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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Zombies, Survival, Action, Singleplayer.

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Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.

Reviews: Mixed — 59% — of 333 reviews
Released: 2019-10-03
Developer: Richard East
Publisher: Volcanic Games
Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 89%

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    97% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

    Why similar: Zombies 14.2%, Tower Defense 13.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Gore 10.1%

  2. #2 VERSUS SQUAD
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2016
    Dev: DiezelPower
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

    Why similar: Gore 14.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Zombies 13.5%, Tower Defense 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%

  3. #3 Ultimate Zombie Defense
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
    Dev: Terror Dog Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

    Why similar: Zombies 23%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Gore 11%, Survival 7.9%

  4. #4 Final Days
    95% matchVery Positive89% of 105 reviews2018
    Dev: +7 Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Zombies 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Survival 9.5%

  5. #5 Zombie Builder Defense
    94% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.

    Why similar: Zombies 17.5%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Violent 9.6%, Gore 9.3%

  6. #6 Decision: Red Daze
    94% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Zombies 17.9%, Tower Defense 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Survival 11%

  7. #7 Zombie Defense
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2016
    Dev: Home Net Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.

    Why similar: Zombies 37%, Tower Defense 28.8%, Survival 11.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Horror 3.6%

  8. #8 Yet Another Zombie Defense
    92% 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 78.7%, Tower Defense 5.4%, Survival 4.6%, Co-op 3.3%, Shooter 1.4%

  9. #9 Defense: Abominations
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2018
    Dev: Ominous Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Defense: Abominations is a first person tower defense game where you try to survive the abominations stored in the laboratory, as long as you can.

    Why similar: Gore 21.4%, Violent 19.8%, Tower Defense 12%, Zombies 9.4%, Strategy 8.2%

  10. #10 The Last Stand Legacy Collection
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,566 reviews2021
    Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Survive the zombie apocalypse and make humanity's last stand in this three-game legacy bundle, revamped for modern hardware. Explore, build, and survive for as long as you can in The Last Stand, The Last Stand 2, and The Last Stand: Union City.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Violent 17.9%, Survival 13.6%, Gore 11.8%

  11. #11 10 Miles To Safety
    91% 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 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Gore 11.4%, Violent 11%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%

  12. #12 Infectonator: Survivors
    89% 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 33.3%, Tower Defense 20%, Survival 15.9%, Strategy 10.7%, Gore 6.7%

  13. #13 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
    89% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
    Dev: DEKLAZON
    Windows

    A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!

    Why similar: Gore 15.4%, Violent 15.1%, Zombies 14.3%, Co-op 8.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.6%

  14. #14 Blood And Zombies
    88% matchMixed53% of 450 reviews2022
    Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.

    Why similar: Zombies 26.1%, Violent 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Co-op 14.6%, Survival 14.6%

  15. #15 BARRICADEZ
    87% 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: Tower Defense 28.4%, Zombies 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Survival 11.7%, Strategy 9.4%

  16. #16 Wanna Survive
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2019
    Dev: PINIX
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.

    Why similar: Zombies 39.9%, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, Survival 19.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Indie 3.4%

  17. #17 Borderwatch: Dark Armada
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.Pub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
    Windows

    As a part of the Borderwatch team, scavenge, defend and survive against zombie hordes in this 3rd person action horror survival! Will you be able to see the daylight?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, Zombies 19.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 6.9%

  18. #18 FatalZone
    85% matchMixed67% of 2,256 reviews2024
    Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!

    Why similar: Zombies 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Survival 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Top-Down 7.5%

  19. #19 The Last Stand: Aftermath
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 6,552 reviews2021
    Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Survival 13.9%, Violent 9.5%

  20. #20 City Defense Z
    82% 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: Tower Defense 23.6%, Zombies 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Survival 13.5%, Strategy 7.5%

  21. #21 Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 161 reviews2015
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

    Why similar: Zombies 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Survival 15.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Top-Down 9.8%

  22. #22 Zombie Builder Defense 2
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows

    Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!

    Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 8.8%

  23. #23 Fort Zombie
    83% matchMixed67% of 153 reviews2018
    Dev: Kerberos Productions Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    In Fort Zombie, players are trapped in the small town of Piety, Indiana. Organize and build a defense shelter from an impending wave of undead. Choose a building to be your Fort and forage for Food, Weapons, Supplies and People.

    Why similar: Gore 32%, Violent 27.4%, Zombies 18.5%, Action 12.4%, Indie 9.7%

  24. #24 Minimalist Tower Defense
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,706 reviews2024
    Dev: Happy213
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

    Why similar: Tower Defense 36.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 12.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Top-Down 10.4%

  25. #25 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2017
    Dev: NukGames
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Zombies 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Gore 13.1%, Top-Down 7.7%

  26. #26 Road Defense: Outsiders
    80% matchVery Positive84% of 159 reviews2023
    Dev: Minicactus Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Tower Defense 20.3%, Isometric 19.2%, Shooter 6.8%

  27. #27 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
    Dev: Refinery Games
    Windows

    Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 24.3%, Zombies 16.4%, Isometric 15%, Survival 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%

  28. #28 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 885 reviews2019
    Dev: Giant Grey
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 35.9%, Zombies 25.8%, Gore 21.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Indie 3.8%

  29. #29 Deadstone
    79% matchMostly Positive80% of 70 reviews2014
    Dev: Timeslip Softworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Based on the inhospitable frontier world of Mars, against the backdrop of a bacterial outbreak, Deadstone offers a compelling blend of frantic combat and tower defense, backed by a highly nuanced character development system and strategic elements of resource management.

    Why similar: Violent 25.4%, Zombies 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Strategy 11.4%, Action 9.7%

  30. #30 Night of the Dead
    75% 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: Tower Defense 38.3%, Zombies 38%, Survival 20.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  31. #31 Infection Free Zone
    74% 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 36.6%, Post-apocalyptic 32.1%, Survival 15.3%, Strategy 11.3%, 3D 3%

  32. #32 Blood Waves
    77% matchMixed68% of 197 reviews2018
    Dev: Light Road Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 198.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.

    Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Tower Defense 19.7%, Survival 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Shooter 8.4%

  33. #33 Invention 3
    76% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
    Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows

    In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.

    Why similar: Zombies 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Gore 9.7%, Survival 9.6%, Violent 9.4%

  34. #34 After Long Night
    73% 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 27%, Tower Defense 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Survival 14.1%, Strategy 9.4%

  35. #35 Zombie City Defense 2
    77% matchMostly Positive70% of 208 reviews2016
    Dev: Mozg Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough?

    Why similar: Zombies 36%, Tower Defense 34.4%, Strategy 17.6%, Action 6.6%, Indie 5.3%

  36. #36 Last Outpost
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: Troyd Games
    Windows

    Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Zombies 24.4%, Isometric 18.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Combat 4.7%

  37. #37 Frontline Crisis
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 370 reviews2024
    Dev: BCQTPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 48.1%, Top-Down Shooter 37.3%, Strategy 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  38. #38 Firebase Defence
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2019
    Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
    Windows

    Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!

    Why similar: Gore 25.1%, Tower Defense 24.8%, Violent 23.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Action 5.9%

  39. #39 Deadly 30
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,859 reviews2014
    Dev: Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.

    Why similar: Zombies 40.5%, Survival 15.7%, Action 9.6%, Indie 7.3%, Gore 7%

  40. #40 First Day: Home Defender
    74% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2020
    Dev: BadWolf GamesPub: HandMade Games
    Windows · Linux

    Build and protect your home after a nuclear apocalypse!

    Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Gore 30.7%, Tower Defense 21.7%, Indie 14%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  41. #41 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
    69% 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 49.2%, Survival 27.8%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 7.7%

  42. #42 Dead Sky
    76% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.

