Games Like Nearly Dead - Live and Let Die

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: Zombies 40.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Co-op 12.1%, RPG 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down zombie survival experience, offering deep scavenging and base-building mechanics that mirror the intensity of Nearly Dead.

Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.1%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Zombies 16.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Top-Down 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that pits you against massive zombie hordes in a top-down environment with strong co-op support.

Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.7%, Top-Down 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, top-down, post-apocalyptic extraction shooter that features intense survival elements and roguelike exploration.

Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 54.5%, Top-Down 24.4%, RPG 14.8%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a massive, persistent post-apocalyptic world where you must scavenge and fight to survive from a top-down perspective.

Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 48.6%, Multiplayer 20.7%, Co-op 16.6%, RPG 6.5%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated top-down zombie survival game that focuses heavily on cooperative play, crafting, and base defense.

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 17%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Co-op 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, top-down roguelike that supports cooperative play and offers immense freedom in how you approach survival and combat.

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: Zombies 31.5%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious yet challenging top-down zombie roguelike that emphasizes group management and survival during a road trip.

Dungeon Survivors is a top-down fantasy roguelite where you can use your class abilities to fight off a horde of fantasy monsters. Choose from a variety of abilities and items to create unique builds and survive with 1-4 players.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.5%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 14.1%, Co-op 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelike that emphasizes cooperative play and survival against overwhelming odds.

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 25.6%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Top-Down 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that incorporates roguelike elements and zombie-slaying in a post-apocalyptic world.

Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelite 16.7%, Co-op 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A polished top-down roguelite that features persistent progression and excellent cooperative multiplayer mechanics.

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: Online Co-Op 25%, Action Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 21.1%, Co-op 8.7%, Shooter 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more sci-fi focused, it provides the same high-stakes, top-down action-roguelike combat feel found in Nearly Dead.

Cannibal Crossing is an action-survival game where you explore the randomly generated town of Earlsboro while scavenging, fighting hordes of enemies, building a base, and searching for a way to escape! Meet survivors with new abilities and lots of cannibals. Includes a co-op mode for 1-4 players!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.4%, Action Roguelike 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Top-Down 10.3%, Co-op 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, zombie-infested survival game that blends action-roguelike elements with base building.

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 84.3%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Co-op 4%, Online Co-Op 2.9%, Shooter 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter focused on surviving as long as possible against zombie waves with cooperative base defense.

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 22.2%, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style top-down shooter that focuses on surviving massive zombie hordes with cooperative support.

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: Action Roguelike 37%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Roguelite 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Top-Down 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential top-down action-roguelike that captures the frantic, high-speed combat style of the genre.

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: Co-op 38.5%, Top-Down 35.3%, Shooter 26.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, squad-based tactical shooter that excels at cooperative survival against waves of relentless enemies.

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 30.8%, Online Co-Op 28.1%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Co-op 13.4%, Top-Down 8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down action with base-building mechanics to create a tense cooperative survival experience.

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 32.5%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Co-op 12.1%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Top-Down 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, top-down, cooperative zombie shooter that focuses on gear progression and horde management.

The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

Why similar: Zombies 38.5%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Co-op 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, cooperative zombie survival game that emphasizes teamwork and resource management in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Infected Shelter is an ultra-violent rogue-lite post-apocalyptic beat'em up. Singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Hack and Slash 18.3%, Zombies 14.3%, Roguelite 12.3%, RPG 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, top-down action-roguelike that features deep combat mechanics and a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 53.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Co-op 8.9%, Action 6.1%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling, pixel-art zombie survival game that shares the gritty, retro-inspired aesthetic of Nearly Dead.

Select from a diverse roster of unique characters to assemble a trinity force and strategize to find the best skill combinations. Witness the astounding synergy that emerges. Engage in 2 player online cooperative multiplayer, team up with a friend to challenge orc hordes, and strive for high scores!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Action RPG 14.5%, Roguelite 13.4%, Top-Down 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelike that emphasizes cooperative synergy and character-based abilities.

Classic zombie round survival. choose a map and see how many rounds you can survive with friends or alone.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 41%, Zombies 38.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, cooperative top-down shooter that focuses on surviving waves of zombies.

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: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Hack and Slash 20.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Co-op 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelite that focuses on fast, intense combat and character builds.

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 23.4%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Co-op 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, cooperative zombie shooter that focuses on survival and gore-filled combat.

Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.6%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Action RPG 14.4%, Co-op 12.6%, Roguelite 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative action-roguelike that features bullet-hell elements and intense top-down combat.

Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Zombies 16.6%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 11%

Explore the enigmatic Tor Eternum with up to 10 friends in this frenetic online co-op action RPG. Customize your character as you level up, explore the halls of the Tower, and overcome billions of different procedurally generated bosses.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Action RPG 10.4%, Roguelite 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite that features hack-and-slash combat and cooperative play.

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 51.5%, Co-op 21.6%, RPG 13.6%, Action 8.3%, Top-Down 5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game that blends zombie survival with RPG-like progression and cooperative play.

