- #1 Down To One
97% matchMostly Negative40% of 2,146 reviews2016
Dev: Gadget GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
42 Players Start. Only 1 will survive.Down to One is a competitive survival shooter in a large, interactive, open-world environment. Start out with nothing, and use anything you can find in the environment to survive, and eliminate other competitors over the course of a brutal round.
Why similar: Survival 22.6%, Action 21.1%, Open World 20.6%, Multiplayer 16.8%, FPS 13.9%
- #2 Uebergame
95% matchMixed54% of 474 reviews2015
Dev: Duion
Windows · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A truly free and open source multiplayer shooter, no strings attached. Have casual deathmatch matches on various scenarios. Build your own levels with the ingame editor and assets that come with the game, or just play around and use it as a sandbox.
Why similar: Action 21.4%, Multiplayer 21%, Open World 19.3%, FPS 18.5%, Indie 10.4%
- #3 Hurtworld
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 31,099 reviews2019
Dev: Bankroll Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 63.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
Why similar: Survival 24.8%, FPS 19.8%, Open World 18.4%, Multiplayer 14.7%, PvP 10.7%
- #4 Nomad
94% 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: Survival 28%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Open World 21.1%, FPS 8.8%, Action 7.9%
- #5 Will To Live Online
91% matchMixed69% of 18,314 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Open World 24.5%, FPS 24%, Survival 22.5%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Indie 11.6%
- #6 Line of Sight
91% matchMixed60% of 9,046 reviews2017
Dev: BlackSpot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Fast paced FPS with high customizational freedom. From game mode customization to an in depth weapon tuning and attachment system up to detailed character customizations, while it was developed so you can choose to either go for high performance or graphical fidelity without an high end PC.
Why similar: FPS 27.1%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Military 16.7%, Action 15.5%, Open World 8.9%
- #7 Fog Of War - Free Edition
90% matchMixed52% of 1,747 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.
Why similar: FPS 27.9%, Multiplayer 24.4%, Action 18.1%, Open World 16.2%, Co-op 6%
- #8 Infestation: The New Z
89% matchMixed54% of 33,897 reviews2016
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
Why similar: Survival 24.1%, Open World 21.5%, Multiplayer 18.3%, FPS 11.5%, PvP 9.5%
- #9 XERA: Survival
88% 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: Survival 21.8%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Open World 19.1%, PvP 15.6%, FPS 14.5%
- #10 Reaper Actual
86% matchMostly Negative24% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Distinct Possibility Studios, Inc.
Windows
Reaper Actual is an Open-World Persistent Shooter where hundreds of players engage in FPS combat against each other and 5 NPC Factions on the massive war-torn island of Marova. Level your Reapers, maintain a home Base, and complete missions to earn gear and reshape the world.
Why similar: PvP 23.5%, FPS 21.7%, Open World 16.5%, Multiplayer 16%, Military 12.2%
- #11 Sunrise: survival
89% matchMixed48% of 530 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 27.6%, Action 17.7%, Multiplayer 15%, Open World 11.6%, FPS 10.6%
- #12 BEACHED
87% matchMixed65% of 3,691 reviews2021
Dev: Gradient Studios
Windows
A free-to-play, low-poly, open-world survival shooter where you’ll battle other players, explore massive monuments, and fight to stay alive. Build and fortify your base to defend against enemy raids, gather resources, and conquer a harsh, competitive world. Survival means doing whatever it takes.
Why similar: Open World 24%, Survival 23.4%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Co-op 17.4%, Action 13.7%
- #13 Havoc
85% matchMixed66% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: RAKTWO Games
Windows
Havoc is an arcade tactical first-person shooter with semi-destructible environments. It offers a variety of game modes, including Bomb Defusal, Team Deathmatch, Free for All, and Gun Game, along with extensive options to customize lobby settings to your preferences.
