- #1 Return: Unknown
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Return: Unknown, a survival-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Once a thriving metropolis, now abandoned by civilization after the outbreak of a global virus, it offers both challenges and countless possibilities.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Third-Person Shooter 11.2%, Sandbox 10.2%, Survival 9.8%, PvE 8.1%
- #2 Last Oasis
96% matchMixed62% of 24,198 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.9 hrsMean: 121.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.7%, Survival 12.7%, Open World 11.1%, Crafting 8.7%, Building 7.7%
- #3 Last of Humanity
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games, inc.
Windows
Welcome to Last of Humanity, an online open-world sandbox multiplayer zombie survival game. Travel the zombie wasteland as you attempt to rebuild society controlling key locations to manufacture & produce equipment for survival. Forage, Craft and shoot your way to survival from the dead and living.
Why similar: Sandbox 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Crafting 9.7%, Building 9.6%, Third Person 9.2%
- #4 Undawn
95% matchMixed54% of 6,521 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Open World 10.7%, Survival 10.1%, Crafting 8.4%
- #5 Junk Survivor
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
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: Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Survival 11.1%, PvE 11%, Zombies 10.4%, Open World 10.2%
- #6 The Octots Survival
94% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: SFK Game Studio
Windows
The Octots tells the story of a community caught between the primitive world and the present world. Survive against hunger, thirst, wild jungle life. Build your house, farm, explore underwater and island life. Go hunting, complete missions!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Sandbox 16%, Third Person 10.8%, Crafting 10%, Survival 9.1%
- #7 Badlands
93% matchMostly Negative21% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: TonyPub: Georges Games LLC
Windows
Badlands is a PVE-focused multiplayer open world sandbox set in a destroyed world. Be a post-apocalyptic scavenger in single player or team up with friends in multiplayer. Fun base building, crafting, and combat.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 11.4%, Sandbox 10.8%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 9.9%
- #8 PolyZ
92% matchMixed50% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Thirteen37 Games™
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: Massively Multiplayer 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Survival 9.3%, PvE 9%, Crafting 8.5%
- #9 Drop Point
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Indie Studio
Windows
How long can you last in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies? Will you team up or go solo?
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Survival 10.9%, Open World 10.7%, PvE 8.9%
- #10 Lost Zone: Survival
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ykn Studio
Windows
Lost Zone: Survival ,Survive in a vast open world by battling harsh conditions, hunger, and unknown threats. Explore with friends, gather resources, fish, farm, and craft tools to stay alive. Beware of other players who can steal your hard-earned loot. Only the strongest will survive!
Why similar: Crafting 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Survival 10.4%, Open World 10.1%, Building 9.7%
- #11 Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening
90% matchMixed50% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Awakening Games Entertainment Pub: Awakening Games Entertainment
Windows
Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening is a early access version of a 4 Year Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Open World MMOPG. This new survival game, immerses you in a unique earth as humanity is fighting back & teaming up to Survive the Infected Zombie Hordes! Visit "about this" page for more Info.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 10.1%, Zombies 10.1%
- #12 Polygeddon
89% matchMixed42% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Dreamworks
Windows
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: Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Massively Multiplayer 12.4%, Zombies 9.9%, Survival 9.6%, Open World 9.4%
- #13 The Risen Survival
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Engine
Windows
"The Risen Survival" is a fast-paced game that challenges players to gather resources, craft items, and build shelter in order to survive against all odds. Can you outlast the competition and emerge as the ultimate survivor?
Why similar: Hunting 20.2% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Crafting 11%, PvE 10.8%
- #14 Dead District: Survival
88% matchMixed49% of 465 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.4%, Third-Person Shooter 11.8%, Survival 9.7%, Crafting 9.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%
- #15 As I Survive
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinnacle Gaming Studios
Windows
A survival FPS where you must maintain the tactical advantage to survive your environment. Explore caves and bunkers, unlock secrets, and contain the situation in the valley to restore peace. Unlock new quests along the way that will give you the power to save what is left.
