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  1. #1 SurrounDead
    97% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
    Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.

    Why similar: Zombies 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Open World 13.8%, Open World Survival Craft 13.7%, Survival 13.5%

  2. #2 30 days to survive
    96% 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: Open World Survival Craft 23.5%, Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 10.5%

  3. #3 Survivalist
    96% matchVery Positive80% of 2,560 reviews2015
    Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 20.1%, Survival 14.4%, Open World Survival Craft 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Open World 10.1%

  4. #4 Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 868 reviews2024
    Dev: DAWINSTONE
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The open-world survival role-playing game "Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse" tells the story of Delta Team and his comrades as they work to rebuild a world devastated by humans and their race turned into zombies.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9%, Zombies 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Open World 12%, Survival 10.5%

  5. #5 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
    94% 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 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 10.5%, Loot 9.8%

  6. #6 Junk Survivor
    94% 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 20.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Open World 13%, Survival 12.8%, Crafting 10.5%

  7. #7 HumanitZ
    92% 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 17.1%, Open World Survival Craft 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Open World 10.7%, Survival 10.4%

  8. #8 Frozen State
    93% matchMixed64% of 549 reviews2016
    Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18%, Zombies 15.4%, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 10.4%, Open World 8%

  9. #9 iZolated
    91% 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: Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Zombies 13.9%, Open World Survival Craft 11.6%, Open World 11%, Sandbox 10.5%

  10. #10 Mist Survival
    90% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
    Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.4%, Zombies 20.3%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 8.1%

  11. #11 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
    89% 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: Open World Survival Craft 22.1%, Zombies 17.8%, Survival 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Open World 9.5%

  12. #12 State of Decay
    89% 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 32.4%, Survival 17.2%, Open World 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Sandbox 5.7%

  13. #13 Outbreak Island
    87% 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: Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Zombies 13.7%, Survival 13.7%, Sandbox 12.8%, Crafting 11.7%

  14. #14 LifeZ - Survival
    88% 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: Open World Survival Craft 27.3%, Zombies 19.5%, Survival 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%, Crafting 7.6%

  15. #15 Miscreated
    86% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
    Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.2%, Zombies 15.6%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%

  16. #16 No One Survived
    84% 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 20.6%, Survival 16.5%, Open World 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Crafting 11.9%

  17. #17 Project Zomboid
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
    Dev: The Indie Stone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.1%, Zombies 20.5%, Survival 15%, Open World 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%

  18. #18 Story Of the Survivor
    86% 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 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Survival 15.3%, RPG 14.2%, Crafting 13.8%

  19. #19 Deadly Flare
    83% matchMixed55% of 141 reviews2023
    Dev: Green Grass Games
    Windows

    A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9%, Zombies 14.1%, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 11.6%, Open World 10.5%

  20. #20 Gone: Survival
    84% matchMixed44% of 308 reviews2020
    Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Zombies 20.5%, Crafting 15.9%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 13.3%

  21. #21 Walking Zombie 2
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 13,034 reviews2019
    Dev: Alda Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Zombie singleplayer shooter in modern polygon graphics with rich RPG elements.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23%, Zombies 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Open World 10.4%, Survival 9.4%

  22. #22 INCUR Survival
    81% matchVery Positive84% of 103 reviews2022
    Dev: INCUR
    Windows

    A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30%, Zombies 20.1%, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 11.8%, Survival 11.4%

  23. #23 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
    82% matchMixed57% of 1,258 reviews2015
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9%, Zombies 23.9%, Survival 16%, Crafting 11.7%, Open World 10%

  24. #24 Survival Is Not Enough
    82% 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 65%, Action 20%, Adventure 15%

  25. #25 ZED ZONE
    78% matchVery Positive80% of 3,539 reviews2023
    Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.

    Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Open World 13.8%, Survival 13.2%, Crafting 12.8%

  26. #26 Dread Dawn
    77% 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 32%, Survival 16.7%, Open World 15.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Exploration 6.3%

  27. #27 Shadows of Kurgansk
    80% 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 22.3%, Survival 17.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Sandbox 10.2%, RPG 8.9%

  28. #28 Invasion 2037
    79% matchMixed60% of 157 reviews2019
    Dev: Little Beavers Games
    Windows

    Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive

    Why similar: Zombies 21.2%, Survival 15.9%, Loot 14.9%, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 12.5%

  29. #29 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: Open World Survival Craft 25.8%, Zombies 18.1%, Crafting 11.9%, Open World 11.2%, Survival 9.8%

  30. #30 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
    78% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
    Dev: TB Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.6%, Survival 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Open World 11.9%, Zombies 7.7%

  31. #31 Crafting Dead
    79% matchMixed57% of 158 reviews2017
    Dev: Ferullo Gaming
    Windows

    Crafting Dead is a post-apocalyptic multiplayer-based zombie survival game with a voxel theme. Aim high and punch low, survive at all costs!

