- #1 Broken World
97% matchMixed63% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.
Why similar: Zombies 15%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Survival 11.7%, Open World 11.1%, Base Building 10.4%
- #2 SurrounDead
96% 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 24.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Survival 13.9%, Open World 13%, Loot 10.3%
- #3 Quarantine-Z: Survival
96% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Games
Windows
2 years have passed since a virus totally unknown to humanity originated in your small town. People have become aggressive and cannibalistic.
Why similar: Zombies 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Loot 14.1%, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 11.2%
- #4 Junk Survivor
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Survival 11.5%, Open World 10.5%, Base Building 7.6%
- #5 As I Survive
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinnacle Gaming Studios
Windows
A survival FPS where you must maintain the tactical advantage to survive your environment. Explore caves and bunkers, unlock secrets, and contain the situation in the valley to restore peace. Unlock new quests along the way that will give you the power to save what is left.
Why similar: Zombies 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Survival 10.6%, Base Building 10.1%, Crafting 8.8%
- #6 Squad Zero
94% 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 21%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Survival 13.7%, Base Building 12.6%, Open World 11.6%
- #7 HUNKER DOWN
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources.
Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Base Building 12.1%, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 9.3%
- #8 SOS Zombie Survivors
92% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Silvercontrol Studios
Windows
SOS Zombie Survivors follows a group of survivors that fights waves of increasingly aggressive zombies while preparing for a rescue helicopter scheduled for evacuation a rescue point.
Why similar: Zombies 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Loot 13.3%, Base Building 12.2%, Open World 10.3%
- #9 Sandbox Apocalypse
91% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: 7Druids GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.
Why similar: Zombies 16.8%, Loot 13%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Open World 9.5%, Base Building 9.3%
- #10 Herd is Coming
91% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Loot 14.1%, Open World 11.4%, Survival 10.5%
- #11 Sustained
89% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Iconic Studios
Windows
This is a open world Survival Zombie game with survival mechanics in single player and (PVP) (PVE) in Multiplayer or Co-Op. Join a few friends and look who can survive the island full of zombies and other players trying to survive like you, it has base building, Crafting, food, water, Temperatures.
Why similar: Loot 13.9%, Zombies 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Base Building 8.7%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #12 Gone: Survival
90% matchMixed44% of 316 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Survival 11.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Open World 9.6%
- #13 Polygon Survival
89% matchMostly Negative39% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.
Why similar: Zombies 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 11.2%, Base Building 9.8%, Crafting 8.9%
- #14 TexanLand
86% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Brigorma Studios
Windows
Pick a side. Or burn it down anyway. TexanLand is an open world zombie survival game with four factions, dismemberment-heavy combat, and total freedom to play the villain, the hero, or whatever's funniest.
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 12.2%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #15 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 31.1%, Survival 17.3%, Open World 15.1%, Base Building 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #16 State of Decay
87% 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 34.1%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 15%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Base Building 7.6%
- #17 The Survivors
86% 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 23.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 13.2%, Base Building 12.9%
- #18 DREADZONE
84% matchMixed51% of 1,210 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Zombies 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 12.7%, Open World 12.3%
- #19 Red Moon: Survival
85% 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: Zombies 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Base Building 12%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 10.2%
- #20 Foul
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZRK
Windows
Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.
Why similar: Zombies 13%, Survival 11.2%, Open World 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Base Building 9.3%
- #21 THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAY19 STUDIO
Windows
Explore a dangerous open world, loot abandoned places, build your shelter, produce food, and manage your resources. Survive alone or in co-op against zombies, hostile humans, and the growing dangers that come with the fog.
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Open World 14.2%, Survival 12.9%, Base Building 8.4%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #22 404 Survivor
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YSLJ Studio
Windows
The horde is coming. 404 Survivor is a top-down post-apocalyptic survival game focused on scavenging, crafting, and base building. Gather resources and fortify your base by day, then defend against growing zombie hordes by night. Every night could be your last.