Why similar: Hunting 14.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 10.7%, Zombies 9.2%
- #16 Foul
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZRK
Windows
Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Survival 11%, Open World 10.8%, Zombies 10%, Crafting 9.6%
- #17 Dead’s dawn
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ULTBIT
Windows
Deads Dawn is a multiplayer survival game, explore an unpopulated world full of threats, you will find other survivors along the way who can be your allies or enemies. Create, build and hunt to survive as long as possible. Developed with Unreal Engine 5.
Why similar: Survival 12.8%, Massively Multiplayer 12.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Zombies 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%
- #18 Uh-Oh!
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alive N Kicking, LLC
Windows
Uh-Oh! is an open-world survival game where there is no mandatory goal, so you can set your own goals by playing as a survivor in a single-player or multiplayer experience.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Open World 12.5%, Survival 12.1%, PvE 11.4%, Zombies 11%
- #19 Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
85% matchMixed54% of 899 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 28.3%, Crafting 11.6%, Open World 11.5%, Zombies 11.4%, Survival 10.9%
- #20 Another Try
84% matchMixed51% of 328 reviews2020
Dev: Hoki Wolf Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Massively Multiplayer 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 10%, Open World 9%
- #21 Dreadsite Survival
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XiRepperPub: Xi Studios
Windows
In Dreadsite Survival, players awaken in a world destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. Surrounded by infected hordes and ruthless drifters, they must scavenge, build, and fight to survive, uncovering the secrets of the apocalypse while battling to stay alive.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Survival 10%, Open World 9.9%, PvE 9.8%
- #22 Medieval Apocalypse
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joma Rage
Windows · Mac
The main goal in Medieval Apocalypse is not only to survive as in previous survival games where you had to watch over the hunger, thirst, fatigue but the player will have to watch out for infection caused by zombies to not become one of them.
Why similar: Survival 11.6%, Open World 11.4%, Building 11.3%, Crafting 11.2%, Zombies 10.8%
- #23 No One Survived
80% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 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: Survival 15.9%, Open World 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Zombies 11.5%, Crafting 10.6%
- #24 Zeverland
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Quirks
Windows
Welcome to Zeverland. Common sense is your best weapon against the Zeds. After figuring out the "not dying" part, grab some friends to save the world. Find a cure, build a rocket, or a tower too high for Zeds to climb. Nothing's off limits. You're here at the very start of the apocalypse. Go wild!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 11.7%, Zombies 11.7%, Building 11.7%
- #25 Disease Z - Zombie City
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Newba Studios
Windows
On January 14, 2024, what we thought was the common flu turned into something terrible. It's been 6 years since then. You are the last survivor of Z City. Create, Build, Hunt and try to survive in a post-apocalyptic environment.
Why similar: Hunting 16.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Open World 11.5%, Survival 10.7%, Building 10.2%
- #26 No More Light
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Para 51 GamesPub: Invictus
Windows
No More Light is a narrative survival shooter where humanity’s last remnants battle an alien insectoid invasion. Thrown into a post-apocalyptic world, you’ll turn enemies into weapons, undergo a deadly metamorphosis, control weather, and fight for survival in brutal, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.7%, Survival 10.3%, Open World 10.2%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #27 Port Town: Survival
78% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Emre ŞahinPub: Survivillage
Windows
A deserted port town, missing people, and a dark secret waiting to be uncovered… Dive into Port Town’s open world, collect mysterious photos, and reveal the truth. But be careful… some secrets are meant to stay buried.
Why similar: Survival 11.4%, Building 11.4%, Crafting 10.9%, Open World 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
- #28 50 Days To Survive
78% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: NullReferenceGames
Windows
You find yourself alone in the middle of a desert, and devoid of all hope. Quickly find what to eat, what to drink, what to shelter you, and improve your comfort of life to avoid death. Can you survive for 50 days? Let's see that.
