Games Like Dead Frontier 2

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% ★, Multiplayer 13.6%, Survival 12%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors Dead Frontier 2's grim online survival structure with dangerous scavenging runs, persistent progression, and a hostile world built around tense loot extraction.

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: MMORPG 36.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.7%, Survival 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This online post-apocalyptic survival RPG shares the same MMO-style advancement, looting, and trading-heavy loop in a bleak infected world.

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 34.7%, Survival 15.1%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Massively Multiplayer 12.6%, Survival Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is another multiplayer zombie survival game centered on scavenging, gear retention, and staying alive in a dangerous online wasteland.

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 15.7%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Massively Multiplayer 12.6%, Survival 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its zombie-filled open-world survival, constant resource pressure, and unpredictable player encounters capture the same scavenging-and-surviving tension.

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% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.4%, Survival 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Undawn offers a persistent online zombie survival experience with co-op, character growth, crafting, and open-world scavenging that feels close in structure.

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 31.2%, Survival 19%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person zombie survival, supply runs, and constant pressure to manage scarce resources make it a strong match for Dead Frontier 2's feel.

Once Human is a Strange Worlds 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 19.9%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Survival 14.5%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: While less zombie-focused, it delivers the same persistent multiplayer survival grind of looting, upgrading, and venturing into contaminated zones with friends.

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 34.2%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Survival 11.9%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This classic free co-op zombie survival shooter nails the desperation, limited supplies, and lethal infected that Dead Frontier 2 fans often want more of.

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 24.7%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Online Co-Op 16%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Survival 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes brutal co-op survival, scarce resources, and deadly infected encounters for players who want a more intense horror-first version of the formula.

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 25.8%, Survival 18.2%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Sandbox 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more into crafting, but the zombie survival, co-op scavenging, and long-term base progression make it a natural alternative.

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 33.4%, Survival 21.7%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Survival Horror 11%, Sandbox 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Few games match Dead Frontier 2's desperate scavenging and survival stakes as closely, especially on persistent multiplayer servers.

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 17.8%, Inventory Management 12.6%, Massively Multiplayer 12.4%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on realistic scavenging, securing safe locations, and surviving a zombie apocalypse fits Dead Frontier 2's slower survival side well.

Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.3%, Zombies 19.6%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Survival 12.9%, Gore 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent online survival, skill progression, looting, and undead-infested map echo Dead Frontier 2's MMO-survival appeal.

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 21.3%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Horror 9.4%, Gore 9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same urban zombie tension and scavenging-driven survival loop, just with more mobility and action-heavy co-op.

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 27.7%, Massively Multiplayer 17.7%, Survival 16%, MMORPG 14.4% ★, Multiplayer 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the free-to-play online survival setup, zombie theme, and scavenging emphasis, even if it presents them from a lighter isometric perspective.

'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 25%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Online Co-Op 17%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Survival 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This third-person zombie survival game combines scavenging, crafting, and nightly undead threats in a way that feels very adjacent to Dead Frontier 2.

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 20.1%, Third-Person Shooter 15.7%, Sandbox 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The extraction-style scavenging, gear progression, and high-risk loot runs echo the tension of venturing into Dead Frontier 2's infected zones.

Unturned is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game. As one of the few not yet turned, you must fight to remain among the living.

Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Massively Multiplayer 19.6%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Survival 13.9%, Sandbox 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its blockier style, it delivers strong online zombie survival with looting, crafting, and persistent servers that scratch a similar itch.

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 27.4%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Gore 11%, Multiplayer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers free co-op zombie survival missions with class-based teamwork and constant undead pressure similar to Dead Frontier 2's group combat appeal.

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 20.5%, Third-Person Shooter 17.5%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Survival 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer zombie survival game is built around scavenging, crafting, and surviving in a persistent world with other players.

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Zombies 28.1%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Gore 13.5%, Survival 11.4%, Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: This is a stronger fit if you want more co-op progression, risky nighttime runs, and open-world survival against infected hordes.

