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Games Like HumanitZ

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Survival, Open World, Zombies, Open World Survival Craft.

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 11,640 reviews
Released: 2026-02-06
Developer: Yodubzz Studios
Publisher: indie.io
Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 14.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 76%

Overview

HumanitZ stands out for its accessible isometric perspective combined with deep, gritty survival mechanics and rewarding base-building. These recommendations prioritize games that capture that same blend of scavenging, crafting, and managing threats in a post-apocalyptic world, ranging from hardcore isometric simulations to expansive 3D sandbox experiences.

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  1. #1 Project Zomboid
    97% 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: Zombies 19.8%, Open World Survival Craft 17.2%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 10%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive isometric zombie survival experience that shares the deep crafting and scavenging mechanics found in HumanitZ.

  2. #2 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 67,089 reviews2020
    Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 22.3%, Base Building 16.9%, Survival 16.5%, Open World 14%, Multiplayer 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers the best-in-class base management and community-building systems within a zombie-infested open world.

  3. #3 SurrounDead
    96% 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 26.1%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Open World Survival Craft 12.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A very similar isometric survival title that focuses on looting, inventory management, and surviving against zombie hordes.

  4. #4 7 Days to Die
    95% 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 17.3%, Zombies 15.9%, Survival 13.5%, Base Building 10.8%, Open World 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A premier survival game that excels in voxel-based base construction and intense horde-defense mechanics.

  5. #5 No One Survived
    94% 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 19.4%, Survival 16.6%, Open World 13.2%, Crafting 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A deep survival game that focuses heavily on realistic base building and resource management in an open world.

  6. #6 DYSMANTLE
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Survival 16.7%, Base Building 15.8%, Open World 15%, Crafting 14.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a satisfying isometric exploration loop where almost every object in the environment can be broken down for resources.

  7. #7 How to Survive 2
    94% matchMixed69% of 10,988 reviews2016
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 23.8%, Open World Survival Craft 20.2%, Survival 17%, Crafting 8.5%, Open World 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides an isometric perspective with a strong emphasis on crafting gear and building a secure base against the undead.

  8. #8 Night of the Dead
    92% 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 16.7%, Zombies 13.8%, Base Building 10.1%, Crafting 8.4%, Survival 8%

    Why You'll Like It: Features intense base-defense mechanics and complex crafting systems that cater to players who enjoy fortifying their position.

  9. #9 Welcome to ParadiZe
    91% matchMixed67% of 1,247 reviews2024
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 15.3%, Open World Survival Craft 11.6%, Base Building 9.4%, Isometric 9.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines isometric action with a unique zombie-taming mechanic that adds a fresh twist to the survival genre.

  10. #10 VEIN
    90% 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 17.8%, Base Building 13.7%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 12%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: An early-access title that captures the gritty, scavenging-focused atmosphere of post-apocalyptic survival.

  11. #11 Dread Dawn
    91% 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 27.7%, Survival 15.4%, Base Building 14.6%, Open World 12.2%, Sandbox 11.6%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game that emphasizes exploration and sandbox-style survival in a zombie-ridden city.

  12. #12 Once Human
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 167,251 reviews2024
    Dev: Starry Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.7%, Base Building 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Survival 10.4%, Open World 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A large-scale multiplayer survival game that adds supernatural elements to the traditional crafting and building loop.

  13. #13 SCUM
    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025
    Dev: Gamepires
    Windows
    Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.3%, Zombies 15.1%, Survival 12%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 10%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly detailed survival simulation for players who want a more hardcore and realistic experience.

  14. #14 The Infected
    89% 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: Open World Survival Craft 20.3%, Base Building 13.8%, Zombies 11.6%, Crafting 10.7%, Survival 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust base-building experience where players must manage hunger, thirst, and environmental threats.

  15. #15 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
    86% 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 25%, Base Building 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Open World 10.9%, Online Co-Op 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game with complex AI interactions and community management that mirrors the human-centric focus of HumanitZ.

