- #1 Decision: Red Daze
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 872 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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 18.4%, Survival 12.3%, Base Building 9.2%, Action RPG 8.4%, Old School 8.3%
- #2 The Last Stand Legacy Collection
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,566 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 46.7%, Survival 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Action 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #3 Sonny Legacy Collection
96% matchVery Positive91% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Krin JuangbhanichPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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%, Dystopian 24.6%, RPG 16.5%, Strategy 13.5%, Adventure 5.5%
- #4 Swords & Souls Legacy Collection
95% matchVery Positive94% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: SoulGame StudioPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 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 29.7%, RPG 21.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 10.6%
- #5 Infectonator: Survivors
94% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 43.2%, Survival 22.6%, Strategy 12.8%, RPG 8.3%, Action 4.4%
- #6 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
93% matchVery Positive88% of 428 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 22.5%, Survival 19%, Dystopian 15.7%, Old School 11.7%, Strategy 9.5%
- #7 Warfare Legacy Collection
92% matchVery Positive93% of 943 reviews2025
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 40.1%, Action 24.2%, Tower Defense 14.2%, Top-Down 12.7%, Singleplayer 8.9%
- #8 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 29.2%, Survival 17.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Strategy 12%, Action 8.2%
- #9 Swords and Sandals Classic Collection
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,880 reviews2019
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"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 33.3%, Strategy 30.8%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Singleplayer 6%
- #10 Chaos Faction Legacy Collection
89% matchVery Positive94% of 205 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 65.9%, Action 25%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #11 Dead State: Reanimated
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,543 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 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 46.8%, Survival 24.9%, RPG 11.8%, Strategy 6.6%, Post-apocalyptic 4.2%
- #12 7 Days to Die
88% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 26.2%, Survival 22.7%, Base Building 13.8%, Building 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 6.3%
- #13 Dead Age
90% matchVery Positive82% of 5,580 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%, Survival 18.9%, RPG 15%, Strategy 9.4%, Post-apocalyptic 6.2%
- #14 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,019 reviews2015
Dev: Northway Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 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 26.1%, Survival 18.1%, Building 15.7%, Base Building 14.7%, RPG 9.2%
- #15 Dead Engine
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 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 29.6%, Base Building 19.2%, Survival 15%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%, Strategy 7.5%
- #16 Flesh Eaters
87% 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 46.2%, RPG 17.7%, Survival 12.1%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 8.1%
- #17 League TD
86% 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 29.7% ★, Old School 28.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Base Building 10.6%, Zombies 6.5%
- #18 Dying Breed
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 206 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 25.8%, Base Building 20.2%, Dystopian 14.9%, Old School 12.1%, Strategy 10.9%
- #19 Crush the Castle Legacy Collection
85% matchVery Positive85% of 336 reviews2022
Dev: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 58.5%, Strategy 18.2%, Action 13.4%, Singleplayer 9.9%
- #20 Trash Horror Collection 4
84% matchVery Positive84% of 115 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 42.3%, Action 30.4%, Adventure 25.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #21 Ultimate Zombie Defense
83% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 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 44.7%, Survival 16.7%, Action 10.6%, Base Building 9.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #22 Urban Strife
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 371 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
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 31.1%, Survival 20%, Base Building 18%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 9.4%
- #23 Machine Mind
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 374 reviews2026
Dev: Chudo-Yudo GamesPub: Targem Games
Windows · Mac
Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS. You will fight, craft modules, build your transport, develop and protect your base. You can control other vehicles to automate operations. Discover all the secrets of the destroyed world!
