- #1 Disaster Plan Z
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GeeView Games
Windows
Stop running from the disaster. DisasterPlanZ is a single-player survival shooter where you scavenge resources, upgrade weapons, build a human survival settlement, and defend it against zombies, mutants, disaster creatures, and powerful bosses.
Why similar: Zombies 17%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Base Building 12.3%, Survival 10.2%
- #2 The Last Camp
96% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: TMM
Windows
This is a top-down survival-building game blending farming, tower defense, and micromanagement, requiring you to fend off zombie hordes, grow crops, and strategically deploy traps to defend your homestead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 16.8%, Zombies 12.9%, Survival 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%
- #3 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
96% matchVery Positive83% of 69,624 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.1%, Base Building 19.8%, Survival 17.3%, Open World 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
- #4 Kill Through
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Holy Terra team
Windows
Blast through endless zombie hordes in KillThrough, a 2D isometric pixel shooter! Manage limited ammo, use diverse weapons, and master strategic movement to survive. Experience fast-paced, retro combat filled with satisfying pixel gore. Your only goal: Kill Through!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Zombies 18.6%, Looter Shooter 10.9% ★, Shooter 8.6%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #5 Ultimate Zombie Defense
94% matchVery Positive85% of 4,768 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?
Why similar: Zombies 24.1%, Tower Defense 17.4%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Survival 8.8%
- #6 Zombie Builder Defense
94% matchMixed67% of 513 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
Why similar: Zombies 19.5%, Base Building 16.6%, Tower Defense 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Online Co-Op 12.2%
- #7 Survival Z
93% matchNo user reviews
Windows
Survival Z is an action-adventure game with survival elements, set in a semi-open world inspired by Brazil. Collect and manage resources, level up, hunt and eliminate all infected and other enemies scattered across the map, trade with merchants, and upgrade your arsenal.
Why similar: Zombies 20%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Base Building 16.8%, Survival 13.4%, Resource Management 11%
- #8 STATE Z
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TEDLANDGAMES STUDIO
Windows
Build your own base, hunt , cook ,upgrade your equipment and your character , gather resources, farm, maintain vehicles, trade with communities, complete tasks in exchange for rewards. The choice is yours: join your friends, trust strangers, or be alone wolf. It's all in your hands.
Why similar: Zombies 23%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Survival 13.2%, Open World 11.3%, Base Building 10.7%
- #9 DARKEST DAYS
91% matchMixed49% of 5,107 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 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 13%, Base Building 11.9%
- #10 Z-Company
91% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: MecHead Games
Windows
You and your friends can be part of the Z-Company. Defend Targets against huge hordes of zombies with all kinds of weapons and buildings in this Tower-Defense/Shooter hybrid.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.8%, Zombies 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Survival 8%
- #11 ROUTE
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BamBit
Windows
ROUTE is a co-op survival game about driving a school bus across a zombie-infested world locked in endless night. Loot, craft, and upgrade your bus with a crew of four, and unlock new zones, each one its own challenge. Find out where the ROUTE leads, if you make it that far.
Why similar: Zombies 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 14.1%, Base Building 14%, Open World 13.6%
- #12 The Rotting Chronicles
89% 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: Zombies 18.4%, Base Building 13.7%, Survival 11%, Resource Management 10.1%, Open World 9.2%
- #13 NightfallZ
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caiz
Windows
This is a top-down survival and building game where you scavenge for resources and construct a base to defend against zombie attacks when nightfall. Warning! The wilderness at night is extremely dangerous; please stay inside your base.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Base Building 15.9%, Zombies 14.8%, Tower Defense 13.7%, Survival 13.7%
- #14 State of Decay: YOSE
88% matchVery Positive82% of 13,133 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
Why similar: Zombies 29.9%, Survival 18.6%, Base Building 17.7%, Open World 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%
- #15 Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol
86% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Blackmonkgaming
Windows
🧟 Humanity is on the brink. In Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol, you defend the last routes of survival against massive zombie hordes. Build armed defenses, block paths with wreckage, and unleash experimental mutant towers that devour the enemy.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Tower Defense 20.6%, Base Building 20.6%, Zombies 17.6%, Survival 12.4%
- #16 Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ice Quake GamesPub: Ice Quake Studios
Windows
Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L. is a PvPvE extraction shooter playable in single-player or online. Explore a shattered Europe, battle hostile players, ruthless raiders, and terrifying Hollows, then fight your way to extraction.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 19.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Base Building 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Open World 8.1%
- #17 Dust
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dust Studio
Windows
Survive a brutal zombie-infested world in this first-person survival experience. Scavenge resources, manage hunger and health, craft weapons, build shelters, and fight to stay alive in a dark open world.
