- #1 Crimsonland
97% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Zombies 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Gore 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down arena shooter that mirrors the frantic horde-clearing and perk-based gameplay of Nation Red.
- #2 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
96% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Zombies 34%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 10%, Gore 7.9%, Online Co-Op 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down shooting with tower defense mechanics, perfect for players who enjoy the survival aspect of Nation Red.
- #3 Over 9000 Zombies!
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,530 reviews2015
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 40.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Co-op 6.9%, Survival 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive-scale zombie survival with twin-stick controls and a heavy emphasis on co-op play.
- #4 Tesla vs Lovecraft
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38%, Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Action 8.6%, Top-Down 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced twin-stick shooter that features intense arena combat and a robust weapon and perk upgrade system.
- #5 Final Days
94% matchVery Positive89% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: +7 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.
Why similar: Zombies 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.4%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Local Co-Op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter specifically designed around the concept of surviving massive, relentless waves of zombies.
- #6 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
94% matchVery Positive90% of 32,984 reviews2015
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.5%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Co-op 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a chaotic, top-down co-op experience that emphasizes teamwork and heavy weaponry against endless waves of enemies.
- #7 Zombie Shooter 2
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Zombies 63.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Gore 10.3%, Action 8.3%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that blends top-down shooting with RPG elements and massive hordes of mutants.
- #8 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
91% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.1%, Online Co-Op 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Action 7.9%, Co-op 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity top-down shooter that features deep weapon customization and challenging, fast-paced combat.
- #9 Alien Breed: Impact
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,869 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Action 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Co-op 15.9%, Top-Down 13%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter that delivers intense survival gameplay against overwhelming hordes in a sci-fi setting.
- #10 Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,415 reviews2014
Dev: DreamworldsPub: Untold Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
Why similar: Zombies 39.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Gore 7.3%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features satisfying top-down shooting with a focus on environmental destruction and zombie-slaying action.
- #11 Brotato
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Local Co-Op 22.6%, Survival 15.7%, Co-op 10.5%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An arena shooter that emphasizes rapid-fire combat and deep perk-based build synergy, capturing the addictive loop of Nation Red.
- #12 Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn
90% matchVery Positive91% of 1,123 reviews2015
Dev: Still RunningPub: Merge Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!
Why similar: Zombies 79.1%, Action 12.1%, Indie 5.1%, Multiplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op arena survival game that focuses on barricading and upgrading to survive against waves of zombies.
- #13 Vampire Survivors
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 40%, Action 20.7%, Indie 18%, Arcade 13.4%, Multiplayer 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The modern evolution of the horde-survival genre, focusing on screen-clearing power and rapid character progression.
- #14 VERSUS SQUAD
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2016
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 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 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.8%, Gore 10.7%, Online Co-Op 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced top-down shooter that emphasizes gore and survival in a similar vein to Nation Red.
- #15 Dead Horde
89% matchMostly Negative34% of 658 reviews2011
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
As a survivor of the mutant virus, make your way through the city and wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...
Why similar: Zombies 78.2%, Action 9.7%, Survival 5.4%, Indie 4.6%, Multiplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed top-down shooter that focuses on pure survival against relentless zombie swarms.
- #16 Shadowgrounds
87% matchVery Positive81% of 1,601 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Gore 12.1%, Local Co-Op 8.8%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that offers a similar atmosphere and intense, weapon-focused combat against alien hordes.
- #17 Zombie Builder Defense
86% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 37%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Survival 6.8%, Gore 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines wave-based survival with base-building mechanics, offering a strategic twist on the zombie shooter genre.
- #18 Neon Chrome
85% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Gore 10%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter with roguelite elements and destructible environments that provide a high-energy combat experience.
- #19 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
84% matchVery Positive86% of 9,502 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
Why similar: Zombies 47.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Online Co-Op 5.4%, Co-op 5.4%, Survival 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down co-op shooter with deep character progression and a variety of weapon upgrades.
- #20 Ultimate Zombie Defense
83% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 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 44.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Gore 7%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A blend of tower defense and top-down shooting that challenges players to survive increasingly difficult zombie waves.
- #21 Zombie Driver HD
84% matchVery Positive84% of 4,035 reviews2012
Dev: Exor Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.
Why similar: Zombies 46.8%, Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Gore 13.2%, Top-Down 5.6%, Arcade 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down shooting with vehicular combat, providing a unique way to mow down hordes of zombies.
- #22 Nuclear Throne
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Local Co-Op 16%, Action 11.7%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, challenging twin-stick shooter with a wide variety of characters and weapons to master.
