Games Like Dead Matter

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 12.1%, Survival 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Online Co-Op 7.8%, Open World 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive hardcore multiplayer survival experience that mirrors the high-stakes, realistic looting and combat found in Dead Matter.

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 24.9%, Survival 18.4%, Open World 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Sandbox 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most comprehensive and deep survival simulation mechanics, making it a must-play for fans of realistic zombie survival.

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 20.1%, Survival 14%, Base Building 13.6%, Open World 13.1%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a polished experience for those who enjoy the community management and base-building aspects of a zombie apocalypse.

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 17%, Survival 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Base Building 10.3%, Open World 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for zombie survival that excels at combining base building, crafting, and horde defense in an open world.

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 19.4%, Open World 15%, Survival 14.4%, Online Co-Op 12%, Sandbox 12%

Why You'll Like It: This title matches the intense focus on character survival, metabolism, and realistic combat mechanics inherent in Dead Matter.

Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.

Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Survival 18.1%, Open World 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar post-apocalyptic atmosphere with a focus on multiplayer survival and exploration in a detailed world.

MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t

Why similar: Zombies 26.7%, Survival 22.2%, Open World 16.5%, Base Building 13.1%, Sandbox 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the atmospheric, isolated feeling of surviving a viral outbreak with a strong emphasis on base fortification.

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 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Survival 9.8%, Sandbox 9.5%, Co-op 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A more accessible, sandbox-heavy take on the zombie survival genre that features robust multiplayer and crafting systems.

VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.

Why similar: Zombies 16.8%, Survival 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Open World 11.8%, Base Building 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A promising early-access title that emphasizes realistic survival, vehicle maintenance, and base building.

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 12%, Base Building 11.8%, FPS 10.1%, Open World 10.1%, PvP 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, open-world survival shooter that focuses on tactical combat and scavenging in a hostile environment.

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Why similar: Survival 22.2%, Open World 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Sandbox 9.3%, PvP 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The premier multiplayer sandbox survival game, focusing on base building, resource gathering, and intense player interaction.

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 17.1%, Base Building 10.8%, Survival 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Open World 10%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down perspective that mirrors the deep survival and scavenging mechanics of Dead Matter in a modern setting.

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 27%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 15.6%, Open World 15.2%, Base Building 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a solid, single-player focused zombie survival experience with deep loot systems and varied environmental challenges.

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 20.2%, Survival 16.4%, Open World 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the survival, crafting, and base-building aspects in a zombie-infested world with realistic needs.

'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 17.9%, Base Building 11.7%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Sandbox 10.6%, Open World 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense zombie defense with deep crafting and base-building mechanics that reward long-term planning.

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 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Survival 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly take on the open-world survival genre that captures the core multiplayer loot-and-survive loop effectively.

Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).

Why similar: Survival 21.6%, Open World 15.9%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that emphasizes base building and long-term resource management against both AI and environmental threats.

Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.

Why similar: Sandbox 15.3%, Survival 14.5%, Zombies 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Base Building 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror experience that emphasizes investigation and resource gathering in a mysterious, zombie-filled setting.

Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.

Why similar: Zombies 15%, Base Building 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A newer entry that captures the early-access, multiplayer survival feel with a focus on cooperative play.

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: Survival 18.4%, Open World 16.3%, Co-op 15.4%, Base Building 15%, Multiplayer 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a high-fidelity survival experience with intense exploration, building, and a focus on surviving against horrific threats.

Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.

Why similar: Zombies 16%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Base Building 10.3%, Survival 9.8%, Open World 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the harsh, open-world survival experience in a post-Soviet setting with a focus on scavenging and stealth.

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: Survival 34.9%, Open World 26.4%, Sandbox 10.5%, Zombies 8.4%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic survival game that excels in atmosphere, building mechanics, and the feeling of being hunted in the wilderness.

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 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Open World 13.2%, Survival 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play option that provides a similar multiplayer zombie survival loop with a focus on quick action and looting.

Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!

Why similar: Zombies 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 12.8%, Sandbox 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, post-apocalyptic survival game with a focus on scavenging and combat in a ruined world.

Crafting Dead is a post-apocalyptic multiplayer-based zombie survival game with a voxel theme. Aim high and punch low, survive at all costs!

