Games Like Dead Age

The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.

Why similar: Zombies 26.9%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Party-Based RPG 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Direct sequel to the seed game, expanding on the zombie survival mechanics, base management, and turn-based RPG combat.

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 28.4%, Survival 13.5%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D turn-based roguelike survival RPG where you must escape a zombie-infested city while managing hunger, injuries, and morale.

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 40.3%, Survival 15%, Turn-Based 14.2%, RPG 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on managing a shelter of survivors, scavenging resources, and turn-based tactical combat during a zombie apocalypse.

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 20.4%, Survival 19.4%, RPG 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same gritty survival-management loop, requiring careful allocation of survivor tasks, mental health management, and strategic turn-based encounters.

"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 44.3%, Survival 16.2%, Strategy 10.3%, RPG 8.9%, Simulation 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines permadeath, resource management, and strategic survival gameplay in a hostile zombie-filled world.

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 28.9%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, Survival 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based zombie survival roguelike where you lead a group of survivors through a relentless apocalypse with permadeath.

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 17.7%, Zombies 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Survival 11.4%, RPG 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical survival game where you gather resources, recruit survivors, and fight off hordes of the undead.

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 33.4%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on tactical, turn-based zombie combat where positioning and resourcefulness mean the difference between life and death.

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 21.5%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Survival 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep turn-based tactical strategy and survival gameplay set against a backdrop of societal collapse and the undead.

Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

Why similar: Zombies 33.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Survival 16.3%, RPG 12.3%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends strategic base building, survivor management, and post-apocalyptic survival in a compelling management sim.

DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements. Lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash. Assign them to tasks, gain experience, develop your survival skills, research and craft new items, explore the island and solve its mysteries.

Why similar: Survival 31.9%, RPG 17.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 11%, Turn-Based 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same rigorous micromanagement of a small group of survivors trying to stay alive against impossible odds.

It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.

Why similar: Zombies 37%, Survival 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, RPG 10.9%, Strategy 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival, base building, and survivor management during a zombie apocalypse.

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 33.3%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Survival 13.2%, RPG 11.1%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you in control of a group of survivors holed up in a house, managing interpersonal relationships and defense strategies against zombies.

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 22.7%, Survival 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, RPG 7.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelike where you must descend a dangerous, mutated skyscraper room by room managing hunger and health.

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 43.7%, Survival 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Roguelite 5.9%, Crafting 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A rogue-lite action survival game set in a zombie apocalypse where every run helps uncover more of the narrative.

Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.

Why similar: Zombies 34.2%, Survival 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, RPG 11.3%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty post-apocalyptic roguelite focused on resource management, tactical combat, and tough survival choices on the road.

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 42.4%, Survival 11.2%, Strategy 10%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Roguelite 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic rogue-lite survival game featuring a unique pixel art style and frantic zombie-slaying action.

Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.

Why similar: Zombies 50.9%, Survival 22.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, RPG 6.1%, Simulation 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust third-person open-world experience centered around base-building, scavenging, and community survival.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 37.2%, Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Survival 22.9%, Adventure 5.2%, Action 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines train management, resource scavenging, and side-scrolling survival in a grim post-apocalyptic world.

DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.

Why similar: Survival 39.1%, Strategy 18%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Roguelite 14.3%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival expedition game with strong strategic decision-making and harsh environmental management mechanics.

You'll play as a survivor in a world overrun by zombies. Explore and interact with other survivors, making tough choices about whether to help or exploit them. Defend against zombies, collect resources, craft, and fortify your shelter. Use strategy to escape this world and return to safety.

Why similar: Zombies 32.7%, Survival 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, RPG 10.3%, Strategy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven survival game where you interact with other survivors and manage your shelter's resources carefully.

Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 52.3%, Survival 26.7%, RPG 8.3%, Crafting 6.8%, Adventure 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world crafting and survival game where you build camps and fend off massive hordes of zombies with friends or solo.

Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 39.6%, Survival 22.6%, RPG 12.8%, Crafting 10.2%, Simulation 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action role-playing survival game where you destroy everything to craft better gear and survive a zombie-infested island.

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 26.7%, RPG 20.4%, Survival 19.4%, Crafting 9.8%, Simulation 9%

Why You'll Like It: A sequel building on sandbox survival, community management, and tactical combat against infected populations.

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 55.2%, Post-apocalyptic 26.3%, Crafting 12.7%, Action 5.9%

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 45.4%, Survival 25.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, RPG 6.1%, Crafting 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential uncompromising zombie survival sandbox focusing on realistic mechanics, crafting, and shelter building.

NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Turn-Based 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, RPG 10.7%, Roguelike 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based survival game with a deep hexagonal grid system emphasizing realistic injury management and scavenging.

Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?

Why similar: Zombies 39.3%, Survival 33.3%, Crafting 12.3%, Roguelike 5.8%, Procedural Generation 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival horror game focusing on resource management, crafting, and maintaining life support systems.

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 37.9%, RPG 18.8%, Survival 11%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie strategy simulation game built around managing survivors and scavenging supplies during a zombie outbreak.

Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.

Why similar: Zombies 63.9%, Survival 18.9%, Action 9.3%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival platformer where you fortify your base by day and defend against relentless zombie hordes by night.

Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

Why similar: Action 100%

DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.

Why similar: Adventure 45.7%, Indie 27.3%, Survival 27%

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Survival 27.4%, Adventure 25.7%, Zombies 20.8%, Indie 16.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%

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 40.3%, Survival 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, RPG 14.2%, Strategy 4.6%

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 36.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Survival 14.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Roguelike 7.6%

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 27.4%, RPG 23.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based 13.3%, Roguelike 8.8%

Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

Why similar: Survival 36.7%, Post-apocalyptic 29.1%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Crafting 5.3%

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 25.1%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Survival 11%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.

Why similar: Simulation 30.6%, Crafting 23.7%, RPG 19.5%, Indie 11.8%, Casual 10.9%

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 26.4%, Party-Based RPG 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%

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: Zombies 29.1%, Party-Based RPG 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Survival 13.3%, RPG 12.2%

A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23%, Turn-Based 20.5%, RPG 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 10%, Strategy 8.4%

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: Zombies 28.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Survival 11.7%

When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Turn-Based 21.8%, RPG 16.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%

Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a whacky space exploration game where you manage your very own spaceship, craft hundreds of weapons, and explore the vastness of a veggie-filled universe.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 31.5%, Survival 17.4%, RPG 12.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 11.2%

Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 31.8%, RPG 17.3%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12%

Lead your people. Survive the wilderness. Fight for honor. Reclaim your eternal reward. A brand new strategy game from the developers of Cultures and The Settlers II.

Why similar: Strategy 53.1%, Simulation 33%, Indie 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Reborn seven days before the apocalypse. Make a fortune, hoard supplies, build the ultimate RV, and live comfortably while the world falls apart. A story-rich survival management game with cards, farming, crafting and roguelite progression.

Why similar: Zombies 25%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Survival 15.3%, RPG 10.8%

Guide a group of unprepared strangers through the apocalypse, in Dead Season, a turn-based tactics adventure, created by the one-man studio Snail Bite. Plan carefully to outlast swarming zombie hordes, but remember: noise attracts danger. Can you escape the outbreak's deadly grip?

Why similar: Zombies 43.7%, Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Strategy 7.8%

Are you ready to embark on a journey through deserts and dangers? Will you be able to safely navigate your fellowship through the lands of the Orient and uncover your destiny? Through strategic trading and traveling you will overcome obstacles and adversity.

Why similar: Strategy 40.3%, Simulation 28.6%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

Why similar: RPG 22.1%, Turn-Based 20.6%, Survival 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Roguelike 7.9%

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

Why similar: RPG 21.9%, Turn-Based 21.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 7.7%

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 48%, Survival 16.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 7%, Action 4.8%

Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!

Why similar: Zombies 31.6%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Survival 12.8%, RPG 9.6%, Strategy 6.4%

Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.

Why similar: RPG 56.8%, Simulation 29.7%, Action 13.5%

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 35.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 14.1%, RPG 11.1%, Roguelike 6.9%

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 35.6%, Survival 16.9%, RPG 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Simulation 8.7%

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 40%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, RPG 15.9%, Survival 8.5%, Adventure 8.2%

A post-apocalyptic roguelike set in modern-day New England. Scavenge tools to craft an arsenal capable of dealing with the ever-evolving hordes of zombies, mutants, aliens, and robots in one of the deepest survival sims around.

Why similar: Zombies 31.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Survival 14.5%, RPG 13.4%, Roguelike 7.8%

1 Bit Survivor is a unique blend of turn-based combat and survival horror! Carefully manage your resources to solve procedurally generated combat puzzles. Survive 28 Days and save your Pet Cat from the Zed-pocalpyse!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Zombies 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 8.9%, Roguelike 8.1%