Games Like Deadly Days

Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

Why similar: Zombies 35.6%, Action Roguelike 23%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Survival 8.4%, Roguelite 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the chaotic, humorous, and high-stakes nature of managing a group of survivors during a zombie apocalypse.

The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

Why similar: Zombies 31.1%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 19.7%, Survival 10.1%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar fast-paced, bullet-heaven experience where you manage a squad against overwhelming zombie hordes.

"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 45.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Survival 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the strategic group management and survival elements found in Deadly Days with a similar pixel-art aesthetic.

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 33.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Survival 11%

Why You'll Like It: A strong roguelite survival game that focuses on scavenging and managing resources while navigating a dangerous, zombie-infested world.

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Zombies 57.7%, Strategy 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 6.6%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a strategic, pixel-art experience where you control the zombie horde, offering a unique twist on the genre.

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 29.4%, Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 18.2%, Survival 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that leans heavily into the bullet-hell and zombie-horde mechanics that make Deadly Days so addictive.

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 38.1%, Survival 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Difficult 10.4%, Strategy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based strategy game that emphasizes the difficulty of keeping a group of survivors alive in a zombie-filled landscape.

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 42.4%, Survival 11.2%, Strategy 10%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Roguelite 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that focuses on party management and survival choices in a post-apocalyptic zombie world.

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.4%, Roguelite 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 7.7%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more open-ended, it shares the chaotic, roguelite, and pixel-art sensibilities that make Deadly Days feel so unpredictable.

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

Why similar: Zombies 28.8%, Roguelite 19.3%, Survival 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, Perma Death 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelite that emphasizes the difficult decisions and resource management required to keep a group alive.

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 46.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Survival 12.5%, Action 8.5%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused game where you control a squad of survivors, emphasizing tactical movement and scavenging.

Loot, shoot, and mow down zombie hordes in this bullet heaven fever dream. Embark on a deadly roadtrip, fuel your bus, decide when to extract – and get that sweet inventory management kick when that new slot in your backpack fits just right.

Why similar: Zombies 30.9%, Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelite 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spin-off that retains the core mechanics and charm of the original Deadly Days.

The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

Why similar: Zombies 52.6%, Strategy 14.3%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Action 8.3%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic, top-down game that focuses on the large-scale management of survivors and zombie containment.

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 33.2%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 8.1%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that blends action and strategy, requiring players to manage their group while fighting off zombies.

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.6%, Roguelite 27.2%, Survival 15.8%, Action 6.9%, Roguelike 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, fast-paced roguelite that focuses on character builds and chaotic combat, mirroring the weapon-variety aspect of Deadly Days.

Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.

Why similar: Zombies 48.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival game that focuses on the journey and the harsh realities of managing resources during a zombie outbreak.

Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.

Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Action Roguelike 26.5%, Roguelite 20.3%, Strategy 8%, Casual 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic action-roguelite that emphasizes massive enemy counts and diverse character builds.

Merging the smash hit indie game The Escapists with the world wide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, Team17 have taken the very best of both worlds and are now providing players with the opportunity to play Rick Grimes as he takes on hordes of zombies let loose upon the world.

Why similar: Zombies 55.8%, Survival 14.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines the iconic pixel art style with strategic survival and base management in a zombie-infested setting.

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.9%, Roguelite 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Indie 5.2%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential bullet-heaven roguelite that captures the same satisfying feeling of mowing down massive waves of enemies.

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 56.8%, Action 15%, Survival 13.1%, Indie 12%, Retro 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game that focuses on defending your position against waves of zombies at night.

Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

Why similar: Survival 34.4%, Post-apocalyptic 29.4%, Strategy 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep management simulation that forces you to protect your family and survivors in a post-apocalyptic bunker.

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 45.6%, Roguelite 16.1%, Strategy 15.6%, Survival 10.3%, Procedural Generation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy and simulation game that focuses on the management of survivors and base building.

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 58.1%, Survival 25.9%, Action 9.2%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that focuses on scavenging and crafting to survive in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 24.2%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Survival 7.3%

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 61.5%, Survival 17.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.4%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy RPG that emphasizes the social and resource management aspects of a zombie apocalypse.

Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.7%, Zombies 28%, Action 10.3%, Roguelite 8.4%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, chaotic shooter that features pixel graphics and a wide variety of weapons to use against zombies.

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

Why similar: Indie 84%, Singleplayer 16%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game that focuses on survival and combat against waves of zombies.

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

Why similar: Zombies 66.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Action 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down strategy game that focuses on group survival and navigating zombie-infested environments.

It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.

Why similar: Zombies 49.7%, Survival 21%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique survival game that combines base building, combat, and social management in a post-apocalyptic world.

Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.

Why similar: Zombies 61.3%, Action 20.3%, Indie 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes indie-style action and survival against zombie hordes.

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: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Zombies 22.8%, Roguelite 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Survival 8.5%

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 53.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Perma Death 14.7%, Action 10.4%

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 28.9%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Roguelite 17.7%, Survival 10%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%

Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 30.9%, Strategy 19.7%, Action 12.9%, Indie 12.6%, Roguelite 10%

Still Not Dead is a challenging roguelite FPS that merges the fast satisfying gunplay of Doom with open stages, insane weaponry, tactical choice and being pursued by death itself. The unique blessing and curse system, plus unlockable skill skulls set the game apart from everything else.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.1%, Zombies 18.9%, Roguelite 11.5%, Action 8.4%, Indie 6.7%

Eat, sleep, and shoot zombies in this survival simulator with roguelite elements. Battle to survive until you die and do it all over again. Level up your skills and keep your child alive as you fight to escape your wintry hell.

Why similar: Zombies 28.2%, Action Roguelike 25.8%, Roguelite 17.8%, Survival 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

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 47.2%, Strategy 17.9%, Survival 14.6%, Indie 8.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8%

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 45.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Survival 10.7%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 5.6%

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 45.8%, Survival 17%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Strategy 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

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 36.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Survival 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Action 11.4%

Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!

Why similar: Perma Death 26.5%, Strategy 24.7%, Procedural Generation 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Roguelike 10.8%

Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship - Prologue is a quick foray into the world of Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship. Take command of the last ship in a zombie-filled world and defend against endless waves of the undead. Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.3%, Zombies 23.3%, Roguelite 22.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Survival 7.8%

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 59.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Action 9.2%, Survival 7.4%, Indie 7%

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: Zombies 31.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Casual 9.1%

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 55.5%, Indie 44.5%

A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Roguelite 25.4%, Survival 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Action 9.2%

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: Roguelite 24%, Zombies 23.5%, Survival 14.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%

Use explosive pizzas, enchanted fidget spinners or a katamari of monsters to fight countless enemies hordes! Repair the "Forge of Destiny" and craft the ultimate custom weapon in this comedy action rogue-lite survivor.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.9%, Roguelite 23.6%, Action 14.2%, Survival 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

Why similar: Zombies 34.6%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelite 20.6%, Strategy 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.

Why similar: Zombies 43.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Difficult 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Indie 7.4%

Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.

Why similar: Zombies 25.4%, Action Roguelike 20%, Roguelite 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Survival 7.6%

Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Roguelite 28.4%, Strategy 11.8%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Action 7.4%

Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.

Why similar: Roguelite 31.6%, Strategy 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Survival 9.4%, Perma Death 9.4%

Bullet hell meets Survivor-like Roguelite! Battle endless zombie hordes as unique heroes. Combine talent trees with 11 weapons (dragon guns, laser rifles) and gear (masks/wings) for explosive fire, lightning, or summon builds. Unlock heroes, master dodge, and dominate the apocalypse!

Why similar: Zombies 31.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Strategy 14%, Casual 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

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 47.4%, Survival 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Action 9.6%, Strategy 6.8%

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 42.8%, Survival 19.5%, Strategy 19%, Difficult 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%

Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.

Why similar: Zombies 25.3%, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 19.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.

Why similar: Zombies 28.7%, Roguelite 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Survival 9.9%, Strategy 8.4%

Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.6%, Roguelite 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 7.9%, Procedural Generation 5.5%

It's the first day of the rest of your life

Why similar: Zombies 41.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Survival 15.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Indie 7.5%