- #1 Nation Red
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,776 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 78.2%, Action 9.7%, Survival 5.4%, Indie 4.6%, Multiplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most similar experience to Dead Horde, offering intense, arcade-style top-down shooting against endless waves of zombies.
- #2 Crimsonland
96% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Zombies 45.3%, Action 29.1%, Survival 13.2%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for top-down horde shooters, featuring massive enemy counts and satisfying weapon progression.
- #3 Dead Sky
96% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%
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 67.8%, Action 18.8%, Indie 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same indie top-down aesthetic and focus on surviving against waves of undead mutants.
- #4 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
94% matchVery Positive95% of 23,448 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Zombies 100%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical top-down shooter that excels at co-op horde survival mechanics.
- #5 Zombie Shooter 2
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Zombies 79.4%, Action 13.6%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down zombie shooter that blends arcade action with light RPG elements for character progression.
- #6 Final Days
94% matchVery Positive89% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: +7 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.
Why similar: Zombies 70.9%, Survival 13.4%, Action 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter that captures the feeling of being overwhelmed by thousands of zombies at once.
- #7 Zombie Shooter
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,315 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Zombies 76.9%, Action 11.2%, Survival 7.1%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic that defined the top-down zombie shooter genre with its straightforward, visceral combat.
- #8 Yet Another Zombie Defense
92% 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 95.4%, Survival 1.9%, Multiplayer 1.1%, Action 1%, Indie 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the survival aspect of Dead Horde by combining wave-based shooting with tower defense mechanics.
- #9 Dead Pixels
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,424 reviews2012
Dev: CSR-Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 77.5%, Action 10%, Indie 5.9%, Survival 5.5%, Multiplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled zombie survival game that captures the same desperate, run-and-gun feel in a 2D space.
- #10 Shadowgrounds
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,601 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Action 63.2%, Indie 24.8%, Multiplayer 12%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric top-down shooter that balances intense combat with a gritty, horror-inspired setting.
- #11 Ultimate Zombie Defense
89% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?
Why similar: Zombies 71.7%, Action 14.7%, Survival 8.4%, Multiplayer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the genre that emphasizes base building and co-op survival against relentless zombie waves.
- #12 Shadowgrounds Survivor
90% matchMixed61% of 794 reviews2007
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
Why similar: Action 44.4%, Survival 36.9%, Indie 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to Shadowgrounds, offering more refined top-down action and horde-clearing gameplay.
- #13 Burn Zombie Burn!
89% matchMixed42% of 187 reviews2010
Dev: doublesixPub: P2 Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Welcome to the char-grilled world of Burn Zombie Burn, where the best type of undead is barbequed undead. The goals are simple: keep Bruce alive, as he tries to keep Daisy alive, and get the highest score possible. Standing (well, ambling) in your way is a never ending horde of the rotting, stinking and stupid undead.
Why similar: Zombies 78.3%, Action 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused shooter that rewards players for managing large groups of zombies in a top-down environment.
- #14 Dead Effect
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,752 reviews2014
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 72.3%, Action 11.3%, Survival 7%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: While a first-person shooter, it captures the same B-movie zombie horror vibe and action-heavy gameplay.
- #15 Trapped Dead
88% matchMixed41% of 786 reviews2011
Dev: Crenetic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!
Why similar: Zombies 85.5%, Action 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that focuses on tactical movement and resource management in a zombie-infested setting.
- #16 Zombie Builder Defense
86% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
Why similar: Zombies 67%, Survival 11.8%, Action 11.5%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the frantic shooting of Dead Horde with base construction to help players survive longer.
- #17 Tesla vs Lovecraft
85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Action 61.5%, Indie 38.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-octane twin-stick shooting experience with a focus on powerful weaponry and fast movement.
- #18 Deadly 30
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,859 reviews2014
Dev: Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 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 67%, Action 14.9%, Indie 9.3%, Survival 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling survival shooter that shares the gritty, desperate tone of Dead Horde.
- #19 Survivor Squad
84% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 67.3%, Action 10.6%, Survival 10.2%, Indie 8%, Multiplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused survival game that requires careful management of your team while fighting off zombie hordes.
- #20 Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,123 reviews2015
Dev: Still RunningPub: Merge Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 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 73.4%, Action 14.7%, Indie 7.3%, Multiplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D survival shooter that emphasizes quick reflexes and co-op play.
