- #1 Frozen State
97% 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: Survival 22.5%, Open World Survival Craft 17.2% ★, Zombies 14.3%, Top-Down 9.7%, Crafting 7.2%
- #2 Project Zomboid
96% matchVery Positive94% of 450,585 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 83.6 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: Survival 23.7%, Open World Survival Craft 20.5% ★, Zombies 19.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Realistic 5.2%
- #3 LifeZ - Survival
96% 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 27.7% ★, Survival 20%, Zombies 18.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #4 Look Alive
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wabby's Land
Windows
It’s time to look alive and get to safety. Drive, scavenge, eat, and crush ragdoll zombies as you try to survive this vast world. Meet survivors and accept quests or make enemies and loot them all.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.2% ★, Zombies 18%, Survival 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Isometric 10.4%
- #5 Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,819 reviews2021
Dev: Rotorist Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Why similar: Cold War 25.3% ★, Survival 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Zombies 13.5%, Survival Horror 7%
- #6 HumanitZ
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,839 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.8 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: Survival 17%, Zombies 16.6%, Open World Survival Craft 15.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Isometric 8%
- #7 Herd is Coming
94% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.2% ★, Zombies 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 15.7%, Crafting 8%
- #8 30 days to survive
92% 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 20.5% ★, Survival 14.8%, Zombies 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Realistic 9.1%
- #9 Subterrain
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,393 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Survival 26.1%, Open World Survival Craft 19.6% ★, Top-Down 15.4%, Zombies 14.1%, Crafting 9.7%
- #10 Polygon Survival
91% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
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: Open World Survival Craft 25.8% ★, Survival 17.1%, Zombies 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Crafting 8.6%
- #11 Mist Survival
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,126 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 28.6% ★, Survival 27.3%, Zombies 19.8%, Crafting 5.9%, Open World 5.3%
- #12 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 97 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 23.1% ★, Survival 18.5%, Realistic 10.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%, Survival Horror 8%
- #13 Survivalist
89% matchVery Positive80% of 2,568 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: Survival 24.2%, Zombies 20.4%, Open World Survival Craft 14.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #14 The Rotting Chronicles
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bad Rhino Studios
Windows
The Rotting Chronicles is a survival action game set in a zombie-ravaged city where you must fight, scavenge, craft, and rebuild to survive. Run solo or with up to 3 friends as you grow your survival skills and find the best strategy to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.6% ★, Zombies 17.2%, Survival 15.9%, Top-Down 9%, Crafting 7.8%
- #15 Chornobyl Breakout
86% matchMixed67% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Duck Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chornobyl Breakout is a first-person shooter where you become a survivor pilot whose helicopter has crashed in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. You must find a way to safe place. Will you overcome all obstacles and escape from Chornobyl, or will you become just another lost soul in this dead world?
Why similar: Cold War 32.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Survival 15.8%, Realistic 13.8%, Survival Horror 7.5%
- #16 How to Survive
86% 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: Survival 26.5%, Zombies 24.6%, Open World Survival Craft 23.4% ★, Crafting 9%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%
- #17 Dead Earth Zombies
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kilted Games
Windows
Dead Earth is an open world survival game, choose what you want to do in this world, build a small base, hunt for food, survive and explore the open world, play the game your way, ohh... and try to stay off the menu.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.1% ★, Survival 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Top-Down 13.3%
- #18 FRIGID
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Hunt, build, craft and survive an apocalyptic arctic environment and unravel the mystery of a strange virus that is infecting the local wildlife. Inspired by The Thing!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.1% ★, Survival 18%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Realistic 9.9%, Crafting 8.2%
- #19 Apocalypse Island
84% 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: Survival 24.8%, Zombies 23.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Crafting 6.6%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
- #20 The Last Stand Legacy Collection
83% matchVery Positive90% of 2,633 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive the zombie apocalypse and make humanity's last stand in this three-game legacy bundle, revamped for modern hardware. Explore, build, and survive for as long as you can in The Last Stand, The Last Stand 2, and The Last Stand: Union City.
Why similar: Zombies 26%, Post-apocalyptic 24.9%, Survival 21.9%, Violent 9.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #21 HUNKER DOWN
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
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: Survival 19.2%, Zombies 18.8%, Open World Survival Craft 18.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Crafting 9.7%
- #22 404 Survivor
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 游世灵驹
Windows
A deadly virus has plunged the world into apocalypse, turning humanity into bloodthirsty zombies. You, among the last survivors, must build your shelter in abandoned cities, the wild, or derelict military bases. They are coming... You are the final ember of hope. Survival is your only goal.
