- #1 Deathtouch
97% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: RichoPOV
Windows
DEATHTOUCH is an open-world horror game where exploration leads to hidden secrets—and lurking nightmares. Uncover mysterious locations, navigate eerie environments, and survive terrifying encounters in a world that feels truly alive.
Why similar: Survival 22.6%, Open World 20%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 8%
- #2 Survirus
96% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Team Alman
Windows
"Survirus" is an open-world survival simulator that survives in cities devastated by viruses. How long can you survive in the Apocalypse world, and the virus? Find a mask to survive from the virus, find a weapon to defeat your enemies, and find what you need!
Why similar: Open World 29.9%, Post-apocalyptic 28.7%, Survival 20.9%, Adventure 17%, Indie 3.4%
- #3 Project 9
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amann Games
Windows
Project 9 is a first person shooter in which you'll have to survive in an post-apocalyptic open world. Do you have what it takes to survive in this world? Then dive into the world of Project 9.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.6%, Open World 20.4%, Looter Shooter 14.5% ★, Survival 13.7%, Shooter 6.2%
- #4 Cold Zone:冷区
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phree Works
Windows
Enter the Cold Zone—an Exclusion Zone locked down by a shadowy Bureau. Explore a 3D pixel-art open world, crack rule-based horror puzzles, battle deadly anomalies, and keep your reason as you uncover the truth.
Why similar: Open World 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 8.6%
- #5 Poly Roam
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: NightTime Co.
Windows
Poly Roam is a survival, driving road-trip game featuring a large, explorable environment that is procedurally generated. Loot, gather, and drive as much as you can.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 19.7% ★, Open World 18.3%, Survival 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Adventure 5.8%
- #6 Backrooms: Dark Labyrinth
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SCIWORLDS
Windows
Backrooms: Dark Labyrinth is the ultimate liminal survival horror experience. Multiplayer on screen or via VR, explore the infinite procedurally generated depths of this haunting world where each step could be your last. Are you ready to step into the Backrooms?
Why similar: Survival 14.3%, Action 14%, Open World 13.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Character Customization 10.5%
- #7 Bunker Survival
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GIPub: TBA
Windows
People, forced to hide underground due to negative human activities and climate change. In this shattered world, bunkers are the only safe places to stay for more than a few hours. Will you survive?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.9%, Survival 24.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 11.2%, Character Customization 7.4%
- #8 Fallout 4
92% matchVery Positive81% of 422,529 reviews2015
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 37.3 hrsMean: 117.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Why similar: Open World 31.1%, Post-apocalyptic 29.7%, Survival 8.2%, Shooter 6.3%, Exploration 5.5%
- #9 Survive and Revenge
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: HW72
Windows
Survive and Revenge is an action and survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Driven by revenge, forced to explore and loot to advance and find out what happened to you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.1%, Open World 20.7%, Survival 19.5%, Shooter 7.3%, Action 7%
- #10 Atomfall
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,854 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Open World 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 24.1%, Survival 14.5%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #11 Next Day: Survival
89% 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 31.4%, Open World 28.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Shooter 5.4%, Action 3.9%
- #12 Ka Mate
89% matchMixed40% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: 2645Interactive
Windows
An adventurous TV presenter goes to New Zealand. He want to find this place to investigate the story of Maori & Haka Dance. The adventurous who encounters with unexpected events will have to struggle for life against wildlife.
Why similar: Survival 30%, Open World 29.5%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #13 Max Madness
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo BanzatoPub: TBA
Windows
Enter the world of Max Madness, a post-apocalyptic survival game with RPG and action elements. Navigate a treacherous open world, ravaged by nuclear devastation, where tension and terror lurk around every corner. Forge alliances, confront chaos, and make choices that shape your destiny.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Open World 24.2%, Survival 14.1%, Shooter 7.8%, Adventure 7.2%
- #14 Infinite World: Randomize everything
87% matchMixed44% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: VikPub: VicX Studio
Windows
A PM was involved in a bug and putted into an infinite procedural world
Why similar: Open World 27%, Survival 23.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Action 13.9%, Shooter 10.2%
- #15 Chaos
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Ellipses Studios
Windows
The life that we knew has changed, The Chaos took control of the streets. Experience a post-apocalyptic world where your survival skills are crucial.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33%, Survival 23.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #16 No More Giants
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evo Interactive
Windows
Search for answers in a desolate, dangerous world as you pilot the giant. Utilize a variety of safeguards to protect yourself from a fierce military force & unravel the story about the giant's powerful past.
