Games Like Dying Light: The Beast

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Parkour 18.5%, Zombies 17.1%, Open World 10.9%, Gore 8.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match on Steam, with the same first-person parkour, melee-heavy infected combat, open-world exploration, and co-op built around day-versus-night tension.

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Zombies 22.2%, Parkour 19.5%, Open World 10.7%, Gore 9.3%, Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original still delivers the series' signature loop of rooftop traversal, scavenging, brutal close-quarters combat, and terrifying nights full of hyper-aggressive infected.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Zombies 29.6%, Gore 16%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers first-person co-op zombie slaying, detailed gore, weapon improvisation, and a more action-forward version of the same undead survival fantasy.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Zombies 39.2%, Open World 16.6%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Gore 10.8%, Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Techland's earlier open-world zombie formula shares the same first-person melee focus, co-op structure, and scavenging-heavy apocalypse feel, just with less parkour.

Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.

Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Open World 22.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Horror 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Although third-person, it nails open-world zombie survival, tense travel through dangerous wilderness, and the feeling of being hunted by overwhelming hordes.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Zombies 35.9%, Open World 15.5%, Gore 15%, Multiplayer 12%, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like Dying Light's roots, it mixes first-person zombie combat, co-op progression, looting, and dangerous outdoor exploration in a hostile infected world.

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 33.4%, Open World 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person open world, constant zombie threat, scavenging, and excellent co-op make it a great pick if you want a more survival-driven take on the formula.

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 37.7%, Open World 23.7%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Gore 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong alternative if you want an open zombie world, co-op play, scavenging runs, and the constant pressure of managing survival against the infected.

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Why similar: Zombies 49.3%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%, Gore 8%, Horror 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear, it delivers excellent co-op zombie action and huge swarms that recreate the panic and momentum of fighting through infected-infested spaces.

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Open World 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the harsh open-world apocalypse side of Dying Light with multiplayer survival, scavenging, and ever-present danger from both zombies and other survivors.

Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

Why similar: Zombies 42.1%, Gore 17.3%, Multiplayer 14%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is another co-op-focused zombie FPS with frantic pacing, grotesque special infected, and a strong emphasis on team survival under constant pressure.

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Open World 32.8%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Horror 17.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This modern follow-up offers an even stronger mix of open-ended wilderness survival, horror, co-op, and brutal encounters with monstrous enemies.

No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.

Why similar: Zombies 47.5%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 12.3%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person co-op, dark horror tone, and high-stakes zombie encounters make it a strong match for the more desperate and terrifying side of Dying Light.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Open World 31.8%, Horror 22.9%, Zombies 10.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Gore 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It trades zombies for cannibal mutants, but its first-person wilderness survival, horror atmosphere, exploration, and co-op tension feel very close in spirit.

Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.

Why similar: Open World 33.8%, Post-apocalyptic 27.7%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 7.1%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Even without traditional zombies, its first-person open-world exploration, horror atmosphere, scavenging, and constant danger hit a very similar survival-action mood.

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Zombies 29.4%, Gore 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part is fast first-person gore and mowing through hordes with friends, this is one of Steam's best pure co-op alternatives.

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Zombies 60.4%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Gore 7.8%, Horror 6.9%, Post-apocalyptic 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the open world and parkour, but few games match its co-op zombie intensity, pacing, and desperate fight-for-survival energy.

London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

Why similar: Zombies 44.6%, Open World 12.1%, Horror 9.3%, Gore 9%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a slower, harsher first-person zombie game that captures the fear, scarcity, and constant vulnerability that Dying Light can evoke at night.

Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.

Why similar: Zombies 48.7%, Open World 18.7%, Gore 13.5%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world zombie game leans more arcade-like, but its huge undead crowds, improvisational combat, and citywide chaos make it a natural alternate fix.

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 30.3%, Open World 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Gore 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers open-world zombie survival with crafting, scavenging, base building, and co-op, making it a solid pick if you want a sandbox spin on the concept.

Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

Why similar: Zombies 26.2%, Horror 15.4%, Gore 14.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Violent 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is more linear and single-player, but its first-person horror-action blend and monstrous enemies make it a strong fit for players who want the fear and brutality.

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 23%, Parkour 18.3%, Zombies 17.1%, Gore 16.5%, Violent 8%

Why You'll Like It: If the 'beastly powers' angle interests you most, this open-world gore-fest channels that same fantasy of becoming an unstoppable monster in an infected city.

Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.

Why similar: Zombies 32.7%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Gore 14.3%, Horror 14%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its infected city setting, scavenging-heavy survival loop, and multiplayer focus make it a good fit if you want a more grounded online zombie experience.

