- #1 DREADZONE
97% matchMixed51% of 1,210 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 16.6%, Base Building 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 13.6%
- #2 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
96% matchMixed60% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Survival Horror 17%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Crafting 12.3%, Survival 10.3%
- #3 Mist Survival
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,333 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Zombies 29.6%, Survival 27.2%, Base Building 16%, Crafting 12%, Survival Horror 9.4%
- #4 Junk Survivor
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Zombies 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Survival 14%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Crafting 10.6%
- #5 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
94% matchVery Positive89% of 9,529 reviews2025
Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Why similar: Zombies 18%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Stealth 15.1%, Perma Death 15.1%
- #6 Gone: Survival
94% matchMixed44% of 316 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 17.4%, Zombies 17.2%, Base Building 13.9%, Crafting 13.6%, Survival 13.3%
- #7 Invention 3
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Shooter 11.5%, Survival 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.4%
- #8 Nayati River
92% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Worlds To Play
Windows
A single-player game of adventure and survival, set in a vast region infested with the dead. Build an autonomous camp, manage a community of survivors, look for the many who are missing, fight ferocious hordes, and unravel the mysteries of the legend of Nayati River!
Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Survival Horror 15%, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 11.3%
- #9 LifeZ - Survival
91% 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: Zombies 26.9%, Survival 19%, Base Building 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Crafting 10.7%
- #10 ZED ZONE
90% matchVery Positive81% of 3,661 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 26.3%, Survival 20.6%, Crafting 18.1%, Action 4.9%
- #11 SurrounDead
89% matchVery Positive91% of 26,489 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.7 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 28.5%, Survival 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Base Building 9.9%, Third-Person Shooter 5.8%
- #12 Crafting Dead
91% matchMixed57% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Ferullo Gaming
Windows
Crafting Dead is a post-apocalyptic multiplayer-based zombie survival game with a voxel theme. Aim high and punch low, survive at all costs!
Why similar: Zombies 20%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Survival 13.5%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Base Building 12.9%
- #13 CHEMISTS: Area of infection
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: RPAXPub: GAMEPORTAL.CO
Windows
A year after the global catastrophe, you woke up in a hospital and don't remember anything. You have to not only find out what happened, but also try to survive in this harsh dangerous world.
Why similar: Zombies 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Third-Person Shooter 14.3%, Survival 11.5%, Crafting 11.5%
- #14 The Last Disease Z
88% matchMixed56% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Bublig
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Last Disease Z is a co-op survival experience where everything is against you. Abandoned cities, zombies and bandits, a struggle for resources and a place to live. Build, unite, and survive.
Why similar: Zombies 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 16.1%, Third Person 10.1%
- #15 Winter Survivor Protocol
87% matchMixed69% of 189 reviews2026
Dev: RECAST
Windows
Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!
Why similar: Zombies 37%, Post-apocalyptic 30.6%, Survival 11.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 6.4%
- #16 Dread Dawn
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,259 reviews2024
Dev: Kioop
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 30.6%, Survival 17.8%, Base Building 16%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Third Person 7.1%
- #17 The Last Stand: Aftermath
86% matchVery Positive81% of 6,743 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Survival 15.6%, Perma Death 11.8%, Crafting 8.1%
- #18 Outbreak Island
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,082 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Zombies 16.8%, Base Building 15%, Crafting 14.5%
- #19 SmallZ
85% matchMixed47% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: skins.dog
Windows
SmallZ is a third person zombie survival game. Form a team or go solo to survive from many threats such as zombies, boss zombies and other players. Build fortifications on different buildings or build your own base from scratch. There are plenty of build parts available for you to craft!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Crafting 16.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Survival 13.4%, Third Person 13.2%
- #20 VEIN
81% matchVery Positive88% of 12,003 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.7%, Survival 16.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Survival Horror 11%
- #21 Urge
83% matchVery Positive90% of 520 reviews2021
Dev: EnDrew
Windows
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Base Building 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Crafting 13.6%, Survival 13%
- #22 The Day Of Survival
84% matchMixed44% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
Windows
The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Zombies 15.3%, Survival 12.8%, Third Person 11.3%, Shooter 10.7%
- #23 INCUR Survival
82% matchVery Positive83% of 109 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: Zombies 24.3%, Crafting 16.4%, Survival 15.3%, Third Person 9.3%, Realistic 8.8%
- #24 SKYHILL: Black Mist
82% matchMixed46% of 239 reviews2020
Dev: Mandragora
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Zombies 18.9%, Survival 15%, Third Person 9.5%, Combat 7.2%
- #25 The Left Behind
79% matchMostly Negative26% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Extrude
Windows
The Left Behind is a solo and co-op post-apocalyptic survival game. Explore a typical Dutch open-world landscape at daytime and beware of hordes of enemies coming in at night. Loot and hunt to survive. Each night, the game becomes increasingly challenging. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 17%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Perma Death 13.4%, Stealth 9.6%
- #26 The Infected
78% matchVery Positive84% of 6,982 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 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: Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 14.4%, Zombies 14.4%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Survival 13.3%
- #27 Invasion 2037
80% matchMixed61% of 159 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive
Why similar: Zombies 24.5%, Survival 20.4%, Crafting 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Third Person 7.3%
- #28 Drive 4 Survival
79% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2020
Dev: M3M Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Zombies 14.8%, Base Building 13.9%, Survival 12.8%, Shooter 8.8%
- #29 Another Try 2
77% matchMixed54% of 1,147 reviews2025
Dev: Hoki Wolf Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.