Why similar: Base Building 16%, Survival 16%, Building 15.5%, Action RPG 12%, RPG 9%
- #24 Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,312 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 43.3%, Survival 18.7%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
- #25 Infection Free Zone
79% matchVery Positive80% of 17,172 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 17.3 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 35.4%, Base Building 25.6%, Survival 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Strategy 10.1%
- #26 Highrisers
82% matchMostly Negative38% of 121 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 17.3%, Zombies 16.5%, Old School 16%, Building 15.7%, Dystopian 12.7%
- #27 Dead Unending
81% matchMixed46% of 117 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 31.6%, Base Building 19.2%, Survival 17.4%, Open World 7.5%, Post-apocalyptic 6.7%
- #28 Zombie Defense
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 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 56.9%, Survival 19.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Tower Defense 6.2%, Action 5.1%
- #29 State of Decay
78% 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 41.5%, Survival 24%, Base Building 8.8%, Open World 7.9%, RPG 5.8%
- #30 Commando Collection
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,531 reviews2024
Dev: Macrojoy
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 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 55.8%, Action 44.2%
- #31 Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,460 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.0 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 43.5%, RPG 34.5%, Action 16.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #32 After Long Night
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 434 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 28.2%, Base Building 17.6%, Building 16.2%, Survival 16.1%, Strategy 9%
- #33 Grim Nights
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 25.1%, Survival 21.2%, Base Building 20.5%, Building 15.1%, Strategy 11.4%
- #34 The Last Ninja Collection + Bonus Games
75% matchVery Positive98% of 99 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 46.8%, Adventure 37.6%, Combat 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #35 Crazy Flasher 7 Mercenary Empire(stand-alone Version)
78% matchMixed51% of 246 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 32.3%, Action RPG 23.7%, RPG 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Old School 7.3%
- #36 Epic Battle Fantasy Collection
75% matchVery Positive96% of 363 reviews2022
Dev: Matt Roszak
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 46.2%, RPG 20.4%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%
- #37 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
74% matchVery Positive83% of 67,089 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 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 33.8%, Survival 25.6%, Base Building 19.9%, Open World 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 4.7%
- #38 Diplomacy is Not an Option
73% matchVery Positive85% of 11,517 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 45.4%, Base Building 28.3%, Survival 15.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Tower Defense 3.4%
- #39 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 677 reviews2025
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 28.1%, Gun Customization 18.4% ★, Building 15.3%, Base Building 12.3%, Strategy 8.1%
- #40 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 193 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 27.2%, Survival 20.8%, Base Building 19.7%, Building 13.2%, Strategy 9.9%
- #41 Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Three
73% matchVery Positive84% of 67 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 44%, Old School 33.2%, Action 19.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #42 The Last Haven
72% matchMixed61% of 1,526 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 25.9%, Survival 18.2%, Strategy 17.1%, Building 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
- #43 Deadstone
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 70 reviews2014
Dev: Timeslip Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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%, RPG 19.2%, Strategy 15.3%, Action 15.2%, Action RPG 12.7%
- #44 Night of the Dead
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,732 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 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 28.6%, Building 17%, Survival 16.8%, Base Building 16.2%, RPG 8.5%
- #45 Ninja Kiwi Archive
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,694 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.7 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 28.8%, Survival 26.3%, Action 17.7%, Tower Defense 13.6%, Singleplayer 7.3%
- #46 City Defense Z
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 300 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 30.7%, Survival 19.4%, Base Building 18.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
- #47 Z Dawn
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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%, Building 19.5%, RPG 13.3%, Strategy 11.9%
- #48 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 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 36.9%, Survival 25.2%, RPG 9.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Open World 7.4%
- #49 Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
66% matchVery Positive97% of 338 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
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 38.4%, RPG 33%, Action 17.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #50 ZED ZONE
68% matchVery Positive80% of 3,539 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 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 30.5%, Survival 20.4%, Building 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%, RPG 8.1%
- #51 Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,639 reviews2020
Dev: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings together six classic titles in one game: Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent. The collection also features Z-Chaser, an exclusive new mode created just for this set of games.
Why similar: RPG 54.4%, Action 40.1%, Singleplayer 3%, Adventure 2.5%
- #52 Armor Clash II
71% matchMixed60% of 116 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 63%, Action 37%
- #53 YORG.io 3
70% matchMixed68% of 328 reviews2019
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 44.7%, Strategy 25.7%, Open World 14.7%, Tower Defense 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #54 Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2
67% matchVery Positive86% of 569 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 43.8%, RPG 34.4%, Action 17.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #55 Dead Grid
65% matchVery Positive94% of 463 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Zombies 52.7%, RPG 15.8%, Strategy 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #56 Spiritual Warfare & Wisdom Tree Collection
71% matchMixed53% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Wisdom TreePub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 48.7%, Action 28%, Adventure 23.3%
- #57 Gods of the Fallen Land
69% 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 28.4%, Strategy 28.1%, Base Building 23.2%, Action 17.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #58 Don't Escape Trilogy
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Adventure 66.7%, Singleplayer 21.8%, Indie 11.5%
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Dev: DochiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based strategy game where your tactical decisions are key to surviving relentless waves of enemy attacks. While battles unfold automatically, your choices before the clash, such as resource management, unit training, and skill selection, are critical to securing victory.
Why similar: Strategy 33.2%, Base Building 32.5%, Survival 16.2%, Tower Defense 10.9%, Singleplayer 4.9%