Embark on an online co-op Survival Roguelite adventure. Team up with friends, slash through endless waves of foes, conquer formidable bosses, fulfill quests, craft potent weapons, and unlock unique characters!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.6%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Hack and Slash 16.9%, Action RPG 14%, Roguelite 12.6%

A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 15.9%, Top-Down 12.2%, Action RPG 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%

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: Zombies 33.1%, RPG 23.6%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Roguelite 10.5%, Action 10.2%

Multiplayer Survivors: Meet MIGHT’N MOW’EM. Mow thousands of enemies with an ever-growing arsenal of weapons and magic, solo or with friends. Classes, upgrades, ultimates, quests, and group buffs add a rewarding meta game to a dopamine-filled core loop.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 14.7%, Hack and Slash 14%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Action RPG 12.9%, Co-op 9.9%

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 31.4%, Online Co-Op 23.6%, Co-op 11%, Multiplayer 10%, Top-Down 6.5%

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 37.3%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Co-op 14.1%, Multiplayer 14%, Shooter 12.5%

FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!

Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Action RPG 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Roguelite 12.9%

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 24.4%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Action RPG 17.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Top-Down 13.3%

The Walking Zombie is a stationary FPS with an online co-op mode in a world full of zombies to kill. Buy and upgrade your weapons, kill all enemies in 200 levels and destroy mighty boss monsters before they eat you alive!

Why similar: Zombies 22%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Co-op 12.2%, Shooter 7.7%

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: Online Co-Op 26.5%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Co-op 11.9%, Top-Down 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.9%

Team up, gear up, and make it out alive in this 2D co-op extraction shooter.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.5%, Shooter 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%

Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.6%, Zombies 18.6%, Roguelite 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Co-op 11.6%

Last Farewell is a Survival Co-op game where you are tasked to work together with others (or solo) in order to ensure your own survival for as long as possible. Gather supplies and craft during the day in order to protect yourself and the sanctuary, the Town Hall, during the night.

Why similar: Zombies 21%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Co-op 16.6%, Multiplayer 16.5%

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: Online Co-Op 27.1%, Zombies 24.4%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Shooter 13%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%

Dead Maze is a 2D MMO game set in a destroyed contemporary world, filled with zombies. Explore the world, scavenge and craft as many items as possible, to survive the hostile environment and upgrade your gear and camp as you go.

Why similar: Zombies 37.9%, Multiplayer 17%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Co-op 9.2%

Defeat hordes of enemies, alone or with up to 4 friends! Work together or mess with them on this online multiplayer survivors style roguelike, where you create unique builds that can change the fate of your team.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.2%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Co-op 10.5%

Survive against hordes of enemies getting ever stronger, alone or with friends. Level up, unlock upgrades and new guns in this multiplayer bullet-heaven roguelite.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.9%, Action Roguelike 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Co-op 7.3%, 2D 5.7%

An online co-op survivor-like auto-shooter set in the world of Stolen Realm. Battle relentless hordes of enemies, discover powerful artifacts, modify unique skills, and build unstoppable combos to survive. Play solo or with friends and unleash the full power of the Realm.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 16.5%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Action RPG 12.5%, Co-op 10%

Lost in the woods. Trapped in a cabin. Face wave after wave of undead horrors in this intense 80s-themed zombie survival shooter. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players, in VR or on PC. Keep the lights on, defend the cabin, and survive the night if you can!

Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Roguelite 10.9%

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 26.1%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelite 16.6%, Co-op 15.2%, Shooter 11.7%

Mutant Ops is a low poly co-op shooter. Go in alone or with friends and survive endless waves of mutants and monsters.

Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Military 24%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Co-op 14.7%, Shooter 10.1%

Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Zombies 18.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Top-Down 12.4%

Collect crazy power-ups, upgrade your weapons into tools of destruction, and escape from the robotic zombie horde - alone, or with friends.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.8%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Zombies 22%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Shooter 7.6%

A zombie virus, brought to BOXHEAD World by a meteorite that fell unexpectedly, continues to turn people into the zombies. To survive in this purgatorial world, you must unleash every bullet into the hordes of the zombies and use any explosive objects to drench every inch of the land in blood.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.7%, Action RPG 17.4%, Zombies 15.6%, Roguelite 15%, Top-Down 10.9%

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 18.4%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Top-Down 12.5%

ZOMBIE CO-OP SHOOTER

Why similar: Zombies 72.3%, Action 27.7%

Mobmania is a four (4) player co-op real-time bullet-hell action rogue-like where you kill enemies, buy items after leveling up, and survive long enough against thousands of monsters and bosses until the final fight against the Witch.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.3%, Action RPG 16.5%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 13.3%, Co-op 10.6%

Go through deadly rooms of multi-storey building. Team up with other players and make your way through traps with a friendly team (CO-OP)! Or take a weapon and kill them all in the PvP game mode!

Why similar: Co-op 35.6%, Online Co-Op 27.5%, Multiplayer 26.7%, Action 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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 24.4%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Top-Down 15.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Co-op 8.4%

Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.

Why similar: Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Action RPG 10.5%