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  1. #1 Z-Company
    97% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2021
    Dev: MecHead Games
    Windows

    You and your friends can be part of the Z-Company. Defend Targets against huge hordes of zombies with all kinds of weapons and buildings in this Tower-Defense/Shooter hybrid.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Zombies 12.9%, Building 9.9%, Shooter 9.1%

  2. #2 Zombie Builder Defense 2
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows

    Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Zombies 12.6%, Building 11.2%, Shooter 9.2%

  3. #3 Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid
    96% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: EZGP Team
    Windows

    Exterminate zombies in style with up to 4 players in this action packed co-op top-down shooter.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Zombies 17.4%, Co-op 12.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.3%

  4. #4 Ultimate Zombie Defense
    95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
    Dev: Terror Dog Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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 21.7%, Tower Defense 18.3%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Co-op 9.8%

  5. #5 Zombie Builder Defense
    94% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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 17.5%, Tower Defense 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Base Building 10.1%

  6. #6 Bullets & Brains
    94% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: Ajvar StudioPub: No Gravity Games
    Windows

    Bullets & Brains is an adrenaline-pumping arcade top-down 3D shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by brain-hungry hordes of zombies. Prepare yourself for an intense battle against the never-ending onslaught of the undead.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Zombies 15.7%, Co-op 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%

  7. #7 Standing Together
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Glingy
    Windows

    The world has fallen by zombies. As a part of the association, you are dispatched to the places where zombies are concentrated and stabilize these areas. Fill your backpack with the full of items, and eliminate zombies with the bullet hell.

    Why similar: Zombies 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%

  8. #8 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 9,502 reviews2017
    Dev: Ninja Kiwi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    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 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Co-op 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%

  9. #9 The Last Camp
    91% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: TMM
    Windows

    This is a top-down survival-building game blending farming, tower defense, and micromanagement, requiring you to fend off zombie hordes, grow crops, and strategically deploy traps to defend your homestead.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 19.7%, Building 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Zombies 12.7%, Shooter 9.6%

  10. #10 Nightfall
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Caiz
    Windows

    This is a top-down survival and building game where you scavenge for resources and construct a base to defend against zombie attacks when nightfall. Warning! The wilderness at night is extremely dangerous; please stay inside your base.

    Why similar: Building 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Tower Defense 15.6%, Zombies 14%, Shooter 10.6%

  11. #11 Playground Mayhem
    90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: WindShift Studio
    Windows

    Defend your base solo or with friends against endless waves of foes using your weapons and turrets. Are you up for the challenge?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26%, Co-op 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Zombies 11.4%, Base Building 10.9%

  12. #12 Pretty Underground
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Majestic Creatures
    Windows

    Stop zombie apocalypse before it reaches the surface. Explore cold war era bunkers, laboratories and journey to the center of the earth to find the secrets of an ancient civilisation. Blood, hordes of zombie, co-op, explosions and even more zombies.

    Why similar: Zombies 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Co-op 13%, Building 10.2%, Shooter 9.9%

  13. #13 Farm&Night
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DH Kim
    Windows

    Arrange your defenses and crops during the day and acquire scattered treasures by defending against the swarming waves of zombies at night. With funds raised repeatedly over the course of seven days, go through the stage to the next level.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Zombies 21%, Shooter 16.3%, Co-op 11.8%, Online Co-Op 9.3%

  14. #14 Scrap Bulwark Guide
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CrazyDream Game
    Windows

    "Scrap Bulwark Guide" is a tower defense game blending exploration and RPG mechanics. As a survivor in a post-apocalyptic city, you must recruit others, scavenge building materials from ruins, build street barricades, and fend off nightly zombie hordes to ultimately lead your group to safety.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 25.2%, Zombies 19.7%, Building 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Base Building 10.7%

  15. #15 Make It Count
    86% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Sky Games
    Windows

    Make It Count is a 1-3 players Co-op, post-apocalyptic, top-down shooter with roguelite elements. Venture into your mission with randomized routes, find trinkets and bring carnage to the filth that is infesting this world!

    Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Co-op 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Shooter 11.3%

  16. #16 VERSUS SQUAD
    87% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2016
    Dev: DiezelPower
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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: Tower Defense 19.9%, Zombies 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Co-op 12.1%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

  17. #17 Dead Way
    86% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: Prestige Games
    Windows

    A multiplayer zombie horde style game to play with your friends!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Shooter 15.6%, Zombies 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Co-op 10%

  18. #18 Be Human...Or Die Trying
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Real Tough Chickens
    Windows

    Use the bathroom or defend your home from zombies? The choice is yours! Be Human... Or Die trying is a 1-8 player co-op defense game where killing zombies is just as important as taking a shower. Also did I mention that you play an alien in a mech suit? Yeah it's a weird game like that.

