- #1 No More Room in Hell
97% matchVery Positive90% of 76,727 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 32.6%, Survival 10.1%, Online Co-Op 10%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Co-op 9%
Why You'll Like It: The original remains the closest match, offering free-to-play first-person co-op where limited supplies, infection risk, and lethal zombies reward disciplined teamwork.
- #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 29.9%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Co-op 11.1%, FPS 10%, Survival 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This slower, more survival-focused zombie FPS emphasizes scarce ammunition, co-op objectives, and the ever-present possibility that a teammate may become infected.
- #3 Back 4 Blood
96% matchMixed69% of 73,371 reviews2021
Dev: Turtle Rock StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 44.1 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 27.8%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, FPS 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern Left 4 Dead-style co-op FPS with swarming infected, specialized enemies, adaptive difficulty, and build customization through its card system.
- #4 GTFO
95% matchVery Positive84% of 66,909 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 17.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Co-op 12.1%, Zombies 11.6%, FPS 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Although its enemies are not traditional zombies, its brutally tense first-person co-op expeditions demand stealth, resource management, coordinated defense, and survival under pressure.
- #5 Left 4 Dead 2
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,060,263 reviews2009
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 100.5 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 40.4%, Co-op 11.9%, FPS 9.6%, Online Co-Op 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its four-player campaigns, special infected, frantic finales, and constant need to protect the group established much of the co-op zombie-shooter formula.
- #6 Killing Floor 2
94% matchVery Positive88% of 129,477 reviews2016
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 86.0 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 19%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Co-op 9.1%, FPS 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers highly polished co-op first-person horde survival, with escalating waves of grotesque Zeds and a strong focus on team class synergy.
- #7 Killing Floor 3
93% matchMixed44% of 23,814 reviews2025
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 44.2 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 23.4%, FPS 13.1%, Co-op 13.1%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This newer co-op FPS retains the series' close-quarters Zed combat and wave-defense structure while adding a more modern, horror-heavy presentation.
- #8 World War Z
92% matchVery Positive82% of 32,845 reviews2021
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 35.2 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 34.1%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Co-op 10.3%, Survival Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its objective-driven co-op missions pit teams against spectacularly huge zombie hordes, making it ideal for players who want large-scale undead action.
- #9 Codename CURE
91% matchVery Positive85% of 16,538 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 26.1%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Co-op 10.6%, FPS 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This free co-op zombie FPS centers on completing objectives under pressure, using distinct classes and teamwork to survive infected-filled levels.
- #10 BrainBread 2
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,209 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 32.8%, Multiplayer 13.3%, FPS 12%, Survival 11.1%, Co-op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play multiplayer zombie shooter with survival modes, varied infected, and a scrappy Source-engine atmosphere close to the original NMRIH era.
- #11 Zombie Panic! Source
90% matchVery Positive85% of 7,869 reviews2008
Dev: Zombie Panic! Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 47.7 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 32.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Online Co-Op 8.9%, Survival 8.4%, Co-op 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its tense Source-engine zombie modes make every human-versus-undead encounter dangerous, particularly when infection can turn players against the survivors.
- #12 Left 4 Dead
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 68,256 reviews2008
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 65.9 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 36.7%, Co-op 13.1%, FPS 10.2%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The original still offers tightly directed co-op zombie campaigns, memorable special infected, and a more stripped-down version of the sequel's survival formula.
- #13 Sker Ritual
89% matchVery Positive82% of 6,013 reviews2024
Dev: Wales InteractivePub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 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 16.3%, Co-op 13.5%, Online Co-Op 11%, Survival Horror 10.8%, FPS 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its co-op rounds, escalating enemy waves, perk-like upgrades, and boss encounters make it a good fit for players who enjoy surviving zombie-style onslaughts.
- #14 Dead Island 2
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 29,851 reviews2024
Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 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 30.9%, Co-op 20.9%, FPS 10%, Horror 8.3%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person melee-heavy zombie combat and drop-in co-op make it a strong choice for groups wanting a more open, action-forward outbreak experience.
- #15 Earthfall
88% matchMixed65% of 2,310 reviews2018
Dev: Holospark
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.8%, Co-op 17.5%, FPS 16.3%, Zombies 9.2%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This mission-based co-op FPS closely follows the Left 4 Dead structure, replacing zombies with alien swarms while retaining team rescues, objectives, and finales.
- #16 Zombie Army 4: Dead War
86% matchVery Positive86% of 12,185 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 39.3%, Co-op 17.3%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Shooter 11.3%, Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: While played in third person, its co-op campaigns revolve around methodically holding ground against massive undead armies and elite monstrosities.
- #17 Dead Island Definitive Edition
86% matchVery Positive82% of 28,366 reviews2016
Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 16.1 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 34.8%, Co-op 13.4%, Survival 10.6%, Multiplayer 10%, Online Co-Op 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world co-op zombie RPG combines first-person combat, scavenging, crafting, and dangerous exploration across a large infected resort.
- #18 Hellbreach: Vegas
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 638 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 21.6%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, FPS 11.2%, Co-op 10.4%, Survival 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person co-op horde shooter focuses on fighting increasingly intense waves, buying upgrades, and surviving with friends against monstrous enemies.
- #19 Survive the Nights
84% matchMixed66% of 6,793 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 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 19.6%, Looter Shooter 14.1% ★, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Survival 9.1%, Co-op 9%
Why You'll Like It: Its multiplayer zombie sandbox leans into realistic survival details, secure shelters, scavenging runs, and especially dangerous nights.
