- #1 SurrounDead
97% matchVery Positive92% of 25,610 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
Why similar: Zombies 22.3%, Open World Survival Craft 16.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Survival 13.3%, Loot 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a very similar looter-shooter experience with a focus on scavenging gear and surviving in a post-apocalyptic open world.
- #2 HumanitZ
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,392 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 16.9% ★, Zombies 14.3%, Base Building 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, Survival 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that captures the same scavenging and base-building loop with a strong emphasis on zombie threats.
- #3 Unturned
96% matchVery Positive91% of 563,787 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 72.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 21.1% ★, Zombies 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive low-poly zombie survival game that shares the exact arcade-survival DNA found in DeadPoly.
- #4 Night of the Dead
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,822 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.5% ★, Zombies 13.2%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Base Building 9.2%, Crafting 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the base-building and tower-defense aspects of surviving against massive zombie waves.
- #5 Project Zomboid
94% matchVery Positive94% of 458,026 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 84.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.3% ★, Zombies 20.5%, Survival 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Sandbox 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it is the gold standard for deep, realistic zombie survival and base-building mechanics.
- #6 Mist Survival
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,180 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.2% ★, Zombies 20%, Survival 17.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Crafting 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic open-world survival game that emphasizes scavenging, crafting, and protecting your base from infected threats.
- #7 7 Days to Die
92% matchVery Positive87% of 402,373 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 109.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Open World Survival Craft 24.1% ★, Zombies 14.5%, Survival 12%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Base Building 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The premier title for zombie survival that balances intense base-building and fortification against nightly horde threats.
- #8 Subsistence
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,723 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.1% ★, Survival 13.3%, Crafting 11.5%, Base Building 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep base-building and survival mechanics with a focus on long-term resource management in an open world.
- #9 Deadside
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,400 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Survival 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 9%, PvP 8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival shooter that emphasizes looting and tactical combat in a large, unforgiving open world.
- #10 No One Survived
91% matchMixed64% of 7,705 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Survival 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Crafting 12.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep crafting and survival systems in a zombie-infested world, perfect for players who enjoy the building aspect of DeadPoly.
- #11 Sunkenland
90% matchVery Positive81% of 23,452 reviews2023
Dev: Vector3 Studio
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.6% ★, Survival 11.5%, Base Building 11.1%, Crafting 8.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique survival experience with a heavy focus on looting and building bases in an aquatic, post-apocalyptic setting.
- #12 VEIN
89% matchVery Positive89% of 11,054 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Zombies 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 16%, Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: An early-access survival game that captures the atmosphere of scavenging and building a home in a ruined city.
- #13 The Infected
89% matchVery Positive84% of 6,958 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.2% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Zombies 11.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strong focus on survival, crafting, and building a secure base to defend against both wildlife and infected enemies.
- #14 Taora : Beginning
88% matchVery Positive87% of 2,238 reviews2023
Dev: Tulpar Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Taora : Beginning offers the limited introduction experience to Taora : Survival, an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 21.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Zombies 9.8%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the low-poly aesthetic and looter-shooter mechanics while focusing on survival in a sandbox environment.
- #15 Survive the Nights
87% matchMixed66% of 6,615 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.9% ★, Looter Shooter 15.2% ★, Zombies 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Online Co-Op 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic survival mechanics and the necessity of fortifying structures against zombie threats.
- #16 Zombie Survival Game Online
86% matchMixed70% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Zombie Survival Game Online LLC
Windows
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.5% ★, Looter Shooter 15% ★, Zombies 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Online Co-Op 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Directly targets the arcade zombie survival niche with a focus on multiplayer looting and crafting.
- #17 DYSMANTLE
85% matchVery Positive91% of 11,503 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 22.3%, Survival 17.3%, Crafting 16.5%, Loot 16%, Base Building 15.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly satisfying scavenging mechanics where almost everything in the environment can be broken down for resources.
- #18 PolyZ
86% matchMixed49% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: Thirteen37 Games™
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Base Building 10.9%, Zombies 10%, Survival 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly multiplayer survival game that mirrors the visual style and core gameplay loop of DeadPoly.
