- #1 Dead Age
97% matchVery Positive82% of 5,580 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Indie 27.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Adventure 9.6%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the seed's blend of turn-based RPG combat and intense zombie survival management.
- #2 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Indie 33%, RPG 32.8%, Strategy 19.2%, Adventure 15%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that forces you to manage hunger, thirst, and health while navigating a dangerous, zombie-infested city.
- #3 Dead State: Reanimated
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,543 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: RPG 47.4%, Indie 24.4%, Strategy 19.5%, Survival Horror 5.1%, Simulation 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, turn-based tactical experience focused on managing a shelter and survivors during a zombie outbreak.
- #4 Wanna Survive
95% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.
Why similar: Indie 52.2%, Strategy 26.8%, RPG 11.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical turn-based game focuses on difficult, grid-based combat where every survivor's life is precious.
- #5 Infectonator: Survivors
94% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Indie 40.8%, Strategy 19.2%, RPG 16.8%, Simulation 10%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends strategy and survival with a unique pixel-art aesthetic and constant pressure from zombie swarms.
- #6 Envy the Dead
94% matchMixed66% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Why similar: RPG 37.6%, Indie 25.3%, Strategy 20.2%, Simulation 16.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines RPG elements with strategy and simulation to create a challenging survival experience against the undead.
- #7 Z Dawn
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Why similar: Indie 47.2%, RPG 28.9%, Strategy 19.1%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused RPG that tasks you with scavenging, crafting, and defending your base from zombie waves.
- #8 Death Road to Canada
92% matchVery Positive93% of 10,135 reviews2016
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!
Why similar: Indie 59.9%, RPG 27.7%, Action 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A road-trip survival RPG that emphasizes randomized events and tactical combat against massive zombie hordes.
- #9 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,135 reviews2013
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.
Why similar: Indie 57.2%, Strategy 17.1%, RPG 9.8%, Adventure 7.5%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival game that captures the same indie, management-heavy feel of navigating a zombie apocalypse.
- #10 1 Bit Survivor
90% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Chaz Acheronti
Windows
1 Bit Survivor is a unique blend of turn-based combat and survival horror! Carefully manage your resources to solve procedurally generated combat puzzles. Survive 28 Days and save your Pet Cat from the Zed-pocalpyse!
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.6%, Strategy 25.8%, Casual 16.6%, Adventure 14%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, turn-based survival horror game that emphasizes careful movement and resource management.
- #11 Story Of the Survivor
91% matchMixed61% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Kamil SzczepanikPub: Akamari Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Story of the Survivor is an action RPG that takes place during a zombie apocalypse. Surviving isn't going to be easy, and zombies aren't the only things to worry about. You must also eat and drink to survive as well as avoid other survivors.
Why similar: RPGMaker 43.8% ★, Indie 23.8%, RPG 14.5%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPGMaker title that shares the same aesthetic and focus on survival as the seed game.
- #12 Extra Lives
89% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: MDickie
Windows
See how long you can survive in a world full of brainless zombies and heartless humans! Find your place among hundreds of other characters spread across several warring factions, and battle to reclaim every corner of a sprawling city in real-time.
Why similar: Survival Horror 100%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic zombie survival simulation that allows for deep character interaction and sandbox-style gameplay.
- #13 Run!ZombieFood!
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,319 reviews2017
Dev: VirusSea
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
After the outbreak of the zombie virus, a group of survivors hit the zombie to survive! You can get a variety of special professional roles, weapons, supplies props, etc. - and perhaps a little white dog!
Why similar: Indie 50.1%, Strategy 22.3%, Adventure 16.9%, Casual 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that focuses on the frantic pace of escaping zombie hordes.
- #14 Forsaken Fortress Strategy
89% matchMostly Negative34% of 197 reviews2015
Dev: Photon ArenaPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Forsaken Fortress Strategy is a squad based, survival strategy game focused on base building and scavenging.
Why similar: Indie 40.2%, RPG 28.4%, Strategy 19%, Simulation 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep strategy experience centered on base building and survival in a harsh, zombie-filled world.
