Games Like Dead Sky

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 76.2%, Action 14%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the blend of top-down shooting and strategic tower defense found in Dead Sky.

Based on the inhospitable frontier world of Mars, against the backdrop of a bacterial outbreak, Deadstone offers a compelling blend of frantic combat and tower defense, backed by a highly nuanced character development system and strategic elements of resource management.

Why similar: Zombies 50.7%, Action 31.7%, Indie 17.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines top-down action with strategic survival elements in a way that feels very familiar to Dead Sky fans.

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 72.2%, Action 21.2%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the base-building and defensive survival mechanics that make Dead Sky so engaging.

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 74.1%, Action 25.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar top-down perspective focused on fortifying positions against waves of zombies.

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 74.7%, Action 15.8%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This classic top-down shooter focuses on pure, arcade-style survival against endless waves of enemies.

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 83.7%, Action 16.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane top-down shooter that captures the feeling of fighting off massive zombie hordes.

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 72.2%, Action 15.9%, Indie 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a gritty, retro-styled survival experience that focuses on scavenging and defending against zombies.

Step into the sturdy boots of McJagger and take on an army of the undead!

Why similar: Zombies 48.1%, Action 28.4%, Indie 23.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fun, arcade-style twin-stick shooter that focuses on maximizing kills against zombie waves.

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 59.6%, Action 22.6%, Indie 17.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features side-scrolling survival with tower defense elements that mirror the strategic depth of Dead Sky.

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: Action 40.8%, Zombies 37.2%, Indie 22%

Why You'll Like It: As a definitive top-down shooter, it provides the same intense combat loop and horde-clearing satisfaction.

Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.

Why similar: Zombies 64.4%, Action 19.1%, Indie 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic defense game where you must manage resources and barricades to survive the night.

As a survivor of the mutant virus, make your way through the city and wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...

Why similar: Zombies 67.8%, Action 18.8%, Indie 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct top-down zombie shooter that focuses on fast-paced action and survival.

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 85.3%, Action 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter provides deep progression and intense horde survival gameplay.

Undead Shadows is a fast paced action zombie shooter that keeps players on their toes and tests their survival instinct. You are a survivor in the harsh post apocalyptic world looking for any means of survival against never ending waves of zombies from sun up to sun down – and even worse in between.

Why similar: Action 55.7%, Indie 44.3%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title provides a casual yet challenging top-down zombie survival experience.

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 44.4%, Action 31.9%, Indie 23.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game with a strong emphasis on zombie-slaying and survival in confined environments.

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 65.7%, Action 17.6%, Indie 16.7%

Why You'll Like It: It requires tactical management of a squad in a top-down environment, emphasizing survival and exploration.

This is the world after a zombie apocalypse in which the main characters have to go through many perils. It is a story about ordinary people who, when faced with danger, decided not to run away from it, but to fight back. As the story goes along, you will learn what caused the disaster and help other survivors to overcome its aftermath.

Why similar: Zombies 67.7%, Action 21.3%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG hybrid that features zombie-slaying combat and survival progression.

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 50.5%, Action 26.3%, Indie 23.2%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, effective top-down shooter that keeps the focus on surviving against large groups of undead.

Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?

Why similar: Zombies 58.8%, Action 21.7%, Indie 19.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the gore and top-down action expected from a classic zombie survival shooter.

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Why similar: Zombies 100%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic top-down survival game that requires careful planning and intense combat coordination.

Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?

Why similar: Zombies 49.9%, Action 29.1%, Indie 21.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced top-down shooter that emphasizes movement and precision in zombie-infested areas.

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 71.7%, Action 19.2%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: While a shooter, it shares the same intense zombie-horror atmosphere and survival focus as Dead Sky.

A Supernatural Thriller from the indie creators of "White Night" and “Under The Waves” now remastered for PC gamers.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward top-down shooter that captures the bleak, survival-focused atmosphere of Dead Sky.

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 71.8%, Action 16.3%, Indie 12%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a top-down survival experience with a heavy focus on crafting, building, and clearing out zombie threats.

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

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends top-down strategy with zombie survival in a sci-fi setting.

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 58.9%, Action 23.7%, Indie 17.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that focuses on cooperative play and defending against zombie waves.

Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.

Why similar: Zombies 83%, Indie 17%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the tower defense aspect of zombie survival.

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 61.1%, Action 21.7%, Indie 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes the escape and survival aspects of a zombie outbreak.

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 68.3%, Action 16.1%, Indie 15.6%

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down survival shooter features strategic elements and intense combat against overwhelming odds.

A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?

Why similar: Zombies 77.3%, Action 22.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D survival game that focuses on base-building and enduring the zombie apocalypse.

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 72.5%, Action 27.5%

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 96.9%, Action 1.8%, Indie 1.3%

In Dark Days you need to escape the infected island of Colbrook, try to save as many survivors as you can and secure safe houses. Protect your surroundings, search and scavenge locations and ultimately don’t get killed. A 3D top down zombie survival / shooter with a compelling story and character development.

Why similar: Action 55.7%, Indie 44.3%

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: Action 37.4%, Zombies 34.5%, Indie 28.1%

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 58.1%, Action 23.5%, Indie 18.4%

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 69.2%, Action 18.2%, Indie 12.5%

The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.

Why similar: Zombies 65.1%, Action 20%, Indie 14.9%

The Undying Plague is a top down shooter where your task is to fend off waves of attacking enemies and survive as long as possible. At your disposal will get a few weapons that we can improve for the money earned on the battlefield. Enter a world of pain, suffering and bloodthirsty zombies. Can you stop the plague?

Why similar: Indie 61.5%, Action 38.5%

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

Why similar: Zombies 77.6%, Action 22.4%

Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.

Why similar: Zombies 69.3%, Action 30.7%

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 67.4%, Action 19.8%, Indie 12.8%

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 72.6%, Action 15.4%, Indie 12%

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 64.3%, Action 35.7%

Final Directive is a story driven shooter set in a space station disastrously infested by alien mutants. Find the crew, contain the infestation, and most importantly: make it out alive.

Why similar: Zombies 44.7%, Action 31.3%, Indie 23.9%

Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.

Why similar: Zombies 58.5%, Action 24.4%, Indie 17.1%

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 72.2%, Action 21%, Indie 6.8%

Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!

Why similar: Zombies 72.3%, Action 27.7%

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 80.2%, Action 19.8%

Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 65.5%, Action 29.4%, Indie 5.2%

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 64.2%, Action 22%, Indie 13.8%

Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.

Why similar: Zombies 49.5%, Action 35.1%, Indie 15.3%

Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 83.3%, Action 16.7%

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 86.5%, Action 11.9%, Indie 1.6%

FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!

Why similar: Zombies 77.2%, Action 18.4%, Indie 4.4%

Outbreak is the demo version of FatalZone, a bullet heaven zombie apocalypse shooter where you'll have to upgrade your base, hone your mercs' skills, and put them to the test to survive.

Why similar: Zombies 73.6%, Action 19.9%, Indie 6.5%

"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 74.8%, Indie 14%, Action 11.2%

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 67.9%, Action 32.1%