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 25.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.4%, Survival 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Third-Person Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors Dead Frontier 2's online zombie-survival loop with shared-world scavenging, character progression, PvE combat, and a strong focus on staying supplied in a ruined world.

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 23.6%, MMORPG 19.2% ★, Multiplayer 19.1%, Massively Multiplayer 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This survival MMO emphasizes scavenging, trading, leveling, and dangerous excursions through a hostile wasteland, hitting the same persistent-online survival itch.

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 16.7%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Survival 13.4%, MMORPG 11.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent multiplayer world, loot-and-craft survival loop, and grotesque PvE horror encounters make it a strong pick if you want Dead Frontier 2's mix of progression and apocalyptic tension.

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 13.2%, Survival 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%, Third-Person Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its bleak post-apocalyptic MMO structure, risky looting runs, and oppressive horror atmosphere feel close to Dead Frontier 2 even though it leans more stalker-like than zombie-centric.

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 30.6%, Survival 19%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Few games match the constant scavenging, resource pressure, survivor progression, and zombie-threat management that define Dead Frontier 2's survival loop.

No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 24%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Survival 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades MMO persistence for brutal co-op survival-horror, but the slow, tense scavenging and lethal zombie encounters feel very much in the same spirit.

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 25.3%, Survival 18%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Sandbox 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This blends open-world scavenging, skill progression, co-op play, and relentless zombie pressure into a deeper survival sandbox.

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 33.8%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Survival 11.9%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This free co-op classic nails the desperate, ammo-starved zombie survival-horror mood that Dead Frontier 2 fans often want more of.

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 15.4%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Survival 12.5%, Massively Multiplayer 12.5%, Online Co-Op 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent online world, desperate looting for supplies, infected-filled towns, and ever-present risk make it a natural next step if you like harsher survival sandboxes.

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 22.7%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Survival 12.4%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a scavenging-heavy multiplayer zombie survival experience with character growth and a grim post-collapse feel.

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 17.4%, Inventory Management 13%, Massively Multiplayer 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on cooperative scavenging, sheltering, and surviving dangerous nights in a grounded zombie apocalypse.

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 19.2%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Survival 12.8%, Gore 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent multiplayer survival, detailed resource management, and dangerous excursions through infected zones scratch a similar online survival itch.

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 20.9%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Online Co-Op 13%, Horror 9.3%, Gore 9%

Why You'll Like It: The day-night tension, supply runs, co-op survival, and close-quarters zombie danger capture Dead Frontier 2's mix of action and horror.

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%, Survival 16.5%, Survival Horror 16%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Online Co-Op 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world looting, crafting, and co-op survival against zombies make it a good fit if you want more sandbox systems layered onto the survival loop.

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 27.5%, Massively Multiplayer 17.5%, Survival 16.1%, MMORPG 14.4% ★, Multiplayer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its 2D presentation is different, but the free-to-play online scavenging, crafting, and zombie survival loop is surprisingly close in structure.

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 33.1%, Survival 21.7%, Multiplayer 15%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Sandbox 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is far more hardcore and slower-paced, but the focus on survival systems, looting, long-term character building, and zombie threat is spot-on.

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 29.9%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Survival Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more mission-based, its PvE co-op progression and overwhelming zombie swarms are a strong alternative if you mainly enjoy fighting the infected with friends.

'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 24.6%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Survival 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes scavenging, crafting, and constant undead pressure in an open world that rewards careful preparation and survival planning.

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 18.9%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Gore 10.5%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into wave-based shooting, but the co-op survival-horror tone, leveling, and gruesome infected combat make it an easy crossover pick.

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 24.1%, Massively Multiplayer 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Survival 13.9%, Sandbox 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its free-to-play multiplayer zombie sandbox offers scavenging, base-building, and long-term survival progression in a more blocky but very systems-heavy package.

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 27.8%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Gore 13.4%, Survival 11.5%, Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Compared with the first game it's more action-RPG than horror, but it still delivers co-op scavenging and infected-filled open-world survival.

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

Why similar: Zombies 34.4%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Survival 12.1%, Horror 10.4%, Online Co-Op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though old-school and lighter on progression, it still delivers tense multiplayer zombie survival and the constant fear of being overwhelmed.

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 34.2%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Survival 11.9%, Gore 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its loot-driven co-op combat, RPG progression, and constant undead encounters make it a good match for the more action-heavy side of Dead Frontier 2.

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: Online Co-Op 38%, Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Survival 24.1%, RPG 8.1%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It brings together scavenging, trading, survivor management, and zombie-filled open-world survival in a way that echoes Dead Frontier 2's daily struggle.

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%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Survival 9.4%, Gore 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This one is less immersive and more arcade-like, but the class builds, loot grind, and co-op zombie PvE progression are still a good fit.

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 32.7%, Gore 18%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is more arcadey and story-driven, yet the co-op looting and constant undead pressure still overlap with Dead Frontier 2's core 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 19.9%, Third-Person Shooter 17.5%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Survival 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This low-poly sandbox focuses on looting, crafting, and surviving infected in multiplayer, making it a solid budget-friendly alternative.

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 26.9%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Gore 11%, Multiplayer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its free class-based co-op against hordes of infected is a simpler but effective choice if you mostly want teamwork and zombie pressure.

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 43.7%, Survival 26.1%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Gore 7.2%, RPG 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is another scavenging-and-crafting zombie co-op game where resource pressure and base upkeep matter almost as much as combat.

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 24.7%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Horror 8.5%

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 33.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 11%, Survival 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: For players who want a more grounded, punishing take on zombie co-op, its scarcity and lethality preserve the survival-horror tension.

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 34.4%, Survival 15.1%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Massively Multiplayer 12.6%, Survival Horror 6.8%

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

Why similar: Zombies 33.6%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Survival 16.5%, Sandbox 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%

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 27.2%, Survival Horror 24.8%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Zombies 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.1%

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%, Massively Multiplayer 21.2%, Survival 15.9%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Third-Person Shooter 3.8%

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 37.7%, Multiplayer 22%, Survival 14.5%, Gore 12.7%, Horror 9.1%

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 22.2%, Massively Multiplayer 22.1%, Survival 11%, Gore 9.5%, Violent 8%

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%

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 30.8%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Horror 9.5%

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 27.1%, Zombies 19.1%, Survival 13.1%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Violent 9.6%

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 30.2%, Multiplayer 23.7%, Zombies 16.4%, Horror 12.6%, Sandbox 12%

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 17.2%, Survival 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

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 17.9%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Gore 9.6%, Horror 7.4%

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 15.8%, Gore 15.2%, Violent 12.5%, Massively Multiplayer 11%

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 22%, Horror 13%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Gore 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.4%

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 24.9%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Gore 13.2%, Survival 10.6%

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 21.1%, Horror 16.4%, Gore 14.1%, Violent 11.6%

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%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Third-Person Shooter 12.2%, Massively Multiplayer 10%

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 34.4%, Multiplayer 27%, Survival 24.5%, Massively Multiplayer 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 4.2%

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 19.9%, Survival 16.9%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Massively Multiplayer 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%

Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Online Co-Op 24%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Horror 20.8%, Atmospheric 4.2%

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!

Why similar: Zombies 40.1%, Horror 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Gore 11%, Survival 10.3%

Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.

Why similar: MMORPG 46.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 20.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Sandbox 9.3%, Survival 7%