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Squad Zero is a squad-based open-world RPG with survival and strategy elements. The world has fallen to a zombie plague. Gather your squad, explore abandoned towns, scavenge resources, and build a base while the living and the dead fight for survival.

Why similar: Zombies 16.4%, Survival 14.8%, Sandbox 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Base Building 12.2%

"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.

Why similar: Survival 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Sandbox 13.4%, Zombies 13.4%, Open World 12.7%

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: Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Zombies 16.4%, Survival 13.6%, Open World 11.6%, Sandbox 11.1%

Rocks, Tools, Hordes is a survival crafting game where a brave little girl explores vast caves, builds her base, and battles endless zombie waves. Play the Demo! Add to Wishlist! Mine resources, craft gear, and pilot powerful robots to withstand the horde. Robots, rocks, and really rude zombies.

Why similar: Survival 17.7%, Sandbox 14.8%, Open World 14.5%, Zombies 11.3%, Base Building 10.4%

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 16.6%, Survival 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Open World 13.9%, Base Building 12.9%

Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.

Why similar: Zombies 25.9%, Survival 20%, Open World 16.2%, Base Building 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%

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 28.8%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Base Building 8%

Necrocyte is a stylized open-world zombie survival game. In a world overrun by the Zombies, survival is your only goal. Explore, fight, and endure as you face relentless horrors in a brutal, unforgiving landscape. The infected are everywhere — they will hunt you down without mercy.

Why similar: Zombies 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Survival 13.4%, Open World 12.1%, Base Building 10.7%

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 19.7%, Survival 18.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Open World 11.1%, Base Building 10.1%

The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Zombies 13%, Survival 13%, Base Building 12.6%, Crafting 12.3%

Z: The End is a top-down shooter survival game set in a world infested with zombies. Explore a world destroyed by disease, scavenge for supplies and weapons, and survive as long as you can against the zombies and nature.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Sandbox 14.7%, Base Building 12%, Open World 10.7%, Zombies 10.2%

Survival Story is a zombie-infested world where every step can be the last. Look for food and water, hunt and craft, and find out all the secrets that this world hides. Can you survive in a harsh world where everyone wants to kick your ass?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Sandbox 16.2%, Zombies 13.1%, Survival 13%, Open World 10.6%

See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 15.1%, Open World 14.5%, Crafting 13.9%

A survival FPS where you must maintain the tactical advantage to survive your environment. Explore caves and bunkers, unlock secrets, and contain the situation in the valley to restore peace. Unlock new quests along the way that will give you the power to save what is left.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Zombies 15.4%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 13%, Base Building 11.8%

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.

Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Survival 15%, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 13.3%

Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 13.1%, Zombies 12%, Base Building 11.9%, Open World 11.9%

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 17.6%, Zombies 15.3%, Survival 14.2%, Crafting 12.7%, Base Building 12.5%

2 years have passed since a virus totally unknown to humanity originated in your small town. People have become aggressive and cannibalistic.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Zombies 17.4%, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 13.8%, Base Building 13.7%

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 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, Survival 19.8%, Sandbox 12.1%, Crafting 9.3%

You crashed near a city infested by an unknown virus, you discover a world of nightmare infested with zombies but also by fanatics. Deliver yourself, craft, build and fight for your survival and the other survivors that populate this world in this survival game.

Why similar: Zombies 21%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Survival 18%, Open World 15%, Base Building 14.1%

Undead Wilderness: Survive the unforgiving jungle, unravel its mysteries, and escape the relentless horde of bloodthirsty zombies. Scavenge, manage resources, and fight for your life in a heart-pounding race against the growing undead threat.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Zombies 17.6%, Survival 16.2%, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 15%

Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Zombies 17.4%, Survival 14%, Sandbox 12.7%, Crafting 12.5%

Stranded after a storm, survive the uncharted dangers of Paloma Island. Gather resources, craft tools, and build shelter in this open-world sandbox survival adventure. Explore lush biomes and diverse locations, uncover secrets, and face wildlife and enemies to stay alive.

Why similar: Survival 17.1%, Base Building 16.4%, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 14.8%, Zombies 13.3%

Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.

Why similar: Zombies 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Sandbox 13.5%, Survival 11.5%, Open World 11.2%

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 22.9%, Survival 21.3%, Open World 17.8%, Base Building 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11%

The Road Behind Us is an urban survival game about about you, your dog, and a dead city. Explore abandoned skyscrapers, rooftops, basements, underpasses, and more. Craft out of a semi truck and take your base with you, or fix up an abandoned building and call it home.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Survival 18.2%, Sandbox 17%, Zombies 10.2%, Crafting 9.3%

Survive the alien arrival in DISTANT VISITANT, a top-down open-world sandbox. Master talents from marksmanship to cooking while managing hygiene and hydration. Adapt to seasons where winter freezes crops and lakes. Craft, build, hunt, and find survivors. Prepare for them, this is just the start.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Survival 15.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, Base Building 14.2%, Open World 13.2%

Stranded on post-apocalyptic Earth centuries after humanity's exodus, "A Silent Desolation" is a solo survival game developed by one person. Face dangers, craft, explore, and uncover secrets while repairing a shuttle base to escape.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Survival 15.9%, Sandbox 15%, Base Building 13.8%, Open World 13.7%

A top-down 2D survival shooter with base building and crafting. Explore procedurally generated islands, secure resources, and defend—or raid—player bases in tense online PvP. Every run reshapes routes, chokepoints, and risk.