- #15 Flesh Eaters
87% 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: Indie 63%, RPG 15.4%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 5.7%, Simulation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure game that emphasizes the struggle against zombies using RPG-like progression.
- #16 Zed Survival
86% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: JibbyJib
Windows
Create your character and survive wave after wave of zombies! Gain exp, level up and unlock new skills. Acquire over 20 Weapons with different rarities.
Why similar: Indie 54.4%, RPG 34.2%, Action 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D indie RPG that emphasizes action and survival against waves of undead enemies.
- #17 Sheltered
84% matchVery Positive82% of 6,212 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Indie 34.8%, RPG 26.1%, Strategy 23%, Simulation 10.6%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic management game where you must keep your family alive through scavenging and base maintenance.
- #18 Rabiez: Epidemic
86% matchMixed44% of 238 reviews2016
Dev: Sekerin ProductionsPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Real-time combat in the zombie apocalypse! Guide your survivors through hordes of the infected to escape the epicentre of infection!
Why similar: Indie 88.8%, Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down strategy game that tasks you with managing survivors during a zombie outbreak.
- #19 Trapped Dead
85% matchMixed41% of 786 reviews2011
Dev: Crenetic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!
Why similar: Strategy 58.6%, Action 31.5%, Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that features a classic horror movie vibe and squad-based survival mechanics.
- #20 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
84% matchMixed50% of 163 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: Indie 49.2%, RPG 28.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Survival Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie simulation game that tasks players with surviving in a post-apocalyptic environment through crafting and exploration.
- #21 Invasion 2037
83% matchMixed60% of 157 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: Indie 48.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Simulation 15%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Action 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused adventure game that shares the same thematic focus on zombie outbreaks.
- #22 Survivalist
82% matchVery Positive80% of 2,560 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: RPG 38.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a blend of RPG mechanics and survival, focusing on building a community and managing resources.
- #23 SurvivalZ
82% matchMixed60% of 316 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A virus ravaged the planet, and you are one of the last survivors! Alone or in groups you will have to survive in a hostile world populated by living dead!
Why similar: Indie 59.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Action 11.5%, Casual 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game that focuses on the core loop of scavenging and surviving in a hostile world.
- #24 They Are Coming
78% matchVery Positive90% of 518 reviews2023
Dev: OnHit Developments
Windows
They Are Coming is a hybrid game that combines roguelike, tower defense, and base building in a side-scrolling shooter format. It offers a straightforward gaming experience for pure enjoyment.
Why similar: Indie 68.2%, Strategy 22.2%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game that focuses on the sheer intensity of defending against zombie waves.
- #25 Zombie Watch
81% matchMixed42% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Wildlak
Windows
Top-down open world single player / survival / RPG game with zombies and wildlife.
Why similar: Indie 49.8%, RPG 27.7%, Adventure 16%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival game with a focus on base building and resource management in a zombie-infested landscape.
- #26 Last Days
78% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组
Windows
The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.
Why similar: RPG 59.6%, Casual 40.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that focuses on the gritty reality of surviving in a world overrun by zombies.
- #27 Undeadz!
81% matchMixed42% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: Miguel Lleras
Windows
Undeadz! is an open world Zombie Survival game with a retro art style!
Why similar: Indie 83.6%, Action 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired indie action game that captures the simple, arcade-like thrill of zombie survival.
- #28 Black River
80% matchMixed53% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Thorne Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Black River is a Survival-Horror RPG worth 3-5 hours of intense gameplay where you ultimately have to turn the table on those who want to harm you. It is not about escaping the village of Black River, it's about putting an end to its misery!
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.9% ★, Indie 22.7%, RPG 13.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that incorporates strategy and survival elements in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #29 24 Hours 'til Rescue
79% matchMostly Negative28% of 88 reviews2016
Dev: J. FletcherPub: BrainCraft Gaming
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 24%
24 Hours ‘Til Rescue plunges you into dynamic, hand-crafted, city overrun by the undead with one, simple premise: to escape the city alive. Yet, with most of the streets barricaded, all of them teeming with enemies, and with rescue not coming for another 24 hours, the chances of survival are slim to none.
