Games Like Deadlight: Director's Cut

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 33.5%, Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Survival 8.8%, Action 6.7%, Side Scroller 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling survival game that emphasizes resource management and navigating a world overrun by a mysterious threat.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: 2.5D 36.3%, Platformer 24.2%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same cinematic side-scrolling perspective and heavy emphasis on environmental puzzle-solving and atmosphere.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Platformer 49.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Deadlight, it is a dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that relies on movement and timing to survive a hostile world.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Survival 34.7%, Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, 2.5D 21.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the gritty, desperate survival aspect of a post-apocalyptic setting through a side-scrolling perspective.

In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

Why similar: Platformer 48.7%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Action 16.8%, Adventure 6.3%, 2D 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features fluid 2D movement and stealth mechanics that mirror the parkour-focused gameplay found in Deadlight.

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 52.2%, Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, Survival 9.5%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the desperate, scavenging-focused survival gameplay required to endure a zombie apocalypse.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Platformer 25.8%, 2.5D 21.9%, Adventure 20.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a similar sense of vulnerability and tension while navigating a dangerous, side-scrolling environment.

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Why similar: Zombies 39.7%, Adventure 18.8%, Action 12.3%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a 2D survival-horror experience that emphasizes resource scarcity and psychological tension.

Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.

Why similar: Zombies 52.1%, Post-apocalyptic 23.9%, Survival 9.1%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, narrative-driven experience centered on surviving zombie hordes in an open-world setting.

FLASHBACK™, the hit action-adventure game with over 2.2 million units sold, is back!

Why similar: Action 34.7%, Platformer 34.6%, Adventure 27.9%, 2D 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: As a classic cinematic platformer, it shares the same DNA of movement-based navigation and puzzle-solving found in Deadlight.

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 48.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Parkour 16.6%, Action 7.3%, Survival 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive parkour-focused zombie survival game, sharing the movement-centric philosophy of Deadlight.

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: 2.5D 21.3%, Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer that features a bleak, oppressive world and stealth-based navigation.

Also known as Out Of This World™, Another World is a pioneer action/platformer that released across more than a dozen platforms since its debut in 1991. Along the years, Another World™ has attained cult status among critics and sophisticated gamers alike.

Why similar: Platformer 42.1%, Action 23%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: This foundational cinematic platformer focuses on trial-and-error survival and environmental storytelling.

Survive the zombie apocalypse and make humanity's last stand in this three-game legacy bundle, revamped for modern hardware. Explore, build, and survive for as long as you can in The Last Stand, The Last Stand 2, and The Last Stand: Union City.

Why similar: Zombies 48.1%, Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Action 11%, Survival 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of classic survival games that define the struggle against zombie hordes.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Platformer 46.8%, Action 30.7%, Story Rich 14.9%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: While faster-paced, it shares the cinematic, side-scrolling action and high-stakes movement mechanics.

London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

Why similar: Zombies 73%, Survival 9.2%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 4.3%, Post-apocalyptic 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes the fragility of the protagonist and the constant threat of the undead.

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 72.8%, Action 8.6%, Survival 8.5%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a third-person adventure perspective on the zombie apocalypse with a focus on exploration and survival.

The Walking Dead: Season Two continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad.

Why similar: Zombies 69%, Adventure 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%, Story Rich 5.2%, Survival 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the emotional weight and story-driven choices of surviving a zombie outbreak.

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, Side Scroller 24.4%, Action 19.9%, Platformer 7.8%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D stealth-action game that requires careful planning and movement to clear rooms of enemies.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.1%, 2.5D 22.3%, Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric side-scrolling journey that focuses on maintaining a vehicle to survive in a desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.2%, Platformer 26.5%, Survival 16.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal survival-platformer that emphasizes ecosystem navigation and avoiding predators rather than direct combat.

Be quick or be undead! Ordinary high school, zombie outbreak and the bunch of survivors in a run for life.

Why similar: Zombies 39.8%, Action 35.7%, Adventure 24.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity runner game that captures the 'run for your life' feel of Deadlight's chase sequences.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Zombies 57.6%, Post-apocalyptic 27.3%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the zombie survival genre that emphasizes visceral combat and environmental interaction.

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 73.5%, Action 12.4%, Side Scroller 6.9%, Survival 5.1%, 2D 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter that captures the retro, gritty aesthetic of a zombie-infested city.

Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.

Why similar: Zombies 77.7%, Action 10.7%, Survival 6.5%, Adventure 3.4%, Atmospheric 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a large-scale zombie survival experience with a focus on creative combat and exploration.

Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.

Why similar: Zombies 35.8%, Platformer 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-platformer with a dark, atmospheric world and challenging combat mechanics.

