- #1 Dead Age
97% matchVery Positive82% of 5,580 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: Zombies 26.1%, Party-Based RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core blend of turn-based combat and zombie survival mechanics.
- #2 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
96% 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 29.5%, Survival 12.8%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Roguelike 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that captures the tension of scavenging for supplies while managing hunger and health.
- #3 Dead State: Reanimated
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,543 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Zombies 41.1%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Survival 13.9%, RPG 8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title features deep turn-based tactical combat and complex base management in a zombie-infested world.
- #4 Urban Strife
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 371 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Zombies 20.5%, Party-Based RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on tactical turn-based combat and faction management within a gritty, post-apocalyptic zombie setting.
- #5 Project Zomboid
94% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 50%, Survival 25.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, RPG 5%, Indie 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive zombie survival simulation, offering unparalleled depth in scavenging, base building, and survival mechanics.
- #6 Dead In Vinland
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,795 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.3%, Survival 19.1%, RPG 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival management and party-based RPG elements with difficult narrative choices and resource constraints.
- #7 Wanna Survive
93% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.
Why similar: Zombies 34.2%, Turn-Based 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Survival 11.7%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical turn-based game that emphasizes positioning and resource management against hordes of zombies.
- #8 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
92% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Survival 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style CRPG that captures the exploration and atmosphere of early Fallout games.
- #9 The Dead Await
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.5%, Zombies 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Survival 11%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival RPG that incorporates deck-building and crafting mechanics to enhance its post-apocalyptic combat.
- #10 Stories from the Outbreak
91% 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: Party-Based RPG 25.5%, Zombies 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Survival 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based zombie RPG that emphasizes perma-death and narrative-driven survival.
- #11 Zafehouse Diaries 2
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 26.2%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Survival 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique turn-based strategy game that focuses on managing a group of survivors trapped in a zombie-filled town.
- #12 Death Road to Canada
89% matchVery Positive93% of 10,135 reviews2016
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!
Why similar: Zombies 59.5%, Survival 16.4%, Roguelike 11.2%, RPG 7.5%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous yet challenging road-trip roguelite that forces players to make constant survival decisions under pressure.
- #13 March of the Living
89% 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 30.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Survival 12.7%, Retro 9.1%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelite that focuses on the difficult journey of a group of survivors making tough moral choices.
- #14 Deadly Days
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,877 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.
Why similar: Zombies 44.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Survival 10.7%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced zombie survival roguelite that focuses on managing a group of survivors with unique abilities.
- #15 This War of Mine
87% matchVery Positive94% of 96,656 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
Why similar: Survival 47.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A major inspiration for the genre, focusing on the harrowing survival of civilians in a war-torn city.
- #16 Darkest Dungeon®
86% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Roguelike 14.9%, RPG 12.5%, Strategy 6%
Why You'll Like It: The primary inspiration for the combat and stress-management systems found in the Dead Age series.
- #17 The Last Stand: Aftermath
84% 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 46.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, Survival 17.6%, Adventure 3.8%, Roguelite 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite zombie survival game that encourages exploration and scavenging in a dangerous, infected world.
- #18 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
85% matchVery Positive88% of 3,135 reviews2013
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.
Why similar: Zombies 47.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Retro 10.4%, Strategy 7%, Survival 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled zombie survival game that emphasizes the struggle of managing a group on a long journey.
- #19 Infectonator: Survivors
86% 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 48.9%, Survival 16.3%, Strategy 11.8%, RPG 7.3%, Roguelike 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused survival game that tasks you with leading a group of survivors through a zombie apocalypse.
- #20 Battle Brothers
83% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: RPG 36.1%, Strategy 33.3%, Adventure 18.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical party management and survival mechanics in a brutal, unforgiving world.
- #21 Sheltered 2
84% matchMixed46% of 2,183 reviews2021
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.5%, Survival 28.9%, Strategy 16.4%, RPG 8.7%, Horror 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A resource management and colony-sim game that forces players to survive in a harsh post-apocalyptic environment.
- #22 ATOM RPG Trudograd
81% matchVery Positive84% of 4,354 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Survival 16%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone expansion that continues the deep, Fallout-inspired RPG experience of the original.
- #23 Decision: Red Daze
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 872 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 43.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Survival 18.4%, RPG 11.3%, Strategy 5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival RPG that combines base building with intense combat against waves of infected.
- #24 SKYHILL
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,576 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Zombies 23.4%, Survival 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelike that forces players to navigate a dangerous hotel floor by floor while managing limited resources.
- #25 Pathway
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,235 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.1%, Zombies 24.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Roguelike 9.4%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical adventure that features roguelite elements and exploration in a pulp-inspired setting.
- #26 Ash of Gods: Redemption
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 33.9%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, RPG 9.7%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy turn-based RPG where every choice has significant consequences for your party's survival.
- #27 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,691 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 42.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24.8%, RPG 16.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based survival RPG that emphasizes resource management and difficult decision-making during travel.
- #28 UnderRail
79% matchVery Positive86% of 7,028 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.8%, Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, RPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic post-apocalyptic RPG that focuses on exploration, character builds, and tactical combat.
- #29 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
79% matchMixed66% of 2,493 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: RPG 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 22.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.3%, Horror 10.7%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG with a heavy focus on atmosphere, sanity, and survival in a decaying world.