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Survival 12.6%, Base Building 12.5%, Open World 11.6%
- #23 The Road Behind Us
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amber Lamp Studios
Windows
The Road Behind Us is an urban survival game about about you, your dog, and a dead city. Explore abandoned skyscrapers, rooftops, basements, underpasses, and more. Craft out of a semi truck and take your base with you, or fix up an abandoned building and call it home.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Survival 14.7%, Zombies 11.5%, Sandbox 10.7%, RPG 9%
- #24 VEIN
79% 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 21.1%, Survival 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Open World 13.8%, Base Building 13.1%
- #25 ROUTE
81% 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 18%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Open World 15%, Survival 13.8%, Base Building 11%
- #26 Last of Humanity
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games, inc.
Windows
Welcome to Last of Humanity, an online open-world sandbox multiplayer zombie survival game. Travel the zombie wasteland as you attempt to rebuild society controlling key locations to manufacture & produce equipment for survival. Forage, Craft and shoot your way to survival from the dead and living.
Why similar: Zombies 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Sandbox 11.1%, Survival 9.6%, Crafting 9.1%
- #27 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
81% matchMixed50% of 164 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 23.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 10.3%, Loot 9.6%
- #28 Isla de la Muerte
78% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Ashwake Interactive
Windows
Isla de la Muerte is an intense survival game filled with mystery and danger. Stranded on a remote island, you uncover the aftermath of a secret government experiment gone horribly wrong. Officially erased from records, the island is now overrun by hordes of relentless zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Base Building 17.4%, Survival 17.1%, Open World 13.9%, Exploration 5.8%
- #29 Z: The End
80% 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: Zombies 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Base Building 11.1%, Sandbox 9.8%, Open World 9.3%
- #30 Rocks Tools Hordes
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neural Monkeys
Windows · Mac
Rocks, Tools, Hordes is a survival crafting game where a brave little girl explores vast caves, builds her base, and battles endless zombie waves. Play the Demo! Add to Wishlist! Mine resources, craft gear, and pilot powerful robots to withstand the horde. Robots, rocks, and really rude zombies.
Why similar: Survival 16.5%, Zombies 14.6%, Open World 14.6%, Base Building 10.9%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #31 Blood Sunset
78% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: ModMaximuss
Windows
Blood Sunset is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, survival RPG. You happen to find yourself on old deserted islands... full of zombies. You'll have to survive, kill, run away, get food, and resources.
Why similar: Zombies 17.7%, Loot 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Survival 10.6%, Base Building 8.8%
- #32 The Risen Survival
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Engine
Windows · Linux
A multiplayer open-world survival game featuring intense PvP, base building, crafting, raiding, and relentless zombies. Gather resources, expand your base, fight for valuable loot, and compete with other players in a persistent online world
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Zombies 11.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Survival 10.3%, Loot 9.4%
- #33 Dead Metro
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trust me bro Studio
Windows
Explore, craft, build, and survive in an open-world sandbox survival game. Face relentless infected, choose whether to cooperate with or betray other players, and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 22%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 10.8%, Loot 10.8%
- #34 Zombase
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Unknown
Windows
Zombase is a co-op zombie survival game where your base is your escape plan. Build wheels, propellers, weapons, and traps onto your mobile base, then fight through the horde and try to reach the safe zone without crashing.
Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Base Building 11.7%, Open World 10.1%, Survival 8.8%
- #35 DARKEST DAYS
74% 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 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Open World 14.8%, Survival 13.4%, Base Building 9.7%
- #36 Undead Wilderness: Survival
75% 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 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Base Building 14.6%, Survival 13.7%, Crafting 11.2%
- #37 Drive 4 Survival
76% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2020
Dev: M3M Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Zombies 13.3%, Open World 11.5%, Base Building 10.3%, Survival 10%
- #38 Why It's Empty Here: The Game
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Damian BakkerPub: Empty Studio
Windows
Action-survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open-world teeming with various creatures. Explore the world devastated by a mysterious virus. Search for supplies, craft weapons, and battle creatures.
Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Base Building 12.9%, Open World 10.9%, Shooter 8.6%
- #39 Apocalypse Island
73% matchMixed40% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Bettini Games
Windows
As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.
Why similar: Zombies 27.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Survival 17.1%, Sandbox 8%, Open World 7.7%
- #40 Outbreak Island
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,079 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Zombies 13.7%, Survival 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Sandbox 10.8%, Base Building 10.1%
- #41 No One Survived
71% matchMixed64% of 7,773 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 23.1%, Survival 18%, Open World 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Crafting 9.1%
- #42 Apocalyptica
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Soullessregent Gaming LLC
Windows
Fight off starvation, dehydration, and madness. Lose your sanity, and your nightmares become fatal.
