- #1 Decision: Red Daze
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 905 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 18.7%, Survival 12.3%, Base Building 9%, Action RPG 8.5%, Old School 8.3%
- #2 The Last Stand Legacy Collection
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,799 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Survive the zombie apocalypse and make humanity's last stand in this three-game legacy bundle, revamped for modern hardware. Explore, build, and survive for as long as you can in The Last Stand, The Last Stand 2, and The Last Stand: Union City.
Why similar: Zombies 47%, Survival 25.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #3 Sonny Legacy Collection
96% matchVery Positive91% of 386 reviews2024
Dev: Krin JuangbhanichPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Sonny 1 and Sonny 2 team up in the Sonny Legacy Collection. Traverse a story-rich world where strategy meets supernatural in a quest for identity and survival. Master tactical turn-based combat and discover the truth behind Sonny's resurrection in these classic RPGs.
Why similar: Zombies 36.7%, Dystopian 24.3%, RPG 16.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Adventure 5.6%
- #4 Swords & Souls Legacy Collection
95% matchVery Positive94% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: SoulGame StudioPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
All 5 classic games from SoulGame Studio in one epic collection. Slash through enemies and apples in Swords & Souls. Grab the wheel and outrun trouble in The Soul Driver. Outsmart and outmaneuver foes in the runners Rogue Soul & Rogue Soul 2 and solve clever puzzles with a flourish in The Gentleman.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.9%, RPG 21.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 10.9%
- #5 Infectonator: Survivors
94% matchMixed67% of 1,169 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"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 43.7%, Survival 22.4%, Strategy 12.3%, RPG 8.2%, Action 4.5%
- #6 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
93% matchVery Positive87% of 448 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Survival 19%, Dystopian 15.4%, Old School 11.6%, Strategy 9.2%
- #7 Warfare Legacy Collection
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,159 reviews2025
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Warfare 1917 and 1944 return, fully remastered with enhanced visuals, full-screen support, and custom battles. Warfare Legacy Collection also Includes the Battle of the Bulge, a brand-new campaign set during WWII’s final offensive with all-new missions, snowy maps, and intense front-line action.
Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Action 24.9%, Tower Defense 14.5%, Top-Down 12.7%, Singleplayer 8.6%
- #8 Swords and Sandals Classic Collection
92% matchVery Positive93% of 3,038 reviews2019
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Gladiator, gladiator, gladiator, Swords and Sandals, Gladiatorrrrr!"You grew up playing the legendary Swords and Sandals turn based combat game series. These games have been played over half a billion times. Swords and Sandals is nostalgia, Swords and Sandals is life.
Why similar: RPG 33.5%, Strategy 29.8%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #9 Damned Nation Reborn
94% matchMostly Negative20% of 83 reviews2015
Dev: Sinister
Windows
Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.
Why similar: Zombies 29.6%, Survival 17.8%, Base Building 15.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Action 8.4%
- #10 Dead State: Reanimated
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,564 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 47.1%, Survival 24.6%, RPG 11.7%, Strategy 6.3%, Post-apocalyptic 4.1%
- #11 Chaos Faction Legacy Collection
89% matchVery Positive93% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: George "EON" EadePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Chaos Faction and Chaos Faction 2, both in their original format, return in the Chaos Faction Legacy Collection. Experience the frantic action that helped define the earliest generation of brawlers. Master arenas, outmaneuver foes, unlock new characters, and relive the legacy of Chaos Faction.
Why similar: Zombies 66%, Action 25.4%, Singleplayer 8.7%
- #12 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
90% matchVery Positive86% of 2,050 reviews2015
Dev: Northway Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
Why similar: Zombies 26.7%, Survival 18.1%, Building 15.6%, Base Building 14.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #13 Dead Engine
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 220 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
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 29.2%, Base Building 18.3%, Survival 16%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%, Strategy 7.7%
- #14 Land of Glarefall
87% matchVery Positive87% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: BLAIKE GAMES
Windows
An action-adventure survival game where every night could be your last. Explore a vast, dangerous world where survival depends on smart resource management, tactical combat, and what you choose to do before night falls.
Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, Survival 18.2%, Base Building 17.5%, Action RPG 16.2%, Combat 4.5%
- #15 Flesh Eaters
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 46.4%, RPG 17.6%, Survival 12%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 8.3%
- #16 Urban Strife
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 698 reviews2026
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Zombies 31.5%, Survival 20%, Base Building 17.6%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 9.2%
- #17 Dead Age
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,612 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 39.6%, Survival 18.8%, RPG 15%, Strategy 9%, Post-apocalyptic 6.2%
- #18 Zombie Defense
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,178 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Zombies 57.6%, Survival 19%, Strategy 9.2%, Tower Defense 6.3%, Action 5.1%
- #19 7 Days to Die
82% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.0 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: Zombies 26.7%, Survival 22.8%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 6.3%
- #20 Crush the Castle Legacy Collection
84% matchVery Positive84% of 390 reviews2022
Dev: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Crush the Castle Legacy Collection is the triumphant return of the classic Armor Games physics destruction game! Let destruction reign by loading up your trusty trebuchet and showing the enemy castle who’s boss.
