Games Like Dead Frontier 2

Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.

Why similar: MMORPG 25.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.3%, Survival 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the closest matches on Steam, combining open-world zombie survival, multiplayer progression, scavenging, crafting, and PvE exploration in a shared online setting.

Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.

Why similar: MMORPG 33.1% ★, Multiplayer 13.3%, Survival 12%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its harsh online survival structure, constant scavenging pressure, trading economy, and dangerous PvE world make it feel very close to Dead Frontier 2's persistent survival loop.

Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.

Why similar: Survival 23.7%, MMORPG 19.3% ★, Multiplayer 19%, Massively Multiplayer 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This MMO survival shooter emphasizes looting, skill growth, trading, and coexisting with other players in a bleak post-apocalyptic world much like Dead Frontier 2.

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 30.9%, Survival 19%, Multiplayer 15%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers third-person zombie scavenging, tense supply runs, character progression, and co-op survival in a way that strongly overlaps with Dead Frontier 2's core appeal.

HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.

Why similar: Zombies 23.1%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Survival 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers open-world multiplayer zombie survival with scavenging, crafting, and cooperative exploration that closely matches Dead Frontier 2's PvE survival focus.

The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.

Why similar: Zombies 34.6%, Survival 15.2%, Multiplayer 15%, Massively Multiplayer 12.6%, Survival Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is another online zombie survival shooter built around looting, staying alive, and navigating dangerous maps with other players around you.

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Why similar: Zombies 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Survival 12.6%, Massively Multiplayer 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent online world, brutal scavenging, infected threats, and player-driven survival stories are a great fit if you like Dead Frontier 2's unforgiving survival atmosphere.

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 24.3%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Survival 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same slow-burn survival-horror tension, resource scarcity, and desperate cooperative fights against the undead, even if it is less MMO-like.

Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.3%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Survival 13.5%, MMORPG 11.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: While more sci-fi than pure zombie horror, it similarly blends free-to-play shared-world survival, looting, progression, and PvE danger in a persistent online experience.

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!

Why similar: Zombies 25.5%, Survival 18.1%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Sandbox 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its combination of zombie survival, looting, long-term progression, and online co-op makes it an excellent alternative for players who enjoy Dead Frontier 2's survival systems.

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 34%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Survival 11.9%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This free co-op zombie shooter nails the desperation, resource management, and survival-horror tone that make Dead Frontier 2 appealing.

Dead Maze is a 2D MMO game set in a destroyed contemporary world, filled with zombies. Explore the world, scavenge and craft as many items as possible, to survive the hostile environment and upgrade your gear and camp as you go.

Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, Massively Multiplayer 17.6%, Survival 16.1%, MMORPG 14.3% ★, Multiplayer 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although presented from a different perspective, it similarly focuses on free-to-play online zombie survival, scavenging, crafting, and surviving with other players.

You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

Why similar: Zombies 24.3%, Massively Multiplayer 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Survival 13.9%, Sandbox 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its free-to-play multiplayer zombie survival loop of looting, crafting, and staying alive in an open world makes it a natural fit for Dead Frontier 2 fans.

Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 17.5%, Inventory Management 12.9%, Massively Multiplayer 12.3%, Online Co-Op 11%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It leans hard into methodical zombie survival, scavenging, and cooperation, with a grounded pace that matches Dead Frontier 2's tension better than arcade-style shooters.

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Horror 9.3%, Gore 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same mix of scavenging, survival-horror, co-op, and dangerous zombie-filled exploration, just in a more action-heavy first-person format.

DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.

Why similar: Zombies 24.8%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Survival 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a free-to-play online zombie survival setup with open-world exploration, co-op play, and progression that overlaps well with Dead Frontier 2's formula.

This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.

Why similar: Zombies 23.3%, Survival 16.7%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Online Co-Op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world multiplayer zombie survival emphasizes scavenging, crafting, and steady progression in a way that should appeal to Dead Frontier 2 players.

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 33.2%, Survival 21.7%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Sandbox 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the best zombie survival sandboxes on Steam, with deep scavenging, character skills, multiplayer, and constant pressure from the infected.

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 30%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Survival Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op zombie shooter trades MMO persistence for huge swarms and fast progression, but it scratches a similar itch for cooperative undead extermination.

DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.

Why similar: Zombies 20.1%, Third-Person Shooter 17.4%, Online Co-Op 14%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Survival 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer zombie survival game focuses on scavenging, crafting, and surviving in a hostile infected world, making it a solid lower-budget alternative.

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

Why similar: Zombies 34.5%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Survival 12.1%, Horror 10.4%, Online Co-Op 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is more PvP-focused, but its gritty zombie atmosphere and high-lethality survival feel still overlap with Dead Frontier 2's horror side.

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 43.8%, Survival 26.1%, Multiplayer 19%, Gore 7.2%, RPG 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It revolves around looting, crafting, base improvement, and co-op survival against zombies, echoing Dead Frontier 2's survival progression loop.

Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.