    Why similar: Zombies 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Co-op 13%

  19. #19 Synthetic Paradox
    84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Smazak
    Windows

    Synthetic Paradox is a sci-fi action rogue-lite mixed with tower defense elements. Fight never-ending waves of enemies and bosses, collect items and build up your defenses alone or in co-op for up to 4 players! Discover unique combinations of towers and items to help you protect your Core!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 24.6%, Co-op 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%

  20. #20 BiteVille
    84% matchMixed54% of 52 reviews2020
    Dev: Veelhoek Studios
    Windows

    The world has fallen victim to a deadly virus, zombies now roam the lands. While running for your life you stumble upon a small city. Claim this city as your own, protect it with your life and maybe other survivors will find you.

    Why similar: Zombies 17.3%, Building 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Base Building 10.4%

  21. #21 ZED Patrol
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 47 reviews2023
    Dev: Bouncy Castle GamesPub: Axios Interactive LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    ZED Patrol is a co-op 3D top-down zombie shooter that puts you in the middle of a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead. Your squad's mission: to take out the four bosses and retrieve the keycards to save the city. But with hordes of zombies around every corner, it won't be easy!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Zombies 19.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Co-op 10.9%, Online Co-Op 9.2%

  22. #22 The Final Hold
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MightByte Games
    Windows

    You and your teammates must survive as long as possible against relentless robots and deadly creatures. Your aim matters, but so does your strategy. Every enemy type fights differently, so stay ready. Fortify your base with turrets, healing stations, traps and a variety of upgrades.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 17.9%, Co-op 17.1%, Zombies 16%, Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%

  23. #23 7 Days to Die
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
    Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Voxel 21.8%, Zombies 16.4%, Tower Defense 13.2%, Building 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%

  24. #24 Survive the Night
    83% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: Stimulant Systems
    Windows

    Can you and your friends survive against the ruthless undead?

    Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Online Co-Op 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Shooter 11.2%

  25. #25 Circuit Defender
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Velidyne
    Windows

    A first person shooter and tower defense blend where players defend against waves of robots. Play alone or with friends to design paths, build towers, and upgrade weapons to protect key areas!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 24.2%, Co-op 14.9%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Building 11.4%, Base Building 10.8%

  26. #26 Night Light
    80% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: DennisPub: SimDen Studio
    Windows

    Defend against the creatures of that night! Protect yourself and your lamp by building and upgrading your base. Equip yourself with the best weapons to deal with the incoming waves.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Tower Defense 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Building 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%

  27. #27 One Clone Left
    81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2016
    Dev: ButtonSoft
    Windows

    Team up with friends to fight hordes of zombies and mutants that roam post-apocalyptic earth. Need extra lives and allies to help you fight? Just clone yourself and your weapons! Protect your fabricator to become an unstoppable force, able to take on any mutant in your sights.

    Why similar: Zombies 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Co-op 11.8%, Top-Down 8.6%

  28. #28 3XTINCTION
    78% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: 2BAD GAMES
    Windows

    3XTINCTION is an Online Co-op Top Down Shooter with tactical and strategic elements. You and your friends will have to cooperate in order to complete missions.

    Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Online Co-Op 17.9%, Shooter 14.5%, Multiplayer 9.9%

  29. #29 AddicDead
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: saicointeractive
    Windows

    Survive waves of zombies with various heroes, unlocking increasingly powerful weapons in a post-apocalyptic world with escalating difficulty. Gain experience and complete challenges in this third-person bullet hell.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Zombies 15.8%, Top-Down 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%

  30. #30 Defend the Fort
    79% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Yunus KocamisPub: Yuko Software
    Windows · Linux

    2D topdown zombie survival shooter, build defences, survive the waves of zombies

    Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Zombies 15.3%, Shooter 12%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%

  31. #31 Another Day to Die
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Animpic Studio
    Windows

    Top-down co-op survival shooter for 1-4 players. Battle zombie hordes, complete dangerous missions, and scavenge gear in infected zones. Upgrade your survivor and fight to live.

    Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Shooter 10%

  32. #32 Defender Of Falyndor
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Larrabee Game Studio
    Windows

    Defender OF Falyndor is a First-Person Tower Defense game in Virtual Reality! Take control of your character, towers, and much more to protect Falyndor from waves of invasions to become the ultimate Defender of Falyndor!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Building 10.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Online Co-Op 9.4%

  33. #33 Apocalyptica
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Soullessregent Gaming LLC
    Windows

    Fight, Mine, Explore, Survive, Build, Fortify, Adapt. Conquer the apocalypse as you build a base to survive the wild lands.

    Why similar: Zombies 19.5%, Voxel 18.6%, Tower Defense 14%, Building 12.1%, Base Building 10.6%

  34. #34 Building Destruction
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 reviews2023
    Dev: 180°
    Windows

    Multiplayer sandbox with destructible environment. Destroy different maps, build your own, and play with your friends and other people online

    Why similar: Voxel 28.5%, Building 18.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Destruction 11.7%, Online Co-Op 7.9%

  35. #35 ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives
    75% matchMixed53% of 157 reviews2024
    Dev: Red Dot Studio
    Windows

    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: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Zombies 14.4%, Co-op 11.9%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Shooter 10.5%

  36. #36 The Slime Plague
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Larva Games
    Windows

    A meteorite brought to Earth a poisonous slime that infects everything in its path in order to populate the planet with inhabitants from deep space. You will face monsters together with your friends to protect your farm and defend the invaders. Do not be afraid, because your friends rely on you.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.5%, Voxel 26.8%, Co-op 18%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Base Building 4.7%

  37. #37 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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: Tower Defense 20.3%, Zombies 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Co-op 9.2%, Shooter 8.9%

  38. #38 Out of Ammo: Death Drive
    75% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2017
    Dev: RocketWerkz
    Windows

    Death Drive is the apocalyptic sequel to Out of Ammo, a hybrid VR Tower Defense / FPS strategy game. Embark on a wild road trip developed exclusively for VR. Build defenses, scavenge scrap and and kill undead zombie hordes using an arsenal of firearms, melee weapons and mounted defenses.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 21.1%, Voxel 18.6%, Zombies 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Shooter 10.2%

  39. #39 Zombie House Defense
    73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: AdamsaucePub: KAM Development
    Windows

    Defend your house from the hoards!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Zombies 9.7%, Base Building 9%

  40. #40 Head Hunters
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Matthew VenturesPub: Black Vein Productions
    Windows · Mac

    Head Hunters is a top-down extraction shooter. Control soldiers manually or use demonic possession to command a full squad of AI soldiers at once. Explore solo through a rich player-choice driven story campaign, or team up with friends in Co-Op multiplayer to stake your claim as a Lord of Hell!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Shooter 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Top-Down 11.9%, Co-op 8.1%

  41. #41 World War Z
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 30,228 reviews2021
    Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 33.1%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Shooter 9.8%

  42. #42 Nonsense Defense
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Sumoa Slush LLC
    Windows

    Roguelite tower defense with moveable chaos. Build towers and troops, drag them mid battle, dash through danger, and defend your crystal solo or with up to three friends in online co op.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.1%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Co-op 15.6%, Base Building 8.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%

  43. #43 7 Days Blood Moons
    70% matchMixed51% of 560 reviews2025
    Dev: iLLOGIKAPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
    Windows

    7 Days Blood Moons is a 4v1 fight to the death. Survivors fortify bases and scavenge for materials while the Zombie Master commands and possesses the horde to crush them. Play solo or with friends – up to 4 survivors can team up against a human or AI Zombie Master. Who will prevail?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, Zombies 15.8%, Voxel 14.4%, Co-op 11.1%, Shooter 10.9%

  44. #44 The Horde Wants You Dead
    70% matchMixed63% of 246 reviews2025
    Dev: Bellyflop Games
    Windows

    The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Co-op 12.6%, Shooter 10%

  45. #45 Invasion Rush
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GORO_dev
    Windows

    An apocalyptic disaster has left the door open for all kind of creatures to invade our home! Jump right into action in this hero-top down shooter-coop-roguelite experience, power up your survivors, defeat bosses and try to see how far you can get!

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 15.2%, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%

  46. #46 ZIC – Zombies in City
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2019
    Dev: Megame LLC
    Windows

    Control a team of 4 characters, switching between them to use their unique abilities. ZIC: Zombies In City is a first person zombie survival shooter.

