Nodal

Games Like Dead Effect

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shooter, FPS, Multiplayer.

Dead Effect header art

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 73% — of 3,761 reviews
Released: 2014-12-17
Developer: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 4.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 11.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

Overview

Dead Effect is a fast-paced, sci-fi arcade shooter that blends B-movie horror aesthetics with satisfying weapon progression. These recommendations focus on titles that capture that same high-octane, zombie-slaying intensity, prioritizing arcade-style FPS mechanics, sci-fi settings, and horde-based survival gameplay.

Similar Games

View all 59 recommendations
  1. #1 Dead Effect 2
    97% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,297 reviews2016
    Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.Pub: App Holdings
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

    Why similar: Zombies 31%, FPS 19.8%, Horror 9%, Survival 7.3%, Gore 6.5%

    Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on every mechanic from the original with deeper RPG elements and more varied sci-fi weaponry.

  2. #2 Left 4 Dead 2
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,034,422 reviews2009
    Dev: Valve
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 98.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    Why similar: Zombies 51.8%, FPS 16.5%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Shooter 5.2%, Horror 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive co-op zombie shooter that set the standard for the horde-based gameplay found in Dead Effect.

  3. #3 Nightmare of Decay
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,291 reviews2022
    Dev: Checkmaty
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

    Why similar: Zombies 29.9%, FPS 23.6%, Horror 13.1%, Gore 9.6%, Survival Horror 6.5%

    Why You'll Like It: An indie horror FPS that captures a similar low-budget, classic zombie survival feel.

  4. #4 Killing Floor 2
    95% matchVery Positive88% of 128,795 reviews2016
    Dev: Tripwire Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 85.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, FPS 16.8%, Gore 11.6%, Horror 8%, Shooter 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A visceral, high-octane shooter focused on wave-based survival against increasingly difficult waves of mutants.

  5. #5 Hard Reset Redux
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 2,352 reviews2016
    Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.

    Why similar: FPS 53.3%, Action 17.3%, Shooter 16.8%, Sci-fi 6.5%, First-Person 3.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A gritty, sci-fi FPS that captures the same indie-arcade intensity and industrial aesthetic as the original Dead Effect.

  6. #6 Painkiller Hell & Damnation
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,320 reviews2012
    Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Prime Matter
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.

    Why similar: FPS 36.4%, Gore 14.3%, Action 12.8%, Horror 9.9%, Zombies 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, old-school arcade shooter that excels at throwing massive hordes of enemies at the player.

  7. #7 No More Room in Hell
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 75,922 reviews2013
    Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

    Why similar: Zombies 46.8%, FPS 12.3%, Survival 9.2%, Horror 9%, Multiplayer 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A gritty, realistic survival-horror shooter that emphasizes resource management and teamwork.

  8. #8 Serious Sam 3: BFE
    92% matchVery Positive88% of 28,429 reviews2011
    Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

    Why similar: FPS 46.6%, Gore 17.5%, Action 10.1%, Shooter 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same mindless, high-intensity fun of mowing down massive waves of enemies in a sci-fi setting.

  9. #9 DOOM
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 218,221 reviews2016
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

    Why similar: FPS 33%, Gore 17.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Zombies 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a masterclass in fast-paced, aggressive sci-fi combat against demonic hordes.

  10. #10 Deadfall Adventures
    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,618 reviews2013
    Dev: The Farm 51Pub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.

    Why similar: FPS 35.3%, Zombies 19.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Action 10.4%, Multiplayer 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure FPS that balances gunplay with supernatural threats and exploration.

  11. #11 Propagation VR
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,841 reviews2020
    Dev: WanadevStudio
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?

    Why similar: Zombies 29.2%, FPS 16.4%, Horror 11.4%, Gore 10.7%, Survival 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: An intense, wave-based VR shooter that captures the claustrophobic horror of fighting off zombie hordes.

