Games Like Infestation: The New Z

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 28.1%, Survival 15.5%, Massively Multiplayer 13.8%, Open World 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It’s the closest free-to-play match on Steam, with open-world zombie survival, looting, base building, vehicles, and PvP on persistent multiplayer servers.

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 23.7%, Survival 18.4%, Massively Multiplayer 11.7%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: DayZ delivers the same high-stakes loop of scavenging, stashing gear, surviving zombies, and fearing hostile players across a huge open world.

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: Survival 21.2%, Massively Multiplayer 19.3%, Open World 17.8%, Multiplayer 14%, Co-op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This free shared-world survival shooter captures a similar mix of looting, base progression, multiplayer tension, and monster-infested open-world exploration.

Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.

Why similar: Zombies 34.6%, Survival 15.1%, Multiplayer 15%, Massively Multiplayer 12.6%, Survival Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a free online zombie survival game centered on tense scavenging, gear management, and surviving in a shared world full of infected threats.

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: Survival 24.6%, Open World 17.9%, Massively Multiplayer 11.7%, FPS 11.2%, Multiplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Deadside focuses on the same kind of open-world loot runs, safe storage, squad firefights, and survival-shooter PvP that made The New Z appealing.

Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.

Why similar: Survival 25.1%, Open World 23.1%, Multiplayer 16.9%, PvP 9.3%, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a persistent online wasteland built around scavenging, harsh survival systems, and dangerous player encounters in a large map.

Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 22%, Survival 21.5%, Open World 20.3%, FPS 12.7%, Multiplayer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This free MMOFPS emphasizes looting, trading, open-world travel, and PvP in a bleak post-apocalyptic setting that feels very adjacent to The New Z.

Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.

Why similar: Zombies 28.2%, Massively Multiplayer 17.9%, Survival 17.9%, Open World 16%, FPS 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: SCUM gives you a deeper sandbox version of the formula with zombies, open-world PvP, base raiding, and long-form survival progression.

Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.

Why similar: Survival 26.2%, Massively Multiplayer 15.4%, Zombies 13.8%, Open World 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Even though it’s battle royale-focused, it shares the same H1Z1-style gunplay DNA and survival-shooter pacing as The New Z’s competitive side.

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: Zombies 30.3%, Survival 23.8%, Open World 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Massively Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Miscreated matches the large-map survival shooter feel with hidden stashes, base building, environmental threats, and constant player danger.

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 18.3%, Massively Multiplayer 18.2%, Open World 17.3%, Zombies 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This free open-world zombie survival shooter blends co-op exploration, resource gathering, and shared-world combat in a very New Z-like package.

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 35%, Survival 24%, Open World 18.1%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Survival Horror 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a grounded multiplayer zombie survival game focused on scavenging, managing needs, and staying alive in an open world.

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 35.3%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 17.2%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Shooter 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its free-to-play zombie open-world structure and accessible multiplayer survival design make it one of the more direct modern alternatives.

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: Zombies 36.8%, Survival 25%, Open World 15.5%, Multiplayer 11.8%, FPS 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more into crafting and base defense, but the zombie survival, looting, and persistent multiplayer world are a strong fit.

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 35.8%, Survival 18.8%, Open World 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, PvP 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shifts to an isometric view, but the core loop of scavenging, building, teaming up, and surviving a zombie world is very similar.

The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

Why similar: Zombies 46.9%, Survival 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, FPS 5.1%, Open World 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This free co-op zombie FPS is a great fit if what you mainly loved was tense survival gunplay against the undead.

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 39.2%, Survival 23.2%, Open World 18.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Co-op 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It scratches the same survive-with-friends zombie itch through scavenging, supply runs, and building up a community in a hostile world.

'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

Why similar: Zombies 38.8%, Survival 17.9%, Open World 16.6%, Multiplayer 13%, PvP 6%

Why You'll Like It: Night of the Dead offers open-world zombie survival with looting, crafting, and defending your position against relentless undead pressure.

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 43.7%, Survival 24.9%, Open World 11.7%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Co-op 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This one keeps the focus on scavenging, crafting, and fighting off zombies, just in a more session-based co-op structure.

Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.

Why similar: Zombies 47.7%, Multiplayer 10.9%, FPS 9.8%, Shooter 8.4%, Survival Horror 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Another strong free co-op zombie shooter, it emphasizes teamwork and survival pressure in a stripped-down, accessible format.

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 36.3%, Open World 26.2%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Shooter 4.7%, Co-op 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a post-apocalyptic online survival shooter built around open-world looting, travel, and hostile encounters with other players.

STALZONE is the extraction shooter where you don't have to start over — and the only one with a world worth belonging to. You are invited to explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone twisted by anomalies and divided between rival factions whose territories shape the danger around you

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 23.8%, Multiplayer 23%, FPS 18.5%, Shooter 10.6%, PvP 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It trades zombies for anomalies and mutants, but the MMOFPS looting, faction conflict, and open-world firefights feel very close in spirit.

Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.

Why similar: Zombies 44.6%, Survival 16.4%, Multiplayer 14.8%, FPS 9.1%, Co-op 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers free zombie-focused multiplayer shooting with a faster, more arcade-like feel that overlaps with The New Z’s action side.

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 40.6%, Survival 25.4%, Open World 15.6%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: If you want the pure survival side pushed much deeper, Project Zomboid offers one of Steam’s best persistent multiplayer zombie sandboxes.