    Why similar: Zombies 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 13.2%, Open World 13.1%

  32. #32 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
    76% 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 24.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Crafting 15.2%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Survival 11.8%

  33. #33 How to Survive
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 17,095 reviews2014
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    “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 25.9%, Open World Survival Craft 23.9%, Survival 16.7%, Crafting 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 6%

  34. #34 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
    76% matchMostly Negative39% of 96 reviews2021
    Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
    Windows

    V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.5%, Open World 12.2%, Survival 11.6%, Sandbox 9.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%

  35. #35 Dying Light
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 482,438 reviews2015
    Dev: Techland
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 60.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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 21.6%, Open World Survival Craft 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Open World 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.2%

  36. #36 Polygeddon
    73% matchMixed42% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital Dreamworks
    Windows

    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 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Open World 12.6%, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 11.6%

  37. #37 Flesh Eaters
    74% 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 43.9%, RPG 17.4%, Survival 10.6%, Indie 7.1%, Sandbox 6.4%

  38. #38 Megacraft Hentai Apocalipsis
    74% matchMixed65% of 96 reviews2021
    Dev: Boom Team
    Windows

    Megacraft Hentai Apocalipsis - This is a first person shooter set in a low poly open world. How long can you survive in the post-apocalypse?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.1%, Zombies 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Crafting 11.4%, Survival 10%

  39. #39 Skopje '83
    71% matchMixed69% of 168 reviews2025
    Dev: Dark-1Pub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    Explore a city thrust into disarray by an unknown event and survive the hordes of mutated abominations that lurk at every corner. You’ll have to fight through enemies & bosses, scavenge loot and survive the hostile city.

    Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 13.2%, Survival 12%

  40. #40 Unturned
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 561,138 reviews2017
    Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    Why similar: Zombies 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Crafting 14%, Open World 13.2%, Survival 13.1%

  41. #41 Nearly Dead
    73% matchMixed46% of 298 reviews2021
    Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
    Windows

    Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.

    Why similar: Zombies 34.9%, RPG 29.5%, Survival 15%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Action 6.2%

  42. #42 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 4,190 reviews2025
    Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Open World 13.1%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 9.5%

  43. #43 Zombie Watch
    73% matchMixed42% of 84 reviews2021
    Dev: Wildlak
    Windows

    Top-down open world single player / survival / RPG game with zombies and wildlife.

    Why similar: Zombies 39.1%, Survival 32.2%, RPG 19.9%, Adventure 5.2%, Indie 3.6%

  44. #44 Another Try 2
    70% matchMixed54% of 1,065 reviews2025
    Dev: Hoki Wolf Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.

    Why similar: Zombies 21%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Loot 19.7%, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 13%

  45. #45 Fallen Region
    72% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
    Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.

    Why similar: Zombies 18.9%, Open World Survival Craft 17.9%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%

  46. #46 Urge
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 476 reviews2021
    Dev: EnDrew
    Windows

    Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Crafting 10.4%, Open World 9.4%, Survival Horror 9.3%

  47. #47 Radiation Island
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 623 reviews2016
    Dev: Atypical Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.6%, Zombies 18.2%, Survival 17.7%, Open World 9.8%, Crafting 7.7%

  48. #48 V1RUZ
    70% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2022
    Dev: Polyverse GamesPub: Polyverse Studio
    Windows

    In V1RUZ, you see yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic in the USA. Learn how to craft weapons, tools and fight against the living and the dead to survive in this cruel, rotting world.

    Why similar: RPG 45%, Open World Survival Craft 26%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 7.7%

  49. #49 VEIN
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 9,542 reviews2025
    Dev: Ramjet Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.

    Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Open World 14.2%, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 9.9%

  50. #50 Apocalypse Island
    68% matchMixed41% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Bettini Games
    Windows

    As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.

    Why similar: Zombies 26%, Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 9.7%, Sandbox 8.9%

  51. #51 Andarilho
    69% matchMixed66% of 1,295 reviews2020
    Dev: SC Jogos
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    You are a guy with a backpack, just try to stay alive!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Zombies 13.6%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 11.7%

  52. #52 DREADZONE
    67% matchMixed51% of 1,171 reviews2025
    Dev: Eshed
    Windows

    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 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Open World 16.8%, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 15.7%

  53. #53 7 Days to Die
    63% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
    Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Open World Survival Craft 24.2%, Zombies 18.7%, Survival 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Open World 11.5%

  54. #54 IfSunSets
    66% 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: Open World Survival Craft 22.3%, Zombies 15.7%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 10.5%, Survival 9.4%

  55. #55 Z Dawn
    69% 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: Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 16%, Zombies 15.2%, Loot 15.1%

  56. #56 DARKEST DAYS
    65% matchMixed49% of 4,678 reviews2025
    Dev: NHN
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.

    Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Open World 16.9%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 9.7%

  57. #57 Next Day: Survival
    67% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
    Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.

    Why similar: Survival 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Open World 22.5%, Crafting 12.4%, Sandbox 5.9%

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