  12. #12 Putrefaction
    90% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
    Dev: Kazakov Oleg
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

    Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Zombies 17%, Gore 12.8%, Horror 12.6%, Action 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: An indie FPS that mirrors the gritty, low-budget horror aesthetic and straightforward gameplay of Dead Effect.

  13. #13 Zombie Panic! Source
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 7,843 reviews2008
    Dev: Zombie Panic! Team
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.

    Why similar: Zombies 42.3%, FPS 13.3%, Horror 8.6%, Survival 8.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic multiplayer survival shooter that focuses on the tension of being hunted by the undead.

  14. #14 Singularity™
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 5,861 reviews2010
    Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

    Why similar: FPS 42.6%, Horror 10.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%, Action 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FPS that blends intense combat with horror elements and unique time-manipulation mechanics.

  15. #15 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
    87% matchVery Positive89% of 9,384 reviews2017
    Dev: People Can FlyPub: Gearbox Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

    Why similar: FPS 36.5%, Gore 20.9%, Action 11.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: An over-the-top arcade shooter that rewards creative kills and fast movement.

  16. #16 Shadow Warrior 2
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 28,016 reviews2016
    Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

    Why similar: FPS 34.9%, Gore 21.9%, Shooter 11.6%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Action 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced combat against hordes of monsters with a heavy emphasis on weapon upgrades and loot.

  17. #17 BrainBread 2
    86% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,202 reviews2022
    Dev: Reperio Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.

    Why similar: Zombies 36.7%, FPS 17.9%, Multiplayer 9%, Gore 8.1%, Survival 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced multiplayer zombie shooter that emphasizes arcade-style action and character progression.

  18. #18 Invention 3
    84% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
    Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows

    In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.

    Why similar: Zombies 32.3%, FPS 26.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Action 6.6%, Survival 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: An indie FPS that focuses on post-apocalyptic zombie survival with a straightforward, arcade-like approach.

  19. #19 Deadly 30
    85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,868 reviews2014
    Dev: Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 54.9%, Action 11.8%, Survival 10.6%, Horror 6.5%, Shooter 5.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling zombie survival game that shares the same indie charm and focus on weapon upgrades.

  20. #20 Nation Red
    83% matchVery Positive88% of 2,778 reviews2009
    Dev: DiezelPower
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

    Why similar: Zombies 66%, Gore 9%, Action 7.9%, Survival 6.7%, Multiplayer 3.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down arcade shooter that focuses entirely on the thrill of surviving massive, endless zombie hordes.

  21. #21 Yet Another Zombie Defense
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 12,360 reviews2014
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.

    Why similar: Zombies 90.9%, Survival 2.6%, Multiplayer 2%, Shooter 1.3%, Action 0.9%

    Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style survival game that combines wave-based shooting with tower-defense mechanics.

  22. #22 NecroVision
    84% matchMixed68% of 1,899 reviews2009
    Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, FPS 26.3%, Gore 11%, Horror 8.3%, Action 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A frantic, fast-paced shooter that pits the player against supernatural enemies in a dark, atmospheric setting.

  23. #23 Wolfenstein: The New Order
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 61,017 reviews2014
    Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

    Why similar: FPS 48.3%, Gore 14.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 10%, Sci-fi 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A polished sci-fi shooter that features intense combat and a strong sense of progression.

  24. #24 World War Z
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 30,830 reviews2021
    Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

    Why similar: Zombies 51.7%, FPS 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Shooter 7.6%, Gore 5.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-budget take on the horde-shooter genre that emphasizes large-scale zombie encounters.

  25. #25 Masked Forces: Zombie Survival
    82% matchMostly Positive71% of 396 reviews2017
    Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    What will you do when the zombie apocalypse comes, are you ready to tackle it right now and stay face to face with all the horrors that will appear?

    Why similar: Zombies 34.1%, FPS 14.2%, Gore 8.8%, Action 7.2%, Horror 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A simple, arcade-style zombie shooter designed for quick, repetitive action sessions.