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: Zombies 40.3%, Survival 20.8%, Multiplayer 13.4%, PvP 7.1%, Third-Person Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: DeadPoly is a lighter but still solid match for multiplayer zombie scavenging, open-world exploration, and building up your supplies.

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 38.4%, Survival 21.5%, Massively Multiplayer 15%, Open World 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Despite the 2D perspective, it strongly matches on scavenging, crafting, and surviving a shared zombie apocalypse with other players.

Join the "Firefly" task force and unveil the sinister plot behind the exclusion zone in the world of Lost Light. You could either scavenge for supplies or go out with guns blazing and plunder. Survive the brutal domain where danger lurks in every corner!

Why similar: Survival 26.1%, Multiplayer 18%, Massively Multiplayer 14%, Open World 11.9%, Shooter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It isn’t a zombie game, but its stash management, looting, trading, and high-risk extraction-style progression hit similar rewards.

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: Zombies 34.3%, Survival 20.3%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Open World 11.5%, FPS 5%

Why You'll Like It: This older survival shooter still fits on core mechanics alone, with open-world exploration, co-op survival, and fighting off zombie hordes while gearing up.

DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

Why similar: Zombies 35.8%, Survival 30.6%, Open World 24.9%, Horror 4.5%, Action 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: DESOLATE mixes first-person scavenging, co-op survival, and monster-filled exploration in a bleak world that carries a similar tension.

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 43.1%, Survival 16.4%, Massively Multiplayer 13.9%, Open World 9.3%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.3%, FPS 20.6%, Zombies 17.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Massively Multiplayer 9.5%

Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 31.3%, Zombies 19.2%, Survival 18.5%, Open World 8.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%

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 46.2%, Survival 22.6%, Open World 18.6%, Shooter 3.6%, Co-op 2.7%

Counter-Strike Nexon is a Free to Play MMOFPS offering competitive PvP and PvE action including content from the original Counter-Strike and all new game modes, map creation function, weapons, and hordes of Zombies!

Why similar: Zombies 48.3%, FPS 13.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, PvP 5.8%, Co-op 5.5%

Anomaly Zone is an open world MMORPG and a post-apocalyptic shooter. Be a scientist, a soldier, a hunter or an engineer. Explore anomalous territories, search for artifacts, fight mutants and other players. Participate in mass PvP and PvE battles. The Zone is waiting!

Why similar: Zombies 27.3%, Massively Multiplayer 23.6%, Survival 18.2%, Open World 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.1%

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: Survival 22.6%, Open World 17.2%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Massively Multiplayer 15.6%, FPS 8.3%

Infestation: Battle Royale is a free-to-play, zombie-infested Battle Royale game. Fight in groups of 3 or solo until only one team remains standing. Discover a wide selection of maps, guns and customizations. Join in and let the good memories come back in this massively revamped all-time classic!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 37.5%, Zombies 37.2%, Survival 18.4%, Action 4.1%, RPG 1.4%

Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.

Why similar: Zombies 32.8%, Survival 22.2%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Open World 14.6%, Massively Multiplayer 4.9%

Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.

Why similar: Zombies 49.7%, Survival 13.9%, Multiplayer 13%, FPS 6.6%, Co-op 4.2%

Zombie Carnage 2 is a 32 player first person shooter where you will play both as a human and zombie. By killing zombies and infecting humans you will permanently level up, unlock weapons, attachments, zombie classes and more.

Why similar: Zombies 35.6%, Survival 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Massively Multiplayer 9%, FPS 8.4%

Team up with 64 players to fight off the horde of zombies in this post-apocalyptic FPS or join the horde against the living! Turn on your teammates and tear them apart. Level up and unlock new weapons, perks, clothing options and more! Equip your favourite loadout and join the fight!

Why similar: Zombies 37.9%, Survival 15.2%, Multiplayer 11.7%, FPS 9.8%, Co-op 6.3%

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 33.6%, Survival 16.9%, Massively Multiplayer 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.4%, FPS 8%

Fast paced FPS with high customizational freedom. From game mode customization to an in depth weapon tuning and attachment system up to detailed character customizations, while it was developed so you can choose to either go for high performance or graphical fidelity without an high end PC.

Why similar: Zombies 22%, Multiplayer 20.9%, FPS 20.6%, Open World 10.6%, Shooter 10%

BlackShot is a free-to-play, first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world.Join other mercenaries in brutal team combat, multiple game modes, and experience in-depth customization to create your perfect warrior!

Why similar: FPS 23.2%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Zombies 20%, Massively Multiplayer 12.7%, Shooter 11.5%

Free-to-play multiplayer action game in the entourage of the Second World War with total destructibility of the environment. Enjoy full freedom, build a defense, create your army, crush the enemy.

Why similar: Survival 20.8%, Multiplayer 16%, Massively Multiplayer 15.9%, Zombies 13%, FPS 12.7%

Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.

Why similar: Zombies 54.4%, Multiplayer 16%, Survival 12.1%, Co-op 6.2%, Shooter 5.5%

They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!

Why similar: Zombies 35%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 15.9%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Co-op 5.9%

CRSED: Cuisine Royale – is a brutal MMO last-man-standing shooter with realistic weaponry, elements of lethal mystic forces and incredible superpowers!

Why similar: Zombies 25.3%, Survival 13.7%, Massively Multiplayer 13%, Open World 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%