Why similar: Survival 19.5%, Zombies 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Realistic 10.5%, Crafting 7.9%
- #23 Scorching Desert
81% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Desert Runner Studio
Windows
"Scorching Desert" is an open-world survival crafting game, where your main objective is to survive in a hot, unforgiving desert plagued by an ancient evil! You will need to gather resources, build a resillient shelter, stay hydrated & explore a massive 64km^2 Map!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Survival 16.2%, Realistic 15.3%, Atmospheric 7%
- #24 Radiation Island
81% matchVery Positive81% of 629 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 37% ★, Survival 27.4%, Zombies 16.9%, Crafting 5.4%, Adventure 4.6%
- #25 Squad Zero
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code Bard Pub: Code Bard
Windows
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: Survival 22.6%, Zombies 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Top-Down 10.2%, Isometric 9.3%
- #26 The Long Dark
79% matchVery Positive89% of 121,879 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.6% ★, Survival 28.1%, Post-apocalyptic 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Crafting 5.3%
- #27 Miscreated
78% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 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 35.4% ★, Survival 24%, Zombies 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Crafting 5.5%
- #28 Return to Kurgansk
78% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows
Return to Kurgansk is an virtual reality adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18%, Open World Survival Craft 17.4% ★, Zombies 15.4%, Survival 10.4%, Combat 7%
- #29 Into The Haze
77% matchMixed57% of 130 reviews2021
Dev: MSOFT
Windows
Into the Haze is a single-player survival game set at the beginning of the apocalypse. You wake up on the rooftop on the 40th floor of the abandoned tower. The whole city is cover with poisonous gas. Gather resources, craft, build, and fight zombies. Survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Survival 16.7%, Zombies 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Realistic 13.5%, Survival Horror 10%
- #30 Deathtouch
75% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: RichoPOV
Windows
DEATHTOUCH is an open-world horror game where exploration leads to hidden secrets—and lurking nightmares. Uncover mysterious locations, navigate eerie environments, and survive terrifying encounters in a world that feels truly alive.
Why similar: Survival 29.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Open World 6.2%
- #31 Scavland
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NoShadow
Windows · Mac · Linux
Scavland is a hardcore, top-down pixel art survival game set in a Post-Apocalyptic Soviet Era. Explore a world ravaged by war and the deadly Mist, scavenging for resources, taking risky jobs, and seeking refuge in harsh settlements. The wasteland is relentless—everything is out to kill you.
Why similar: Cold War 25.1% ★, Survival 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Top-Down 9.5%, Isometric 8.4%
- #32 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
77% matchMixed57% of 1,261 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 26.1% ★, Survival 26%, Zombies 23.3%, Crafting 8.6%, Open World 4%
- #33 THE REVENANTS
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sliva Group
Windows
The Revenants is a hardcore turn—based survival story generator with elements of strategy. Hide from the poisonous fog, search for items, fight the danger and try to save your life.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.8% ★, Isometric 13.7%, Zombies 13.1%, Survival 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%
- #34 Vorax
74% matchMixed62% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Survival 15.8%, Zombies 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Realistic 10.1%, Survival Horror 9.7%
- #35 The Fifth Day
76% matchMostly Negative37% of 941 reviews2014
Dev: Touz
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.1% ★, Survival 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Zombies 7.2%, Open World 5.5%
- #36 The Forest
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 670,097 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.8% ★, Survival 25.3%, Crafting 7.4%, Survival Horror 6.8%, Open World 4.9%
- #37 Devil's Island
73% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Never Say Never
Windows
In this horror zombie survival game, set in a post-apocalyptic taiga forest, players must grapple with nature while managing hunger, thirst, health, and resources. They can collect mushrooms, craft items and weapons, cook raw meat, and battle various enemies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Zombies 14.9%, Survival 11.9%, Survival Horror 9.4%
- #38 The Walking Evil
74% matchMixed55% of 131 reviews2020
Dev: VikTor
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the survival horror of the 90s, where you guide the main character with a fixed system of cameras, which enhances the feeling of being in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Survival 15.4%, Zombies 15.3%, Realistic 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%
- #39 ProtoZED
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scott H.F. Dunbar
Windows
Shoot, loot, and craft to survive in this top-down extraction shooter. Explore procedurally generated neighborhoods. Scavenge for guns, food, and supplies. Build and upgrade your base to sustain you and your fellow survivors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 17.9% ★, Survival 17.5%, Zombies 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Top-Down 11%
- #40 SCP
72% matchMixed45% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Molance Games
Windows
Explore, craft, and survive in a post-apocalyptic world where SCP anomalies roam freely. Brace yourself for nightly assaults as SCP-049's twisted creations close in.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.5% ★, Survival 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Zombies 12.6%, Crafting 8.1%
- #41 Drifter at World's End
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drifter Studio