Why similar: Open World 24.5%, Survival 17.1%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 10%
- #17 Bunker 9
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mantle Games
Windows
Upgrade and enhance your bunker, scavenge for resources, and battle hordes of zombies in a vast open world. Team up with friends in co-op, find food and weapons, and uncover the secrets of survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Open World 20.1%, Survival 17.2%, Character Customization 10.4%, Shooter 6.4%
- #18 Sebevrah
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Only Way Out
Windows
Sebevrah is a single-player first-person shooter focused on dual-wield gameplay, set in a dark period during the Fourth World War. It features upgrades with unique visuals, a custom chatbot that interacts with the environment, Minecraft-style crafting, a Tarkov-style health system, and more...
Why similar: Looter Shooter 23.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Open World 14.6%, Character Customization 13.9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #19 BIOMUTANT
81% matchMixed66% of 19,968 reviews2021
Dev: Experiment 101Pub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.
Why similar: Open World 40.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Character Customization 13.3%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #20 Barren Roads
83% matchMostly Negative39% of 76 reviews2015
Dev: Forcequitapplicatons
Windows · Mac
Nuclear weapons have the left the world barren and scorched the earth. Survival has never been harder for mankind. Resources are scarce as life has left this world. You are forced to constantly move and scavenge the next area for resources. Rivers are dry. Many of wanderers never survived the icy nights as the moon crosses the sky.
Why similar: Survival 32.2%, Open World 31.1%, Action 15.1%, Adventure 13.7%, RPG 7.8%
- #21 dead run
82% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Travel around a fully-explorable, post-apocalyptic version of Earth and find the source of a mysterious radio signal. Collect supplies along the way to stay alive. Is there anyone out there?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Open World 23.9%, Survival 14.3%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #22 Loco Limbo
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Hello, I'm Loco Limbo, waking up on an island after some crazy military experiments. Now, I can detach my own limbs and control 'em like puppets.Can I make it off this crazy island in one piece?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Survival 23%, Open World 19.3%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #23 Remoteness
80% matchMixed56% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: KR Games
Windows
New York, 2034: you wake up after what seemed to be a terrible nightmare, while it is not. The district has been evacuated and isolated overnight by the army, after an electrical meteor shower hit the Earth. Fight, explore, survive, and try to escape from this hell!
Why similar: Open World 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Survival 16.1%, Shooter 9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #24 Iron Wasteland
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore Publisher
Windows
After the bombs fell, civilization collapsed into chaos. Scavenge the ruins of a shattered world, gather vital resources, and fight off hostile enemies determined to claim what little remains.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 18.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Survival 11.6%
- #25 Still Alive: Hollowed Horizon
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Optume Studios Inc.
Windows
Take a long journey through a beautiful world. Climb high peaks, swim wild rivers, and survive in a place where nature won. You are all alone. Find out what was left behind.
Why similar: Open World 20.6%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Survival 15.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 8.4%
- #26 Beyond Reason
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SilentMoon
Windows
Beyond reason is a knowledge-based time-loop game about surviving a tiny open world. Master fluid first person combat, while uncovering the island's secrets. When you die, you take nothing but your knowledge of the world into the next loop.
Why similar: Open World 26.6%, Survival 25%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #27 Fallout 3
78% matchVery Positive81% of 21,924 reviews2008
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Why similar: Open World 34.3%, Post-apocalyptic 32.7%, Character Customization 7.2%, RPG 5%, Exploration 4.6%
- #28 Death from Unknown: Survival
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OU Vessent Inc
Windows
Once a beautiful island, now a deadly trap. You will have to use all your available gear, along with your building skills to survive the deadly night of this place. You can try to survive alone or team up with friends.
