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  1. #1 Infection Free Zone
    97% 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: Outbreak Sim 38.2%, Zombies 26.3%, Base Building 20.8%, Sandbox 9.5%, Simulation 4.2%

  2. #2 Dread Dawn
    96% 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 31.1%, Outbreak Sim 26.1%, Base Building 13.9%, Sandbox 13.3%, Exploration 7.3%

  3. #3 Night of the Dead
    96% 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 39.2%, Base Building 24.3%, Sandbox 20.2%, Simulation 7.2%, RPG 6.5%

  4. #4 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 718 reviews2025
    Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!

    Why similar: Zombies 46.1%, Base Building 27.4%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 10.5%

  5. #5 After Long Night
    94% 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 41.1%, Base Building 28.1%, Sandbox 21.1%, Simulation 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  6. #6 Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue
    93% matchVery Positive88% of 194 reviews2025
    Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue!

    Why similar: Zombies 52.8%, Sandbox 25.1%, Simulation 13.7%, Base Building 5.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  7. #7 Rebirth evolution
    94% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2023
    Dev: 异界游网络科技
    Windows

    2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 41.4%, Zombies 25%, Base Building 18.3%, Exploration 7.3%, Simulation 6%

  8. #8 Dead Engine
    91% 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 37.1%, Inventory Management 30.1%, Base Building 26.3%, Adventure 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  9. #9 Outbreak Island
    91% 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: Zombies 28.1%, Sandbox 26.3%, Base Building 21.6%, Exploration 13.8%, RPG 6.3%

  10. #10 Shadows of Kurgansk
    92% 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 46.1%, Sandbox 21.2%, Simulation 13.2%, RPG 9.9%, Adventure 7.9%

  11. #11 City Defense Z
    90% 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 57.8%, Base Building 38.2%, Singleplayer 4%

  12. #12 Nayati River
    89% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2021
    Dev: Worlds To Play
    Windows

    A single-player game of adventure and survival, set in a vast region infested with the dead. Build an autonomous camp, manage a community of survivors, look for the many who are missing, fight ferocious hordes, and unravel the mysteries of the legend of Nayati River!

    Why similar: Zombies 44.5%, Base Building 30%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 6.7%, Action-Adventure 4.9%

  13. #13 Flesh Eaters
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
    Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead

    Why similar: Zombies 59.7%, RPG 12.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Sandbox 8.7%

  14. #14 Z Dawn
    88% 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: Zombies 69.4%, RPG 25.6%, 2D 5%

  15. #15 Yet Another Zombie Defense
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 12,360 reviews2014
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.

    Why similar: Zombies 99.8%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  16. #16 Zafehouse Diaries 2
    87% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2017
    Dev: Screwfly Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse.

    Why similar: Zombies 49.6%, Base Building 29.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Simulation 8.5%

  17. #17 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
    84% 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 51.2%, Sandbox 22.9%, Exploration 10.9%, RPG 7.6%, Adventure 5.2%

  18. #18 Darfall
    84% matchMostly Positive74% of 470 reviews2025
    Dev: SquareNitePub: Paradox Arc
    Windows

    Darfall is a hero-based RPG city-building game that puts you in the role of a hero who must protect their home and help it grow! During the day, grow your hero’s might, find epic loot, master new abilities, and fortify your settlement. At night, survive the hordes of undead, until you triumph.

    Why similar: Zombies 34.2%, Base Building 28.5%, Sandbox 20.6%, Simulation 7.7%, RPG 6.8%

  19. #19 Cards of the Dead
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 reviews2021
    Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!

    Why similar: Zombies 61.5%, Simulation 13.6%, RPG 9.9%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  20. #20 Grim Nights
    85% 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 49.3%, Base Building 44.1%, 2D 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  21. #21 ZED ZONE
    83% 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: Outbreak Sim 40.9%, Zombies 31.4%, Sandbox 16.3%, Simulation 5.3%, RPG 4.6%

  22. #22 Night Raider
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,917 reviews2024
    Dev: TSUKUYOMIC
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Night Raider is a thrilling adventure exploration shooter game. Players need to carry weapons into the city occupied by zombies, as far as possible in various buildings to collect necessary supplies, evacuate alive to bring supplies back to the camp. But you have to face are not just zombies...

    Why similar: Zombies 42.2%, Inventory Management 36.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 7.2%, 2D 2.2%

  23. #23 Blood Night
    80% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2026
    Dev: Team
    Windows

    (Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.