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

Why similar: Survival 19.6%, Multiplayer 18%, Third-Person Shooter 18%, Massively Multiplayer 14.6%, Online Co-Op 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Although not horror-focused, its persistent online looting, dangerous map traversal, and survival-shooter structure overlap with Dead Frontier 2's core gameplay loop.

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 41.3%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Survival 9.5%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Gore 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is more arcade-like, but its co-op zombie killing, loot chase, and character progression align well with Dead Frontier 2's action-RPG side.

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 18.8%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Gore 12.5%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a great pick if your favorite part of Dead Frontier 2 is brutal co-op combat, gore, and surviving overwhelming infected waves.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Zombies 35.2%, Gore 19%, Horror 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This one is less survival-heavy but still offers satisfying zombie looting, co-op play, and a constant fight for supplies in infected urban spaces.

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 34.4%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 11%, Survival 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Contagion focuses on tense, grounded zombie survival gunplay and harsh co-op scenarios that match Dead Frontier 2's horror side.

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 25.1%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Survival 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Horror 8.3%

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 34.6%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Survival 11.8%, Gore 9.6%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends zombie-infested exploration, loot-driven progression, and co-op survival in a way that will feel familiar to Dead Frontier 2 players.

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 44.1%, Survival 25.9%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Gore 7.2%, RPG 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its zombie scavenging, crafting, and co-op progression make it a solid lighter-weight alternative to Dead Frontier 2's survival loop.

London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

Why similar: Zombies 37.8%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Survival 12.7%, Multiplayer 9%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Even as a single-player game, it captures Dead Frontier 2's harsh scavenging, limited inventory, and constant fear of losing your run.

Codename CURE II is a co-operative first person shooter set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. Create an elite military squad with up to five players and fight your way through hordes of zombies in a variety of dynamic objective missions.

Why similar: Zombies 32.2%, Survival Horror 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Online Co-Op 13%, PvE 9.4%

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

Why similar: Zombies 35.6%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Horror 10.9%, Survival 10.3%, Online Co-Op 10.1%

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 30.2%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Third-Person Shooter 13.1%, Survival Horror 8.6%

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 27.4%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Multiplayer 17%, Zombies 10.9%, Online Co-Op 9.8%

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 37.8%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Survival 14.3%, Gore 13.2%, Horror 9%

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 23.5%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Survival 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11.3%

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 40.3%, Massively Multiplayer 21.2%, Survival 15.8%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Third-Person Shooter 3.8%

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 22.4%, Massively Multiplayer 22.2%, Survival 10.9%, Gore 9.4%, Violent 8%

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 23.5%, Survival 16.8%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

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

Why similar: Zombies 33.9%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Survival 16.5%, Sandbox 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%

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 27%, Zombies 19.1%, Survival 13.2%, Online Co-Op 10%, Violent 9.5%

Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.

Why similar: Zombies 20.1%, Survival 16.9%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Massively Multiplayer 14%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%

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 18.3%, Third-Person Shooter 18.2%, Massively Multiplayer 17.4%, Survival 16%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

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 22.1%, Multiplayer 21%, Horror 16.7%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 11.5%

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 25.3%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Gore 13%, Survival 10.5%

Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

Why similar: Zombies 28.9%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Gore 11.8%, Horror 7.2%

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 31.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Sandbox 10.8%, Horror 9.5%

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 24.2%, Survival Horror 19%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Massively Multiplayer 10%

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 35.6%, Gore 15.7%, Survival 15.6%, Violent 12.4%, Massively Multiplayer 10.9%

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 25.6%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Horror 11.1%, Gore 9.1%

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 30.3%, Multiplayer 23.8%, Zombies 16.4%, Horror 12.8%, Sandbox 11.7%

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 40.3%, Survival 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%, Multiplayer 7%, Third-Person Shooter 6.5%

Go through deadly rooms of multi-storey building. Team up with other players and make your way through traps with a friendly team (CO-OP)! Or take a weapon and kill them all in the PvP game mode!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 22.2%, Gore 19.2%, Survival 17.5%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Violent 12.4%