- #1 No More Room in Hell
97% matchVery Positive90% of 76,465 reviews2013
Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 32%, Survival 10.2%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Co-op 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is the original game in the series and the closest match by far, with the same grounded co-op zombie combat, infection pressure, and desperate survival-horror tone.
- #2 Contagion
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,738 reviews2013
Dev: Monochrome, Inc
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
Why similar: Zombies 29.4%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Co-op 11.3%, FPS 10%, Survival 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is another hardcore Source-based zombie FPS that emphasizes limited resources, realistic gunplay, and lethal infection-driven survival.
- #3 Left 4 Dead 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,054,926 reviews2009
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 100.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Why similar: Zombies 39.7%, Co-op 12.2%, FPS 9.6%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its iconic co-op zombie runs, special infected chaos, and strong teamwork focus make it one of the clearest alternatives for squad-based undead survival.
- #4 Zombie Panic! Source
95% matchVery Positive85% of 7,862 reviews2008
Dev: Zombie Panic! Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.
Why similar: Zombies 31.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Online Co-Op 9%, Survival 8.5%, Co-op 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Although more PvP-oriented, it shares the same Source-era zombie atmosphere, grounded weapons, and high-stakes human-versus-undead tension.
- #5 World War Z
94% matchVery Positive82% of 32,437 reviews2021
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 33.5%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Co-op 10.4%, Survival Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers intense co-op zombie swarms, objective-based team survival, and constant pressure from huge undead hordes.
- #6 Codename CURE
94% matchVery Positive85% of 16,524 reviews2017
Dev: Raptor Byte
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.
Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Co-op 10.8%, FPS 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers class-based co-op zombie defense with objective play and a similarly scrappy, community-driven old-school feel.
- #7 BrainBread 2
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,207 reviews2022
Dev: Reperio Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.8 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 32.1%, Multiplayer 13.4%, FPS 12%, Survival 11.2%, Co-op 11%
Why You'll Like It: This free co-op zombie shooter mixes survival tension, class variety, and mission-based play in a way that overlaps heavily with NMRH's roots.
- #8 Back 4 Blood
92% matchMixed69% of 73,188 reviews2021
Dev: Turtle Rock StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 44.0 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 27.2%, Online Co-Op 16%, FPS 9.4%, Co-op 9.3%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its modern co-op FPS structure, special infected threats, and run-based team progression make it a strong fit for players wanting more coordinated zombie shooting.
- #9 GTFO
91% matchVery Positive84% of 66,632 reviews2021
Dev: 10 Chambers
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.4%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Co-op 12.3%, Zombies 11.3%, FPS 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades zombies for monstrous hordes, but its brutal co-op difficulty, ammo scarcity, and slow-burn tactical tension are very close in feel.
- #10 Killing Floor 2
91% matchVery Positive88% of 129,277 reviews2016
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Why similar: Zombies 18.5%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Survival Horror 11%, Co-op 9.3%, FPS 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is one of the best wave-based co-op horror shooters on Steam, with strong teamwork, gore, and constant survival pressure against mutant hordes.
- #11 Sker Ritual
90% matchVery Positive82% of 5,997 reviews2024
Dev: Wales InteractivePub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tear through endless waves of supernatural enemies in this co-op horror horde shooter. Play solo or with up to 4 players, unleash god-like Miracle powers, supercharge your arsenal, and survive devastating boss encounters on Sker Island.
Why similar: Zombies 15.9%, Co-op 13.7%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Survival Horror 10.7%, FPS 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends round-based co-op horror shooting with eerie atmosphere and escalating undead-style enemy waves.
- #12 Survive the Nights
89% matchMixed66% of 6,719 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Looter Shooter 14.3% ★, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Survival 9.1%, Co-op 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It aims for a slower, more grounded multiplayer zombie survival experience where planning, fortifying, and night-time fear matter.
