Games Like Dead Season

HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.

Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Tactical 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Difficult 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact same focus on turn-based zombie survival tactics and high-difficulty squad management.

Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.

Why similar: Zombies 58.1%, RPG 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Strategy 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic deep-dive into zombie apocalypse survival that emphasizes squad management and tactical turn-based combat.

The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.

Why similar: Zombies 49.7%, Turn-Based Combat 22.6%, RPG 10.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Atmospheric 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based combat with survival mechanics and party management in a bleak zombie-infested world.

A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Tactical 17.1%, Strategy 11.1%, RPG 10%

Why You'll Like It: Features high-quality tactical turn-based combat with a heavy emphasis on stealth and avoiding detection in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?

Why similar: Zombies 48.8%, Turn-Based Combat 26.1%, RPG 10.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based party RPG that captures the desperate struggle of escaping a zombie-filled city.

Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

Why similar: Zombies 42.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, RPG 8.3%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that forces players to manage hunger, health, and noise while navigating a zombie-ridden city.

Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.

Why similar: Strategy 30.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Tactical 17.4%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, turn-based survival game where every move counts and noise management is critical for staying alive.

Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.

Why similar: Zombies 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Tactical 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based survival game that emphasizes realistic combat and resource management during a zombie outbreak.

Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Difficult 17.1%, Tactical 13.5%, Dark 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: An unforgiving tactical RPG that focuses on positioning and managing a group of survivors in a hostile, dark world.

Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.

Why similar: Zombies 62.2%, RPG 18.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival RPG that forces you to make difficult choices while navigating a world overrun by the undead.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 45.7%, Difficult 23%, RPG 10.9%, Dark 9.4%, Strategy 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the dark, unforgiving atmosphere and high-stakes tactical decision-making found in Dead Season.

Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 41.2%, Realistic 21.1%, RPG 18.1%, Strategy 16.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: While not zombie-focused, it is the gold standard for unforgiving, tactical, squad-based turn-based combat.

Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 34.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival strategy game that forces you to manage a group of survivors in a zombie-infested environment.

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Tactical 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of turn-based tactics where managing noise and line-of-sight is the difference between life and death.

1 Bit Survivor is a unique blend of turn-based combat and survival horror! Carefully manage your resources to solve procedurally generated combat puzzles. Survive 28 Days and save your Pet Cat from the Zed-pocalpyse!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Zombies 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Top-Down 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, turn-based survival horror game that emphasizes careful movement and resource conservation.

Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.

Why similar: Zombies 51.9%, Old School 24.3%, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelite that emphasizes the constant pressure of moving forward while managing limited resources.

As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Tactical 16.6%, Top-Down 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based game that focuses on positioning and environmental interaction during combat.

Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Zombies 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Tactical 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactics and exploration with a distinct visual style and a focus on party-based adventure.

The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Tactical 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Strategy 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides deep, satisfying tactical squad combat with a focus on positioning and strategic planning.

Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.

Why similar: Zombies 59.8%, Difficult 14.9%, Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 6.3%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, zombie-themed roguelite that emphasizes strategic planning and managing a group of survivors.

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 81.1%, Realistic 8.4%, RPG 7.7%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: While real-time, it is the definitive zombie survival experience that perfectly mirrors the 'noise attracts danger' mechanic.

Quarantine is an intense turn-based strategy game about waging war on pandemic disease. Recruit a team of specialized operatives to deploy on worldwide missions. Research the contagion, upgrade your tech, and quarantine the outbreak before it kills us all.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Tactical 18.8%, Strategy 14.8%, Difficult 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic simulation game that focuses on the macro-level management of a global zombie outbreak.

Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.1%, RPG 27.5%, Difficult 23.3%, Strategy 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: An unforgiving, turn-based RPG that demands careful planning and resource management to survive.

Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!

Why similar: Zombies 69%, RPG 14.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique card-based approach to zombie survival that requires strategic deck management and tactical decision-making.

Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Zombies 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Board Game 11.4%

Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Why similar: Tactical 42.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Strategy 18.3%, Top-Down 8.6%, Difficult 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical planning game where you must predict enemy movement and execute precise turn-based maneuvers.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 38.6%, Tactical 21.9%, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, party-based game that emphasizes the weight of your choices and the survival of your group.

UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35.9%, RPG 26%, Old School 15.9%, Difficult 13.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, tactical, post-apocalyptic RPG that rewards careful planning and character building.

You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!

Why similar: Zombies 81.3%, Strategy 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that pits a small group of survivors against waves of zombies.

VULTURES is a tactical turn-based survival horror, inspired by 90's survival horror classics. As an operative, scavenge the infested metropolis for materials and information that could cure the infection plaguing the world.

Why similar: Zombies 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Tactical 10.9%

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Old School 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly unforgiving turn-based RPG where combat is dangerous and requires tactical mastery.

Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.

Why similar: Zombies 85.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%

A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.

Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Tactical 15.4%, Dark 8.9%

Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!

Why similar: Zombies 43.5%, Turn-Based Combat 25%, RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Strategy 7.9%

Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Zombies 21.8%, RPG 10.8%, Strategy 9.9%

Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 15.5%, Grid-Based Movement 15.1%

Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21%, Grid-Based Movement 16.7%, Old School 16.4%, Dark 11.8%, Tactical 11.5%

Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and...

Why similar: Zombies 57%, Strategy 16.5%, RPG 13.5%, Difficult 7.9%, Indie 3.6%

Real-time combat in the zombie apocalypse! Guide your survivors through hordes of the infected to escape the epicentre of infection!

Why similar: Strategy 57%, Indie 43%

Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Tactical 14.7%, Difficult 11.1%

Guide a group of survivors trying to strive in this alien yet familiar environment. Fight against mutated creatures and use their parts to craft and upgrade your weapons.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Tactical 9.4%, RPG 9.1%

A grim RPG with card-based combat where nothing stays dead. Lead a party of survivors through a world undone by shattered Laws. Restore them and reshape the rules of the game, but be ready to face the consequences.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 40.4%, RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Dark 15.7%, Strategy 5.6%

Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 55.4%, Difficult 28.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Difficult 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Old School 13.8%

Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 48.6%, RPG 17.1%, Tactical 15%, Strategy 12.7%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Chainsaw Warrior from Games Workshop is the classic game for one strong-nerved player! It's 2032 and spatial warping has opened a hole into another dimension in the midst of the old municipal buildings at the heart of Manhattan. Bizarre and dangerous creatures are flooding into our dimension.

Why similar: Zombies 25%, Comic Book 19.8%, Difficult 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Board Game 11.1%

Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.

Why similar: Zombies 61.3%, Top-Down 21%, Strategy 12.9%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 44.9%, Dark 29.5%, Strategy 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Tactical 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Violent 12.5%, RPG 12.1%

End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Tactical 12.8%, Difficult 8.2%

Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

Why similar: Zombies 52.8%, Top-Down 20.6%, Strategy 19.9%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.

Why similar: Zombies 47.2%, Old School 19.9%, Top-Down 13%, RPG 11.8%, Strategy 5.1%

A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.

Why similar: Zombies 50.1%, Tactical 28.4%, Strategy 16%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Difficult 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Grid-Based Movement 14%

Based on the 1987 Games Workshop classic, a battle vs zombies cultists & time! Fight against hordes of Aztec Zombies, and the clock, to save reality from Darkness. Lords of the Night introduces an upgraded combat system, new weapons, powers, equipment and unique mini bosses.

Why similar: Zombies 25.2%, Comic Book 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Board Game 11.9%

Sonny 1 and Sonny 2 team up in the Sonny Legacy Collection. Traverse a story-rich world where strategy meets supernatural in a quest for identity and survival. Master tactical turn-based combat and discover the truth behind Sonny's resurrection in these classic RPGs.

Why similar: Zombies 29.6%, Turn-Based Combat 27.1%, Difficult 20.8%, RPG 10.1%, Strategy 8.4%

Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

Why similar: Zombies 47.3%, Difficult 22.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Tactical 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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 66.1%, Strategy 16.4%, Top-Down 12.2%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 1.3%

A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Tactical 17.9%, RPG 11.1%