Games Like Crafting Dead

Unturned is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game. As one of the few not yet turned, you must fight to remain among the living.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 18.7% ★, Zombies 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Survival 11.4%, Crafting 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive voxel-based zombie survival game that mirrors the multiplayer, crafting, and blocky aesthetic of the seed game perfectly.

DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.

Why similar: Zombies 17.6%, Looter Shooter 16.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Survival 11.1%, Base Building 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly multiplayer survival game that focuses on looting, crafting, and defending against zombie hordes in an open world.

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: Voxel 20.7% ★, Zombies 18.1%, Survival 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Base Building 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers the most robust voxel-based building and destruction mechanics in a zombie survival setting.

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Zombies 27.3%, Survival 21.2%, Open World 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While isometric, its deep survival systems, pixel-adjacent art style, and relentless zombie threat make it an essential experience for fans of the genre.

All the horrors of zombie apocalypse in adorable pixelated form! Craft, explore and rescue people in a city overrun by the zombie horde. Good luck, survivors!

Why similar: Voxel 28.9% ★, Zombies 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming pixel-art style combined with challenging zombie survival and base-building mechanics.

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 29.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Survival 18.1%, Open World 15.3%, Base Building 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A focused open-world zombie survival experience that emphasizes looting, inventory management, and tactical combat.

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 20.4%, Survival 17.3%, Open World 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Crafting 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a comprehensive crafting and base-building system set in a harsh post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies.

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

Why similar: Survival 15.1%, Base Building 14.3%, Crafting 13%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Open World 11%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival shooter that captures the gritty, multiplayer-focused open-world tension found in post-apocalyptic settings.

VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.

Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Survival 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Base Building 12.7%, Open World 12%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that emphasizes base-building and scavenging in a post-apocalyptic environment.

Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.

Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Survival 20.9%, Open World 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that excels at creating an atmospheric, dangerous open world filled with mutants and zombies.

Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.

Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Survival 20.4%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that emphasizes the struggle for resources in a vast, post-apocalyptic open world.

Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!

Why similar: Zombies 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Survival 12.7%, Open World 10.5%, Crafting 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core loop of scavenging and crafting to survive in a hostile, post-apocalyptic environment.

It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Base Building 21%, Open World 15.4%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique pixel-art aesthetic and focuses heavily on colony management and survival in a zombie-infested world.

After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 12%, Base Building 11.5%, Open World 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly anticipated multiplayer survival game that focuses on realistic scavenging and base fortification against zombie threats.

Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.

Why similar: Zombies 13.8%, Survival 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Crafting 11.9%, Base Building 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that emphasizes action-oriented combat and scavenging in a zombie-filled world.

Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.

Why similar: Survival 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 22.2%, Open World 18.7%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Crafting 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines survival elements with a post-apocalyptic open world and multiplayer interactions, similar to the seed game's core loop.

You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!

Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Looter Shooter 16.1% ★, Survival 11.4%, Open World 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival game that blends RPG elements with zombie combat and open-world exploration.

Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.

Why similar: Zombies 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 12.4%, Crafting 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer co-op survival game that focuses on team-based strategies in a post-apocalyptic open world.

(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 23.9%, Survival 14.4%, Crafting 14%, Base Building 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy survival game that tasks players with building defenses to survive waves of zombies.

Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.

Why similar: Zombies 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Survival 11.3%, Base Building 11.3%, Crafting 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world multiplayer survival game that focuses on the harsh realities of living in a post-apocalyptic landscape.

Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world

Why similar: Zombies 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Survival 12.3%, Base Building 12.2%, Crafting 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game that emphasizes the importance of crafting and building to withstand the post-apocalyptic elements.

Try your hand at exciting survival and prove that you are not afraid of any challenges! Defeat all the evil dead and free the virtual world from danger. You need to confront these monsters by any means. Be the bravest!

Why similar: Voxel 26.2% ★, Zombies 21.9%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Crafting 14.5%, Arcade 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Directly incorporates crafting and survival mechanics into a zombie-themed world with a distinct visual style.

Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?

Why similar: Survival 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Open World 14.4%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Zombies 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer open-world survival game that tasks players with gathering resources and building defenses against zombies.

An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Survival 17.2%, Crafting 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Multiplayer 12%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer action-survival game that emphasizes crafting and simulation elements in a dangerous world.

Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!

Why similar: Base Building 18.3%, Survival 17.2%, Crafting 16.7%, Open World 12.5%, Survival Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the exploration and base-building aspects of survival in a hostile, adventure-filled world.