- #13 Killing Floor
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 68,891 reviews2009
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 47.9 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 26.1%, Co-op 13.9%, FPS 13.7%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Survival 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original leans even harder into survival-horror pacing and claustrophobic co-op defense against fast, deadly enemies.
- #14 Dying Light
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 494,317 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Why similar: Zombies 25.1%, Survival Horror 16%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, FPS 8.9%, Survival 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person melee-heavy zombie survival, night-time terror, and co-op scavenging capture the same desperate fight-to-stay-alive energy.
- #15 Dead Frontier 2
88% matchMixed70% of 28,361 reviews2019
Dev: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Online Co-Op 16%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Survival 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its bleak online zombie survival, scavenging loop, and constant risk of getting overwhelmed fit the same grim survival niche.
- #16 Dead Island 2
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 29,087 reviews2024
Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
Why similar: Zombies 30.2%, Co-op 21.3%, FPS 10%, Horror 8.4%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is a strong co-op first-person zombie game for players who want more undead combat, looting, and survival-focused action with friends.
- #17 Zombie Army 4: Dead War
86% matchVery Positive86% of 11,675 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!
Why similar: Zombies 38.7%, Co-op 17.6%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is a polished co-op undead shooter built around teamwork, crowd control, and surviving overwhelming waves of monsters.
- #18 Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 218,862 reviews2022
Dev: Techland
Windows
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
Why similar: Zombies 33.7%, Co-op 19.4%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Survival 12.6%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the co-op zombie survival formula with more traversal and open-world freedom while keeping infection and nighttime danger central.
- #19 The Outlast Trials
84% matchVery Positive92% of 111,040 reviews2024
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
Why similar: Co-op 20.7%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Horror 13.5%, Survival 7%
Why You'll Like It: It is not a zombie game, but its co-op survival-horror design, vulnerability, and panic-heavy teamwork should appeal to players who like NMRH2's stress level.
- #20 7 Days to Die
83% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 110.4 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 29.3%, Survival 18.9%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%, FPS 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines co-op zombie survival, scavenging, and high-stakes defense against relentless hordes in a much more systems-heavy sandbox.
- #21 Dead Island Definitive Edition
84% matchVery Positive82% of 28,158 reviews2016
Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Why similar: Zombies 34.2%, Co-op 13.7%, Survival 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person co-op zombie slaying, scavenging, and survival themes make it a natural pick for fans of multiplayer undead chaos.
- #22 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
82% matchVery Positive83% of 69,686 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 36.1%, Survival 20.3%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Co-op 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses more on long-term survival, but the mix of infection management, scavenging, and co-op zombie pressure is highly relevant.
- #23 HumanitZ
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,984 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 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 29.5%, Survival 14.9%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer zombie survival game emphasizes scavenging, staying mobile, and surviving a hostile undead world with others.
- #24 SCP: 5K
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 15,178 reviews2022
Dev: Affray InteractivePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!
Why similar: Co-op 24.6%, FPS 16.4%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Horror 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical co-op horror FPS emphasizes careful movement, communication, and lethal encounters in a way that overlaps with NMRH2's grounded intensity.
- #25 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
82% matchVery Positive86% of 9,662 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.5 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 39.3%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Co-op 14%, Online Co-Op 9%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Though viewed from above, it is still a strong co-op zombie PvE game built around classes, swarm control, and surviving endless undead attacks.
- #26 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 137,919 reviews2022
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 104.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.
Why similar: Zombies 23.7%, Co-op 15.1%, FPS 13.2%, Horror 8.3%, Shooter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It swaps zombies for heretics, but its melee-and-gun co-op horde combat and oppressive atmosphere scratch a similar team-survival itch.
- #27 DayZ
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 468,041 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.7 hrsMean: 280.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Why similar: Zombies 17.2%, Survival 12.7%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Co-op 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more open-ended and PvP-heavy, it shares the same paranoia, survival stress, infection danger, and tense encounters with the undead.