Why similar: Zombies 27.1%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Gore 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This free co-op zombie shooter captures the teamwork and desperate survival feel of Dead Frontier 2, even if it is more mission-based than persistent.

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 18.6%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Gore 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is less persistent and more wave-based, but its brutal co-op zombie combat and survival-horror tone make it a strong fit for players who love fighting the infected.

Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.2%, Zombies 19.4%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Survival 12.8%, Gore 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent multiplayer survival systems, looting, and hostile infected make it a decent fit if you want more hardcore systems and less pure horror.

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 37.7%, Multiplayer 21.7%, Survival 14.4%, Gore 13.2%, Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a lighter and more arcade-like free zombie multiplayer game, but it still fits as a budget-friendly option for co-op undead survival action.

Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.

Why similar: Zombies 41.2%, Multiplayer 21%, Survival 9.5%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Gore 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers online cooperative zombie combat, character builds, and loot progression in a more arcadey but still satisfying form.

'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!

Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Survival 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its mix of zombie survival, scavenging, crafting, and co-op progression makes it relevant for players who want a more sandbox-heavy alternative.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Zombies 34.3%, Multiplayer 14%, Survival 11.8%, Gore 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op zombie slaying, looting, exploration, and survival flavor make it a good pick if you like Dead Frontier 2's scavenging-heavy undead setting.

Zombie singleplayer shooter in modern polygon graphics with rich RPG elements.

Why similar: Zombies 33.7%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Survival 16.6%, Sandbox 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%

In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.

Why similar: Zombies 22.3%, Massively Multiplayer 22.2%, Survival 11%, Gore 9.4%, Violent 7.9%

Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.

Why similar: Zombies 40.1%, Massively Multiplayer 21.2%, Survival 15.9%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Third-Person Shooter 3.8%

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Zombies 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10%

Anomaly Zone is an open world MMORPG and a post-apocalyptic shooter. Be a scientist, a soldier, a hunter or an engineer. Explore anomalous territories, search for artifacts, fight mutants and other players. Participate in mass PvP and PvE battles. The Zone is waiting!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.9%, Zombies 19%, Survival 13.2%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Violent 9.4%

Deceit 2 is an online social deduction horror game. Inspire fear as the Infected, investigate as the Innocent, or create mayhem as the Cursed. Trapped with friends and strangers: who can you trust to help you escape?

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Multiplayer 23.9%, Zombies 16.4%, Horror 12.7%, Sandbox 11.9%

Join the "Firefly" task force and unveil the sinister plot behind the exclusion zone in the world of Lost Light. You could either scavenge for supplies or go out with guns blazing and plunder. Survive the brutal domain where danger lurks in every corner!

Why similar: Multiplayer 27.2%, Survival 23.7%, Massively Multiplayer 20.2%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Sandbox 5.7%

Counter-Strike Nexon is a Free to Play MMOFPS offering competitive PvP and PvE action including content from the original Counter-Strike and all new game modes, map creation function, weapons, and hordes of Zombies!

Why similar: Zombies 31%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Horror 9.5%

Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

Why similar: Multiplayer 18.4%, Third-Person Shooter 18%, Massively Multiplayer 17.3%, Survival 16%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

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 35.5%, Survival 15.7%, Gore 15.6%, Violent 12.4%, Massively Multiplayer 10.9%

Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.

Why similar: Survival 28%, Multiplayer 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, MMORPG 10.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 9.1%

Zombie Carnage 2 is a 32 player first person shooter where you will play both as a human and zombie. By killing zombies and infecting humans you will permanently level up, unlock weapons, attachments, zombie classes and more.

Why similar: Zombies 24.1%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Third-Person Shooter 12.1%, Massively Multiplayer 10.1%

Return to the roots of co-op survival horror as you face monstrous hordes, scrounge for supplies and attempt to survive the nightmare. You have one life. Make it count!

Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Online Co-Op 13%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Gore 10%

Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Multiplayer 21%, Horror 16.4%, Gore 14.2%, Violent 11.6%

DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25%, Horror 24.5%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Survival 4.5%

Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.

Why similar: Zombies 34.5%, Multiplayer 26.9%, Survival 24.5%, Massively Multiplayer 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 4.2%

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 25.5%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Horror 11.1%, Gore 9%

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 25.2%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Gore 13%, Survival 10.5%

Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.

Why similar: Zombies 42.3%, Gore 11.8%, Survival 9.4%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Online Co-Op 7.6%

The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.

Why similar: Zombies 40.1%, Survival 19%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Third-Person Shooter 6.5%

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 67.7%, PvE 32.3%

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 39.6%, Survival 20.3%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%

DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

Why similar: Zombies 28.9%, Survival 25.8%, Horror 20.2%, Gore 13%, Survival Horror 6.4%

Left to Survive is an action shooter game with the post-apocalyptic world setting with a base building feature. Become a hero, challenge other players, join tournaments, raid bases. Would you be able to survive in a dead world?

Why similar: Zombies 23.3%, Third-Person Shooter 20.7%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Survival 12%, Online Co-Op 11.4%