- #21 Zombie Apocalypse: Escape The Undead City
84% matchMostly Negative36% of 97 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle through Zombie Apocalypse horror! Which is better - shotgun, pistol or AK-47? Blast their rotten, infected brains out and choose your favorite! Scavenge weapons and armor to pimp out your souped up zombie slaying car - then plow down the man-eating hordes to Escape the Undead City, and try not to get your guts torn out!!!
Why similar: Zombies 74.6%, Action 15.5%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward top-down arcade shooter that prioritizes constant action and survival.
- #22 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
82% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: DEKLAZON
Windows
A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!
Why similar: Zombies 62.3%, Action 23.4%, Survival 8.9%, Multiplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused top-down shooter that emphasizes teamwork to survive against waves of the undead.
- #23 A Mass of Dead
82% matchMixed51% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Dev Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Massacre of zombies! Survive the zombies. Buy and upgrade weapons and equipment to massacre zombies. Kill special zombies like zombie dogs, get unique weapons and equipment that you can’t buy from the shop. Be unbeatable using power boost and massacre zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 65.9%, Action 20.1%, Indie 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple and direct top-down shooter that focuses purely on clearing screen-filling hordes of enemies.
- #24 Flesh Eaters
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 63.5%, Indie 18.7%, Action 12.6%, Survival 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features top-down action with a focus on scavenging and surviving in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #25 ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives
79% matchMixed53% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: Red Dot Studio
Windows
Join the fight for survival in a top-down shooter with realistic-looking combat. Raid the infected city and fight for survival in team battles.
Why similar: Zombies 55.1%, Survival 14.9%, Action 13.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based top-down action game that focuses on survival and horde combat.
- #26 SurvivalZ
81% matchMixed60% of 316 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A virus ravaged the planet, and you are one of the last survivors! Alone or in groups you will have to survive in a hostile world populated by living dead!
Why similar: Zombies 47.9%, Survival 16.9%, Action 15.1%, Indie 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual survival experience that pits the player against zombie threats in an open-world setting.
- #27 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
80% matchMixed58% of 1,107 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 71.3%, Action 13.7%, Indie 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers top-down action with survival elements and a focus on evolving your character to survive.
- #28 Ravenous Horde
77% matchMixed53% of 197 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 71%, Survival 11.4%, Action 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #29 The Horde Wants You Dead
76% matchMixed63% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Bellyflop Games
Windows
The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!
Why similar: Survival 42.5%, Action 33.3%, Multiplayer 24.2%
- #30 Primal Fears
78% matchMixed59% of 309 reviews2013
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world.Use a variety of weapons to stop the mutated population, and save yourself from being another victim.
Why similar: Zombies 49.6%, Action 31.5%, Indie 18.8%
- #31 HVOR
77% matchMixed60% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: OFFMONREALPub: OFFMONREAL GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
HVOR - a dynamic top-down shooter, which takes place in the world,affected by an unknown infection.Kill the infected - and try not to join him.
Why similar: Zombies 68.2%, Action 18.9%, Indie 8.6%, Multiplayer 4.3%
- #32 All Zombies Must Die!: Scorepocalypse
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2012
Dev: Doublesix Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Step into the sturdy boots of McJagger and take on an army of the undead!
Why similar: Zombies 63.6%, Action 22%, Indie 14.5%
- #33 Horde Hunters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Survival 50.2%, Action 49.8%
- #34 Survivor
75% matchMixed55% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: kolacape
Windows
Get ready for an intense survival battle against an ever-growing horde of zombies. Play solo or co-op with friends, test your shooting skills and luck in this relentless combat and see how long you can stay alive.
Why similar: Zombies 69.6%, Survival 9.9%, Action 8.6%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Indie 5.4%
- #35 Invention 3
74% 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 71.8%, Action 15.1%, Survival 9.4%, Indie 3.7%
- #36 Infestation: The New Beginning
76% matchMixed42% of 25,431 reviews
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 58.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 76.9%, Survival 11.6%, Action 5.9%, Multiplayer 3.5%, Indie 2%
- #37 VERSUS SQUAD
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2016
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
Why similar: Zombies 60.1%, Action 14.2%, Survival 12.2%, Indie 8.2%, Multiplayer 5.3%
- #38 State of Decay
73% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 76.4%, Survival 13.8%, Action 6.2%, Multiplayer 3%, Indie 0.7%
- #39 Trapped Dead: Lockdown
75% matchMixed54% of 190 reviews2015
Dev: Bigmoon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A small American town is overrun by the living dead! You manage to enter the town just before the military locks it down and now you must slice and shoot your way through thousands of zombies in order complete your mission in this action-packed Hack & Slash RPG.