Why similar: Zombies 18%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Looter Shooter 14.3% ★, Base Building 13.5%, Survival 12.1%
- #18 Survive Ten Days
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruby Game
Windows
"Survive Ten Days" is an open-world survival game in a post-apocalyptic setting, where players will face threats such as resource scarcity, zombies, and other survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Survival 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Open World 11.3%
- #19 Scrap Bulwark Guide
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrazyDream Game
Windows
"Scrap Bulwark Guide" is a tower defense game blending exploration and RPG mechanics. As a survivor in a post-apocalyptic city, you must recruit others, scavenge building materials from ruins, build street barricades, and fend off nightly zombie hordes to ultimately lead your group to safety.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.4%, Zombies 21%, Base Building 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Survival 11.2%
- #20 State of Decay
84% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
Why similar: Zombies 33.2%, Survival 19.1%, Open World 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Base Building 10.3%
- #21 Outposters
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Capuchin Games
Windows · Linux
OUTPOSTERS is a 1-4 player co-op zombie shooter with a rogue-lite core. Hold the line against escalating waves, then push into the dead city to scavenge weapons and upgrades before the next assault lands.
Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Looter Shooter 16.4% ★, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Survival 11.7%, Base Building 11.7%
- #22 Zombie Apocalypse - The Last Defense
82% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Guilherme Palacios Fraga Uema
Windows
Create your own strategies, tactics and manage your resources in this survival tower defense game. Buy weapons, vehicles, explosives, soldiers, turrets and battle against huge waves of zombies. Can you survive for 25 days?
Why similar: Tower Defense 20%, Zombies 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%
- #23 Isolation Edge
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EzGameStudio
Windows
Isolation Edge is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a desolate world reclaimed by zombies. Traverse dangerous zones to scavenge, craft gear, and build your fortress to endure the relentless hordes. The past is lost, but on this isolated edge, every breath is a victory worth fighting for.
Why similar: Zombies 18.9%, Base Building 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Survival 12.4%
- #24 Undead Wilderness: Survival
81% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: VortexByte Studios
Windows
Undead Wilderness: Survive the unforgiving jungle, unravel its mysteries, and escape the relentless horde of bloodthirsty zombies. Scavenge, manage resources, and fight for your life in a heart-pounding race against the growing undead threat.
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Base Building 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Looter Shooter 17.9% ★, Survival 14.5%
- #25 Wasteland Outpost
79% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Tarakan Game Studio
Windows
Build, defend, and destroy in 40 minute high stakes matches. Wasteland Outpost is a tactical top down PvPvE shooter where you scavenge for resources, fortify a custom base, and outlive both mutant hordes and enemy teams. In the wasteland, your strategy is your only shield.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16%, Tower Defense 14.2%, Base Building 13.5%, Online Co-Op 10%, Post-apocalyptic 10%
- #26 Rules of Nature
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BombGame
Windows
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival game set during a zombie outbreak. As one of the few survivors, you must explore towns to scavenge supplies, remain vigilant against zombie attacks, recruit fellow survivors, and build your survivor base. Stay alive!
Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Base Building 13.3%, Survival 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Management 8.4%
- #27 The Survivors
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Guygames
Windows
You crashed near a city infested by an unknown virus, you discover a world of nightmare infested with zombies but also by fanatics. Deliver yourself, craft, build and fight for your survival and the other survivors that populate this world in this survival game.