  16. #16 The Front
    86% matchMixed68% of 10,753 reviews2025
    Dev: Samar Studio
    Windows
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Survival 11.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world survival game that excels in large-scale base building and tactical combat.

  17. #17 Mist Survival
    87% 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 22.4%, Zombies 19%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 11.3%, Base Building 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, slow-paced survival where scavenging and environmental hazards are the primary threats.

  18. #18 DeadPoly
    85% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,800 reviews2022
    Dev: TFL Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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: Open World Survival Craft 16.3%, Zombies 14%, Base Building 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Survival 9%

    Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival game that focuses on quick looting and base defense in a multiplayer environment.

  19. #19 Survive the Nights
    83% 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 18.1%, Open World Survival Craft 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Survival 11.4%, Sandbox 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic survival mechanics and the necessity of fortifying structures against waves of enemies.

  20. #20 Zelter
    84% matchMixed48% of 1,968 reviews2020
    Dev: G1 PlaygroundPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    All the horrors of zombie apocalypse in adorable pixelated form! Craft, explore and rescue people in a city overrun by the zombie horde. Good luck, survivors!

    Why similar: Zombies 23.4%, Survival 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Open World Survival Craft 11.3%, Open World 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art isometric game that packs in surprisingly deep crafting, farming, and base-defense mechanics.

  21. #21 Subsistence
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,601 reviews2016
    Dev: ColdGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2%, Survival 15.8%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 10.5%, Base Building 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that emphasizes long-term resource management and building a defensible home in the wilderness.

  22. #22 DARKEST DAYS
    82% 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 18.2%, Open World 11.5%, Survival 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Base Building 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play open-world survival game that offers a large map for players to explore and build within.

  23. #23 Outbreak Island
    81% 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: Survival 14.9%, Zombies 13.9%, Sandbox 12.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Crafting 11%

    Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven survival game that encourages exploration and sandbox-style interaction with the world.

  24. #24 IfSunSets
    81% 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 15.7%, Zombies 13.1%, Base Building 10.3%, Crafting 8.8%, Survival 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a unique day/night cycle where players must build and fortify during the day to survive the horrors of the night.

  25. #25 Decision: Red Daze
    82% 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 22.5%, Survival 14.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Open World 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric action-RPG that integrates survival and base-building elements into a fast-paced combat loop.

  26. #26 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
    78% 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 21%, Zombies 20%, Survival 13.4%, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game that emphasizes tactical decision-making and resource management in a turn-based format.

  27. #27 DREADZONE
    79% 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 16.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Survival 14%, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 12.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that emphasizes team coordination against post-apocalyptic threats.

  28. #28 Unturned
    79% 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 19.2%, Survival 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A highly accessible sandbox survival game that remains a staple for multiplayer zombie-survival fans.

  29. #29 State of Decay
    80% 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 30.7%, Survival 17.4%, Open World 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Base Building 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the core loop of community management and base building in a zombie apocalypse.

  30. #30 Deadside
    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,013 reviews2024
    Dev: Bad Pixel
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.3%, Survival 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Open World 10.6%, Base Building 9.3%

  31. #31 Miscreated
    78% 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 28.3%, Zombies 15.3%, Survival 15%, Open World 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%

  32. #32 State of Decay: YOSE
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 12,799 reviews2015
    Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 26.9%, Survival 16.6%, Base Building 14.2%, Open World 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%

  33. #33 Enshrouded
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 98,202 reviews2024
    Dev: Keen Games GmbH
    Windows
    Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.

    Why similar: Base Building 18.3%, Open World 16.9%, Survival 16.2%, Crafting 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11.8%

  34. #34 Infection Free Zone
    73% 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 28.5%, Base Building 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Survival 12.8%, Sandbox 10.1%

  35. #35 XERA: Survival
    75% matchMixed66% of 7,888 reviews2021
    Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.6%, Base Building 14.8%, Survival 10.8%, Crafting 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%

  36. #36 PolyZ
    74% matchMixed50% of 266 reviews2024
    Dev: Thirteen37 Games™
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 17.4%, Base Building 13.7%, Zombies 12.1%, Survival 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%

  37. #37 Infestation: The New Z
    75% matchMixed54% of 33,896 reviews2016
    Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.