- #30 Dead Grid
74% matchVery Positive94% of 463 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Zombies 38.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, RPG 9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #31 Convoy
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,462 reviews2015
Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, Strategy 14.1%, RPG 12.6%, Retro 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelite that features tactical combat and resource management during a dangerous journey across a wasteland.
- #32 Z Dawn
77% 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: Turn-Based 24.5%, Zombies 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Survival 11.6%
- #33 The Dead Await: Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.1%, Zombies 27.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Survival 10.3%
- #34 Zafehouse: Diaries
77% matchMixed68% of 440 reviews2013
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and...
Why similar: Zombies 35.8%, Turn-Based 18.1%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
- #35 Flesh Eaters
76% 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 50%, RPG 14.9%, Indie 13.1%, Survival 8.3%, Adventure 8%
- #36 Envy the Dead
76% 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 45.8%, RPG 16.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Survival 12%, Horror 4.9%
- #37 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
73% 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 63.8%, RPG 15.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #38 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
72% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.7%, RPG 18.5%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Roguelike 13.7%
- #39 Cards of the Dead
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 32%, Turn-Based 23.8%, Survival 11.8%, Roguelike 8.5%, RPG 7.2%
- #40 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
75% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
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 38.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Survival 16.7%, RPG 13.5%, Indie 5.1%
- #41 FALL
70% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: 谭浩翔
Windows
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
Why similar: Zombies 34.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Survival 12.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, RPG 8%
- #42 Home Behind 2
69% matchVery Positive87% of 7,178 reviews2022
Dev: TPP StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Home Behind 2 is a Roguelike RPG which set in Scaria, a country engulfed in a ten-year civil war. Lead a patchwork group of revolutionary fighters into the depths of the government's territory as you struggle to overthrow a brutal authoritarian regime!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Survival 14.7%, Roguelike 12.5%, RPG 11.6%
- #43 Paths & Danger
71% matchMixed66% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an enchanting journey to Paths & Danger, a masterfully crafted procedural turn-based RPG that seamlessly blends simplicity with tactical brilliance. Get ready to be captivated as you assemble a formidable fellowship, where the art of teamwork takes center stage.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.1%, Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Roguelike 9.1%, RPG 8.5%
- #44 Grimshade
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: TALEROCKPub: Asterion Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Grimshade is a party-based role-playing game inspired by JRPG of the 90s, featuring a tactical turn-based combat system and a grim story of war and personal choices.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.4%, Turn-Based 20%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 10.4%
- #45 Blackguards 2
73% matchMixed67% of 1,254 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Why similar: Turn-Based 38%, RPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #46 Walking Zombie 2
69% matchVery Positive88% of 13,034 reviews2019
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Zombie singleplayer shooter in modern polygon graphics with rich RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 45.1%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Survival 17.2%, RPG 9.1%, Adventure 3.7%
- #47 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.9%, Zombies 24%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Survival 8.8%, RPG 7.5%
- #48 Necrosmith 2
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,440 reviews2024
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
Why similar: Zombies 59.3%, Strategy 17.4%, Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 6.7%
- #49 Trapped Dead
74% matchMixed41% of 786 reviews2011
Dev: Crenetic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!
Why similar: Zombies 78.3%, Strategy 19.3%, Adventure 2.4%
- #50 Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG -
67% matchVery Positive84% of 781 reviews2024
Dev: Nussygame
Windows
"The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever." The long-awaited sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series is finally here!
Why similar: Zombies 40.2%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, RPG 12.8%, Casual 5.8%
- #51 Robothorium
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 368 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.1%, Party-Based RPG 20%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Strategy 12.9%, RPG 11.9%
- #52 Nearly Dead
71% 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: Zombies 36.4%, RPG 23.1%, Strategy 18.9%, Survival 10.9%, Indie 8.7%
- #53 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
67% matchVery Positive83% of 67,089 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
Why similar: Zombies 51.6%, Survival 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, RPG 4.9%, Horror 2.1%
- #54 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
69% matchVery Positive83% of 8,092 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.5%, Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, RPG 16.4%, Strategy 7.9%, Survival 4.3%
- #55 Holy Avatar vs. Maidens of the Dead
71% matchMixed58% of 165 reviews2014
Dev: Silent Dreams
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Following the success of the RPG-Parody Grotesque Tactics franchise, comes a spin-off nestled in the heart of a tropical zombie bevvy of beauties against the greatest hero of them all, conveniently titled: Holy Avatar vs. Maidens of the Dead As the story goes... ...
Why similar: Zombies 26.5%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Party-Based RPG 15.6%, RPG 14%, Strategy 9.4%
- #56 Curious Expedition 2
66% matchVery Positive89% of 4,080 reviews2021
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Survival 13.9%, Roguelike 10.4%, RPG 8.9%
- #57 Knights of Pen and Paper 2
67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,824 reviews2015
Dev: Kyy GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!
Why similar: Turn-Based 42%, RPG 23.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Adventure 7%, Party-Based RPG 6.2%
- #58 The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 944 reviews2024
Dev: Deca Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Step into the dangerous world of The Walking Dead: No Man's Land. Lead survivors in turn-based strategy battles, manage resources, and make tough choices to ensure their survival. Fight walkers, build your base, and face endless dangers.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.4%, Zombies 26.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Survival 8.2%
- #59 Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
68% matchVery Positive86% of 231 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?
Why similar: Zombies 46.5%, RPG 26.8%, Adventure 12%, Indie 8.1%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #60 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
64% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.1%, Turn-Based 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Strategy 13.6%, RPG 11.9%