Why similar: Zombies 59.9%, Action 25.2%, Indie 14.9%
- #40 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
71% matchVery Positive86% of 9,502 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 76.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Action 7.7%, Survival 6.7%
- #41 Post Soviet Zombies
72% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: Ascension Studio
Windows
Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.
Why similar: Zombies 71.4%, Action 17%, Indie 11.6%
- #42 Infectonator: Survivors
73% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 73.8%, Survival 12%, Action 6.5%, Indie 6.4%, Multiplayer 1.2%
- #43 Borderwatch: Dark Armada
70% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.Pub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows
As a part of the Borderwatch team, scavenge, defend and survive against zombie hordes in this 3rd person action horror survival! Will you be able to see the daylight?
Why similar: Zombies 73.4%, Action 23.9%, Multiplayer 2.6%
- #44 Mutant Ops
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 559 reviews2020
Dev: Jacob NavarroPub: Warhog Games
Windows
Mutant Ops is a low poly co-op shooter. Go in alone or with friends and survive endless waves of mutants and monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 71.4%, Action 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Survival 8.7%
- #45 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
70% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Zombies 72.2%, Survival 9.7%, Action 7.8%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #46 Left 4 Dead
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 66,127 reviews2008
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 64.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 82%, Action 6.5%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Survival 5.3%
- #47 Zombie Builder Defense 2
68% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!
Why similar: Zombies 78%, Action 18.5%, Multiplayer 3.5%
- #48 They Are Hundreds
70% matchMixed53% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: WoahStudiosusPub: Woahstudiosus
Windows
They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!
Why similar: Zombies 55.7%, Action 14.2%, Survival 12.8%, Indie 9%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #49 Nearly Dead - Live and Let Die
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 223 reviews2023
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
2D top-down multi co-op action game. Survive the zombies together with a stranger.
Why similar: Zombies 76.6%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Action 10.9%
- #50 The Last One
71% matchMostly Negative35% of 132 reviews2018
Dev: Phoenix Interactive Studio
Windows
Once a prosperous city Istanbul is fallen. Prepare your gear, defeat zombie hordes and reclaim your hometown. Uncover hidden story behind the disaster and learn what controls the zombies. Select your side between military and rebels and fight for the control of the city.
Why similar: Zombies 62.6%, Survival 15.1%, Action 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Indie 4.9%
- #51 Blood And Zombies
69% matchMixed53% of 450 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 67.8%, Survival 12.9%, Action 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #52 Deadhunt
69% matchVery Positive91% of 184 reviews2016
Dev: REL Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Deadhunt is a first person arcade shooter game that merges the best features of arcade and FPS action games. Stay as long as possible on fighting pits against hordes of zombies and skeletons.
Why similar: Zombies 71.8%, Action 28.2%
- #53 ZIC – Zombies in City
69% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2019
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
Control a team of 4 characters, switching between them to use their unique abilities. ZIC: Zombies In City is a first person zombie survival shooter.
Why similar: Zombies 67.4%, Action 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Survival 8%, Indie 4.1%
- #54 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
64% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Zombies 70.5%, Survival 12.2%, Action 9.7%, Indie 7.5%
- #55 Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 20,038 reviews2014
Dev: Capcom Game Studio VancouverPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 80.6%, Action 8.5%, Survival 6.9%, Multiplayer 3.9%
- #56 Propagation VR
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,809 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 64.9%, Action 14.1%, Survival 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Indie 1.8%
- #57 Zombie Hunter
67% matchMixed53% of 130 reviews2021
Dev: 1MBPub: VIVA STUDIOS
Windows · Mac
Take your guns and start killing zombies in the best FPS Shooting game
Why similar: Zombies 70.3%, Action 24.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #58 No More Room in Hell
64% matchVery Positive90% of 75,677 reviews2013
Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.2 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 76%, Survival 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Action 5.1%, Indie 1.4%