An Environmental Puzzle Game About Family, Grit, and Survival.Grays roam the land, largely in the absence of human interference. These aren't your typical Zed -- theirs is a very different sort of apocalypse. Animals spontaneously transform into twisted, violent beings. The earth decays, collapsing into a network of abysses.

Why similar: Zombies 45%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Action 16.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down puzzle-adventure game that focuses on family survival in a world filled with zombies.

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Zombies 43.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Parkour 18.2%, Action 6.8%, Survival 6.7%

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 35.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, 2.5D 16.1%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Survival 7.2%

BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.

Why similar: Zombies 47.8%, Parkour 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 3.4%

World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...

Why similar: Zombies 35%, Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, Survival 14.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Side Scroller 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-roguelike that forces the player to navigate a dangerous building floor by floor to survive.

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Why similar: Zombies 40.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Parkour 6.4%

You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 46%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, Action 8.1%, Survival 7.3%, Adventure 6.3%

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 74.6%, Action 15.2%, Survival 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Atmospheric 1.3%

After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

Why similar: Zombies 54.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Adventure 6.5%, Story Rich 5.9%, Survival 5.2%

Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back by force!

Why similar: Zombies 74.7%, Action 23.7%, 2D 1.6%

In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.

Why similar: Zombies 48.8%, Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Action 13.4%, Survival 6.2%, Adventure 3.7%

Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

Why similar: Zombies 45.8%, Platformer 14%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 7.9%

"DEADDAYLIGHT" is a side-scrolling platform action-adventure game.Developed independently by a single person. It tells the dark story of a protagonist who wakes up from a nightmare about the plague during a plague after the gods abandoned the earth, and then return to the Cathedral of Holy Light.

Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, Post-apocalyptic 30.2%, Action 19.5%, Adventure 15%, 2D 3.4%

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 71.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Survival 9.3%, Action 6.3%, Adventure 1.6%

As Anling’s zombie infection sets in, her days are numbered. The struggle to survive is made ever more paramount as she must ensure her son Cody stays alive. She must teach him how to survive in this new world at any cost…

Why similar: Zombies 45.1%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Survival 9.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 7.4%

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: Zombies 48.1%, Action 19.7%, Survival 16.5%, Adventure 15.7%

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 63%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Survival 11.1%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 2.1%

The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books.

Why similar: Zombies 60.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 5.4%, Action 4.3%

"30 days to survive" - the game is going day, in a world where there is a zombie Apocalypse! The protagonist has to survive 30 days on a randomly generated map full of dead.

Why similar: Zombies 39.9%, Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Action 8.2%, Survival 8%

Earn to Die 2 is a 2D side-scrolling driving and upgrade game where you steer vehicles through a zombie apocalypse, literally smashing through zombie hordes along the way. Throughout the game you will unlock new vehicles, upgrading them into the ultimate zombie-smashing machines!

Why similar: Zombies 38.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 11.7%, Action 8.4%

[Alpha] Explore, hunt, be hunted, kill, destroy, build... Fight in a colorful, devastated world that everyone is trying to take for themselves. Do it yours, but remember your main goal at the start of the day; try to survive one last day.

Why similar: Zombies 51.5%, Action 21%, Adventure 16.8%, Survival 10.8%

You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!

Why similar: Zombies 72%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 7%, Survival 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Zombies 77.8%, Survival 10%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 2.9%, Singleplayer 1%

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 78.4%, Action 16.6%, Survival 5%

You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43%, Survival 17.5%, Action 9.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Zombies 66.5%, Action 18.8%, Survival 6.6%, Adventure 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.

Why similar: Survival 39.3%, Adventure 28.6%, Atmospheric 22.1%, 2D 10.1%

Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.

Why similar: Zombies 61.7%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Survival 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Outlive is an intense game of survival! Run, hide and outsmart mutants in a post-apocalyptic world. No fighting allowed, only puzzles to solve. Created by an indie studio founded by a father and son.

Why similar: Zombies 33.1%, Post-apocalyptic 28%, Survival 11.5%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 8.6%

"Zombies and Keys" is a short but intense, easy to learn zombie brawler. Be a strongman stuck in a zombie apocalypse. There's no gun. Beat 'em up, find keys, and escape.

Why similar: Zombies 58.7%, Post-apocalyptic 25.2%, Action 13.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

The Last Plague: Blight is an authentic survival experience rooted in realism and immersion. Endure the hazards of a brutal open world and uncover the origins of a mysterious disease. You are humanity’s final hope in ending the Blight

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.2%, Survival 23.1%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric game with horror and survival elements, in which you are to explore the tunnels of an abandoned subway system, find a way out and escape the underground.

Why similar: Zombies 44.2%, Action 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Survival 10.7%

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 77.3%, Action 20.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%