- #23 Dead Pixels
82% matchVery Positive87% of 2,424 reviews2012
Dev: CSR-Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 67.9%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Action 6.7%, Survival 5%, Co-op 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling zombie survival game that offers a retro aesthetic and challenging resource management.
- #24 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Zombies 35.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Action 9.2%, Gore 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced top-down shooter that focuses on survival and high-score chasing in a dark atmosphere.
- #25 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
80% matchVery Positive95% of 23,448 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Zombies 42.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Co-op 8.3%, Top-Down 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down co-op shooter that requires intense coordination to survive against massive waves of enemies.
- #26 Bloody Streets
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2015
Dev: Headless Wizard
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?
Why similar: Zombies 50.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Gore 10.9%, Action 8.2%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on intense, fast-paced combat within urban environments.
- #27 World War Z
77% matchVery Positive83% of 30,228 reviews2021
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
Why similar: Zombies 62.7%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Co-op 6.1%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Gore 4.5%
- #28 Guns n Zombies
79% matchMixed69% of 978 reviews2014
Dev: Krealit
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This is the world after a zombie apocalypse in which the main characters have to go through many perils. It is a story about ordinary people who, when faced with danger, decided not to run away from it, but to fight back. As the story goes along, you will learn what caused the disaster and help other survivors to overcome its aftermath.
Why similar: Zombies 60.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Action 8.5%, Co-op 7.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy zombie shooter that incorporates RPG-lite elements to enhance the survival experience.
- #29 Back 4 Blood
75% matchMixed69% of 72,160 reviews2021
Dev: Turtle Rock StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
Why similar: Zombies 53.3%, Online Co-Op 16%, Gore 7.9%, Co-op 5.8%, Survival 4.7%
- #30 Dead Effect
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,752 reviews2014
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!
Why similar: Zombies 66.5%, Gore 8.1%, Action 7.9%, Survival 6.8%, Multiplayer 3.5%
- #31 Dead Sky
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.
Why similar: Zombies 74.7%, Action 15.8%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes survival and resource management while fighting off zombie hordes.
- #32 Gun Brothers
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 92 reviews2020
Dev: Rootify
Windows · Linux
"Gun Brothers" is a frantic top down shooter for 1-4 players.
Why similar: Zombies 37.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Action 5.9%, Co-op 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused shooter that provides arcade-style action and cooperative horde-clearing gameplay.
- #33 Primal Fears
78% matchMixed59% of 309 reviews2013
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world.Use a variety of weapons to stop the mutated population, and save yourself from being another victim.
Why similar: Zombies 33.8%, Gore 19.3%, Action 16.3%, Indie 8.3%, Violent 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival shooter that features intense horde combat and a variety of unique weapons.
- #34 Zombie Shooter
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,315 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Zombies 44.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Gore 11.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.4%, Action 5%
- #35 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
75% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: DEKLAZON
Windows
A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!
Why similar: Zombies 33.2%, Gore 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Action 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.8%
- #36 Zombie Builder Defense 2
72% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!
Why similar: Zombies 41.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Action 7.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 5.7%, Top-Down 4.9%
- #37 ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives
73% matchMixed53% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: Red Dot Studio
Windows
Join the fight for survival in a top-down shooter with realistic-looking combat. Raid the infected city and fight for survival in team battles.
Why similar: Zombies 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Survival 9.2%, Co-op 6.3%
- #38 Yet Another Zombie Defense
73% matchVery Positive87% of 12,360 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
Why similar: Zombies 92.3%, Survival 1.9%, Co-op 1.3%, Online Co-Op 1.2%, Multiplayer 0.8%
- #39 HVOR
74% matchMixed60% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: OFFMONREALPub: OFFMONREAL GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
HVOR - a dynamic top-down shooter, which takes place in the world,affected by an unknown infection.Kill the infected - and try not to join him.
Why similar: Zombies 45.4%, Gore 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Action 9.6%, Violent 6.7%
- #40 Red Risk
74% matchMixed58% of 964 reviews2016
Dev: Microblast GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Volunteers fight in a bloody contest for freedom and money. Play as one of three volunteers armed with their favorite weapons, survive waves of enemies and bosses. Red Risk will put you into a bloody tournament, will you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 36.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Gore 9.1%, Survival 8%, Co-op 7.3%
- #41 Trapped Dead
76% 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: Zombies 85.7%, Action 11%, Co-op 3.3%
- #42 BrainBread 2
71% 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: Zombies 59.2%, Survival 9%, Gore 8.9%, Co-op 6.3%, Multiplayer 5.7%
- #43 Zedfest
69% matchVery Positive89% of 216 reviews2023
Dev: Diagrammet AB
Windows
Zedfest is the goriest game show ever created! A hardcore 6 player co-op third-person shooter with the goal to complete objectives while neutralizing Zeds with lots and lots of visceral gore.