Why similar: Zombies 23.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Base Building 17.5%, Survival 16%, Open World 12.8%
- #28 Zombie Apocalypse - The Last Fortress
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Guilherme Palacios Fraga Uema
Windows
Defend your base against hordes of zombies while using a variety of weapons, vehicles, explosives, soldiers and turrets in this survival tower defense game. Will you be able to create your own strategy and survive for 30 days?
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.1%, Zombies 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Survival 12.2%
- #29 Sunset Town
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MystLoop
Windows
Scavenge solar-blasted ruins. Face mutants, hostile clans & shifting zones. Manage survival stats, upgrade gear, uncover apocalypse truths - escape alive or die forgotten.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Looter Shooter 15.9% ★, Zombies 14.5%, Survival 11.7%
- #30 HumanitZ
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,914 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.3 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 19.6%, Base Building 15.6%, Survival 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Open World 10.5%
- #31 Soviet Survival
76% 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 19%, Base Building 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 10.6%
- #32 Hearts Gone Black
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Life Is Hard Games
Windows
Hearts Gone Black is a top-down zombie survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world. Manage your base and survivors, scavenge, gather resources, craft equipment, and defend against infected while endure a broken world where weather, hunger, sanity, and moral choices can slowly wear you down.
Why similar: Zombies 20%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 14.2%, Resource Management 11.1%
- #33 Z: The End
78% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Ridgeline Studios LLC
Windows
Z: The End is a top-down shooter survival sandbox set in a world infested with zombies. Explore, scavenge for supplies and weapons, and survive as long as you can against the zombies and the elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Base Building 14.9%, Zombies 14.1%, Open World 9%
- #34 ZEE.END
77% matchMostly Negative39% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: T.LEE
Windows
A secret organization makes a critical mistake in the development of biological weapons. As a result, the entire population of the Montib island is infected with an unknown virus. You need to survive among zombies on a huge 20x20 km map.
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Looter Shooter 18.5% ★, Base Building 15.2%, Survival 13%, Open World 11.3%
- #35 7 Days to Die
73% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 110.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 17.4%, Survival 15%, Base Building 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Tower Defense 11.6%
- #36 SurrounDead
74% matchVery Positive91% of 26,383 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.1 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 28.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Survival 17.6%, Open World 14.6%, Base Building 11.2%
- #37 Dead Unending
75% matchMixed45% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Tyler HudsonPub: Tylario
Windows
A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?
Why similar: Zombies 20.1%, Base Building 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Survival 11%, Open World 11%
- #38 Raiders of the Apocalypse
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Jony Pazu Games
Windows
Explore dangerous bunkers packed with mutants, scavenge vital loot, and race against dwindling oxygen. Upgrade your shelter, craft gear, and risk it all for bigger rewards. Solo or co-op, see how deep you dare go!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 19.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Base Building 14.8%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Zombies 10.8%
- #39 VERSUS SQUAD
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 584 reviews2016
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
Why similar: Zombies 19.3%, Tower Defense 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Survival 12.4%, Base Building 9.8%
- #40 Pathogen: Code Omega
72% match6 user reviews75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Pandemic Forge
Windows
Survive on an island overrun by zombies, destroy infected nests with molotovs to collect samples, and signal for rescue before it’s too late.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.9%, Base Building 20.8%, Survival 18.6%, Zombies 12.8%, Open World 8.5%
- #41 Crafting Dead
74% 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 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Looter Shooter 14% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Survival 12.3%
- #42 Gum Squad
70% matchVery Positive100% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: FernMakesGames
Windows
Gum Squad is a co-op PvE shooter set in a quiet world gone sticky. Start with a peashooter, explore together, and gear up to survive the gum epidemic with up to 8 players!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 20.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Open World 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.5%
- #43 Kismet
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Below Average LLC
Windows
Welcome to Kismet, the post-apocalyptic zombie shooter where your only options are to gear up or die. (Scary pixel creatures warning!)