- #28 John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 7,111 reviews2026
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Pick a character and team up with three friends ‘cause it’s time to save the world. Experience intense FPS action as you obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters! You may not be on the best team of mercenaries, but you are… a Toxic Commando!
Why similar: Zombies 22.1%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Looter Shooter 14.5% ★, FPS 10%, Shooter 7.2%
- #29 Ultimate Zombie Defense
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,774 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 34.4%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Co-op 11.6%, Survival 9.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers straightforward co-op zombie defense with first-person shooting, holdout gameplay, and strong PvE horde appeal.
- #30 Project Zomboid
78% matchVery Positive94% of 475,049 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 87.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 40.1%, Survival 23.9%, Multiplayer 13%, Co-op 11.5%, Survival Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is less action-focused and not first-person, but few games match its obsession with infection, survival logistics, and brutal zombie pressure.
- #31 Codename CURE II
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,152 reviews2026
Dev: Raptor BytePub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Codename CURE II is a co-operative first person shooter set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. Create an elite military squad with up to five players and fight your way through hordes of zombies in a variety of dynamic objective missions.
Why similar: Zombies 25.4%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Co-op 14.5%, FPS 11.2%, Online Co-Op 10.2%
- #32 Unturned
78% matchVery Positive91% of 564,532 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 72.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unturned is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game. As one of the few not yet turned, you must fight to remain among the living.
Why similar: Zombies 20.6%, Looter Shooter 17.2% ★, Co-op 11.4%, Survival 10.8%, FPS 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its blocky look, it nails multiplayer zombie survival with scavenging, infection threats, and tense resource management.
- #33 Species: Unknown
76% matchVery Positive95% of 10,790 reviews2025
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Horror 11.3%, FPS 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #34 Deadzone: Rogue
75% matchVery Positive82% of 16,323 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Looter Shooter 17.4% ★, Online Co-Op 17.1%, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 6.8%
- #35 Whisper Mountain Outbreak
75% matchVery Positive85% of 2,590 reviews2025
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Escape room meets co-op survival horror. The year is 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mount Bisik. Alone or with up to 4 players, you must explore, find clues, figure out a way to escape...and survive the horror.
Why similar: Zombies 26.8%, Online Co-Op 21.7%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Co-op 9.3%, Horror 8.6%
- #36 Killing Floor 3
76% matchMixed44% of 23,413 reviews2025
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
Why similar: Zombies 23%, Co-op 13.3%, FPS 13.1%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Shooter 7.7%
- #37 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 732 reviews2025
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!
Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Survival Horror 18.3%, FPS 13.7%, First-Person 6.6%
- #38 Nuclear Nightmare
73% matchVery Positive81% of 18,981 reviews2024
Dev: BG Productions
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.2%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Co-op 15.7%, Horror 10.9%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #39 Zombie City Together
74% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: cnsgames
Windows
Take on a city overrun by zombies with 1 to 4 players online — co-op or PvP! Hold the line against running, leaping, spitting hordes. Fight by day, hunt in the dark of night. Tear off limbs and unlock cosmetics with every kill. Stand together... or hunt each other down.
Why similar: Zombies 23.7%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Co-op 10.8%, FPS 10.3%, Survival 8.6%
- #40 NO BACKUP
73% matchMixed68% of 983 reviews2026
Dev: Serundeox
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Escape together or die alone. A relentless creature is hunting you in this intense co-op bodycam horror experience. Communicate. Stay quiet. Survive. Every move matters. Every sound could be your last. Made by one developer.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.7%, FPS 13.4%, Horror 12.6%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #41 Nasty Zombies
73% matchVery Positive97% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Con No 1
Windows
Team up with up to 8 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, Invocations, and cosmetics.
