- #1 Project Zomboid
97% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Survival 23.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Open World 12.2%, Building 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive deep-simulation zombie survival game, offering unparalleled depth in crafting, shelter management, and survival mechanics.
- #2 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
96% 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 24.5%, Survival 17%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Open World 9.8%, Gore 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike survival game that emphasizes careful planning and resource management in a city overrun by zombies.
- #3 Dead Age
96% 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 32%, Survival 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, RPG 10.2%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based combat and RPG elements with survival management, closely matching the strategic feel of the seed game.
- #4 This War of Mine
95% matchVery Positive94% of 96,656 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
Why similar: Survival 55.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 7.7%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title focuses on the emotional weight of survival and the difficult moral choices required to keep a group of survivors alive.
- #5 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
94% matchVery Positive87% of 4,190 reviews2025
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.3%, Survival 20%, Open World 18.6%, RPG 11.9%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a blend of survival, base-building, and social interaction that captures the same management-heavy gameplay as the seed game.
- #6 Dead State: Reanimated
94% 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 41.4%, Survival 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, RPG 8.7%, Strategy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that mirrors the seed game's focus on managing a shelter and navigating complex social dynamics during a zombie outbreak.
- #7 Sheltered
93% matchVery Positive82% of 6,212 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.
Why similar: Survival 32.1%, Post-apocalyptic 31.7%, Building 8.2%, Strategy 6.8%, Open World 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic disaster management game where you must protect your family in a shelter, mirroring the resource-gathering and fortification loop.
- #8 Mist Survival
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Zombies 29.9%, Survival 27.5%, Open World 14.6%, Survival Horror 6.3%, Violent 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic survival experience with a strong focus on building a secure base and managing resources against environmental threats.
- #9 SKYHILL
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,576 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Survival 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Zombies 18.5%, Roguelike 8.6%, RPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelike that forces you to manage hunger and health while descending a dangerous hotel, mirroring the seed game's claustrophobic tension.
- #10 ZED ZONE
90% 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 23.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Survival 16.1%, Open World 11.3%, Building 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy survival game that focuses on realism and the technical aspects of surviving in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #11 State of Decay: YOSE
91% matchVery Positive82% of 12,799 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 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 33.3%, Survival 21.2%, Open World 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Survival Horror 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on community management and base-building in an open world, capturing the core loop of scavenging and fortification.
- #12 DYSMANTLE
89% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 31.5%, Survival 26%, Open World 18.5%, RPG 8.2%, Simulation 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the satisfaction of scavenging and clearing out a zombie-infested world, providing a more action-oriented but still survival-focused experience.
- #13 SurrounDead
89% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
Why similar: Zombies 33.7%, Survival 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Open World 14.5%, RPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A solid open-world survival game that emphasizes looting, base-building, and managing your inventory against zombie hordes.
- #14 No One Survived
86% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 22.1%, Survival 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Open World 12.3%, Survival Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the grind of survival, including complex crafting and base-building mechanics in a hostile world.
- #15 Decision: Red Daze
88% 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 26.1%, Survival 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Open World 12.1%, Building 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that incorporates base-building and survival elements, focusing on reclaiming territory from zombie-like creatures.
- #16 60 Seconds! Reatomized
87% matchVery Positive94% of 18,699 reviews2019
Dev: Robot Gentleman
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41.6%, Survival 31.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Horror 13%
Why You'll Like It: A high-pressure survival management game that forces you to make tough decisions with limited resources in a confined shelter.
- #17 VEIN
83% matchVery Positive90% of 9,542 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Zombies 25.5%, Survival 20%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Open World 14.1%, Survival Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A promising survival game that emphasizes base-building and scavenging, capturing the core loop of the seed game.
- #18 Dread Dawn
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,198 reviews2024
Dev: Kioop
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.
Why similar: Zombies 39.4%, Survival 22.7%, Open World 14.3%, Building 8.8%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that allows for significant freedom in how you fortify your position and manage your survival against the undead.
- #19 NEO Scavenger
85% matchVery Positive90% of 5,359 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.6%, Survival 31.5%, Roguelike 10.3%, RPG 8.1%, Open World 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that emphasizes exploration, crafting, and narrative decision-making in a dangerous post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- #20 Infectonator: Survivors
86% 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 35.1%, Survival 18.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Gore 5.8%, Roguelike 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused survival game that requires you to manage a group of survivors and make tactical decisions to escape a zombie-ridden world.