    Why similar: Zombies 64.4%, Action 19.1%, Indie 16.5%

  43. #43 Creeping Dusk
    71% matchMixed67% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: PolyShroom
    Windows · Linux

    Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 43.5%, Isometric 15.8%, Zombies 15.2%, Strategy 14.7%, 3D 5.2%

  44. #44 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    Why similar: Zombies 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Survival 16.2%, Top-Down 10%, 3D 4.9%

  45. #45 Armed to the Gears
    72% matchMixed63% of 212 reviews2020
    Dev: Deonn Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Isometric 13.1%, Shooter 8.5%

  46. #46 Atom Zombie Smasher
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,085 reviews2011
    Dev: Blendo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.8%, Zombies 30.1%, Co-op 12.2%, Strategy 9%, Top-Down 9%

  47. #47 Strain Tactics
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2017
    Dev: Touch Dimensions Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!

    Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Gore 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Strategy 10.5%

  48. #48 Hell Warders
    71% matchMixed56% of 171 reviews2019
    Dev: Anti Gravity Game StudiosPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Face the gates of Hell in a fusion of third-person action, RPG and Tower Defence. Repel the demons alone or in co-op by building defences. Upgrade powerful units to help you in battle, before jumping into the fight yourself, with an arsenal of skills and weapons to rip apart the oncoming swarm.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 47.3%, Co-op 22.6%, Strategy 15.7%, Action 8.7%, 3D 5.6%

  49. #49 Tower Survivors
    69% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Final Screw
    Windows · Linux

    Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.8%, Tower Defense 24%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Zombies 15.2%, Shooter 5.1%

  50. #50 Last Farewell
    70% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2022
    Dev: Flat Tail Studios ABPub: Flat Tail Studios AB
    Windows

    Last Farewell is a Survival Co-op game where you are tasked to work together with others (or solo) in order to ensure your own survival for as long as possible. Gather supplies and craft during the day in order to protect yourself and the sanctuary, the Town Hall, during the night.

    Why similar: Violent 21.6%, Zombies 19.4%, Survival 16.4%, Co-op 13.8%, Horror 8.8%

  51. #51 Grim Nights
    69% 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: Tower Defense 37.8%, Zombies 26.6%, Survival 20.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  52. #52 Last Hope - Tower Defense
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
    Dev: JE Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 46.2%, Zombies 32.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Top-Down 8%, Indie 4%

  53. #53 KUNKUN Defender
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 962 reviews2024
    Dev: Seal
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    KUNKUN Defender is an FPS + tower defense game where players need to resist zombie invasions in different regions affected by a virus outbreak until a helicopter comes for rescue.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22.8%, Zombies 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Horror 15.6%, Survival 9.9%

  54. #54 Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,006 reviews2019
    Dev: HuaYiTianXinPub: DigiPotato
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    You'll play as a survivor in a world overrun by zombies. Explore and interact with other survivors, making tough choices about whether to help or exploit them. Defend against zombies, collect resources, craft, and fortify your shelter. Use strategy to escape this world and return to safety.

    Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Gore 14.9%, Survival 13.8%, Violent 13.2%

  55. #55 Defender Bros
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
    Windows

    Prepare your defenses during the day and survive until dawn. Defender Bros is a Top-Down Tower Defense Roguelike where you play as a Soldier defending your Base. Pick between multiple abilities as you level up to increase you power, then after each run buy perks and get stronger

    Why similar: Tower Defense 54.3%, Strategy 17.7%, Top-Down 16.6%, Indie 4.1%, Action 3.7%

  56. #56 Nation Red
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,776 reviews2009
    Dev: DiezelPower
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

    Why similar: Zombies 34.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Gore 9.3%, Survival 6.9%

  57. #57 Survivors Of The Zombie World
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Dafu Game Studio
    Windows

    Survivors Of The Zombie World is a 3D pixel-style zombie survival game. Survivors fight in a world full of zombies. Your goal is to survive, find food, ammunition, medicine and other supplies on the map and try to survive.

    Why similar: Zombies 19%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Survival 11.7%

  58. #58 GROSS
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2023
    Dev: hangry owl games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.5%, Gore 21.1%, Zombies 18.6%, Strategy 8%, Shooter 7.9%

  59. #59 Dead Engine
    65% 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 27%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Inventory Management 16.5%, Survival 12.5%, Top-Down 8%

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