Why similar: Zombies 28.4%, Gore 19.4%, Action 14.9%, Online Co-Op 8.7%, Indie 8.4%
- #44 They Are Hundreds
72% matchMixed53% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: WoahStudiosusPub: Woahstudiosus
Windows
They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!
Why similar: Zombies 47%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Survival 11.3%, Action 9.1%, Co-op 7.8%
- #45 Killing Floor
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 68,364 reviews2009
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
Why similar: Zombies 51.8%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Co-op 8.7%, Survival 8.2%, Gore 7.2%
- #46 Iron Fisticle
71% matchVery Positive84% of 513 reviews2014
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Action 7.7%
- #47 Zombieville USA 3D
65% matchVery Positive94% of 2,215 reviews2025
Dev: Mika Mobile, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.
Why similar: Zombies 51.2%, Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Co-op 9%, Action 7.1%, Arcade 4.2%
- #48 Gunnheim
73% matchMostly Negative40% of 337 reviews2015
Dev: SIEIDI Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Gore 12%, Action 8.5%, Online Co-Op 7.5%
- #49 Zombie Estate 2
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 721 reviews2017
Dev: Sad Spaghetti Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
One of the highest rated Xbox Indie Games is now available for PC! How long can you survive in this online co-op wave based shooter? Featuring 35 characters, over 100 weapons, 30 stat-boosting hats, and 6 levels, Zombie Estate 2 is a frantically fun experience to share with friends!
Why similar: Zombies 68.4%, Action 20.2%, Indie 11.3%
- #50 Nasty Zombies
66% matchVery Positive96% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Con No 1
Windows
Team up with up to 4 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, and cosmetics.
Why similar: Zombies 52.5%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Action 8.7%, Gore 7.7%, Multiplayer 5.7%
- #51 10 Miles To Safety
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 998 reviews2020
Dev: Trickjump Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.
Why similar: Zombies 42.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Gore 8.2%, Action 5.8%
- #52 The Horde Wants You Dead
66% matchMixed63% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Bellyflop Games
Windows
The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Online Co-Op 17%, Survival 9.4%, Co-op 7.7%
- #53 ZomDay
68% matchVery Positive84% of 835 reviews2020
Dev: Intostudio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
As zombie crisis broke out around the world,you will play one of the warrior of S.E.A.T(Special Event Action Team)to fight against the zombies all over the world.ZomDay is a fast pace VR shooting game contains multi-player mod,exciting Boss fight,character perk and hardcore weapon system.
Why similar: Zombies 68.2%, Gore 12.4%, Violent 5.9%, Action 5.1%, Indie 2.7%
- #54 Zombie Grinder
70% matchMixed67% of 295 reviews2015
Dev: TwinDrills
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A cross-platform, cooperative, multiplayer, zombie death-fest. Slaughter your way through many different maps, game modes and enemies - With tons of weapons and customization options!
Why similar: Zombies 75.3%, Action 13.3%, Indie 7%, Multiplayer 4.5%
- #55 A Mass of Dead
71% matchMixed51% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Dev Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Massacre of zombies! Survive the zombies. Buy and upgrade weapons and equipment to massacre zombies. Kill special zombies like zombie dogs, get unique weapons and equipment that you can’t buy from the shop. Be unbeatable using power boost and massacre zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 55.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Action 12.9%, Indie 7.7%, Top-Down 4.5%
- #56 Monday Meltdown
63% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: NF MynsterPub: Footstomp Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Action 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #57 Ravenous Horde
65% matchMixed53% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Vector Interactive
Windows
Team up with 64 players to fight off the horde of zombies in this post-apocalyptic FPS or join the horde against the living! Turn on your teammates and tear them apart. Level up and unlock new weapons, perks, clothing options and more! Equip your favourite loadout and join the fight!
Why similar: Zombies 55.3%, Gore 13.1%, Survival 9.3%, Co-op 9.2%, Action 5.4%
- #58 The Haunted: Hells Reach
68% matchVery Positive85% of 764 reviews2011
Dev: KTX SoftwarePub: Signo & Arte
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Winner of 2010′s Make Something Unreal contest, The Haunted: Hells Reach is a fast-paced horror game where your goal is to liberate cursed places and survive the assault of Hell.
Why similar: Zombies 47.4%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Co-op 8.6%, Action 6.5%, Survival 6%
- #59 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
63% 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: Zombies 49.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Survival 9%, Action 5.2%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #60 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
68% 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: Zombies 59.8%, Gore 14.4%, Action 8.7%, Violent 6.1%, Indie 4.4%