Games Like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

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 33.4%, Co-op 12.8%, Open World 10.9%, Gore 9%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the original experience that sets the foundation for Riptide with its iconic tropical setting and brutal melee combat.

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 29.3%, Gore 12%, Open World 10.8%, Survival 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game refines the first-person melee combat and adds fluid parkour mechanics to the zombie survival experience.

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 33.2%, Co-op 22.3%, Gore 17.4%, Horror 6%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers a modern, highly polished take on the series' signature gore and creative weapon-crafting systems.

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 27.2%, Co-op 14.9%, Open World 13.3%, Gore 12.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands the open-world scope and parkour movement while maintaining the intense first-person zombie combat of its predecessor.

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

Why similar: Zombies 50%, Co-op 14.7%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Gore 6.3%, Survival 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential co-op zombie shooter that remains the gold standard for team-based survival and horde management.

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

Why similar: Co-op 33.1%, Gore 24%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a fantasy world, it offers the best-in-class first-person melee combat against massive hordes that feels very similar to Dead Island.

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 34.6%, Open World 16.6%, Survival 14.3%, Co-op 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the survival and base-building aspects of a zombie apocalypse, offering a more strategic take on the genre.

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 39.8%, Open World 11.7%, Gore 10.8%, Co-op 10.7%, Survival 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world sandbox that encourages creative weapon crafting and mass destruction of zombies.

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 26.7%, Gore 17.2%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Survival 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane co-op shooter that emphasizes visceral gore and satisfying weapon feedback against waves of zombies.

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 35.4%, Gore 14%, Co-op 11.5%, Multiplayer 10%, Online Co-Op 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the team behind Left 4 Dead, this modern co-op shooter focuses on fast-paced action and card-based character builds.

Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.

Why similar: Zombies 35.7%, Open World 21.1%, Survival 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Gore 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that captures the tension of navigating a post-apocalyptic landscape filled with massive zombie swarms.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: Zombies 30.7%, Gore 18.9%, Co-op 18.6%, Horror 7%, First-Person 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title translates the visceral melee-focused co-op combat into a gritty, atmospheric sci-fi setting.

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 32.6%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 13.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Open World Survival Craft 10.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: A deep open-world survival crafting game where building defenses against nightly zombie hordes is the primary gameplay loop.

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 46%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Gore 7.5%, Online Co-Op 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at rendering massive, swarming zombie hordes that require coordinated team effort to survive.

The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.

Why similar: Zombies 43.5%, Co-op 12.7%, Open World 10.9%, Gore 9.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic zombie sandbox title that balances time-sensitive missions with hilarious, improvised melee weaponry.

The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

Why similar: Zombies 46.3%, Co-op 13.6%, Gore 11.2%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Survival 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical co-op shooter that focuses on sniping and strategic combat against supernatural zombie forces.

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Co-op 21.6%, Open World 19.9%, Survival 18.1%, Multiplayer 15%, Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An expanded survival experience that improves upon its predecessor with better building mechanics and a more dangerous open world.

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 44.2%, Survival 10.1%, Open World 9.2%, Gore 8.6%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes permadeath and the constant threat of infection in a desolate city.

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 42.8%, Co-op 11.8%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Survival 10.1%, Horror 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, realistic zombie survival game that emphasizes resource scarcity and slow-paced, tense exploration.

Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...

Why similar: Zombies 37.2%, Open World 13.3%, Co-op 12.4%, Gore 10.3%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A more action-oriented entry in the series that prioritizes fun, over-the-top combat over complex survival mechanics.

RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

Why similar: Zombies 38.8%, Co-op 13%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Gore 8.5%, Horror 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival horror title that balances action with resource management and puzzle-solving.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.3% ★, Survival 20%, Open World 18.8%, Horror 9%, Zombies 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While featuring mutants instead of zombies, it offers a similar co-op survival experience with intense melee combat in a hostile open world.

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

Why similar: Zombies 32.6%, Co-op 16.9%, Gore 10.6%, Survival 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi first-person shooter with strong RPG elements and a focus on upgrading gear to fight off zombie-like creatures.

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 35.4%, Survival 14.1%, Co-op 11.1%, Open World 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival crafting game that emphasizes base defense and gathering resources in a zombie-infested world.

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 29%, Open World 20.4%, Survival 17.3%, Gore 12.7%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric open-world survival game set in a mysterious, supernatural environment filled with hostile entities.

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 48.3%, Co-op 17.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Survival 5.5%, Horror 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that defined the modern co-op zombie shooter genre with its tight pacing and director AI.