    Why similar: Zombies 35.5%, Survival 18.6%, Open World 15.3%, Multiplayer 11%, PvP 4.9%

  38. #38 Soviet Survival
    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Hunt Studio
    Windows

    Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.

    Why similar: Zombies 13.3%, Base Building 9.5%, Survival 8.6%, Isometric 8.4%, Open World 7.7%

  39. #39 ZED ZONE
    72% 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 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 13.8%, Crafting 13%

  40. #40 Undawn
    73% matchMixed54% of 6,521 reviews2023
    Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.

    Why similar: Survival 14.8%, Open World 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Crafting 11.6%, Zombies 10.3%

  41. #41 MISERY
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 17,893 reviews2025
    Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    MISERY is a 1–5 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 16%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Survival 10.6%, Base Building 10.6%, Online Co-Op 9.2%

  42. #42 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 9,646 reviews2024
    Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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: Open World Survival Craft 21.5%, Base Building 14%, Survival 12.3%, Crafting 10.6%, Open World 9.7%

  43. #43 Dead Maze
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,790 reviews2018
    Dev: Atelier 801
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Dead Maze is a 2D MMO game set in a destroyed contemporary world, filled with zombies. Explore the world, scavenge and craft as many items as possible, to survive the hostile environment and upgrade your gear and camp as you go.

    Why similar: Zombies 30%, Survival 21%, Open World 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.5%

  44. #44 Taora : Beginning
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 2,228 reviews2023
    Dev: Tulpar Games
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Taora : Beginning offers the limited introduction experience to Taora : Survival, an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse!

    Why similar: Zombies 16.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Base Building 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Open World 11%

  45. #45 Walking Zombie 2
    71% 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 19.7%, Zombies 17.3%, Survival 10.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Open World 9.6%

  46. #46 Survival Machine
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 669 reviews2025
    Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.4%, Zombies 13%, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 10.2%, Survival 10.1%

  47. #47 Necesse
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 reviews2025
    Dev: Fair Games ApS
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31%, Open World 10.3%, Survival 10.1%, Crafting 9.9%, Sandbox 9.5%

  48. #48 Sunkenland
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 22,996 reviews2023
    Dev: Vector3 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.6%, Survival 13.6%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 9.8%, Open World 8.1%

  49. #49 Green Hell
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 reviews2019
    Dev: Creepy Jar
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.8%, Survival 14.9%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Crafting 9.1%

  50. #50 LifeZ - Survival
    71% 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 23.4%, Zombies 19.8%, Survival 13.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Crafting 7.2%

  51. #51 DayZ
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 456,703 reviews2018
    Dev: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 272.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 15%, Survival 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Open World 9.1%, Online Co-Op 8.4%

  52. #52 Plains of Pain
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 692 reviews2023
    Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
    Windows

    Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 17.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Survival 9.1%, Crafting 9.1%

  53. #53 Zompiercer
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 4,081 reviews2020
    Dev: DDDimanN
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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 20.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Sandbox 12%, Survival 11.3%

  54. #54 The Last Stand: Aftermath
    67% 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 35%, Survival 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Crafting 10.1%, Shooter 8.4%

  55. #55 Infestation: The New Beginning
    70% matchMixed42% of 25,431 reviews
    Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 58.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.

    Why similar: Zombies 41.3%, Survival 19.6%, Open World 11.7%, PvP 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.1%

  56. #56 The Survivalists
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,935 reviews2020
    Dev: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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: Open World Survival Craft 19.8%, Crafting 13.9%, Survival 13.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11.1%

  57. #57 CastleMiner Z
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 11,088 reviews2014
    Dev: DigitalDNA Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.1%, Zombies 16.5%, Survival 12.2%, Sandbox 7.9%, Open World 7.3%

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