Games Like Dead Maze

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Zombies 33.4%, Survival 28.1%, Open World 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down zombie survival game that mirrors the scavenging and base-building depth found in Dead Maze.

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 23%, Massively Multiplayer 19.8%, Survival 17%, Open World 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused zombie survival game that emphasizes scavenging and crafting in a persistent open world.

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 38%, Survival 29.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Open World 8.6%, Co-op 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar top-down perspective and co-op gameplay focused on surviving zombie hordes and crafting gear.

Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.

Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Massively Multiplayer 17.5%, Survival 16.1%, MMORPG 14.4% ★, Multiplayer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: An MMO survival horror game that focuses on scavenging and combat in a desolate, zombie-infested world.

Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 33.9%, Survival 28.9%, Open World 15.5%, Crafting 9.6%, Loot 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game where scavenging and destroying the environment to craft better gear is the core gameplay loop.

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 33.4%, Massively Multiplayer 16.7%, Open World 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic MMO that emphasizes survival mechanics and scavenging in a dangerous, hostile environment.

CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!

Why similar: Survival 46.6%, Open World 20.6%, Crafting 19.1%, Character Customization 7.8%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D sci-fi survival MMO that shares the isometric perspective and heavy focus on crafting and base building.

Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

Why similar: Survival 70.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Co-op 5.9%, Open World 5.8%, Crafting 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival game that excels in co-op mechanics, crafting, and managing resources to survive a hostile environment.

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: Survival 22.3%, Zombies 21.4%, Massively Multiplayer 18.5%, Open World 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential multiplayer zombie survival experience that focuses on scavenging and 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 30%, Survival 21%, Open World 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down open-world survival game that emphasizes scavenging and base building against zombie threats.

From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.

Why similar: Zombies 47.5%, Survival 29.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Crafting 5.5%, Adventure 2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite survival game that focuses on scavenging for supplies while navigating a zombie-filled landscape.

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: Survival 27.8%, Open World 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Crafting 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that allows for complex base building and community management in a zombie-ridden world.

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: Massively Multiplayer 22%, Survival 16.9%, MMORPG 13.5% ★, Zombies 11%, Open World 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer survival game that features deep crafting and base-building systems in a zombie-infested world.

Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!

Why similar: Survival 28.7%, Open World 17.4%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Crafting 10.6%, Co-op 10%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival crafting game that supports multiplayer and shares the isometric aesthetic and progression style.

Wild Terra Online is a sandbox RPG, in a completely player-controlled medieval world. You will have to survive in a forest full of predators, build a shelter and improve your crafts skills, tame animals and fight for treasures. You can become anyone and do whatever you want!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 31.7%, Survival 21.2%, Open World 11.4%, MMORPG 10.5% ★, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric MMO that focuses on survival, crafting, and building in a persistent world.

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 40%, Survival 25.8%, Open World 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, Loot 6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down zombie survival game that focuses on loot, crafting, and surviving in a harsh post-apocalyptic world.

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 30.8%, Survival 28.2%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: While 3D, it is the gold standard for zombie survival, base building, and cooperative scavenging mechanics.

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: Survival 26.6%, Zombies 25.2%, Massively Multiplayer 12.8%, Open World 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that captures the tension of scavenging for gear in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 33.3%, Survival 26.5%, Open World 13.5%, Multiplayer 10%, Co-op 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on base management and scavenging for resources in a world overrun by zombies.

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 32.3%, Survival 22.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Open World 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that blends zombie combat with extensive crafting and base-building mechanics.

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

Why similar: Zombies 34.9%, Survival 22.1%, Open World 12.4%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A zombie survival game that focuses on questing and scavenging for gear in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 28.4%, Survival 25.9%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Open World 10.7%, Massively Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that emphasizes scavenging and building in an open-world setting.

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 47.5%, Survival 23.4%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Co-op 8.2%, Action 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer zombie survival game that focuses on fast-paced action and cooperative survival.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival 45%, Multiplayer 25%, Co-op 21.8%, 2D 5.7%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival game that requires intense teamwork, scavenging, and crafting to survive a hostile environment.

Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

Why similar: Survival 29.5%, Massively Multiplayer 16.6%, Open World 16.4%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Crafting 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game that features strong base-building and crafting mechanics in a persistent online world.

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 33.1%, Zombies 21.9%, Survival 19.3%, Open World 7.4%, Multiplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer survival game that focuses on exploration and resource management.

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 38.2%, Open World 17.4%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Crafting 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world that emphasizes scavenging and crafting in a multiplayer environment.

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Why similar: Survival 34%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Open World 11.4%, Crafting 11%, Co-op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival crafting game that offers deep progression and multiplayer co-op elements similar to the scavenging loop.

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 32.5%, Survival 21.2%, Open World 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%

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 44.2%, Survival 25.2%, Massively Multiplayer 14.5%, Open World 6.8%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer zombie survival game that focuses on scavenging and combat in a hostile environment.

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 25.5%, Survival 22.7%, Open World 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Co-op 8.8%

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 26.7%, Zombies 23.9%, Survival 20.4%, Open World 11.5%, Crafting 6.4%

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 38.3%, Survival 21.6%, Massively Multiplayer 14.9%, Open World 10.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%

(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 32.4%, Survival 21.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Open World 8.8%, Crafting 7.9%

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

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 25.9%, Survival 20.1%, Zombies 18.8%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Open World 7.5%

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 26.7%, Survival 17.1%, Massively Multiplayer 14.3%, Open World 9.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%

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: Massively Multiplayer 27.6%, MMORPG 24.9% ★, Open World 14.7%, Survival 11.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%

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

Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Survival 20.4%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%

The virus has devastated cities and lands, you are one of the last survivors! You will have to survive in a harsh post-apocalyptic world populated by the living dead.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 22.6%, Zombies 22%, Survival 16.3%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Open World 8.2%

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 39.7%, Massively Multiplayer 22.3%, Survival 20.3%, Open World 7.2%, Multiplayer 5.1%

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 30.6%, Survival 20.3%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Open World 8.7%, Co-op 7.8%

Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 33.6%, Survival 17%, Open World 15.3%, MMORPG 13.1% ★, Multiplayer 7.2%

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 27.6%, Survival 17.5%, Multiplayer 10%, Post-apocalyptic 8%, Co-op 7.8%

This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.

Why similar: Zombies 28.3%, Survival 26%, Open World 12.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Post-apocalyptic 6.7%

Embark on a risky but exciting journey through the world of Undeads. Search for weapons, armor, supplies and medicine. Survive or hunt survivors. Enjoy unique matches, sell your loot, and fight bloody and challenging battles against the background of the zombie apocalypse!

Why similar: Zombies 32.6%, Survival 20.1%, Massively Multiplayer 17.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%

After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Survival 19.6%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Open World 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%

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 50.8%, Multiplayer 16%, Survival 14.9%, Co-op 9.2%, Online Co-Op 4.3%

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 27.4%, Survival 19.7%, Open World 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%

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 28.7%, Massively Multiplayer 17.7%, Open World 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.2%

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: Survival 22.1%, Zombies 20.2%, Massively Multiplayer 15.1%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 10.4%

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: Survival 23.7%, MMORPG 21.7% ★, Open World 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%

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 26.9%, Massively Multiplayer 20.1%, Survival 18.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%