Why similar: RPGMaker 40.7% ★, Indie 19.9%, RPG 18.5%, Survival Horror 6.7%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An RPGMaker-based action adventure that shares the same engine and indie roots as the seed game.
- #30 Infect and Destroy
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: FarrugiaSoft
Windows · Linux
Play as the zombies! Infect and Destroy is an indie game in which you play as an infectious disease with the sole purpose of eliminating everyone on Earth. Play as an ultra-intelligent self-aware virus capable of reanimating the dead and turning them into your minions.
Why similar: Indie 45.5%, Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 14.1%, Action 9.2%, Casual 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An outbreak simulation game that offers a different perspective on the zombie apocalypse through strategy and management.
- #31 They Are Coming!
77% matchMixed47% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Wild Pepper GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
They are coming! Ravenous, insatiable, and absolutely unstoppable zombies, a Wunderwaffe that went horribly wrong. It’s up to you to usher in the age of the zombie, by munching on every brain in sight! Build up a horde, dodge enemy weapons, and gnaw a mark on human history!
Why similar: Strategy 54%, Action 41.9%, Casual 4.1%
- #32 Temporal Purge: Z
74% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Exec Games
Windows
Become an interdimensional zombie slayer in Temporal Purge: Z, an action-packed zombie-survival FPS. Face the zombie onslaught as you eradicate countless undead monsters on your quest to save the future.
Why similar: Indie 78.8%, Action 21.2%
- #33 Invention 3
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 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: Indie 44.2%, Action 24.3%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Adventure 13.4%
- #34 AI: Rampage
77% matchMostly Negative39% of 541 reviews2016
Dev: Sekerin ProductionsPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight against the robots and reclaim the land! Attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where it seems like everything wants you dead! Tactical stealth action in a post-apocalyptic settings!
Why similar: Indie 94.1%, Strategy 4%, Action 1.9%
- #35 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
71% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Indie 75.1%, Action 13%, Casual 11.9%
- #36 Data Hacker: Corruption
76% matchMixed49% of 146 reviews2014
Dev: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What if there were virtual realms that exist just beyond our reach? What if an online game became the bridge? The worlds are changing rapidly, with each side vying for a position that will secure their realm's future. In the coming war, on which side do you stand?
Why similar: Indie 86.6%, RPGMaker 7% ★, RPG 3.6%, Adventure 1.5%, Simulation 1.4%
- #37 Blood 'n Bikinis
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: Juicy Melons Inc.Pub: 大きくて強い
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Save the world and find the girl of your dreams among 8 hot candidates in this sexy 'zombie invasion' style RPG/Simulation adventure!
Why similar: RPGMaker 68.7% ★, RPG 22.6%, Simulation 8.6%
- #38 尸来运转-Lucky Zombie Survival
70% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Kwing works
Windows
You knew in advance before the zombie crisis breake out, go to the supermarket to buy everything you need! Then stay at home and play your mobile phone in order to survive in this madness!
Why similar: RPG 61.6%, Simulation 23.3%, Casual 15.1%
- #39 Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,312 reviews2021
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.
Why similar: Indie 39.2%, RPG 25.2%, Strategy 15.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Casual 7.1%
- #40 Eaten Alive
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 531 reviews2015
Dev: Space Cat StudiosPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Eaten Alive is a Point and Click, Adventure, Horror game with Puzzle and Mystery game-play elements. Take control of 'Mia' six years after the apocalypse began, the dead don't stay dead and the earth is in a permanent state of darkness. This game contains adult themes.
Why similar: Indie 66.1%, RPGMaker 30.1% ★, Adventure 3.8%
- #41 Zombie Survivors
72% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: WubsGames
Windows
Battle zombies, earn experience, collect loot and level up in this dopamine fueled auto shooter filled with roguelike action.
