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Games Like Damned Nation Reborn

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Zombies, Survival, Indie, Action.

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Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 20% — of 83 reviews
Released: 2015-02-12
Developer: Sinister
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Base Building 16.7%, Tower Defense 15.9%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 12.6%

  2. #2 Dead Sky
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    Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.

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    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!

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  4. #4 Infectonator: Survivors
    96% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
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    "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.

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  5. #5 SurrounDead
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
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    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.

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  6. #6 Nearly Dead
    94% matchMixed46% of 298 reviews2021
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    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2026
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    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.

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  9. #9 Last Hope - Tower Defense
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
    Dev: JE Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.

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    90% matchMixed46% of 117 reviews2023
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    Windows

    A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?

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  11. #11 They Are Coming
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 518 reviews2023
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    Windows

    They Are Coming is a hybrid game that combines roguelike, tower defense, and base building in a side-scrolling shooter format. It offers a straightforward gaming experience for pure enjoyment.

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  12. #12 Zombie Builder Defense
    89% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
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    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.

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  13. #13 Night of the Dead
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,732 reviews2024
    Dev: Jackto Studios
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    '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!

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  14. #14 Zombie Defense
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2016
    Dev: Home Net Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.

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  15. #15 10 Years After
    88% matchVery Negative11% of 129 reviews2015
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    Windows
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    Windows

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  24. #24 Flesh Eaters
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    Windows

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  28. #28 Mist Survival
    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    76% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    75% matchMixed68% of 328 reviews2019
    Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
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    70% matchVery Positive80% of 17,172 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    75% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
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  39. #39 Junk Survivor
    73% 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!

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    72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2018
    Dev: Edym Pixels
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    70% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2026
    Dev: Team
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    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    73% matchMixed42% of 25,431 reviews
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    Windows
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    72% matchMixed66% of 244 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    71% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2020
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    68% matchMixed49% of 4,678 reviews2025
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    Windows
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  47. #47 State of Decay
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
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    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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  49. #49 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    68% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
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    69% matchMixed68% of 197 reviews2018
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    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2021
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