Why similar: Zombies 20.3%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Survival Horror 12.9%, FPS 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #42 Murky Divers
71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,319 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.2%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 9.8%
- #43 Starship Troopers: Extermination
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 33,336 reviews2024
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.1%, Co-op 17.4%, FPS 16.2%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Shooter 10%
- #44 GUNTOUCHABLES
69% matchVery Positive85% of 4,140 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Zombies 22.6%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.3%
- #45 Left 4 Dead
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,950 reviews2008
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 65.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 36%, Co-op 13.3%, FPS 10.2%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Multiplayer 9%
- #46 Ravenous Horde
71% matchMixed53% of 208 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 22.5%, Co-op 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.5%, FPS 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #47 Blood And Zombies
72% matchMixed52% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Zombies 18.5%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Survival Horror 14%, Co-op 11%, FPS 10.1%
- #48 Drop Dead: The Cabin
70% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Soul Assembly Ltd
Windows
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 20.3%, Survival Horror 11.5%, FPS 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Multiplayer 9%
- #49 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 23%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Survival 12.6%, Co-op 12.2%
- #50 Hellbreach: Vegas
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 629 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Ape StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hellbreach: Vegas is a Wave-based First-Person Shooter for 1-4 players, made with passion by a one man dev team! Set your loadout, kill, and earn cash. Take a spin on the various slot machines and level up to improve your survival chances. Are you ready to try your luck?
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, FPS 11.1%, Co-op 10.6%, Survival 8.7%
- #51 KILLGUN
67% matchNo user reviews69% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
KILLGUN - is a ruthless FPS for players who crave pure, aggressive combat, high difficulty, and an atmosphere of constant survival.
Why similar: Zombies 33.9%, FPS 15.9%, Co-op 10.3%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Survival 7%
- #52 MISERY
65% matchVery Positive84% of 25,586 reviews2025
Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MISERY is a 1–10 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.4%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Survival 14.5%, Co-op 13.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%
- #53 Dead Effect
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,774 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 34.6%, FPS 16.8%, Survival 8%, Multiplayer 8%, Horror 7.9%
- #54 SURV1V3
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,796 reviews2021
Dev: Candymakers
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VIRTUAL REALITY that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 49.5%, Co-op 12.7%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Survival 6.8%
- #55 The Forever Winter
67% matchMixed68% of 24,778 reviews2024
Dev: Fun Dog Studios
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Forever Winter is a tactical shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive beneath gargantuan war machines in a dystopian future of AI automata, cybernetically enhanced soldiers, and endless conflict. Millions of deaths later, the war continues with our latest update!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 39.7% ★, Co-op 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, PvE 12.2%, Shooter 11.9%
- #56 Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
69% matchVery Positive85% of 4,188 reviews2013
Pub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Experience a terrifyingly intense co-op campaign for up to four players in this gut-wrenching sequel to Steam best-seller, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army.
Why similar: Zombies 45.9%, Co-op 15.7%, Online Co-Op 6.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Horror 5.1%
- #57 Aliens: Fireteam Elite
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,025 reviews2021
Dev: Cold Iron Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Why similar: Co-op 17.7%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Survival 11.1%, Shooter 10.1%
- #58 The Midnight Walkers
66% matchMixed54% of 1,712 reviews2026
Dev: Oneway Ticket Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight, loot, and escape in a hardcore FPS world filled with deadly zombies and valuable loot. Craft weapons, armor, and consumables, trade items, and survive your escape from the massive Liberty Grand Center complex.
Why similar: Zombies 24.6%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, FPS 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Horror 8.1%
- #59 Last Year
68% matchMixed62% of 9,762 reviews2019
Dev: Undaunted Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.
Why similar: Co-op 21.5%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Horror 14%, Survival 9.9%
- #60 The Headliners
64% matchVery Positive86% of 10,405 reviews2025
Dev: KAFI
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage. Your only goal: make the headlines without becoming one.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.3%, Co-op 19.4%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Horror 12.7%, Survival Horror 6.6%