Games Like DYSMANTLE

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 25.8%, Survival 23.1%, Open World 20.4%, Base Building 20.3%, Sandbox 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the base-building and zombie-survival loop, providing a similar post-apocalyptic management feel.

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 28.6%, Survival 27.1%, Open World 18.2%, Crafting 10.3%, Sandbox 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, isometric survival experience with complex mechanics that mirror the scavenging and survival intensity found in DYSMANTLE.

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: Survival 24.3%, Zombies 23.6%, Base Building 16.7%, Open World 16.5%, Sandbox 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: The heavy focus on environmental destruction and crafting makes it a perfect match for players who enjoy dismantling the world around them.

Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

Why similar: Survival 72.8%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 9.2%, Sandbox 4.1%, Adventure 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging survival experience with a distinct art style and a deep crafting system that rewards exploration.

'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: Hunting 19.4% ★, Zombies 16.9%, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 12.8%, Open World 12%

Why You'll Like It: It combines open-world survival with tower-defense elements, appealing to those who enjoy fortifying their position against zombie hordes.

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 21.3%, Survival 17%, Base Building 15.7%, Open World 15%, Crafting 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that captures the classic zombie-apocalypse scavenging loop with a focus on modern survival mechanics.

An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

Why similar: Survival 20.1%, Crafting 19.1%, Open World 17.7%, Base Building 16.5%, Sandbox 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game balances dungeon crawling and combat with a relaxing building and farming system that feels very similar to the pacing of DYSMANTLE.

Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

Why similar: Crafting 18%, Survival 17.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Open World 17.8%, Sandbox 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down exploration and crafting game features a similar sense of discovery and progression as you expand your base into new biomes.

A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

Why similar: Survival 23.2%, Open World 20.8%, Crafting 18.5%, Base Building 18%, Sandbox 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredible sense of adventure and building freedom that resonates with the exploration-heavy gameplay of DYSMANTLE.

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: Survival 32.8%, Open World 23.4%, Crafting 19%, Zombies 6.1%, Sandbox 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The blend of intense survival, base construction, and uncovering the mysteries of a hostile environment is highly comparable.

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: Survival 26%, Open World 21.9%, Base Building 19.3%, Crafting 15.5%, Sandbox 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the survival and building mechanics, offering a more modern and visually immersive take on the genre.

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 29.7%, Survival 25.7%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 13.2%, Base Building 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The top-down perspective and focus on crafting gear to survive waves of zombies align perfectly with the core gameplay of the seed game.

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: Survival 25.1%, Zombies 23.4%, Open World 17.6%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the importance of shelter and resource management while exploring a world threatened by both zombies and environmental hazards.

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 28.8%, Survival 21.1%, Open World 19.2%, Base Building 10.2%, Loot 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, open-world zombie survival experience with a focus on looting and managing resources in a dangerous landscape.

I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!

Why similar: Agriculture 20% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Open World 13.5%, Base Building 12.1%, Survival 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more relaxed, cozy take on the post-apocalyptic survival genre with a heavy emphasis on base-building and crafting.

Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.

Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Base Building 19.8%, Crafting 17.9%, Open World 16.7%, Sandbox 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The perspective shift and focus on building a base in a hostile, oversized world provide a fresh take on the survival-crafting genre.

Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.

Why similar: Agriculture 32.7% ★, Fishing 21.7% ★, Crafting 17%, Sandbox 9.3%, RPG 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a more lighthearted approach to survival and building, focusing on exploration and community development.

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Why similar: Survival 24.6%, Crafting 21.8%, Sandbox 19.2%, Open World 14.4%, Exploration 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The ability to mine and destroy almost any block in the world provides that same satisfying sense of environmental manipulation.

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 39.2%, Survival 27.7%, Crafting 14%, Top-Down 9%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelite survival game focuses on scavenging and combat, capturing the tension of exploring a ruined world.

Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.

Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Survival 17.3%, Crafting 15.9%, Base Building 15.4%, Open World 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: It introduces a unique twist on zombie survival by allowing you to control and customize your own zombie companions.

Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

Why similar: Crafting 23.1%, Open World 22.3%, Agriculture 19.2% ★, RPG 8.9%, Sandbox 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on crafting, gathering, and building within an RPG framework makes it a great choice for those who enjoy the non-combat aspects of DYSMANTLE.

Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more!

Why similar: Survival 21.6%, Crafting 16.5%, Base Building 14.8%, Open World 14.1%, Sandbox 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that focuses on building and resource management in a stylized, hand-drawn world.

Piece by piece, create your own world in this relaxing Wild West-inspired worldbuilder. Craft, farm, hunt, build your base, and explore.

Why similar: Open World 19%, Crafting 17.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 14.8%, Sandbox 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The modular world-building and survival mechanics offer a unique way to explore and craft your own path through the wilderness.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Open World 19.5%, Crafting 17.7%, Base Building 17.7%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: While underwater, the core loop of gathering resources, upgrading tools, and building a base is incredibly similar in its satisfying progression.

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Why similar: Survival 35%, Crafting 20.7%, Open World 16.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Sandbox 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The constant need to scavenge and expand your base while surviving in a hostile environment mirrors the progression loop of DYSMANTLE.

A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?