    Why similar: Voxel 23.1%, Zombies 17.8%, Co-op 12.8%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Shooter 11.4%

  47. #47 Spider Crisis
    73% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: Method 9 Software
    Windows

    The world is infested with giant mutated spiders. In Spider Crisis you operate a small remote control tank equipped with deadly weapons. Use your weapons to shoot, bomb, and burn these creatures back to where they came from.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shooter 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, PvE 8.7%

  48. #48 Little Trouble On Tribuda Island
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Trouble Studios
    Windows

    Escape Confinement, who cares about your past sins, You have a robot arm!. Nothings going to stop you.

    Why similar: Voxel 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Shooter 12%, Destruction 9.8%

  49. #49 Robotica
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SWADER
    Windows

    Play with friends and defend The Tower from corrupt robotic organisms.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Building 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Online Co-Op 8%

  50. #50 Brickstrike
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Extensional Software
    Windows

    Brickstrike is an online multiplayer first-person shooter set in a fully destructible and buildable voxel battlefield. Team up to dominate in a variety of competitive game modes. Featuring a variety of official and player-created maps. Enlist today!

    Why similar: Voxel 44.8%, Building 17%, Destruction 13.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Shooter 8.9%

  51. #51 Zombo Buster Rising
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 613 reviews2016
    Dev: FIREBEAST
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Shoot zombies from terrace like a boss! Zombo Buster Rising Remastered brings you a nostalgic experience of classic 2D side shooting-defense in enhanced build right from your Steam library!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.4%, Zombies 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 9.6%

  52. #52 Dead Rails
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RedZip Studios
    Windows

    Dead Rails is an intense, cooperative, twin stick shooter. In a world where humanity has come to rely on rail roads and train stations for transportation of supply, players must work together to progress through the railroad, and get as far as possible through each train shelter.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Zombies 16.9%, Co-op 14.7%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%

  53. #53 Hollow Ground
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ledendal Games
    Windows

    Play as four mercenaries as they descend into the Epsilon9 bunker. Navigate 60+ handcrafted labyrinthine levels, purchase upgrades, and destroy chaos manifest: The Machine. The blend of old-school arcade action and true focus on tactics sets this game apart from an ordinary shooter.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Shooter 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Top-Down 8.7%

  54. #54 Anathyma
    68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Riangojo StudiosPub: TheGamePublisher.com
    Windows

    Anathyma is a Hero Tower Defense game where you command a powerful Hero and build and upgrade towers to fight back against increasingly powerful waves of enemies.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Building 16.7%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Top-Down 11.5%, PvE 6.4%

  55. #55 F.U.B.A.R
    69% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2020
    Dev: Indevelopment ProductionsPub: Indevelopment Productions
    Windows

    The World Is Pure F.U.B.A.R. Come together and fight with your friends against never ending waves of the undead.. or go solo and take on the treacherous horde alone.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Co-op 17.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Online Co-Op 7.3%

  56. #56 Dead Pulse
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aroko Game Studio
    Windows

    Outnumbered but not out. Build your base, set deadly traps, unleash powerful weapons, and fight through endless waves of the infected in this action roguelike shooter. Every choice matters. How long can you survive?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22%, Zombies 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Base Building 9.3%

  57. #57 Containment Breach
    66% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
    Dev: Sam Effa
    Windows

    Containment Breach is a wave-based zombie survival game where you can blow the limbs off of enemies. Earn points to unlock doors, buy and upgrade weapons, perks, and equipment. See how fast you can escape the facility or choose to stay and go for the highest round possible.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shooter 12%, Zombies 9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%

  58. #58 Light the Fire
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nonyx Games
    Windows

    Light the Fire is a survival tower defense where you decide when waves begin and how difficult they become. Gather resources, craft gear, build defenses, and feed the fire… at your own risk.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, Building 15.8%, Zombies 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Base Building 7.6%

  59. #59 Goblin Takes No Argument[s]
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: Zeroject
    Windows

    In this retro style tower defence, we have created a short experience for all of you seeking a true Atari-like experience. This is off cause bull___. This was a school project completely made with Python and Pygames. Be sure to give us a grade;)

    Why similar: Tower Defense 41.1%, Building 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down 11.3%, Strategy 5.4%

  60. #60 Human Host
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Virtual Matrix Studio
    Windows

    Human Host is an open-world zombie survival crafting game. In this endless procedurally generated world, terrain, buildings, trees, rocks—everything is destructible! Build massive mobile bases, dig deep underground, construct trap-filled fortresses, scavenge supplies, and survive as long as you can!

    Why similar: Voxel 25.9%, Tower Defense 19.2%, Zombies 17.2%, Building 14.1%, Destruction 11.2%

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