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 18.7%, Survival 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Base Building 11.8%, Open World 10%

SmallZ is a third person zombie survival game. Form a team or go solo to survive from many threats such as zombies, boss zombies and other players. Build fortifications on different buildings or build your own base from scratch. There are plenty of build parts available for you to craft!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Crafting 12%, Base Building 11.5%, Survival 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter survival game that emphasizes fast-paced action and strategy in a zombie-infested setting.

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: Zombies 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Survival 12.8%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure survival game that provides a top-down perspective on managing resources and fighting zombies.

DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.

Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Survival 13.2%, Open World 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 19.9% ★, Zombies 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Base Building 10.1%, Survival 10.1%

GRIM is an Exclusive VR Multiplayer Survival game where you must immerse yourself, stranded on a secluded part of Earth. Survival is not just a choice but a grueling battle against nature and other players. Gather resources, craft, and build your base, all to stay alive.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 13.3% ★, Survival 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Crafting 11.5%, Base Building 10.5%

Explore a post-apocalyptic island, craft, build, tear down enemy bases, defend and nuke your rivals! Life's about surviving in this multiplayer game, no matter what it takes!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 13.7% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Survival 12.9%, Crafting 12.2%, Open World 10.4%

The Last Disease Z is a co-op survival experience where everything is against you. Abandoned cities, zombies and bandits, a struggle for resources and a place to live. Build, unite, and survive.

Why similar: Zombies 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 13.4%, Open World 12.8%

The virus has devastated cities and lands, you are one of the last survivors! You will have to survive in a harsh post-apocalyptic world populated by the living dead.

Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 13.2%, Open World 10.7%

Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Base Building 14.3%, Zombies 14.1%, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 10.8%

In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?

Why similar: Zombies 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Survival 11.8%

Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.

Why similar: Survival 16.9%, Zombies 16%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.2%

Deadburg is a co-op survival game set in a procedurally generated city with thousands of buildings to explore and zombies to kill. Every building you see can be explored, exploited and destroyed one block at a time. Play alone or with friends and discover the secrets of the city.

Why similar: Zombies 29%, Base Building 23.6%, Survival 22%, Crafting 10.8%, Action 6.3%

Dead Maze is a 2D MMO game set in a destroyed contemporary world, filled with zombies. Explore the world, scavenge and craft as many items as possible, to survive the hostile environment and upgrade your gear and camp as you go.

Why similar: Zombies 32.6%, Survival 22.5%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Open World 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%

Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse !

Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Crafting 14.4%, Survival 13.6%, Base Building 13.3%

Human Host is an open-world zombie survival crafting game. In this endless procedurally generated world, terrain, buildings, trees, rocks—everything is destructible! Build massive mobile bases, dig deep underground, construct trap-filled fortresses, scavenge supplies, and survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Voxel 30.1% ★, Zombies 22.7%, Survival 15.7%, Crafting 15%, Open World 10.3%

Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 14.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Base Building 14.1%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Survival 11.3%

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 23.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Base Building 17.6%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 10.6%

'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

Why similar: Zombies 20.3%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 11.9%, Survival 11.6%, Open World 10.9%

Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 38.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 29.1%, Survival 19.9%, Zombies 6.5%, Action-Adventure 1.8%

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 25%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Open World 11.4%, Survival 11.1%

Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!

Why similar: Zombies 30%, Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Open World 15.8%, Survival 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%

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: Looter Shooter 22.6% ★, Zombies 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Survival 13.9%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

Why similar: Base Building 16.1%, Looter Shooter 15.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Survival 12.9%, Crafting 12.2%

Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.

Why similar: Survival 15.6%, Zombies 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Open World 13.6%, Base Building 12.9%

A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.

Why similar: Zombies 25.1%, Survival 15%, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.

Why similar: Zombies 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Survival 16.1%, Open World 10.5%, Base Building 9.7%

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Why similar: Survival 28.4%, Crafting 18.5%, Open World 15.6%, Multiplayer 13%, PvP 9.4%

Immerse yourself in the post-apocalyptic co-op world of Lifeless, where base building and crafting are key. Collect weapons, gear, and food as you embark on thrilling missions to level up in a vast open world. But stay alert—relentless zombies lurk around every corner!

Why similar: Zombies 44%, Survival 23%, Open World 10%, Action 8%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Into the Haze is a single-player survival game set at the beginning of the apocalypse. You wake up on the rooftop on the 40th floor of the abandoned tower. The whole city is cover with poisonous gas. Gather resources, craft, build, and fight zombies. Survive until help arrives.

Why similar: Zombies 20%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Survival 13.5%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Base Building 12.9%

iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Zombies 17.3%, Base Building 13.9%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 10.3%

You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Survival Horror 13%, Looter Shooter 11.7% ★, Crafting 11.2%

Taora : Beginning offers the limited introduction experience to Taora : Survival, an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 27% ★, Zombies 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Base Building 11.4%, Open World 9.2%