Why similar: Crafting 18.3%, Hunting 17.2% ★, Survival 16.9%, Base Building 13.8%, Open World 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on crafting and exploration in a sandbox environment provides a similar sense of freedom and progression.

Grenades are holy relics. Shotguns are spellcraft. In this top-down survival action-RPG, you've been summoned as the Guardian of a fantasy realm invaded by modern world. Scavenge artifacts, forge weapons, build outposts, brew potions, and hunt the corruption devouring the land. Play solo or co-op.

Why similar: Hunting 15.2% ★, Destruction 14.7%, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 11.4%, Base Building 11.4%

Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

Why similar: Base Building 28%, Survival 27.3%, Crafting 15.8%, Open World 13.2%, Sandbox 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game adds a layer of colony management to the post-apocalyptic survival formula, perfect for those who enjoy base-building strategy.

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

Why similar: Crafting 19%, Base Building 18.9%, Survival 16.6%, Open World 15.3%, Sandbox 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique mobile base-building mechanic that keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging as you survive volcanic eruptions.

Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!

Why similar: Survival 31.4%, Open World 26%, Crafting 20.6%, Sandbox 8.9%, RPG 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive open world with deep building and survival mechanics that cater to those who love establishing a foothold in a dangerous land.

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 18.1%, Zombies 14%, Crafting 13.8%, Base Building 13.2%, Open World 11.7%

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 34.8%, Survival 29.1%, Crafting 19.7%, Open World 7.1%, RPG 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series provides a classic top-down zombie survival experience that emphasizes crafting and resource management.

In the prologue of Above Snakes, you awake in a destroyed settlement and help the survivors rebuild it. After that, expand the world with world pieces, craft, farm, hunt, build a base, and fight to find out more about what happened.

Why similar: Crafting 17.8%, Zombies 15.6%, Base Building 15.5%, Open World 12.8%, Survival 12.3%

Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!

Why similar: Agriculture 19.5% ★, Fishing 19.1% ★, Crafting 18.2%, Base Building 17.9%, Open World 9.9%

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 28.7%, Survival 21.4%, Open World 18.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 4.8%

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 22.1%, Survival 17.2%, Crafting 16.5%, Loot 16.2%, Base Building 16%

Post apocalyptic survival farming, green the world to survive !

Why similar: Survival 62.8%, Simulation 24.4%, Indie 12.8%

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Crafting 23.8%, Survival 23.6%, Base Building 13.3%, Agriculture 9% ★, Sandbox 8.9%

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 23.3%, Survival 18.5%, Open World 16.5%, Base Building 15.7%, Dystopian 8.5%

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

Why similar: Base Building 21%, Survival 20.8%, Crafting 19.3%, Open World 14.9%, Sandbox 9.5%

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: Survival 18%, Zombies 18%, Base Building 17.9%, Open World 17.1%, Crafting 16.7%

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 32.5%, Survival 22.3%, Open World 18.8%, Base Building 9.3%, Sandbox 4.9%

You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!

Why similar: Zombies 23.1%, Survival 16.7%, Open World 16%, Crafting 14.8%, Sandbox 9.1%

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 21.9%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 15.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Base Building 11.1%

This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.

Why similar: Survival 24.8%, Zombies 23.8%, Open World 20.5%, Crafting 16.2%, Sandbox 5.2%

Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

Why similar: Survival 23.6%, Open World 16.4%, Base Building 15.2%, Loot 15%, Top-Down 9.5%

Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.

Why similar: Hunting 21.4% ★, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 12.6%

Build and defend villages of vegetable folk from deadly feral beasts in the blighted world of The Hollow. Explore, gather, and fight! You can even invite your friends. Can you craft the perfect village?

Why similar: Open World 23.4%, Survival 23.4%, Base Building 16.4%, Sandbox 14.4%, Exploration 8.7%

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 22.4%, Survival 17.8%, Open World 16.4%, Crafting 15.4%, Sandbox 9.8%

Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.

Why similar: Survival 20.5%, Open World 18.4%, Crafting 17%, Base Building 14.4%, Sandbox 9.2%

Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!

Why similar: Survival 20.8%, Open World 19.9%, Sandbox 13.6%, Base Building 9.5%, Crafting 8.8%

The apocalypse has come, brought by pollution, wars and disease! Your mission is to save your land... or what’s left of it. Alone or with your friends gather, recycle, craft, build, plant, explore, fight & help survivors.

Why similar: RPG 14.6%, Agriculture 11.4% ★, Base Building 10.5%, Crafting 9.7%, Simulation 9%

It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.

Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Survival 19.9%, Open World 12.3%, Base Building 11.4%, Crafting 9.4%

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 37.9%, Zombies 23.3%, Crafting 14%, RPG 6.7%, Adventure 5.9%

Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

Why similar: Crafting 33.6%, Open World 26.8%, Sandbox 19.6%, RPG 11.1%, Simulation 4.1%

Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.

Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Base Building 18.4%, Open World 15.3%, Survival 15.2%, Agriculture 14.6% ★

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 19.4%, Survival 17.8%, Open World 16.6%, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 11.5%

Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.

Why similar: Survival 18.2%, Crafting 16.8%, Zombies 15%, Base Building 14.9%, Open World 11.8%

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 22.4%, Survival 18.5%, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 10.2%, Open World 7.7%