Windows
A dice-driven doomsday survival sandbox game. Drive your RV across the wasteland, build your mobile fortress, and shape your survival story with every choice and dice roll.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.9% ★, Survival 15.7%, Zombies 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #42 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
71% matchMixed53% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: MubDev
Windows
A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.9% ★, Survival 20.9%, Realistic 9.1%, Crafting 7.6%, Survival Horror 7.6%
- #43 INCUR Survival
71% matchVery Positive82% of 107 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 27.2% ★, Zombies 17.7%, Survival 16.7%, Realistic 9%, Crafting 8.8%
- #44 Blackroot: Medieval Survival
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Corpix Games
Windows
Survive in a dark medieval world plagued by the undead. Gather resources, build shelter, and face the horrors of Blackroot.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.6% ★, Survival 16.6%, Zombies 16.3%, Realistic 10.7%, Crafting 8.3%
- #45 Days Gone
70% matchVery Positive93% of 114,079 reviews2021
Dev: Bend StudioPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 43.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Why similar: Zombies 22.5%, Survival 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Open World Survival Craft 14.3% ★, Open World 7.7%
- #46 WarVara
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: One-Eyed Fox Studio
Windows
A dark survival action game set in a world overrun by infection. Progress through story-driven levels, complete objectives, fight infected enemies in close combat, and use stealth to eliminate threats.
Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Survival 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Combat 6.2%
- #47 Runner
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GLXY Networks
Windows
In Runner, the power is in your hands. Explore abandoned houses for resources or build your own shelter in the wild. Enjoy a non-restrictive experience, where you can play at your own pace and make choices without fear of failure. Unleash your potential and conquer challenges in Runner!
Why similar: Survival 29.8%, Zombies 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #48 Project: Mist
67% matchMixed69% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Chicken Launcher
Windows
Explore a remote island solo or in MULTIPLAYER co-op in this open-world survival horror. Manipulate objects and enemies with the Gravity Gun, build a moving train base, fight giant creatures, catch critters, upgrade your gear, and survive a hostile world shaped by abandoned, mysterious facilities.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Survival 13.8%, Realistic 12.2%, Survival Horror 10.5%
- #49 Wrong Landing
68% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: BigUpdate Games
Windows
Wrong Landing is free to play survival open world story horror game where you shipwrecked on a deserted island and try to survive the hunger, cold, fear and much more!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Zombies 15.2%, Survival 14.9%, Realistic 14.7%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #50 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
69% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.6 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 38.5% ★, Survival 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Zombies 7.5%, Crafting 5.4%
- #51 The Highrise
68% matchMixed56% of 277 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Hatch Co., Ltd.
Windows
THE HIGHRISE is a first-person survival game set in a high-rise building that has been sealed off by an alien monster invasion. Gather resources to make fighting weapons and survival tools. You must find and send a rescue signal at the end of your desperate survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.8% ★, Survival 15.4%, Survival Horror 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Crafting 9.4%
- #52 Crushed
69% matchMixed54% of 311 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.6% ★, Survival 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Zombies 11.2%, Crafting 8%
- #53 Ozone Wipeout
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CitrioN
Windows
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: Open World Survival Craft 24.4% ★, Survival 18%, Zombies 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Crafting 5.1%
- #54 Zombie Protocol
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RedRock Games
Windows
Zombie Protocol is a hardcore isometric survival sim. Stay alive while caring for your baby—feed, protect, and keep quiet, because zombies react to every sound. Craft gear, drive when you must, and explore procedurally generated cities where every run is unique.
Why similar: Survival 15.9%, Zombies 15%, Realistic 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Isometric 12.3%
- #55 Nomad
69% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Open World Survival Craft 35.2% ★, Survival 24.7%, Zombies 18.6%, Crafting 6.8%, Post-apocalyptic 5.2%
- #56 SurrounDead
66% matchVery Positive92% of 24,802 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.9 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 27.2%, Survival 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Open World Survival Craft 16.2% ★, Open World 6.4%
- #57 Category 6
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crafty Game Lab
Windows
Brace yourself for the ultimate open-world survival craft experience. Welcome to a world shattered by the relentless fury of the most colossal hurricane in history. Explore and gather resources for survival and crafting. Fight off aggressive wildlife and scavengers. Play story mode or survival mode
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Survival 18%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Crafting 9.5%, Survival Horror 9.3%
- #58 Far Lands
66% matchMixed65% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: Scalpel Softworks
Windows
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25% ★, Survival 21.6%, Realistic 11.2%, Crafting 11.1%, Survival Horror 7.7%