Why similar: Hunting 24.9% ★, Survival 12.4%, Crafting 12.3%, Third-Person Shooter 11.7%, Building 10.3%
- #29 RTD - Road to Desolace
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Desolace Studios
Windows
Explore and survive in a broken down and decaying world, set 30 years after what is known as "The Collapse"
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Third-Person Shooter 13.7%, Survival 11.2%, Crafting 9.9%, Building 8.7%
- #30 FERAN
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andy Games
Windows · Linux
FERAN is a single-player extraction FPS set in a ruined post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge dangerous zones, survive brutal firefights, manage scarce resources and uncover what happened to your unit.
Why similar: Survival 21.5%, Sandbox 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Zombies 11.9%, Third-Person Shooter 11.4%
- #31 Monument
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mniszeko
Windows
Monument is a co-op or solo survival game set in a harsh zombie apocalypse. Scavenge, fight, and survive against the undead and dangerous humans. How far will you go to survive?
Why similar: Sandbox 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Crafting 11%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Building 10.7%
- #32 From Scratch
75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: BB STUDIO
Windows
From Scratch is survival game set in a huge open world of over 50 square kilometers. Fight, craft and acquire resources to survive in a world overrun by zombies and wild animals.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 12.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Open World 11.3%, Zombies 10.7%, Crafting 10.3%
- #33 Fallen Mankind MMO
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mikko Hämäläinen
Windows
Good morning, loner. Welcome to hell. In Fallen Mankind MMO, Explore The Zone, survive deadly anomalies, and choose your path among three factions. Build bases, battle players, face horrors, and uncover secrets in a hardcore, open-world MMO inspired by STALKER and survival classics.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16.4%, PvE 14%, Sandbox 13.4%, PvP 9.2%, Third Person 8.7%
- #34 Defective Sectors
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beacon Trapdoor Studios
Windows
Explore Plaza Pervium, find out what happened and reverse the lockdown. Use vehicles, weapons, turrets and traps to protect your outposts.
Why similar: Hunting 17.7% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 11%, Building 10.1%
- #35 Arcanatica
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SUDT Games
Windows
Arcanatica is a brand new multiplayer survival action game with elements of magic. The game combines many different mechanics, such as survival, hunting, building, crafting, and others, along with elements of magic
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16%, Crafting 12%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Survival 10.5%
- #36 Dwarf Land
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Popcorn GameMovia
Windows
Embark on a journey in Dwarf Land, a procedurally generated open world. Master modular building amidst dense forests and towering peaks. Unleash creativity in crafting, hunting, and mining. Discover dwarven culture in a vibrant sandbox simulation. Dwarf Land awaits, a realm of endless possibilities.
Why similar: Hunting 17.8% ★, PvE 11.3%, Crafting 10%, Sandbox 9.8%, Open World 9.7%
- #37 Deuterium Wars
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 602 reviews2019
Dev: Disquire
Windows
Deuterium Wars is a rapid 2D shooter. Create your own aircraft and plunge into heated battle with other players. What awaits you: an extensive role-playing system, craft, trading, and much more on a single server for all platforms.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 34.3%, PvE 12.6%, Crafting 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%, Open World 6.8%
- #38 A Silent Desolation
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHK Interactive
Windows
Stranded on post-apocalyptic Earth centuries after humanity's exodus, "A Silent Desolation" is a solo survival game developed by one person. Face dangers, craft, explore, and uncover secrets while repairing a shuttle base to escape.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 12.5%, Open World 11.8%, Crafting 11.2%
- #39 Fallen Earth Classic
73% matchMixed60% of 7,558 reviews2012
Dev: Little Orbit
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 15%, Zombies 10.2%
- #40 You Will Rot
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RappaDev LLC
Windows
Survive a brutal open-world zombie apocalypse where you become the character! Scan your face, drop into multiplayer chaos, and fight to rebuild civilization. Scavenge, craft, loot, and defend—how long can you last in You Will Rot?