Why similar: Survival 42%, Open World 33.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Violent 10.8%
- #29 Wasteland Travelers
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ad Astra Studio
Windows
Society governed by the Giant Corporations fell. It's all you now. Travel to the Marion Military Outpost and scavenge, fight and fend off the ferocious zombies and bandits, and eventually obtain the key to restoring civilization in Area 5.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 19.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Open World 18.7%, Survival 16.7%, Character Customization 9.6%
- #30 SLOMI
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Bright Futur
Windows
You are casual pilot of cargo plane, that transporting wheat grain from point A to point B, your job is routine. And once *BOOM* your plane crashed, you landed at mistery land that you need to explore and main thing Survive! Become a truly colonizer and try to escape it, good luck lost soul.
Why similar: Open World 20%, Survival 19.4%, Action 19.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #31 ASKET
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arhaika
Windows
Go to the vicinity of the “dead city”. A mystical place, full of strange anomalies, wild creatures, rare artifacts and ascetics!
Why similar: Open World 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Survival 19.3%, Shooter 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #32 Untamed
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Solar Vault Studio
Windows
Untamed is a planned multiplayer creature survival game that takes place in a post apocalyptic world full of overgrown ruins.
Why similar: Survival 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Open World 14%, Character Customization 13.3%, Exploration 8%
- #33 Sunrise: survival
75% matchMixed48% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Fedorov Ilya & Andrew Konovalov
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
"Sunrise" - an online shooter with elements of survival from the first person. Your task is to survive in the harsh conditions of the post-apocalyptic world. Explore new regions, team up with other players in groups, survive with them and create your own rules of survival!
Why similar: Survival 31.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Open World 14%, Action 11%, Adventure 9.9%
- #34 Diamond Island
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: LIDO GAMES
Windows
Dive into the thrilling world of our First Person Shooter Game, where survival is your only mission. Navigate through intense environments as you hunt for hidden diamonds, each one a step closer to victory
Why similar: Survival 30.9%, Open World 28.5%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.8%
- #35 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 130,480 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
Why similar: Open World 29.4%, Post-apocalyptic 26.2%, Survival 20.8%, Shooter 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #36 Ghost of the Seas
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Akselerasi Games Indonesia
Windows
Ghost of The Seas is a first-person open adventure game created by one-man developer using Unity Engine, where the player have to find the Harkenon Wheel to escape from Seaworld.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.5%, Open World 27.1%, Survival 12.6%, Adventure 10%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #37 Like old times
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Troglodyte Studio
Windows
A top-down looter shooter set in a post-apocalyptic, nuclear war-torn world where humans, mutants and aggressive new flora and fauna battle for dominance over the wasteland.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, Looter Shooter 16% ★, Action 13.1%, Open World 12.7%, Survival 12.2%
- #38 Pioneer
71% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: 虚实交汇
Windows
Frontiers is a uniquely styled and vibrant low-poly open-world survival game where you can embark on a solo journey or team up with friends to explore this vast and perilous world brimming with opportunities. Your goal is clear: explore, survive, and uncover the ultimate mystery behind this world!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22%, Open World 21.9%, Character Customization 12%, Survival 9%, Shooter 7.7%
- #39 Einar
73% matchMixed61% of 1,431 reviews2017
Dev: DreamPunks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.