Why similar: RPG 32.1%, Adventure 21.1%, Strategy 19.9%, Action 14.3%, Casual 12.6%
- #42 Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles
73% matchMixed57% of 201 reviews2017
Dev: RotatipyraPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Vendor Chronicles puts you in the shoes of a Vendor in post-apocalyptia! Manage your trade, set your defences, deal with locals and fight hordes of mutants in this new perspective on post-apocalyptic survival!
Why similar: Casual 35.9%, Indie 34.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Action 6.9%
- #43 Zombie Riot
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 91 reviews2017
Dev: PlaySide VR
Windows
ZR is an action packed horror survival game where you must use your wits and surroundings to survive the apocalypse! Purchase a huge array of weapons, from Dual Pistols to a Tesla Assault Rifle! All in your own home, survive the end of the world in this visually stunning VR experience!
Why similar: Indie 38.1%, RPG 21.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Adventure 11%, Action 8.5%
- #44 Cards of the Dead
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: RPG 24.8%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 16%, Adventure 13.4%
- #45 God Vs Zombies
73% matchMostly Negative30% of 67 reviews2018
Pub: Displacement Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Survive like a God in this inspiring survival simulation game.
Why similar: Indie 46.2%, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Action 9.8%
- #46 UNDEAD FACTORY:Zombie Pandemic
72% matchMixed58% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: BTD STUDIO Co.,ltd.
Windows
Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!
Why similar: Indie 56.7%, Strategy 43.3%
- #47 Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,006 reviews2019
Dev: HuaYiTianXinPub: DigiPotato
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You'll play as a survivor in a world overrun by zombies. Explore and interact with other survivors, making tough choices about whether to help or exploit them. Defend against zombies, collect resources, craft, and fortify your shelter. Use strategy to escape this world and return to safety.
Why similar: Indie 33.5%, RPG 18.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Adventure 10.3%
- #48 Serum: Toxic Survival
68% matchMixed52% of 294 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: RPG 57.9%, Adventure 42.1%
- #49 Don't Bite Me Bro! +
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 347 reviews2018
Dev: MUIFWEGO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Don't Bite Me Bro! is a 1-4 Player Couch Co-op open-world zombie apocalypse game. Explore the world for resources, find and save survivors throughout the world, each which become playable characters with unique traits and abilities.
Why similar: Indie 34.9%, RPG 20.1%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 11.8%, Adventure 10.3%
- #50 BrainBread 2
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,198 reviews2022
Dev: Reperio Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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: Indie 45.9%, RPG 27.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 12.5%
- #51 The Dead Await
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.
Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Survival Horror 32.2%, Strategy 26.7%
- #52 VRZ: Torment
70% matchMixed70% of 235 reviews2017
Dev: StormBringer Studios OU
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Be immersed into Purgatory Island of undead and dying. Solve mysteries to escape while trying to survive. The undead are rising, zombie skags are swarming the land, and your end is fast approaching! Arm yourself, uncover what you need to survive, and escape the inescapable.
Why similar: Indie 46.8%, RPG 27.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 11.3%
- #53 Nearly Dead
69% matchMixed46% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.
Why similar: Indie 46.5%, RPG 26.7%, Strategy 15.3%, Action 8.1%, Survival Horror 3.3%
- #54 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
69% matchMixed58% of 1,107 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.
Why similar: Indie 55.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Simulation 15.7%, Action 12.4%
- #55 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
66% matchVery Positive99% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: RPG 39.2%, Survival Horror 28.7%, Simulation 22.2%, Adventure 6.2%, Casual 3.6%
- #56 30 days to survive
68% 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: Indie 50.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Action 12%
- #57 Jaws Of Extinction™
68% matchMixed54% of 386 reviews2019
Dev: Blood Eater GamesPub: Forthright Entertainment
Windows
The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.
Why similar: Indie 31.4%, RPG 21.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Simulation 10.1%
- #58 Decision: Red Daze
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 872 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Indie 29.4%, Action 15.2%, Strategy 13.2%
- #59 Project Zomboid
62% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Indie 40.3%, RPG 23.1%, Survival Horror 17%, Simulation 12.6%, Adventure 7%