Why similar: Survival 19%, Crafting 16.3%, Base Building 15.3%, Sandbox 14.9%, Open World 11.1%

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 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Survival 14.2%, Sandbox 13.4%, Open World 12.4%

Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

Why similar: Survival 26.2%, Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Base Building 20.3%, Crafting 6.9%, Open World 5.6%

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Open World 22.6%, Sandbox 21.9%, Survival 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Base Building 11.2%

New Spring is a open world zombie survival RPG where you spend the daytime exploring and scavenging for tools and weapons, and defend your base when night falls. How long can you stave off the hordes?

Why similar: Sandbox 16.1%, Open World 15%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 11.8%

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 26.5%, Survival 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Open World 17.3%, Base Building 9.1%

You are a young scientist whose experiment turned into a disaster. When you wake up in the heart of a creepy forest, where every whisper of the wind hides a threat, you realize: there are no rules here. There is only hunger, fear, and shadows hungry for your flesh.

Why similar: Survival 23.4%, Sandbox 22.1%, Crafting 20.7%, Open World 15.8%, Exploration 6.9%

Welcome to Last of Humanity, an online open-world sandbox multiplayer zombie survival game. Travel the zombie wasteland as you attempt to rebuild society controlling key locations to manufacture & produce equipment for survival. Forage, Craft and shoot your way to survival from the dead and living.

Why similar: Sandbox 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Zombies 14.2%, Crafting 13.1%, Survival 12.3%

In a world ravaged by a catastrophic event, humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. In "Parasitic Descent," you step into the boots of a lone survivor navigating the haunting remnants of a once-thriving civilization.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Zombies 22.4%, Survival 21.7%, Crafting 14.7%, Open World 7.9%

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

Why similar: Survival 21.9%, Zombies 20.3%, Open World 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Crafting 12.8%

“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: Survival 23%, Zombies 22.1%, Sandbox 15.2%, Crafting 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%

Survive on an island overrun by zombies, destroy infected nests with molotovs to collect samples, and signal for rescue before it’s too late.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.6%, Survival 21.3%, Base Building 17.1%, Zombies 11.8%, Open World 10.3%

Mine, loot, craft, build, fight, and explore the open world in this Minecraft/Terraria-inspired game. It includes quests from NPCs, farming and fishing, as well as a variety of arcade games to play in-game.

Why similar: Sandbox 20.8%, Crafting 20.1%, Survival 18.1%, Open World 13.3%, PvE 8.3%

LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.

Why similar: Zombies 21.2%, Survival 18.1%, Base Building 12.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%

Zombase is a survival sandbox set in a fallen city with unique 2.5D visuals. Build or take over homes, scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, drive vehicles, and hold out through the day and night. There’s no ending—only how long you can last.

Why similar: Zombies 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Base Building 13.3%, Sandbox 12.7%, Open World 11.9%

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

Why similar: Zombies 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 14.8%, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 13.1%

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 16.1%, Survival 16.1%, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 13.1%, Base Building 12.2%

Survival Z is an action-adventure game with survival elements, set in a semi-open world inspired by Brazil. Collect and manage resources, level up, hunt and eliminate all infected and other enemies scattered across the map, trade with merchants, and upgrade your arsenal.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.6%, Zombies 20.7%, Survival 17.1%, Base Building 15.5%, Open World 10.9%

The world is dying. The answer lies beneath. Dig deep into the husk of an ancient god-worm, build your defenses, slay the parasites that feed on its remains, and uncover the truth before it's too late.

Why similar: Open World 22.2%, Survival 21.1%, Sandbox 19.5%, Base Building 11.5%, Crafting 8.1%

You are at the epicenter of a nuclear explosion. Survive and leave the exclusion zone before the radiation becomes deadly. Explore the ruined post-apocalyptic world in search of resources and food. Fight zombies. Develop the bunker. Craft items.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Zombies 18.5%, Survival 15.6%, Crafting 13.3%, Base Building 10.9%

You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.

Why similar: Survival 23.7%, Base Building 20.1%, Sandbox 19.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Simulation 10.5%

Ozone Wipeout is a post apocalyptic zombie survival game in a procedurally generated open world. Staying alive is your only goal which is much easier said than done. Harsh weather conditions, zombies and resource scarcity are only a few of many things you will have to deal with.

Why similar: Zombies 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Survival 14.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Open World 12.9%

In a toxic, zombie-ridden wasteland, survival is brutal. Upgrade your RV into a foldable-space mobile base—farm, craft, gather resources, and fend off the undead to build your last safe haven.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Survival 12.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Zombies 12.4%, Crafting 10.6%

Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Survival 22.3%, Open World 18.4%, Zombies 17.5%, Crafting 10.9%

Fight, Mine, Explore, Survive, Build, Fortify, Adapt. Conquer the apocalypse as you build a base to survive the wild lands.

Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Survival 14.4%, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 13.4%, Open World 11.2%

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 18.8%, Survival 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Base Building 13.5%, Open World 13%

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 18.1%, Sandbox 15.1%, Zombies 13.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Open World 11.9%

Isla de la Muerte is an intense survival game filled with mystery and danger. Stranded on a remote island, you uncover the aftermath of a secret government experiment gone horribly wrong. Officially erased from records, the island is now overrun by hordes of relentless zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 26%, Survival 22.5%, Base Building 20.4%, Open World 17%, Crafting 7.8%

Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.

Why similar: Survival 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Zombies 16.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Open World 15.2%

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 23.8%, Survival 23.4%, Open World 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Sandbox 12.7%

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: Sandbox 17.4%, Survival 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Zombies 12.5%, Base Building 11.4%