Why similar: Survival 34.6%, Open World 28.9%, Action 14%, Violent 7.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #40 Fallout: New Vegas
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 254,999 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 72.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Why similar: Open World 32%, Post-apocalyptic 30.5%, Survival 7.8%, Character Customization 6.6%, RPG 5.5%
- #41 Qume: Echoes of Sand
70% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Abyscon
Windows
The world has been buried in dust. For those left behind, the sand is quieter than death. Become one of the survivors in Qume and uncover the secrets hidden behind the silence.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 17.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Survival 10.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Open World 7.7%
- #42 Metro Exodus
69% matchVery Positive90% of 129,434 reviews2020
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.2%, Open World 23.8%, Survival 15.9%, Shooter 6.9%, Action 6.2%
- #43 Rise of Ages
71% matchMixed44% of 217 reviews2019
Dev: Anguis Game StudioPub: 99Gamers Digital
Windows
Rise of Ages is a sandbox game, allowing you to explore, build, found cities, make wars and evolve technologies to reach the highest level of a civilization and then travel to other planets! The game begins in prehistory and will advance ages, one by one, as the player evolves.
Why similar: Open World 30.8%, Survival 29.1%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 11.8%, RPG 7.1%
- #44 Windwalkers: Below the Storm
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Magnetic Dust
Windows
Lead high-risk surface rescue operations across a storm-scarred Earth. Power your rover, tools, and modular pack with limited energy resources as you recover survivors, salvage critical supplies, and help reclaim the world above.
Why similar: Open World 26%, Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Survival 16.8%, Action-Adventure 6.6%, Exploration 6.1%
- #45 Borough Of Blood
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Explorable Games
Windows
[Still in Development] A post-apocalyptic zombie survival game set in the UK. Explore an open world, scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and uncover the story behind the fall of Northampton.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.8%, Open World 18.7%, Looter Shooter 17.3% ★, Action 9.8%, Adventure 8.9%
- #46 Project Down
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Affection Games
Windows
"Project Down" is a 4-player co-op survival game. Uncover mysteries behind Hex Corporation by exploring the map and be cautious, as your mission area has become highly dangerous post-experiments.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Open World 16.4%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 15.4%, Survival 14.5%
- #47 Ashes of Paradise: Aetherion
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Aetherion
Windows
Ashes of Paradise is an open-world survival game. Defeat powerful bosses, build magnificent buildings, and embark on a seafaring journey in this cooperative action-survival RPG.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Survival 14.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Open World 13.8%, Action 13.4%
- #48 异星漂流
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LUNGFISH CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY DALIAN CO.LTD.
Windows
Survive Europa’s frozen world. Explore icy islands and mysterious seas, gather resources, build bases, and craft gear and vehicles. Battle alien creatures and hostile players for resources while executing risky extractions. Uncover the secrets hidden beneath the ice—alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival 36.9%, Open World 35.9%, Action 14.9%, Shooter 12.3%
- #49 GearStorm - Armored Survival
68% matchMixed56% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: Iron City Games
Windows · Mac
GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven, open-world sci-fi survival adventure. Discover what led to the Phage, a deadly virus apocalypse and our escape to a alien world. Explore a vast alien planet, build your base, create your colony, acquire vehicles, weapons, and supplies to defend it.
Why similar: Survival 19.9%, Open World 19.9%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%
- #50 Project Explore
68% matchMixed67% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Fern Nigro
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.
Why similar: Survival 43.3%, Open World 19%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 12.1%, Casual 9.2%
- #51 The Survivors
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Guygames
Windows
You crashed near a city infested by an unknown virus, you discover a world of nightmare infested with zombies but also by fanatics. Deliver yourself, craft, build and fight for your survival and the other survivors that populate this world in this survival game.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.3%, Open World 24.1%, Survival 23.5%, Action 7.1%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #52 Winter Survivor Protocol
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RECAST
Windows
Play as a survivor in a zombie apocalypse. Scavenge supplies, craft weapons, repair your vehicle, and survive unknown horrors. Uncover dark secrets in this solo-developed game. Multiplayer mode coming after testing. Enjoy!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.7%, Open World 25.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Survival 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #53 Aeternum Infecti
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BeyonDivision Studios
Windows
Aethernum Infecti is a third-person, open-world survival game set in a haunting post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge cities and wilderness for food, medicine, and weapons while evading relentless infected. Explore a vast, desolate land where silence is deadly and survival is everything.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Open World 16.9%, Action 15.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%