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 43%, Open World 22.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Exploration 4.2%, First-Person 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a moody open-world zombie sandbox with looting, exploration, and constant undead pressure that should click with survival-focused Dying Light fans.

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 30.1%, Open World 22.5%, Gore 17.4%, Violent 10.9%, Realistic 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its sprawling world, survival systems, and zombie-infested multiplayer sandbox appeal to players who like the open-world survival side of Dying Light more than the story.

HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.

Why similar: Zombies 32%, Open World 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Multiplayer 12%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world zombie survival game emphasizes scavenging, crafting, and cooperative survival in a dangerous infected landscape.

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 42.9%, Open World 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Realistic 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more systemic and less action-focused, but few games rival its depth when it comes to surviving a persistent zombie apocalypse alone or in co-op.

Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...

Why similar: Zombies 40.5%, Open World 19.2%, Gore 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Violent 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a lighter and sillier take on zombie carnage, yet it still offers open-area exploration, massive hordes, and lots of gleefully excessive undead destruction.

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: Zombies 45.5%, Post-apocalyptic 26.8%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its blockier presentation hides a very relevant loop of open-world zombie survival, first-person scavenging, co-op, and base-building freedom.

Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.

Why similar: Parkour 36.8%, Open World 22.2%, Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%, Violent 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps horror for punk energy, but its open-world traversal, mutant hordes, and momentum-based combat scratch a similar movement-driven action itch.

It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

Why similar: Zombies 35.4%, Gore 17%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 11%, Multiplayer 10.3%

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 45%, Open World 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Gore 5.1%

A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.

Why similar: Gore 28.4%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Violent 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 10.1%

You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!

Why similar: Zombies 49.2%, Open World 16.3%, Gore 13.8%, Horror 8%, Action 5.6%

Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?

Why similar: Open World 31.9%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Horror 6.9%

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 46%, Gore 17.1%, Open World 13.2%, Horror 7.8%, Multiplayer 5.3%

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 26.6%, Open World 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Horror 8%

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Gore 12.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Open World 9%

Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.

Why similar: Zombies 38.5%, Horror 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, First-Person 8.8%, Realistic 5.5%

Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.

Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, Horror 14.8%, Action RPG 7.6%, First-Person 6%, RPG 5.5%

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 21.8%, Open World 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Gore 12.6%, Horror 9.8%

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 46.1%, Open World 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Horror 3.7%

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Multiplayer 28.7%, First-Person 14.1%, Gore 9.8%, Realistic 6.3%

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Open World 20.4%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.

Why similar: Open World 23.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21%, First-Person 11%, Action RPG 8.1%, Gore 8.1%

A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.

Why similar: Zombies 47.9%, Parkour 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Action 8.7%, Adventure 3.4%

Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.

Why similar: Zombies 23.9%, Open World 18%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Multiplayer 12.6%, First-Person 9.1%

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: Zombies 28.5%, Open World 26.1%, Horror 17.8%, Gore 12.7%, First-Person 9.2%

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 33.2%, Open World 19.3%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 8.3%, Horror 8.3%

The Black Masses is an open world first-person fantasy co-op RPG. You find yourself stranded on an island corrupted by a strange black substance. Its unsuspecting inhabitants, once a strong flourishing society, have been possessed into mindless creatures, bent on the destruction of life.

Why similar: Zombies 30.2%, Gore 15.1%, Open World 13.6%, RPG 10.8%, Action 9.5%

Dead Rising returns with modern graphics in this Deluxe Remaster!

Why similar: Zombies 48.7%, Horror 17%, Gore 11%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Action 7.6%

Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.

Why similar: Zombies 33.2%, Gore 18.2%, Horror 12.9%, Violent 10.4%, Open World 6.7%

Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.

Why similar: Open World 33.5%, First-Person 16.6%, Action RPG 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%, RPG 9.4%

You must survive a monster infested zoo while searching for key shards that unlock the truth to its origin. Collect all the key shards by solving puzzles throughout the grounds and put a stop to the monster mayhem.

Why similar: Open World 25%, Horror 21.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 10.2%

Become a deadly Master Assassin in this action-adventure game. Explore the streets of ninth-century Baghdad through the eyes of Basim. Take down your targets while seeking justice as part of the Hidden Ones.

Why similar: Parkour 38.6%, Open World 22.8%, Action RPG 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, RPG 5.5%

The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.

Why similar: Zombies 51.2%, Open World 16.9%, Gore 11%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Action 5.4%

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 30.8%, Open World 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Exploration 5.5%

You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

Why similar: Parkour 23.2%, Open World 22.7%, Gore 15.3%, Zombies 14.3%, Violent 6%