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Looter Shooter 15.3% ★, Base Building 15%, Survival 11.9%
- #44 Dead Zone Defense
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: G4YPub: GEOMAXGG
Windows · Linux
A new look at tower defense, full of dynamics and tactics! A terrible virus has struck humanity. You will have to build defenses with your friends or alone and fight off the hordes of zombies who want to get to you.
Why similar: Tower Defense 17.3%, Zombies 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Base Building 10%
- #45 Decision: Red Daze
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 894 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 20.2%, Tower Defense 15.9%, Base Building 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Survival 13.4%
- #46 Vectorio
71% matchVery Positive80% of 397 reviews2023
Dev: BN Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build. Automate. Defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.8%, Base Building 17.8%, Resource Management 12.4%, Online Co-Op 12%, Management 9.2%
- #47 Zombie Survival Game Online
70% 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: Looter Shooter 18.2% ★, Zombies 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Survival 10.4%
- #48 VEIN
68% matchVery Positive88% of 11,921 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 21.6%, Base Building 18.6%, Survival 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Open World 14%
- #49 Metal War
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: ZihanSong
Windows
This is a fast-paced top-down shooting and tower defense game. You need to customize and upgrade your chariot, build defensive structures to protect your base, explore the world and destroy all enemies! Don't forget to come back and defend when the enemy attacks! Can you make it to the end?
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.8%, Base Building 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Survival 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #50 Ares Virus2
70% matchMixed64% of 425 reviews2022
Dev: 热区网络
Windows
The "Ares Virus" series of games is widely acclaimed for its unique combat and individual style of painting. Now that the sequel is back, it will give you an unprecedented experience.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Survival 15.6%, Open World 13.7%, Base Building 10.9%
- #51 Last Couriers
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NoSugar GamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Dive into the post-apocalyptic Zone in this fun co-op extraction action! As fearless couriers, harvest anomalous hogweed, craft batteries, and power up teleports to proceed. But your loot attracts infected enemies you can't permanently kill... Сan you hold the line and escape in time?
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Online Co-Op 10.5%
- #52 Red Moon: Survival
69% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: WMG
Windows
The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.
Why similar: Base Building 17.1%, Zombies 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 12.7%, Resource Management 12.4%
- #53 Defend the Fort
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Yunus KocamisPub: Yuko Software
Windows · Linux
2D topdown zombie survival shooter, build defences, survive the waves of zombies
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Zombies 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Survival 9.9%
- #54 DREADZONE
67% 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: Base Building 19%, Zombies 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 12.6%
- #55 Light the Fire
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Nonyx Games
Windows
Light the Fire is a survival tower defense where you decide when waves begin and how difficult they become. Gather resources, craft gear, build defenses, and feed the fire… at your own risk.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Zombies 15%, Base Building 11.4%, Survival 10.4%
- #56 Parasitic Descent
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Terrain Studios
Windows
In a world ravaged by a catastrophic event, humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. In "Parasitic Descent," you step into the boots of a lone survivor navigating the haunting remnants of a once-thriving civilization.
Why similar: Zombies 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Survival 19.4%, Resource Management 9.1%, Open World 6.7%
- #57 Squad Zero
67% 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: Zombies 23.2%, Base Building 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Survival 16.9%, Open World 12.7%
- #58 Dead Matter
68% matchMostly Negative21% of 897 reviews2023
Dev: QI Games
Windows
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Base Building 13.8%, Survival 11.7%, Open World 10.5%
- #59 Survival Machine
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 803 reviews2026
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Tower Defense 17.2%, Zombies 16.8%, Base Building 15.7%, Resource Management 11.5%, Online Co-Op 11.2%
- #60 Dawn of the Dying
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cube Game Studio
Windows
In a brutal open world, standing still means death. Explore together in a co-op survival FPS where crafting, building, and fighting with friends is the only way forward.
Why similar: Survival 12.8%, Looter Shooter 12% ★, Open World 11.1%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Zombies 10%