  26. #26 Death Horizon: Reloaded
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 103 reviews2023
    Dev: Horizon Lab LLP
    Windows

    The Horizon scientific research laboratory is a deceptively quiet place. When you came round, there were hundreds of the living dead all around you. Use both hands and your head: never stop shooting, climb up pipes and ladders, grab hold of ropes, and throw everything you find at the zombies.

    Why similar: Zombies 30%, FPS 17.8%, Horror 10.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Survival 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused shooter that provides a visceral, fast-paced experience against zombie threats.

  27. #27 The Haunted: Hells Reach
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 766 reviews2011
    Dev: KTX SoftwarePub: Signo & Arte
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Winner of 2010′s Make Something Unreal contest, The Haunted: Hells Reach is a fast-paced horror game where your goal is to liberate cursed places and survive the assault of Hell.

    Why similar: Zombies 32.3%, FPS 15%, Shooter 9%, Gore 8.5%, Multiplayer 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A co-op shooter focused on intense combat against waves of supernatural enemies.

  28. #28 Temporal Purge: Z
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Exec Games
    Windows

    Become an interdimensional zombie slayer in Temporal Purge: Z, an action-packed zombie-survival FPS. Face the zombie onslaught as you eradicate countless undead monsters on your quest to save the future.

    Why similar: Zombies 35.5%, FPS 22%, Survival 10%, Horror 8.6%, Shooter 6.8%

  29. #29 Killing Floor 3
    76% matchMixed47% of 20,174 reviews2025
    Dev: Tripwire Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.8%, FPS 21%, Gore 8.5%, Shooter 8%, Horror 7.6%

  30. #30 Dead Purge: Outbreak
    80% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
    Dev: Microlith Games
    Windows

    Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.8%, Gore 17.2%, FPS 16.9%, Survival 7.1%, Action 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: An indie survival shooter that emphasizes the struggle against waves of zombies in a desolate environment.

  31. #31 Living Dead Outbreak
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: Games From The AbyssPub: QUByte Interactive
    Windows

    Battle your way through the dense zombie crowds as you struggle to survive! Inspired by classic zombie movies and FPS games from the 90s, the overwhelming combat will keep you on your toes!

    Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, FPS 25.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Gore 9.8%, Horror 9.3%

  32. #32 Zombie Hunter
    77% matchMixed52% of 131 reviews2021
    Dev: 1MBPub: VIVA STUDIOS
    Windows · Mac

    Take your guns and start killing zombies in the best FPS Shooting game

    Why similar: Zombies 32.6%, FPS 27%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 11.1%, Survival Horror 6.1%

  33. #33 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
    77% matchMixed58% of 1,109 reviews2017
    Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.

    Why similar: Zombies 41.4%, Gore 13.8%, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 8%, Action 7.7%

  34. #34 CDF Ghostship
    78% matchMixed41% of 105 reviews2015
    Dev: MadAboutGamesStudios
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    CDF Ghostship is a science-fiction Old-style shooter featuring an open-world spaceship, space station and colony. Each new game will offer a challenge with random story-lines and narrative, random enemies and multiple endings. Can you escape the Ghostship?

    Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Zombies 18.7%, Gore 11.1%, Horror 10%, Action 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror FPS that shares a similar claustrophobic atmosphere and focus on fighting off alien threats.

  35. #35 Umbrella Corps
    78% matchMostly Negative32% of 3,316 reviews2016
    Dev: CAPCOM
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Join the corps! Umbrella Corps brings a competitive experience featuring new types of strategy and technique blended with elements from the world of Resident Evil, to create a unique kind of shooter!

    Why similar: Zombies 43.3%, Shooter 10.4%, FPS 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Action 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused shooter set in a zombie-infested world that emphasizes tactical movement and combat.