Why similar: Action 20.7%, FPS 20.2%, Military 17.3%, Team-Based 13%, PvP 12%
- #14 Polygeddon
82% 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: Open World 24.5%, Survival 24.5%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Co-op 18.2%, Action 12.7%
- #15 MadGuns
83% matchMixed59% of 456 reviews2020
Dev: Novalink
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Multiplayer free-to-play first-person shooter. Crazy weapons, battle strategy, dynamic gameplay. Win the battle for territory with your team.
Why similar: Action 27.7%, FPS 22.9%, PvP 22.8%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Indie 7.2%
- #16 WARMODE
82% matchMixed62% of 16,454 reviews2019
Dev: Novalink
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.
Why similar: FPS 35.9%, Multiplayer 28.7%, Action 16.1%, Co-op 8.5%, Survival 6.5%
- #17 Ruins To Fortress
80% 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: Survival 21.1%, PvP 19.8%, Open World 19.4%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Co-op 12%
- #18 Axion
84% matchMostly Negative32% of 116 reviews2015
Dev: Droog71
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Axion is an open world first/third person shooter with rpg and survival elements. The game is single player or multiplayer with LAN and online capability. Features include a large open world, character development and storyline in both single and multiplayer.
Why similar: Action 23.3%, Survival 17.5%, Indie 17%, FPS 15.3%, Multiplayer 14.1%
- #19 Dead District: Survival
81% 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: Survival 20.3%, FPS 18%, PvP 17.3%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Open World 13.9%
- #20 Deadside
78% 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: Survival 20.6%, PvP 18.5%, Open World 17.1%, FPS 16.9%, Multiplayer 11.8%
- #21 SCUM
76% 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 24.6%, Survival 23.9%, PvP 20.5%, FPS 18.5%, Action 12.6%
- #22 Darwin Project
79% matchVery Positive82% of 18,339 reviews2020
Dev: Scavengers Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing. It's a unique take on battle royale with a Show Director to influence the match and Spectator Interactions to create a one-of-a-kind game show.
Why similar: Survival 22.6%, Multiplayer 20%, PvP 16.2%, Open World 12%, Action 12%
- #23 War Identity
78% matchMixed54% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: PWNED Studio
Windows
War Identity is a team-based first person shooter set in chaotic events. You play as a Survivalist or UMSC in competitive multiplayer game modes. Linking the gap between arcade shooters and realistic military battles.
Why similar: Military 22.7%, Survival 20.4%, FPS 19.8%, Action 15.2%, PvP 9.1%
- #24 World War 3
76% matchMixed54% of 54,576 reviews2022
Dev: New Generation GamesPub: Wishlist Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
World War 3 is a free-to-play tactical online multiplayer FPS where the world is your battleground. Outgun the enemy in thrilling, team-based skirmishes with a huge arsenal of weapons, vehicles, gadgets, and drones at your disposal.
Why similar: Military 23%, FPS 18.5%, PvP 17.5%, Team-Based 16.5%, Multiplayer 14.8%
- #25 DeadPoly
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,038 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
Why similar: Survival 29.2%, PvP 29.2%, Multiplayer 24.1%, Action 17.5%
- #26 Unturned
75% 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: Survival 18.7%, Open World 17.5%, FPS 16.4%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Co-op 13.7%
- #27 Gray Zone Warfare
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 77,212 reviews2024
Dev: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
Windows
Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 48.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
Why similar: Military 21.8%, FPS 16.8%, Open World 15.8%, PvP 13.7%, Survival 11.5%
- #28 Lifeless
77% matchMostly Negative38% of 554 reviews2016
Dev: Desync Donkeys
Windows
Immerse yourself in the post-apocalyptic co-op world of Lifeless, where base building and crafting are key. Collect weapons, gear, and food as you embark on thrilling missions to level up in a vast open world. But stay alert—relentless zombies lurk around every corner!
Why similar: Survival 30.4%, Action 28.3%, Indie 15.9%, Open World 15%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #29 Total Lockdown
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 869 reviews2020
Dev: Panzar StudioPub: OVALIS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Total Lockdown is a battle royale on the top floors of a giant skyscraper. In this action shooter, the goal is to survive using any available weapons, gadgets, and tricks. Fight for fortune and fame in a battle to the death!