Why similar: Old School 58.8%, Strategy 17.7%, Action 13.9%, Singleplayer 9.6%
- #21 Trash Horror Collection 4
84% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
This collection includes 7 games that will bring you 80s trash movie vibes. Plus a story mode including all games in a unique, bizarre and bloody story!
Why similar: Old School 41.9%, Action 30.6%, Adventure 26.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #22 League TD
82% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Wondarabyte
Windows
"League Tower Defense" is a strategy tower defense game that combines unique defense towers and various upgradeable components to unleash different attack effects. Come and build your perfect defense line.
Why similar: Gun Customization 29.9% ★, Old School 28.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Base Building 10.4%, Zombies 6.7%
- #23 Highrisers
83% matchMostly Negative38% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Solar Powered GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
An Urban Survival RPG! Crafting, Exploring and Defending in a desolate metropolis haunted by the mysterious dreamers. Lead a team of 4 survivors through this urban desert of skyscrapers and high-rises, where the streets are crowded with the mutated victims of a strange disease.
Why similar: Survival 17.4%, Zombies 16.8%, Old School 16%, Building 15.7%, Dystopian 12.5%
- #24 Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,341 reviews2021
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 43.9%, Survival 18.6%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
- #25 Infection Free Zone
78% matchVery Positive81% of 18,697 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!
Why similar: Zombies 37.1%, Base Building 24.8%, Survival 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Strategy 9.3%
- #26 State of Decay
80% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
Why similar: Zombies 41.8%, Survival 23.8%, Base Building 8.6%, Open World 8%, RPG 5.8%
- #27 Dying Breed
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 234 reviews2025
Dev: SarnayerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Base Building 19.8%, Dystopian 14.7%, Old School 12.1%, Strategy 10.6%
- #28 Commando Collection
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,687 reviews2024
Dev: MacrojoyPub: Miniclip
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
Why similar: Combat 54.4%, Action 45.6%
- #29 Dead Unending
81% matchMixed45% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Tyler HudsonPub: Tylario
Windows
A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?
Why similar: Zombies 32%, Base Building 18.7%, Survival 17.4%, Open World 7.6%, Post-apocalyptic 6.7%
- #30 Crazy Flasher 7 Mercenary Empire(stand-alone Version)
79% matchMixed53% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Andy Law
Windows
The classic old web game action role-playing in 2010, fighting zombies in the last days, horizontal 2D games, firearms, cold weapons, mercenaries, gangs... Now a stand-alone version without internet is launched.
Why similar: Zombies 32.6%, Action RPG 23.7%, RPG 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Old School 7.2%
- #31 After Long Night
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 464 reviews2025
Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
Why similar: Zombies 28.8%, Base Building 17.2%, Building 16.2%, Survival 16.1%, Strategy 8.8%
- #32 The Last Haven
78% matchMixed61% of 1,537 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.
Why similar: Base Building 25.5%, Survival 18.1%, Strategy 16.4%, Building 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%
- #33 Survival Machine
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 809 reviews2026
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Base Building 16.2%, Building 16.1%, Survival 15.7%, Strategy 8%
- #34 The Last Ninja Collection + Bonus Games
75% matchVery Positive98% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: System 3 Software
Windows
A tribute to the golden era of Retro gaming that brings together 7 iconic titles for the first time. This is more than a collection; it's a celebration of gaming history and the preservation of pioneering games from the '80's & '90's allowing you to relive the C64, Amiga and Spectrum versions.
Why similar: Action 47.2%, Adventure 37.9%, Combat 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #35 Grim Nights
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,552 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 25.9%, Survival 21.2%, Base Building 20.2%, Building 15%, Strategy 11%
- #36 Diplomacy is Not an Option
74% matchVery Positive86% of 12,713 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 46.3%, Base Building 26%, Survival 16.5%, Strategy 7.5%, Tower Defense 3.7%
- #37 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
74% matchVery Positive83% of 70,161 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 39.2 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 34.3%, Survival 25.5%, Base Building 19.4%, Open World 8.9%, Post-apocalyptic 4.7%
- #38 Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,549 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The renowned Mega Man Battle Network series is back! Vol. 1 contains Mega Man Battle Network 1-3, including both versions of Mega Man Battle Network 3 for a total of four titles, plus additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! In addition, online play is supported!
Why similar: Action RPG 44.1%, RPG 34.1%, Action 16.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #39 Epic Battle Fantasy Collection
73% matchVery Positive96% of 391 reviews2022
Dev: Matt Roszak
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A collection of short and silly games from the early days of the internet. There's turn-based RPGs, shoot-em-ups, platformers, and more - updated with new quality-of-life features. Plus there's a whopping 150 achievements to collect, and a free soundtrack DLC!
Why similar: Old School 46.1%, RPG 20.5%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #40 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 751 reviews2025
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!
Why similar: Zombies 28.6%, Gun Customization 18.4% ★, Building 15.3%, Base Building 12%, Strategy 7.8%
- #41 Deadstone
76% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2014
Dev: Timeslip Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Based on the inhospitable frontier world of Mars, against the backdrop of a bacterial outbreak, Deadstone offers a compelling blend of frantic combat and tower defense, backed by a highly nuanced character development system and strategic elements of resource management.