  36. #36 Dead Effect 2 VR
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 1,216 reviews2017
    Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.Pub: App Holdings
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

    Why similar: Zombies 46.9%, Action 18%, Gore 15%, Horror 11.8%, Indie 5.7%

  37. #37 Ravenous Horde
    73% matchMixed54% of 203 reviews2025
    Dev: Vector Interactive
    Windows

    Team up with 64 players to fight off the horde of zombies in this post-apocalyptic FPS or join the horde against the living! Turn on your teammates and tear them apart. Level up and unlock new weapons, perks, clothing options and more! Equip your favourite loadout and join the fight!

    Why similar: Zombies 30%, FPS 18.6%, Gore 9.7%, Shooter 7.2%, Survival 7%

  38. #38 No More Room in Hell 2
    72% matchMixed49% of 20,921 reviews2024
    Dev: Torn Banner Studios
    Windows
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.

    Why similar: Zombies 33.9%, FPS 17%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Survival 8.1%, Horror 7.8%

  39. #39 Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,126 reviews2015
    Dev: Still RunningPub: Merge Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!

    Why similar: Zombies 72.7%, Action 14.1%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Indie 4.6%

  40. #40 Zombies on a Plane
    75% matchMixed52% of 321 reviews2016
    Dev: Shangri-La Game Studios LtdPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Take on the role of the captain of a troubled jumbo jet carrying infected passengers intent on bringing the plane out of the sky, or pit yourself against hundreds of zombies in the interior of a jumbo jet or even walk along the outside as you fight to regain control as one of the passengers.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.3%, FPS 17.6%, Gore 10.5%, Horror 8%, Survival 7.9%

  41. #41 Walking Zombie: Shooter
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 500 reviews2018
    Dev: Alda Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The Walking Zombie is a stationary FPS with an online co-op mode in a world full of zombies to kill. Buy and upgrade your weapons, kill all enemies in 200 levels and destroy mighty boss monsters before they eat you alive!

    Why similar: Zombies 35.5%, FPS 21.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Gore 8.4%, Horror 8%

  42. #42 Daymare: 1998
    71% matchMixed69% of 4,205 reviews2019
    Dev: Invader Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

    Why similar: Zombies 46.7%, Horror 13.8%, Gore 10.4%, Survival Horror 8%, Survival 7%

  43. #43 Andromeda Zombies Colonies
    72% matchMixed53% of 58 reviews2021
    Dev: Yann GEFFROTIN
    Windows

    Andromeda Zombies Colonies is an First Person Shooter video game featuring zombies. You awaken near a station on a red planet but an experiment turn wrong and now, hostile aliens have invaded the colonies, and they target you. You must survive using the weapons at your disposal.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, FPS 25.2%, Action 11.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Gore 8.8%

  44. #44 Dead Horde
    74% matchMostly Negative34% of 658 reviews2011
    Dev: DnS Development
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    As a survivor of the mutant virus, make your way through the city and wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...

    Why similar: Zombies 72.4%, Action 11.4%, Survival 7%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Indie 4.2%

  45. #45 Operation: Outbreak
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 489 reviews2025
    Dev: DREADMITH Games
    Windows

    Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game.

    Why similar: Zombies 33.7%, FPS 20.1%, Horror 10.5%, Gore 9.5%, Shooter 9.1%

  46. #46 PATHOGEN X
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 287 reviews2024
    Dev: BraveCat'Studios
    Windows

    An immersive, first-person survival shooter where you step into the boots of Special Agent Aiden Clark. Dive deep into a hazardous underground laboratory, tasked with the perilous mission of neutralizing a biological menace and securing a pathogen sample.

    Why similar: Zombies 31.6%, FPS 22.3%, Horror 10.5%, Shooter 8.8%, Gore 8.3%

  47. #47 AFTERLIFE DEFINITIVE EDITION
    70% matchMixed61% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: Tuning Mania
    Windows

    Be permeated by the adrenaline-pumping gameplay worthy of the most famous shooters and survive the rise of madness! Experience the chaos and human perversion firsthand. This adventure will take you from the dark streets of DreamCity to the higher floors of the corporations that control it.

    Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, FPS 25.3%, Horror 12%, Shooter 10.5%, Survival Horror 5.2%

  48. #48 Dark Sector
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,442 reviews2009
    Dev: Digital Extremes
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.

    Why similar: Gore 27.8%, Action 20.4%, Shooter 17.4%, Horror 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%

  49. #49 Contagion
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,705 reviews2013
    Dev: Monochrome, Inc
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

    Why similar: Zombies 41.8%, FPS 18.6%, Horror 9.1%, Shooter 7.8%, Survival 7.5%

  50. #50 ZomDay
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 835 reviews2020
    Dev: Intostudio
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    As zombie crisis broke out around the world,you will play one of the warrior of S.E.A.T(Special Event Action Team)to fight against the zombies all over the world.ZomDay is a fast pace VR shooting game contains multi-player mod,exciting Boss fight,character perk and hardcore weapon system.

    Why similar: Zombies 55.5%, Gore 14.6%, Horror 7.4%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 5.3%

  51. #51 Killing Floor
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 68,598 reviews2009
    Dev: Tripwire Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

    Why similar: Zombies 34.1%, FPS 23.3%, Survival 7.5%, Horror 7.3%, Gore 6.7%

  52. #52 Earthfall
    70% matchMixed65% of 2,293 reviews2018
    Dev: Holospark
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.

    Why similar: FPS 30.5%, Zombies 12.9%, Shooter 9.7%, Gore 9.5%, Action 8.8%

  53. #53 Drop Dead: The Cabin
    66% matchMixed66% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Soul Assembly Ltd
    Windows

    Lost in the woods. Trapped in a cabin. Face wave after wave of undead horrors in this intense 80s-themed zombie survival shooter. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players, in VR or on PC. Keep the lights on, defend the cabin, and survive the night if you can!

    Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, FPS 21%, Shooter 9.8%, Horror 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.6%

  54. #54 LIFE EFFECT Survival
    64% matchVery Positive88% of 453 reviews2026
    Dev: LIFE EFFECTPub: EFFECT STUDIO
    Windows

    Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.

    Why similar: Zombies 40.9%, FPS 27.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Survival 12.2%, Action 7%

  55. #55 Wandering in Space VR
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 214 reviews2023
    Dev: MOONSEER VR
    Windows

    Join Wandering In Space, a unique FPS ROGUELITE SCI-FI experience built for VR. With a variety of space weapons, upgradable armory, power ups and unknown superpower, you, a soldier without any memory have to fight the mutants, cyborgs and the rebels to survive in the space of unknown...

    Why similar: Zombies 26.2%, FPS 18.5%, Gore 10.8%, Horror 8.5%, Shooter 7.6%

  56. #56 Blood And Zombies
    68% matchMixed53% of 453 reviews2022
    Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.

    Why similar: Zombies 29.2%, FPS 20.9%, Gore 8.4%, Shooter 8.3%, Survival 8.2%

  57. #57 Waves of Rotting Flesh
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2020
    Dev: Chim Ruoi Games
    Windows

    A wave based FPS where you defend a barricaded house against increasing hordes of the dead.

    Why similar: FPS 33.5%, Zombies 23.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Horror 9.1%, Gore 7.6%

  58. #58 Lifeless
    69% matchMostly Negative38% of 554 reviews2016
    Dev: Desync Donkeys
    Windows

    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 52.5%, Gore 14.5%, Survival 13%, Action 9.8%, Multiplayer 4.4%

  59. #59 Dead Sky
    69% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    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.

    Why similar: Zombies 71.8%, Action 19.3%, Indie 8.9%

Modeli
Dead Effect cover art

Games Like Dead Effect

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
Loading graph...