crawly Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.7%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Resource Management 14.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #42 Infested Planet
73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,014 reviews2014
Dev: Rocket Bear Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Strategy 24.3%, Top-Down 15.7%, Tactical 10.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #43 Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
70% matchVery Positive83% of 4,151 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.
Why similar: RTS 35.2%, Real Time Tactics 31.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #44 Depth of Extinction
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Perma Death 37.6%, Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #45 Grim Nights
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
Why similar: RTS 29%, Zombies 24.9%, Survival 19.8%, Strategy 13.5%, Tactical 6.3%
- #46 The Last Spell
69% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.1%, Tactical 20.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #47 The Hive
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 417 reviews2016
Dev: Skydome Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?
Why similar: RTS 37.1%, Real Time Tactics 22.5%, Resource Management 21.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #48 Xenopurge
67% matchVery Positive88% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.2%, RTS 24.2%, Perma Death 18.8%, Tactical 9.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #49 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Exabyte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 20.9%, Zombies 20.2%, Resource Management 17.3%, Survival 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%
- #50 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Zombies 35.9%, Survival 23%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Strategy 9.1%
- #51 Black Legend
71% matchMixed65% of 208 reviews2021
Dev: Warcave
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A dark, immersive Turn Based Strategy RPG. Master tactical combat and the art of 17th century alchemy to liberate a doomed city from a bloodthirsty cult inspired by the great alchemist Mephisto.
Why similar: Perma Death 35.8%, Tactical 21.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #52 Atom Zombie Smasher
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,085 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24.5%, RTS 24.2%, Zombies 23.3%, Tactical 10.5%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #53 Creatures Of War
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Resource Management 24.7%, Survival 20%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #54 The Last Stand: Aftermath
68% 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: Zombies 28.4%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Survival 16%, Perma Death 14.3%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #55 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
69% matchVery Positive81% of 2,242 reviews2018
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35%, Survival 26.3%, Resource Management 17.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 9%
- #56 Diplomacy is Not an Option
65% matchVery Positive85% of 11,517 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 24.6%, Resource Management 20.3%, War 15.7%, RTS 15%, Survival 8%
- #57 Trench Face
65% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.1%, Strategy 21.6%, Top-Down 11.7%, Dark 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #58 Ascent of Ashes
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
Windows
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 42.9%, Survival 26.8%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 13.9%
- #59 From Glory To Goo
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,455 reviews2024
Dev: Stratagem Blue
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, War 16.9%, Zombies 14.4%, Resource Management 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%