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Open World 13.1%, Zombies 9.4%, Survival Horror 8.2%
- #41 Sandbox Apocalypse
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: 7Druids GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Sandbox 11.6%, Open World 9.8%, Zombies 9.6%, Crafting 9.6%
- #42 Fallen Region
72% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Survival 12.7%, Zombies 10.6%, Open World 9.7%, Building 9.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
- #43 The Last Disease Z
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bublig
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Hunting 21.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Sandbox 10.5%, PvE 9.5%, Zombies 9.4%
- #44 Road to Eden
71% matchMixed64% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: Zouking
Windows
Road to Eden is a third-person multiplayer survival coop game, set within the post-apocalyptic ruins of a world destroyed by an alien invasion. You wake up at the side of the road with no memory and must team up with other survivors to make the long and dangerous journey to Eden.
Why similar: Crafting 11.7%, PvE 11.2%, Survival 11.1%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #45 Spirit
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: .Life Gaming Studio
Windows
Take control of the helpless beings on the island and guide them. Survive, grow and continue the course of life. Don't let the harsh reality of mother nature take you down.
Why similar: Hunting 27% ★, PvE 12.7%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 12.5%, Massively Multiplayer 10.4%
- #46 Stain
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RearmingStudios
Windows
STAIN is a cooperative survival horror where players must survive, complete objectives, and escape a distorted world. Every sound can betray you. Speak, move, or act carelessly — and something will notice. The Stain has you.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 35.6%, PvP 10.7%, Crafting 8.4%, Survival 7.1%, PvE 6.6%
- #47 Rocks Tools Hordes
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neural Monkeys
Windows · Mac
Rocks, Tools, Hordes is a survival crafting game where a brave little girl explores vast caves, builds her base, and battles endless zombie waves. Play the Demo! Add to Wishlist! Mine resources, craft gear, and pilot powerful robots to withstand the horde. Robots, rocks, and really rude zombies.
Why similar: Survival 16.3%, Open World 14.5%, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 12%, Crafting 11%
- #48 Persist Online
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CipSoft GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Persist Online is an MMORPG with zombies, so you better grab yourself a gun. Level up in an unforgiving open world where you can enter every building. Form a deadly team with friends to claim what’s not yours. Take your loot to the Safehouse and craft perfect gear. Some survive. The best persist!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 23.5%, Sandbox 11%, Crafting 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, PvP 9.6%
- #49 Age of Survival
68% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Age of Survival is survival simulation crafting game from Silky Sullivan. Your player has been stranded on an island not far off of the coast of Africa where you will encounter many creatures, and players alike.
Why similar: Survival 20.2%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 13.2%, Hunting 12.7% ★, Building 11.5%
- #50 Remain
67% matchVery Negative19% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: XTop Game
Windows
Remain is an MMO game. Within this open world, you can tame "zombies", making them your labor force, or commanding them to fight your foes. Apart from zombies, you will still have to face the survival challenges of food and water. Remaining warriors, don't let your guard down, and keep surviving...
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.3%, Open World 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Building 12.5%, Survival 12.5%
- #51 Dune: Awakening
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 74,372 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 47.7 hrsMean: 95.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 17.3%, PvE 10.8%, Sandbox 9.8%, Crafting 9.6%, Survival 9.2%
- #52 Project: Spike
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cloaked Chameleon Studio
Windows
Do you have what it takes to live in a post-apocalyptic zombie world? After the scientists tried everything they could, it was too late. The virus they have accidentally created, destroyed humanity as we know it. How will the remaining few survive? - This is where your story begins, traveler.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Hunting 11.7% ★, Open World 10.7%, Zombies 10.5%
- #53 Outlanders - Exiles of Veridion
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solo Game DevPub: Solo Gane Dev
Windows
Outlanders is a sci-fi open-world survival game set on Veridion Prime. Build your base, fight hostile factions, explore alien biomes, craft advanced gear, and survive deadly environmental threats in a living world shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.1%, Sandbox 14.4%, PvE 14.4%, PvP 8.4%, Third Person 7.8%
- #54 Evolution Of The Ancients
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dev TeamPub: Publishing Team
Windows
You don’t play a dinosaur. You survive as one. Grow from a vulnerable hatchling into a fully armored predator in a hostile open world where hunger, weather, and other dinosaurs can end your run permanently. Hunt, adapt, and endure or die and start again.
Why similar: Hunting 16.5% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 11.6%, Open World 11.2%, Sandbox 11%