    Why similar: Zombies 57.3%, Base Building 25.7%, Exploration 7.2%, Adventure 4.5%, 2D 2.9%

  24. #24 LifeZ - Survival
    82% 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 43.2%, Base Building 20.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Simulation 8.4%, RPG 6.8%

  25. #25 Survive the Nights
    79% matchMixed66% of 6,335 reviews2025
    Dev: a2z Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?

    Why similar: Zombies 40.4%, Inventory Management 31%, Sandbox 22.9%, Adventure 5.7%

  26. #26 Orion Sandbox Enhanced
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,099 reviews2018
    Dev: y8.com
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    This is a 2D crafting survival sandbox game. You will be able to explore a huge 2D side-view world, building houses, crafting tools, weapons and armour from the resources you collect. There is a day/night cycle and each night many dangerous monsters can be found and defeated.

    Why similar: Sandbox 54.4%, RPG 21.9%, Adventure 19.1%, 2D 4.6%

  27. #27 Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
    82% 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 54.8%, Sandbox 19.7%, Simulation 9.4%, RPG 8%, Adventure 6.7%

  28. #28 Dead Unending
    79% 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 52.3%, Base Building 34.8%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Adventure 6.1%

  29. #29 Undead Inc.
    78% matchMostly Negative34% of 174 reviews2024
    Dev: Rightsized GamesPub: Team17
    Windows

    Undead Inc. is a high-risk, high-reward resource management simulator where you establish and manage a local subsidiary of the Endswell Medical Corporation. Build, manage staff, conduct research, and trade in both cutting edge medical treatments and bleeding edge bioweapons.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 68.5%, Zombies 17.7%, Simulation 8.3%, Action-Adventure 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  30. #30 BARRICADEZ
    77% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2021
    Dev: Fly Penguin inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Barricadez is a mix of tower defense and survival game. Take on your care robot and explore the underground, find new blueprints, gather resources and build your defenses and traps to survive through the night against a myriad of zombie-like creatures. Your goal: to defend the defenseless cradle.

    Why similar: Zombies 56.3%, Base Building 37.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%, 2D 2.9%

  31. #31 Dead Age
    76% 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 66.6%, RPG 14.2%, Simulation 10%, Adventure 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  32. #32 Grim Realms
    75% matchMostly Positive80% of 425 reviews2024
    Dev: Edym Pixels
    Windows

    A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.

    Why similar: Zombies 32.9%, Base Building 32.8%, Sandbox 21.1%, Simulation 9%, 2D 2.7%

  33. #33 IfSunSets
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,127 reviews2024
    Dev: POLYMORPHPub: Smilegate
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    「IfSunSets」 is a survival RPG adventure game. During the day, secure necessary supplies across the island, and survive the night against strong and terrifying monsters that track you down. You can utilize resources you've secured to build a base to fend off threatening monsters.

    Why similar: Zombies 36.7%, Base Building 24.6%, Sandbox 20.9%, RPG 7%, Adventure 5.5%

  34. #34 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
    76% 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: Outbreak Sim 37.2%, Zombies 24.6%, Base Building 15.2%, Sandbox 12.4%, RPG 4.8%

  35. #35 Story Of the Survivor
    78% matchMixed61% of 64 reviews2016
    Dev: Kamil SzczepanikPub: Akamari Games
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Story of the Survivor is an action RPG that takes place during a zombie apocalypse. Surviving isn't going to be easy, and zombies aren't the only things to worry about. You must also eat and drink to survive as well as avoid other survivors.

    Why similar: Zombies 56.2%, RPG 17.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Simulation 12.3%

  36. #36 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
    77% 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 51.8%, Base Building 19.3%, Simulation 14.2%, RPG 12.9%, Singleplayer 2%

  37. #37 Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 10,961 reviews2026
    Dev: Brigada GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.

    Why similar: Zombies 59.4%, Base Building 24.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%

  38. #38 Infectonator: Survivors
    75% 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 74.7%, Simulation 10%, RPG 7.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  39. #39 Zombie Cure Lab
    72% matchMixed69% of 448 reviews2025
    Dev: Thera Bytes GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.

    Why similar: Zombies 36.8%, Base Building 29.5%, Sandbox 22.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  40. #40 Junk Survivor
    73% 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 39.7%, Sandbox 18%, Base Building 16.4%, Exploration 6.5%, Simulation 6.3%

  41. #41 iZolated
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 116 reviews2024
    Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
    Windows

    iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!

    Why similar: Zombies 24.6%, Base Building 18.8%, Sandbox 18.8%, Inventory Management 16.3%, Exploration 10.4%

  42. #42 Decision: Red Daze
    72% 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 55.8%, Base Building 30.6%, RPG 10.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  43. #43 The Infected
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 6,893 reviews2020
    Dev: DigX Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.