Why similar: Zombies 12.9%, Base Building 12.2%, Survival 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Open World 11.1%
- #43 HumanitZ
70% 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 20.9%, Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Base Building 12%, Open World 11.3%
- #44 Unfear Day
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Norman Studio
Windows
it is an open world multiplayer survival game that combines sandbox and simulation elements, including base building, NPC recruitment, community building, and the fusion of zombie growth elements and major event elements.
Why similar: Zombies 22.3%, Base Building 13.7%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 12.3%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #45 HORDE Survival
73% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Base Building 15.1%, Open World 13.9%, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 10.9%
- #46 Port Town: Survival
71% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Emre ŞahinPub: Survivillage
Windows
A deserted port town, missing people, and a dark secret waiting to be uncovered… Dive into Port Town’s open world, collect mysterious photos, and reveal the truth. But be careful… some secrets are meant to stay buried.
Why similar: Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Open World 11.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Crafting 9.2%
- #47 STATE Z
70% 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 26.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 13.2%, Base Building 8.9%
- #48 By the Dead
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loomeit Studios
Windows
Explore the dark, fight the un-dead forces, gather valuable resources, craft for survival, build safe shelters, and survive the night in this eerie open world survival crafting game!
Why similar: Zombies 21%, Survival 13.9%, Open World 12.6%, Crafting 11.1%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #49 Undead Development 2
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Masterstrike
Windows
Your resources are your surroundings. Break down, drag, and nail together furniture to safeguard your home. Explore other regions to restock supplies and weapons. Construct wild defenses by nailing together unlikely objects. Fight against the hordes with online co-op in or out of VR.
Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, Survival 13.4%, Sandbox 11%, Zombies 10%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%
- #50 Zector 7
69% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: SocksandGoats Studios
Windows
Craft, Build and Fight alongside your friends across this deadly open-world. Use both modern day and sci-fi tech as you Loot, Harvest and Trade for resources, gear and vehicles in order to survive the wasteland.
Why similar: Zombies 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Loot 13.6%, Survival 11.2%, Base Building 11.2%
- #51 Parasitic Descent
69% 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 25.8%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Survival 18.1%, Crafting 10.8%, Shooter 7.2%
- #52 Survivalist
71% matchVery Positive80% of 2,569 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: Zombies 24.8%, Survival 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Open World 10.8%, Base Building 10.3%
- #53 Evil Next Door
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ensk Studio
Windows
Evil Next Door is a game about survival in a small post-Soviet town called Ensk suffering from a deadly epidemic. Switch between characters, go out for supplies and build a shelter for your people.
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Loot 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 10.1%
- #54 Medieval Apocalypse
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joma Rage
Windows · Mac
The main goal in Medieval Apocalypse is not only to survive as in previous survival games where you had to watch over the hunger, thirst, fatigue but the player will have to watch out for infection caused by zombies to not become one of them.
Why similar: Zombies 22.2%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Crafting 9.9%
- #55 Broken World Restored
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HTF Games Studio
Windows
Play as a military officer tasked with rebuilding civilization by establishing a fortified settlement and recruiting survivors. Explore ruined towns and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 22%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Survival 13%, Open World 12.3%, Base Building 9.3%
- #56 PolyZ
67% matchMixed49% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Thirteen37 Games™
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Zombies 13.5%, Base Building 12.4%, Survival 11.2%, Open World 9.8%
- #57 Pathogen: Code Omega
67% 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 22.1%, Survival 17.8%, Base Building 16%, Zombies 13.7%, Open World 9.3%
- #58 Survival Z
67% 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 23.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Base Building 14.4%, Survival 14.2%, Open World 9.7%
- #59 Dust
66% 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 20.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 11.3%, Base Building 11.1%
- #60 New Spring: Survival
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Promination Studios
Windows
New Spring is a open world zombie survival RPG where you spend the daytime exploring and scavenging for tools and weapons, and defend your base when night falls. How long can you stave off the hordes?
Why similar: Open World 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Survival 11.8%, Zombies 11.2%, Sandbox 10.7%