Why similar: Zombies 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 14.6%, Third Person 6.7%
- #30 Zompiercer
76% matchVery Positive88% of 4,697 reviews2020
Dev: DDDimanN
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.0 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 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Base Building 16.8%, Survival 12.7%, Stealth 12%
- #31 DARKEST DAYS
75% matchMixed49% of 5,125 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Survival 14%, Base Building 10.7%, Crafting 8.7%
- #32 No One Survived
74% matchMixed64% of 7,777 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.0 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 22%, Survival 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Survival Horror 14%, Crafting 13.1%
- #33 Vorax
76% matchMixed61% of 136 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: Zombies 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival Horror 15%, Crafting 13%, Survival 11.5%
- #34 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
78% matchMixed50% of 164 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 26.7%, Survival 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Base Building 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #35 Shadows of Kurgansk
77% matchMixed67% of 224 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Survival 25.6%, Crafting 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Action 7%
- #36 Colonies of The Remnant
75% matchVery Negative7% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Soul Studios
Windows
In a post-apocalyptic world build and lead your own colony under the constant threat of the undead. Recruit survivors, assign roles and decide how your group survives. Fight enemy colonies or form alliances in FPS or TPS combat.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Zombies 16.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.6%, Survival 12.2%, Base Building 8.5%
- #37 Survival Log
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,723 reviews2026
Dev: Midnight WorkshopPub: Lilith Games
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The apocalypse is here, and you saw it coming. Survival Log is a zombie-apocalypse hoarding survival sim. Hoard supplies, reinforce your home, and optimize every run before zombies flood the city. Every failure becomes experience. You must adapt and survive this time.
Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Base Building 15.2%, Survival 15%, Crafting 11.1%
- #38 Apocalypse Island
73% matchMixed40% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Bettini Games
Windows
As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.
Why similar: Zombies 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 23%, Survival 19.1%, Crafting 10.3%, 3D 6%
- #39 Soviet Survival
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 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 18.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Base Building 13.3%, Survival 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.6%
- #40 Decision: Red Daze
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 896 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 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 27.2%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Survival 18.5%, Base Building 17.3%, Combat 6.8%
- #41 V1RUZ
74% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Polyverse GamesPub: Polyverse Studio
Windows
In V1RUZ, you see yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic in the USA. Learn how to craft weapons, tools and fight against the living and the dead to survive in this cruel, rotting world.
Why similar: Action 57.9%, Adventure 42.1%
- #42 HumanitZ
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,984 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.8%, Base Building 13.7%, Survival 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Crafting 11.7%
- #43 DeadPoly
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,136 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Base Building 12.4%, Survival 12.1%
- #44 The Highrise
73% matchMixed56% of 280 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: Survival Horror 19.9%, Stealth 17.2%, Crafting 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Survival 12%
- #45 Operation: Outbreak
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 524 reviews2025
Dev: DREADMITH Games
Windows
Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game.
Why similar: Zombies 23.1%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Stealth 10%, Shooter 9.1%
- #46 Zombie Survival Game Online
71% matchMixed69% of 316 reviews2023
Dev: Zombie Survival Game Online LLC
Windows
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
Why similar: Zombies 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Crafting 15.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Survival 14.8%
- #47 Forever Skies
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,950 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Base Building 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Crafting 17.3%, Survival 16.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #48 Survival: Lost Way
72% matchMostly Negative36% of 295 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Crafting 17.9%, Survival 17%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Base Building 11.2%
- #49 Flesh Eaters
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 52.8%, Survival 14.1%, Action 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Adventure 8.7%
- #50 Infection Free Zone
66% matchVery Positive81% of 18,524 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.7 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 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Base Building 25.5%, Survival 12.8%, 3D 3.2%
- #51 Serum: Toxic Survival
69% matchMixed49% of 311 reviews2024
Dev: Game IslandPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Dive into a thrilling survival adventure where an unknown liquid takes control of your life. Extract Serum to stay alive, battle dangerous creatures, solve puzzles, and uncover clues about past events.
Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Base Building 18.3%, Combat 13.8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #52 Dead Engine
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 220 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Base Building 22.8%, Survival 15.6%, Action 5.5%
- #53 Night of the Dead
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,856 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 32.1 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: Zombies 21.5%, Base Building 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Crafting 14.3%, Survival 12.9%
- #54 Blood Night
65% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Team
Windows
(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.
Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 15.4%, Base Building 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%
- #55 Last Remains
67% matchMixed52% of 990 reviews2025
Dev: Earn Alliance
Windows
"Last Remains" is a highly challenging multiplayer zombie survival game. Players must survive in a city overrun by the undead, scavenging for food, arming themselves, avoiding zombies, searching for loot, plundering other survivors, and finding any possible way to escape.
Why similar: Zombies 32%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Action 9.4%
- #56 Dead District: Survival
68% matchMixed47% of 483 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Survival 13%, Zombies 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Crafting 12.4%
- #57 Deadly Flare
68% matchMixed55% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Green Grass Games
Windows
A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.
Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Survival 20.9%, Crafting 20.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Exploration 7.4%
- #58 Unturned
65% matchVery Positive91% of 564,532 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 72.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unturned is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game. As one of the few not yet turned, you must fight to remain among the living.
Why similar: Zombies 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Survival 16.3%, Crafting 16.1%, Shooter 9.6%