    Why similar: Base Building 27.6%, Zombies 27.4%, Sandbox 19.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Simulation 7.5%

  44. #44 Craft Hero
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2022
    Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero

    Why similar: Base Building 37.6%, Sandbox 29.8%, Simulation 10.9%, RPG 9.3%, Exploration 5.9%

  45. #45 They Don't Sleep
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 212 reviews2022
    Dev: Missing Middle Games
    Windows

    Eat, sleep, and shoot zombies in this survival simulator with roguelite elements. Battle to survive until you die and do it all over again. Level up your skills and keep your child alive as you fight to escape your wintry hell.

    Why similar: Zombies 77%, Simulation 13.7%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%

  46. #46 Survival Is Not Enough
    74% matchMostly Negative35% of 52 reviews2017
    Dev: Fixer Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Survival Is Not Enough is an open world first person zombie survival game. You wake up in a mysterious island and find out that you're infected. To survive you need to: build a shelter; protect yourself from dangers of this island; kill animals for food; kill zombies for underblood to cure yourself from zombie virus; The better you're...

    Why similar: RPG 56.6%, Adventure 43.4%

  47. #47 Decks of the Damned
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: Thorian GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows

    Raise an undead army in Decks of the Damned! Command your vampire minions, scavenge gear from fallen foes and craft powerful items to strenghten your forces. Defend by day, expand your domain by night, and shroud the land in darkness!

    Why similar: Exploration 58.3%, Simulation 21.4%, Singleplayer 10.2%, 2D 10.1%

  48. #48 HumanitZ
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,640 reviews2026
    Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 42.7%, Base Building 25.8%, Sandbox 19.4%, RPG 5.9%, Adventure 4.2%

  49. #49 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
    70% 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 55.2%, Exploration 16.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Adventure 6.9%

  50. #50 No One Survived
    67% 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 59.8%, Sandbox 15.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 4.9%, RPG 4.4%

  51. #51 State of Decay
    69% 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 59.6%, Base Building 13.9%, Sandbox 10.5%, RPG 4.6%, Exploration 4.6%

  52. #52 The Bonfire: Forsaken Lands
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 220 reviews2018
    Dev: Xigma Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Build, discover, craft and survive.Build your settlement in a snowy encampment, survive monster attacks and manage resources to uncover the secrets of the ancients.

    Why similar: Simulation 53.3%, RPG 40.8%, 2D 5.9%

  53. #53 Pixel Combat: Zombie Shooter
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2025
    Dev: Avega GamesPub: Brightika, Inc.
    Windows

    Pixel Combat Shooter is a pixel shooter where you have to fight for survival in a world plagued by zombie apocalypse. Defend your home from waves of zombies, build a time machine and fight unique bosses. Crafting, upgrades and a nostalgic atmosphere.

    Why similar: Zombies 47.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Exploration 17.7%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  54. #54 Forsaken Fortress Strategy
    73% matchMostly Negative34% of 197 reviews2015
    Dev: Photon ArenaPub: KISS ltd
    Windows

    Forsaken Fortress Strategy is a squad based, survival strategy game focused on base building and scavenging.

    Why similar: RPG 52.3%, Simulation 47.7%

  55. #55 Craft Hero - Prologue
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 157 reviews2022
    Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero

    Why similar: Base Building 44.8%, Sandbox 38.6%, Adventure 6%, Simulation 4.6%, 2D 3.1%

  56. #56 Stories from the Outbreak
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 153 reviews2024
    Dev: Coldwild Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?

    Why similar: Zombies 72.7%, RPG 11.8%, Exploration 9.5%, 2D 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  57. #57 Zombie Diner Simulator 🥩 💀
    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Octo Games studio
    Windows

    Zombie Diner — In a post-apocalyptic world, you run the only diner for the undead. Cook grotesque meals, serve hungry zombie patrons, and blast those who lose patience. Survival, management, and dark humor all on the menu!

    Why similar: Zombies 44.5%, Base Building 28.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Adventure 6.6%, Action-Adventure 6.2%

  58. #58 NecroCity
    68% matchMixed52% of 75 reviews2023
    Dev: Shift GamesPub: Gameparic
    Windows

    Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹

    Why similar: Base Building 52.2%, Zombies 43.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%

  59. #59 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
    65% 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 51.3%, Base Building 40.5%, Simulation 5.2%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  60. #60 30 days to survive
    67% 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 46.5%, Inventory Management 34.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Adventure 6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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