Why similar: Zombies 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 12%, Base Building 11.5%, Open World 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that leans into the crafting and exploration loop with a focus on team-based survival.

Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Base Building 11.7%, Sandbox 10.6%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Open World 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a sandbox survival experience with a focus on base building and post-apocalyptic exploration in a harsh landscape.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

Why similar: Base Building 20.5%, Survival 18.3%, Sandbox 14.6%, Open World 14%, Immersive Sim 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intricate survival, crafting, and exploration aspects of the genre in a challenging, unforgiving environment.

Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Multiplayer 16%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Open World 12.1%, Base Building 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: While not zombie-focused, it offers the most intense and realistic survival mechanics available, testing your ability to manage health and resources.

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 27.3%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 14.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The classic entry in the series, perfect for those who enjoy the original zombie survival formula and community management.

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 36.7%, Survival 16.4%, Open World 10.9%, PvP 8.2%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style multiplayer zombie survival game that emphasizes PvP and looting in a large open world.

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 30.3%, Survival 16.1%, Open World 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Base Building 7.4%

Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world

Why similar: Zombies 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Base Building 10.5%, Survival 10.1%, Sandbox 9%

In a post-apocalyptic world build and lead your own colony under the constant threat of the undead. Recruit survivors, assign roles and decide how your group survives. Fight enemy colonies or form alliances in FPS or TPS combat.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Zombies 16.3%, Sandbox 12.1%, Survival 10.8%, FPS 9.7%

Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.

Why similar: Zombies 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Survival 10.5%, FPS 9.8%, Base Building 9.6%

Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.

Why similar: Open World 11.3%, Survival 11.3%, Zombies 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, FPS 10.4%

The Last Disease Z is a co-op survival experience where everything is against you. Abandoned cities, zombies and bandits, a struggle for resources and a place to live. Build, unite, and survive.

Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Open World 13%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 12.3%

You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!

Why similar: Zombies 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Open World 11.5%, Survival 11.3%, Co-op 11%

Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.

Why similar: Zombies 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Base Building 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Survival 10.5%

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 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Sandbox 10.4%, Survival 9.6%, Online Co-Op 9%

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 30%, Survival 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Co-op 9.7%, Online Co-Op 8.7%

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 44.8%, Survival 22.3%, Open World 11.2%, Action 8.6%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Base Building 8.8%

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: Survival 30.1%, Zombies 29%, Multiplayer 23%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%

A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.

Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Survival 15.8%, Sandbox 15.8%, Open World 13.4%, FPS 12.6%

Remain is an MMO game. Within this open world, you can tame "zombies", making them your labor force, or commanding them to fight your foes. Apart from zombies, you will still have to face the survival challenges of food and water. Remaining warriors, don't let your guard down, and keep surviving...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Open World 14.7%, Survival 13.4%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, PvP 9.8%

(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.

Why similar: Zombies 21.6%, Survival 12.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Open World 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9%

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 22.7%, Survival 18.1%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Open World 13.9%, Co-op 6%

Survive the apocalypse behind the wheel. Drive endless Highways, scavenge parts to build and arm your vehicle, and plow through massive zombie hordes. Mount turrets, fortify your ride, and outlast the dead - Solo or Up to 4 Player Multiplayer co-op

Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Online Co-Op 12%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 10.5%

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 22%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Online Co-Op 12%, Open World 11%, FPS 9.5%

Survival Nation: Lost Horizon is an open-world, top-down zombie survival game. Keep yourself and other survivors alive in a world gone to the zombies, upgrade your gear and skills, and keep civilization going in a world where humans are the top pick on the menu.

Why similar: Zombies 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10.9%

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

Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Open World 17.6%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Co-op 7.9%

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 22.8%, Survival 16.2%, Multiplayer 12.1%, FPS 10.1%, Co-op 9%

Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?

Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Open World 13.4%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Zombies 9.3%

Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!

Why similar: Zombies 31.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Open World 18%, Simulation 8.9%, Survival 8.4%

“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!

Why similar: Zombies 24%, Survival 18.8%, Sandbox 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%, Simulation 8.6%

Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Zombies 14.3%, Open World 13.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Sandbox 11.9%