- #19 XERA: Survival
84% matchMixed66% of 7,928 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.4% ★, Looter Shooter 10.2% ★, Base Building 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%, Crafting 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter focused survival game that emphasizes high-stakes PvPvE combat in an open world.
- #20 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
84% matchVery Positive83% of 69,051 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Base Building 18.7%, Survival 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Online Co-Op 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on community management and zombie survival, offering a more narrative-driven approach to the genre.
- #21 Volcanoids
83% matchVery Positive83% of 9,298 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Base Building 15.8%, Crafting 14.6%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Building 12.3%, Survival 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique twist on survival where you build and upgrade a mobile base to survive against volcanic eruptions and mechanical enemies.
- #22 How to Survive 2
82% matchMixed69% of 11,008 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31% ★, Zombies 24%, Survival 16.7%, Crafting 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style zombie survival game that emphasizes crafting and base-building in a top-down perspective.
- #23 Plains of Pain
80% matchVery Positive83% of 869 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Survive in a post-apocalyptic open-world sandbox alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by heat and chaos. Build a base, develop skills, craft tools and weapons, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, earn faction reputation, or take part in faction wars.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 10%, Base Building 8.9%, Online Co-Op 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that features base-building and scavenging in a harsh environment.
- #24 Nomad
82% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.9% ★, Zombies 17.2%, Survival 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Crafting 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic survival experience that emphasizes scavenging and player-versus-player interaction in an open world.
- #25 Re.poly
81% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Hinkfoot Studios
Windows
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.7% ★, Crafting 13.5%, Base Building 13.2%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival sandbox that focuses on crafting and building within an open-world environment.
- #26 Zompiercer
79% matchVery Positive89% of 4,489 reviews2020
Dev: DDDimanN
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.
Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Base Building 16.8%, Sandbox 14.1%, Survival 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style zombie shooter that blends sandbox elements with fast-paced combat.
- #27 Crafting Dead
81% matchMixed57% of 158 reviews2017
Dev: Ferullo Gaming
Windows
Crafting Dead is a post-apocalyptic multiplayer-based zombie survival game with a voxel theme. Aim high and punch low, survive at all costs!
Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Looter Shooter 16.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Survival 11.1%, Base Building 11%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that places a heavy emphasis on crafting and surviving in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #28 Dysterra
78% matchMixed56% of 767 reviews2025
Dev: Reality MagiQ
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, PvE 9.6%, Base Building 9.2%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival game that combines base-building and shooter mechanics with a focus on resource gathering.
- #29 Dead District: Survival
79% matchMixed47% of 478 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15%, Zombies 10.6%, Survival 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Crafting 10%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused zombie survival game that emphasizes action and shooter mechanics.
- #30 Walking Zombie 2
78% matchVery Positive87% of 13,215 reviews2019
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Zombie singleplayer shooter in modern polygon graphics with rich RPG elements.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.5% ★, Zombies 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Survival 9.7%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #31 Taora : Survival
77% matchMixed60% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: Tulpar Games
Windows
Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse !
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20% ★, Looter Shooter 16% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
- #32 Polygeddon
77% matchMixed41% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Dreamworks
Windows
You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!
Why similar: Zombies 16.6%, Looter Shooter 16.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.8%, Survival 9.7%
- #33 SCUM
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 125,269 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 103.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.1% ★, Zombies 14.6%, Survival 11.3%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Crafting 10.1%
- #34 DARKEST DAYS
76% matchMixed49% of 5,018 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 11.9%, Base Building 9.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #35 DUCKSIDE
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,057 reviews2024
Dev: tinyBuild RigaPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Imagine DayZ or Rust but you're a duck. A persistent world survival game with PVP, PVE, crafting, base building and hat wearing ducks, wielding weapons.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 12%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Crafting 8.9%, Survival 8.1%
- #36 Miscreated
76% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.5% ★, Zombies 14.3%, Survival 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #37 SmallZ
75% matchMixed47% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: skins.dog
Windows
SmallZ is a third person zombie survival game. Form a team or go solo to survive from many threats such as zombies, boss zombies and other players. Build fortifications on different buildings or build your own base from scratch. There are plenty of build parts available for you to craft!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 22.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Crafting 10.3%, Building 9.8%, Base Building 9.6%
- #38 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
75% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.6% ★, Survival 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Zombies 6.6%
- #39 Junk Survivor
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Survival 12.5%, Crafting 9.6%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #40 Deadline Escape
71% matchVery Positive86% of 376 reviews2026
Dev: DeadlineEscape
Windows
Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 41.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 26.9%, Survival 18.1%, Zombies 5.8%, Shooter 3.8%
- #41 Fargone
73% matchMixed69% of 591 reviews2022
Dev: RedDot Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 23.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Base Building 11.4%, Crafting 10.7%, Building 9.8%
- #42 Deadburg
71% matchVery Positive88% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: Reanimated Games
Windows
Deadburg is a co-op survival game set in a procedurally generated city with thousands of buildings to explore and zombies to kill. Every building you see can be explored, exploited and destroyed one block at a time. Play alone or with friends and discover the secrets of the city.