- #21 Zafehouse: Diaries
84% matchMixed68% of 440 reviews2013
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and...
Why similar: Zombies 32.8%, Survival 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game where you manage survivors in a zombie-infested town, focusing on planning and tactical decision-making.
- #22 DESOLATE
82% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Survival 26.1%, Zombies 23.5%, Open World 17.6%, Gore 11.9%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game that emphasizes exploration and the psychological toll of surviving in a dangerous, post-apocalyptic environment.
- #23 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
82% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 22%, Survival 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, RPG 8.2%, Open World 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes the struggle for resources and the need to constantly move to avoid being overrun.
- #24 Apocalypse Island
80% matchMixed41% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Bettini Games
Windows
As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.
Why similar: Zombies 32.6%, Post-apocalyptic 26.4%, Survival 22.8%, Open World 7.7%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that focuses on exploration and resource gathering in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #25 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
79% matchMixed61% of 343 reviews2024
Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 28.7%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, Survival Horror 17%, Survival 15.3%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven survival game that tasks you with managing a bunker and exploring the ruins of the world.
- #26 Jaws Of Extinction™
81% matchMixed54% of 386 reviews2019
Dev: Blood Eater GamesPub: Forthright Entertainment
Windows
The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.
Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Survival 15.8%, Gore 12.1%, Violent 10.2%, RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that requires careful planning and resource management to survive against both zombies and other survivors.
- #27 Invasion 2037
81% matchMixed60% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive
Why similar: Zombies 20.8%, Survival 17.3%, Violent 12.9%, Open World 9.3%, Survival Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-adventure game that emphasizes the exploration of a ruined world and the struggle to find necessary supplies.
- #28 How to Survive 2
78% matchMixed69% of 10,988 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 40.1%, Survival 29.7%, Open World 11.7%, Gore 7.4%, RPG 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more action-oriented approach to survival, focusing on crafting and defending your base against waves of zombies.
- #29 LifeZ - Survival
79% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: iDs Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Survival 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, RPG 7.2%, Open World 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward survival game that focuses on the basics of scavenging, crafting, and staying alive in a zombie-filled world.
- #30 30 days to survive
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: HeXPub: Laush Studio
Windows
"30 days to survive" - the game is going day, in a world where there is a zombie Apocalypse! The protagonist has to survive 30 days on a randomly generated map full of dead.
Why similar: Zombies 21%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Survival 14.1%, Gore 12.3%, Violent 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that challenges you to manage your needs and resources within a strict time limit.
- #31 Junk Survivor
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Survival 15.8%, Open World 10.7%, Building 9.3%
- #32 Night of the Dead
74% 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 28.5%, Survival 17%, Building 13.5%, Open World 13.2%, Survival Horror 13.1%
- #33 Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
77% matchMixed54% of 899 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.
Why similar: Zombies 26%, Survival 16%, Gore 12.5%, Open World 12.4%, Violent 10.6%
- #34 Drive 4 Survival
76% matchMixed65% of 303 reviews2020
Dev: M3M Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Zombies 20.2%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 15%, Building 9%
- #35 The Withering
76% matchMixed49% of 369 reviews2019
Dev: CM Softworks
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Have you ever thought or imagined how our world would look like after an apocalyptic event? What would we do if some of us were to survive? What world would we live in and what challenges would we face? What would you do?
Why similar: Zombies 25.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Survival 13.1%, RPG 6.8%, Open World 6.8%
- #36 Overgrown: Genesis
75% matchVery Positive82% of 227 reviews2020
Dev: Dystopian ProjectPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Survival Horror, with an erotic twist. A zombie outbreak ravages the world- you find yourself caught in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Stranded on the wrong side of the outbreak, will you be able to survive and fend off the shuffling hordes?
Why similar: Sexual Content 16.6%, Nudity 11.4%, RPG 10.9%, Zombies 10.3%, Violent 7.8%
- #37 Zelter
75% matchMixed48% of 1,968 reviews2020
Dev: G1 PlaygroundPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
All the horrors of zombie apocalypse in adorable pixelated form! Craft, explore and rescue people in a city overrun by the zombie horde. Good luck, survivors!
Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Survival 16.6%, Building 10.6%, Open World 9.6%
- #38 Megacraft Hentai Survival
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: Boom Team
Windows
Megacraft Hentai Survival is an open-world shooter where you decide where to go and what to do, your fate is in your hands. How long can you survive in a cubic post-Apocalypse?
Why similar: Zombies 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Survival 14.4%, RPG 7.7%, Sexual Content 7.4%
- #39 DARKEST DAYS
72% matchMixed49% of 4,678 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Survival 15.4%, Open World 12.7%, Gore 6.4%
- #40 State of Decay
73% 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 35.4%, Survival 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Open World 13.4%, RPG 4.1%
- #41 Nearly Dead
73% matchMixed46% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, RPG 18.9%, Strategy 16.4%, Survival 13.2%, Indie 8.4%
- #42 10 Miles To Safety
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 998 reviews2020
Dev: Trickjump Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.
Why similar: Zombies 29.6%, Gore 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Violent 12.9%, Survival 11.1%
- #43 FALL
69% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: 谭浩翔
Windows
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Survival 15.2%, Roguelike 8.5%, RPG 6.5%
- #44 Lifeless
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 552 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: Zombies 34.4%, Survival 19%, Gore 16.5%, Violent 13.7%, Open World 6.8%
- #45 SCUM
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 22.3%, Survival 18.3%, Gore 14.8%, Open World 13.7%, Violent 13%
- #46 Contagion VR: Outbreak
71% matchMixed64% of 697 reviews2020
Dev: Monochrome, Inc
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!
Why similar: Zombies 24.3%, Gore 12.7%, Survival Horror 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Violent 8.3%
- #47 Fallen Region
72% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 20.2%, Survival 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Open World 8.7%, Building 8.7%
- #48 Survivor Strain - Season 1
66% matchVery Positive96% of 198 reviews2026
Dev: Mr. Baker
Windows
In this story-focused adult visual novel you will try to survive and adapt to the new world, creating and protecting your faction of survivors in this new world. Fight the infected, experience romance, fight other factions, and protect your group.
Why similar: Zombies 27.3%, Post-apocalyptic 23.3%, Survival 16%, Sexual Content 9.8%, Survival Horror 6.9%
- #49 GearStorm - Armored Survival
71% 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 16.6%, Violent 11.9%, RPG 11.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Open World 10.9%
- #50 Infection Free Zone
67% 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 34.7%, Post-apocalyptic 32.5%, Survival 16.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 6.3%
- #51 Outbreak Island
66% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival 20.7%, Zombies 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Building 11%, Open World 10.2%
- #52 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
69% matchVery Positive81% of 2,242 reviews2018
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33%, Survival 28.6%, Open World 10.5%, Building 10.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #53 The Day Of Survival
68% matchMixed46% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
Windows
The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.2%, Zombies 22.2%, Survival 18.5%, Open World 8.4%, Adventure 6.8%
- #54 Mad Island
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,269 reviews2024
Dev: EmadePlus
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This survival game is packed with features including crafting, exploring, building, excavation, farming, fishing, capturing creatures, torture, battle, and a story with many forks along the way. The objective is to escape the island, but is that really your only choice?
Why similar: Sexual Content 24.9%, Gore 23.2%, Survival 16.9%, Nudity 15%, Open World 12.9%
- #55 Shadows of Kurgansk
70% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Zombies 25.9%, Survival 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%, Simulation 8.5%, RPG 8.3%
- #56 Girl Amazon Survival
70% matchMixed43% of 246 reviews2016
Dev: Kobra Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Stay alive fighting with the bandits and zombies. Hunt animals, build houses.
Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Violent 15.9%, Survival 12.4%, Simulation 12%, Survival Horror 8.5%
- #57 Frozen State
69% matchMixed64% of 549 reviews2016
Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.
Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Zombies 23.8%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Open World 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%
- #58 Plains of Pain
65% matchVery Positive85% of 692 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.7%, Survival 24.1%, Open World 17.7%, RPG 10%, Simulation 8.3%
- #59 Vorax
66% matchMixed63% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Zombies 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Survival 12.7%, Gore 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%