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 40%, Gore 13.2%, Co-op 12.9%, Survival 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, top-down tower defense game that is perfect for quick sessions of zombie-slaying with friends.

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 36.8%, Survival 14.2%, Co-op 11.7%, Open World Survival Craft 8.6% ★, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original top-down survival game that introduced the core crafting and hunger management mechanics of the series.

BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.

Why similar: Zombies 33.8%, Open World 14.6%, Gore 13.9%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Co-op 7.6%

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Co-op 21.5%, Open World 19.7%, Survival 14.5%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Horror 8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world co-op survival game that focuses on exploration and tactical combat against overwhelming mechanical threats.

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 46.1%, Co-op 17%, Survival 9.9%, Horror 6.8%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic co-op zombie survival game that focuses on tension and limited resources rather than arcade-style action.

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 44.5%, Open World 17.2%, Survival 15.3%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Gore 4.8%

You are Frank West – photojournalist and original hero of the Dead Rising Willamette incident – taking center stage experiencing the re-imagined Fortune City outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 45.3%, Open World 14.2%, Co-op 13.5%, Gore 8.2%, Online Co-Op 5.7%

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 47.1%, Gore 17%, Open World 10.3%, Survival 9.8%, Multiplayer 4.6%

You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!

Why similar: Zombies 49.3%, Gore 13.5%, Open World 12.5%, Survival 8.4%, Action 4.5%

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

Why similar: Zombies 42.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Co-op 10.6%, Survival 8.3%, Horror 5.9%

Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.

Why similar: Zombies 33.6%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 10%, Open World Survival Craft 9.3% ★, Multiplayer 8.5%

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 35.8%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 13.9%, Co-op 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Stranded on the Rook Islands as Jason Brody, fight your way through a lawless tropical open world using a powerful arsenal to save your friends and escape the madness of this acclaimed visceral FPS.

Why similar: Open World 32.8%, Co-op 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, FPS 9.6%, Survival 6.3%

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: Zombies 25.4%, Open World 14.5%, Gore 14.2%, Survival 11.2%, Open World Survival Craft 11.1% ★

Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

Why similar: Zombies 40.2%, Co-op 14.1%, Horror 10%, Survival Horror 6.9%, Multiplayer 6.3%

As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.

Why similar: Zombies 48.3%, Survival 18.3%, Open World 10.6%, First-Person 5.9%, Action 5.4%

Currently in redevelopment [06/2026]: The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.

Why similar: Zombies 36.8%, Gore 17.8%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.1%

SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.

Why similar: Zombies 45.1%, Open World 18.7%, Survival 15.6%, Co-op 8%, Open World Survival Craft 6.8% ★

Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back by force!

Why similar: Zombies 85.6%, Action 14.4%

Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.

Why similar: Zombies 29.5%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Survival 9.7%, Open World 9.4%

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 45.9%, Gore 15.8%, Horror 9.1%, Survival 8.3%, Survival Horror 8.3%

Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.

Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Survival 21%, Open World 19.2%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Co-op 11.4%

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 49.9%, Open World 17.5%, Survival 15.8%, Multiplayer 5.3%, Co-op 3.4%

Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

Why similar: Zombies 35.1%, Co-op 22.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Online Co-Op 7.2%, Action 5.5%

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.

Why similar: Co-op 24.2%, Survival 13.2%, Horror 13.2%, Gore 11.8%, Online Co-Op 10.5%

Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!

Why similar: Zombies 40.1%, Co-op 17.5%, Gore 14.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Open World 4.3%

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 45%, Gore 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Survival 7.7%, FPS 7%

Loot. Kill. Survive. Can you escape ? (probably not) Zumbi Blocks 2 is the official sequel to the 2013 free browser zombie game. Stuck on an island, cut off from the rest of humanity, you wake up. The secret to breaking free from this place lies asleep, underground. From the soil, zumbies emerge.

Why similar: Zombies 28.2%, Co-op 13.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Survival 9.8%, Open World Survival Craft 9.6% ★

Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

Why similar: Zombies 28.5%, Gore 12.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Survival 8.7%, Co-op 7.2%

The Black Masses is an open world first-person fantasy co-op RPG. You find yourself stranded on an island corrupted by a strange black substance. Its unsuspecting inhabitants, once a strong flourishing society, have been possessed into mindless creatures, bent on the destruction of life.

Why similar: Zombies 33.8%, Gore 16.6%, Co-op 12.9%, Open World 11.6%, Action 8.6%

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

Why similar: Zombies 33.3%, Co-op 16.9%, Gore 10.1%, Survival 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%