Why similar: Action 48%, Indie 34.7%, Survival 11.9%, FPS 5.4%
- #30 SurrounDead
71% 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: Survival 38.7%, Open World 37.2%, Co-op 10.7%, Action 7.6%, Indie 5.8%
- #31 Next Day: Survival
73% 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 30.1%, Open World 25%, Multiplayer 17.9%, PvP 9.5%, Co-op 8.7%
- #32 Bean Battle Brawl
69% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Sb
Windows
A simple, early beta 3D multiplayer fps!
Why similar: PvP 21.9%, FPS 21.3%, Multiplayer 21%, Action 15.3%, Military 15.3%
- #33 Better Late Than DEAD
74% matchMostly Negative28% of 910 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.
Why similar: Survival 31.9%, Open World 23.3%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Action 10.5%, Co-op 9.2%
- #34 Mahlone One
73% matchMixed49% of 158 reviews2018
Dev: VM World Studio
Windows
Malhone game fps coop
Why similar: Survival 100%
- #35 Open Mod 2025
69% matchMixed67% of 975 reviews2023
Dev: Hyper Gamey
Windows
Open Mod is an entirely free to play, niche, tactical, extreme hardcore first person shooter with immersive aspects that may not have been seen before.
Why similar: Military 22.4%, Team-Based 21.8%, PvP 17.4%, Multiplayer 14.3%, FPS 13.7%
- #36 Rust
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,378,603 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.5 hrsMean: 424.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Survival 30.3%, Open World 18.9%, Multiplayer 16.4%, PvP 13.8%, FPS 7.7%
- #37 BattleRush
71% matchMixed69% of 2,878 reviews2018
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Free-to-play multiplayer action game in the entourage of the Second World War with total destructibility of the environment. Enjoy full freedom, build a defense, create your army, crush the enemy.
Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Survival 21.4%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Action 13.7%, Open World 13.6%
- #38 Infestation: The New Beginning
73% matchMixed42% of 25,431 reviews
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
Why similar: Survival 27.3%, Open World 17.8%, PvP 15.8%, Action 11.3%, Multiplayer 11%
- #39 Dead Matter
70% matchMostly Negative21% of 895 reviews2023
Dev: QI Games
Windows
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
Why similar: Open World 16.2%, PvP 16%, Survival 15.7%, Multiplayer 15.6%, FPS 14%
- #40 They Are Hundreds
70% matchMixed53% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: WoahStudiosusPub: Woahstudiosus
Windows
They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!
Why similar: Survival 20.2%, Open World 18.3%, Action 18.2%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Co-op 13.5%
- #41 Lost Light
67% matchMixed55% of 27,982 reviews2022
Dev: NetEase Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Join the "Firefly" task force and unveil the sinister plot behind the exclusion zone in the world of Lost Light. You could either scavenge for supplies or go out with guns blazing and plunder. Survive the brutal domain where danger lurks in every corner!
Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Multiplayer 21.8%, FPS 16.5%, PvP 13.3%, Open World 13%
- #42 Operation: Harsh Doorstop
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 20,399 reviews2023
Dev: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by developers of the cancelled Project Reality 2 project.
Why similar: Military 38.3%, FPS 24.4%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Action 12.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #43 No One Survived
64% 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: Survival 35%, Open World 30.3%, Multiplayer 21.5%, Co-op 13.2%
- #44 X-MODE
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: xzippyzachxPub: zxGames
Windows
Free-to-play action packed multiplayer FPS featuring a variety of gamemodes. Perfect for quick casual games with friends.
Why similar: FPS 21.5%, Multiplayer 19.5%, PvP 15.8%, Team-Based 13.8%, Action 11.2%
- #45 WWII Online
66% matchMixed51% of 3,792 reviews2023
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Action 22.2%, Military 15.8%, Open World 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.1%
- #46 Capsular
68% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Gunschlinger
Windows
Capsular is a unique arena shooter featuring a "One shot, One Kill" mechanic. Jump into a fast paced match where your skill matters most!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%