Why similar: Zombies 36.4%, RPG 19.1%, Action 15.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Action RPG 12.7%
- #42 Ultimate Zombie Defense
73% matchVery Positive85% of 4,807 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?
Why similar: Zombies 45.3%, Survival 16.4%, Action 10.7%, Base Building 9.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #43 Ninja Kiwi Archive
72% matchVery Positive93% of 5,830 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.
Why similar: Strategy 28.1%, Survival 26.6%, Action 18.2%, Tower Defense 13.7%, Singleplayer 7%
- #44 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Exabyte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 27.8%, Survival 20.8%, Base Building 19.4%, Building 13.1%, Strategy 9.6%
- #45 Kingdoms vs Zombies
69% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Kingdoms vs Zombies is a blend of strategy, tower defense, and roguelike gameplay, where you must defend your kingdom against endless hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Base Building 28.5%, Zombies 25.6%, Strategy 21.9%, Action 13.3%, Tower Defense 5.9%
- #46 Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Three
71% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: DreamForge IntertainmentPub: SNEG
Windows
This package celebrates the elements of the AD&D video games that you know and love - vast dungeons and beautiful locations to explore, a wide variety of monsters to slay, quests to complete, adventurers to assemble and worlds to be saved.
Why similar: RPG 43.9%, Old School 33.4%, Action 19.7%, Singleplayer 3%
- #47 Night of the Dead
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,888 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.0 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: Zombies 29%, Building 16.8%, Survival 16.8%, Base Building 15.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #48 Z Dawn
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Survival 22.9%, Zombies 20.3%, Building 19.5%, RPG 13.3%, Strategy 11.5%
- #49 City Defense Z
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 328 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
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 31.2%, Survival 19.4%, Base Building 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Strategy 8.8%
- #50 State of Decay: YOSE
69% matchVery Positive82% of 13,199 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
Why similar: Zombies 38.4%, Survival 23.6%, Base Building 15%, Open World 8.1%, Post-apocalyptic 5.2%
- #51 The Last Stand: Aftermath
67% matchVery Positive81% of 6,818 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 42.8%, Survival 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Action RPG 8.3%, Action 4.5%
- #52 YORG.io 3
69% matchMixed68% of 343 reviews2019
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Defend, Attack, Survive! Build up your base and defeat the zombies with this unique combination of tower defense, base building and supply chain management. Now with multiplayer, mods and loads of new content!
Why similar: Zombies 45.4%, Strategy 24.8%, Open World 15%, Tower Defense 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #53 Armor Clash II
70% matchMixed61% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash II is an old-school RTS game, with classic features like base building, modern armors and navies etc. 2 factions and sub-factions for each one, from high tech stealth destroyers to hardcore battleships. In Skirmishes players build base from the start, while in the Random Generated Mission, fast paced combats start immediately.
Why similar: Strategy 61.6%, Action 38.4%
- #54 Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2
67% matchVery Positive87% of 598 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The renowned Mega Man Battle Network series, which has expanded into anime and comics, is back. Volume 2 includes six action packed games from both versions of Mega Man Battle Network 4 to both versions of Mega Man Battle Network 6, plus additional features like a gallery and online play!
Why similar: Action RPG 43.9%, RPG 34.2%, Action 17.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #55 ZED ZONE
66% matchVery Positive81% of 3,703 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 30.8%, Survival 20.3%, Building 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%, RPG 8%
- #56 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
64% matchVery Positive94% of 4,509 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 37.5%, Survival 25.1%, RPG 9.7%, Open World 7.5%, Strategy 7.4%
- #57 Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 770 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The Mega Man Star Force series, which expanded into an anime, is back in the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection! This collection includes seven games and additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! Online play is also supported!
Why similar: Action RPG 39%, RPG 32.7%, Action 17.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #58 Spiritual Warfare & Wisdom Tree Collection
70% matchMixed54% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: Wisdom TreePub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Spiritual Warfare is a Zelda-like overhead action game where you play as a soldier of God, fighting the forces of darkness in various parts of a modern city to find the armor of God, each one guarded by increasingly difficult demon bosses. The game includes other 3 Popular Wisdom Tree games: Bible Adventures, Joshua, and Exodus!
Why similar: RPG 48.1%, Action 28.3%, Adventure 23.6%
- #59 Gods of the Fallen Land
68% matchVery Positive82% of 119 reviews2017
Dev: Crow's Key Studios
Windows
Gods of the Fallen Land is an action-strategy game centered around base building and villager management. Take on the role of a leader trying to rebuild humanity in a broken and dangerous world. Lead your followers into battle and make strategic decisions on what to develop and build to survive.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Strategy 27.4%, Base Building 22.9%, Action 18.4%, Indie 2.5%
- #60 Castlevania Dominus Collection
63% matchVery Positive94% of 2,772 reviews2024
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Why similar: Action RPG 47.7%, RPG 28.7%, Action 19.6%, Singleplayer 4%