Why similar: Zombies 20.4%, Base Building 17.6%, Survival 15.3%, Sandbox 10.9%, Crafting 8.3%
- #43 Urge
71% matchVery Positive90% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: EnDrew
Windows
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27% ★, Looter Shooter 12.4% ★, Base Building 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Crafting 8.6%
- #44 Rem Survival
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39% ★, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 14.1%, Survival 12.9%, Building 11.5%
- #45 ZED ZONE
70% matchVery Positive80% of 3,598 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Zombies 23.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Survival 15%, Crafting 13.5%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #46 Next Day: Survival
72% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 23.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Multiplayer 12%, Crafting 11%, Third-Person Shooter 7.1%
- #47 ZERO Sievert
68% matchVery Positive85% of 15,023 reviews2024
Dev: CABO StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Loot 16.2%, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 11%
- #48 Blood Night
68% matchVery Positive96% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Team
Windows
(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.
Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Survival 11.8%, Building 11.7%, Base Building 10.1%
- #49 Gone: Survival
73% matchMixed44% of 312 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Base Building 10.7%, Crafting 10.4%, Survival 10%
- #50 Ruins To Fortress
70% matchMixed64% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: NimbleBeasts
Windows · Linux
Explore a post-apocalyptic island, craft, build, tear down enemy bases, defend and nuke your rivals! Life's about surviving in this multiplayer game, no matter what it takes!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Looter Shooter 10.3% ★, Base Building 9%, Crafting 8.5%, Survival 8.1%
- #51 Necesse
66% matchVery Positive93% of 27,498 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.9% ★, Crafting 9.2%, Sandbox 9%, Survival 8.8%, Base Building 8%
- #52 Soviet Survival
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.
Why similar: Zombies 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Base Building 11.1%, Survival 10.3%, Crafting 9.8%
- #53 CastleMiner Z
70% matchVery Positive81% of 11,148 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalDNA Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36% ★, Zombies 16.1%, Survival 11.6%, Sandbox 8.3%, Crafting 7.3%
- #54 MISERY
65% matchVery Positive84% of 24,347 reviews2025
Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MISERY is a 1–10 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Survival 10.2%, Base Building 9.4%
- #55 Dawn of Defiance
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,820 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.6% ★, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Survival 10.2%, Base Building 10%, PvE 8%
- #56 The Front
66% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 44.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Crafting 10.5%, Survival 10%, Building 9.2%
- #57 Zumbi Blocks 2 Open Alpha
66% matchVery Positive88% of 10,174 reviews2023
Dev: Adrian Kaminski
Windows
Loot. Kill. Survive. Can you escape ? (probably not) Zumbi Blocks 2 is the official sequel to the 2013 free browser zombie game. Stuck on an island, cut off from the rest of humanity, you wake up. The secret to breaking free from this place lies asleep, underground. From the soil, zumbies emerge.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.7% ★, Zombies 14%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, Survival 8.5%
- #58 DREADZONE
67% matchMixed51% of 1,197 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Zombies 17.3%, Base Building 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 14%, Crafting 13.6%
- #59 Crushed
69% matchMixed54% of 316 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% ★, Survival 9.7%, Zombies 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%, Base Building 8.6%