- #20 Dead Frontier 2
84% matchMixed70% of 28,454 reviews2019
Dev: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 16.9 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 25.1%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Survival 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play online survival-horror game puts players in a bleak infected city where ammunition, exploration, and co-op encounters are consistently tense.
- #21 Dying Light
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 496,161 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 61.5 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 25.6%, Survival Horror 16%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, FPS 8.9%, Survival 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Parkour, night-time terror, scavenging, and drop-in multiplayer create a particularly immersive first-person zombie-survival world.
- #22 Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 220,099 reviews2022
Dev: Techland
Windows
Median: 30.7 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 34.4%, Co-op 19%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Survival 12.6%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the original's first-person parkour survival and co-op exploration with a larger city, difficult night pursuits, and extensive crafting.
- #23 7 Days to Die
80% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.0 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 29.9%, Survival 18.8%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.7%, FPS 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: For a slower and more systemic alternative, it combines multiplayer zombie survival, scavenging, crafting, base building, and punishing horde nights.
- #24 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
81% matchVery Positive83% of 70,161 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 36.8%, Survival 20.2%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Co-op 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its co-op apocalypse sandbox emphasizes scavenging, permanent consequences, community management, and surviving increasingly threatening zombie infestations.
- #25 Zombie Army Trilogy
82% matchVery Positive86% of 18,822 reviews2015
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
Why similar: Zombies 44.4%, Co-op 13.2%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Survival 7.3%, Survival Horror 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This three-game co-op collection offers straightforward mission-based shooting against supernatural Nazi zombie hordes and rewards coordinated defense.
- #26 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 139,437 reviews2022
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 104.4 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 24.3%, Co-op 14.9%, FPS 13.2%, Horror 8.3%, Shooter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades zombies for Chaos hordes, but its first-person four-player missions, oppressive atmosphere, melee-and-gunplay mix, and teamwork-heavy survival are highly compatible.
- #27 HumanitZ
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,430 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 30.2%, Survival 15%, Online Co-Op 14%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer open-world survival game stresses scavenging, crafting, vehicles, base building, and fighting or avoiding zombies in a hostile post-apocalypse.
- #28 SCUM
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 127,189 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
Why similar: Zombies 33.1%, Online Co-Op 21.5%, Survival 19.4%, FPS 16.1%, Character Customization 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This detailed multiplayer survival sandbox offers a harsher, more simulation-driven alternative with infected enemies, looting, crafting, and emergent group survival.
- #29 Project Zomboid
79% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 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 40.7%, Survival 23.7%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Co-op 11.3%, Survival Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though viewed from above, it is one of the deepest multiplayer zombie survival simulations, built around looting, infection, crafting, and eventual failure.
- #30 John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,235 reviews2026
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 16.3 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 22.7%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Looter Shooter 14.2% ★, FPS 10%, Shooter 7.1%
- #31 DayZ
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 470,116 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.7 hrsMean: 281.7 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 17.6%, Survival 12.7%, Online Co-Op 12%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Co-op 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its unforgiving multiplayer survival mechanics make food, illness, scavenging, infected towns, and every encounter feel consequential.
- #32 Species: Unknown
76% matchVery Positive94% of 11,374 reviews2025
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 22.9%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Horror 11.4%, FPS 11%, Multiplayer 10%
- #33 NO BACKUP
76% matchMixed68% of 1,056 reviews2026
Dev: Serundeox
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 17.6%, FPS 13.4%, Horror 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #34 Nuclear Nightmare
75% matchVery Positive81% of 19,279 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 26.1%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Co-op 15.4%, Horror 11%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #35 The Outlast Trials
74% matchVery Positive92% of 112,483 reviews2024
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.5 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 20.4%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Horror 13.5%, Survival 7%
- #36 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
77% matchVery Positive86% of 9,703 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 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 40%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Co-op 13.7%, Online Co-Op 8.9%, Survival 8.2%
- #37 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 751 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 28.5%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Survival Horror 18.3%, FPS 13.7%, First-Person 6.5%
- #38 Zombie City Together
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 73 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 24.8%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 10.5%, FPS 10.2%, Survival 8.5%
- #39 Whisper Mountain Outbreak
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,636 reviews2025
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 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 27.4%, Online Co-Op 21.4%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Co-op 9.1%, Horror 8.5%
- #40 Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2
73% matchMixed62% of 3,871 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Iron StudiosPub: Daybreak Game Company
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This is a fight for survival. Xenomorphs swarm in overwhelming numbers. Every room could be your last.
Why similar: Co-op 22.7%, Shooter 20.6%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Action 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #41 Deadzone: Rogue
73% matchVery Positive82% of 16,730 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.0 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 18.8%, Looter Shooter 17.2% ★, Online Co-Op 17%, FPS 12.7%, Shooter 6.8%
- #42 PANICORE
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,019 reviews2024
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.1%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Co-op 15.9%, Horror 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.9%
- #43 Nasty Zombies
71% matchVery Positive97% of 246 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 20.8%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Survival Horror 12.9%, FPS 12.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #44 Starship Troopers: Extermination
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 33,422 reviews2024
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Starship Troopers: Extermination is an up to 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 22.9%, Co-op 17.3%, FPS 16.4%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Shooter 9.9%
- #45 Killing Floor
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 68,963 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 26.7%, FPS 13.7%, Co-op 13.7%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Survival 9.3%
- #46 MISERY
68% matchVery Positive84% of 26,185 reviews2025
Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.2 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 19.3%, Survival Horror 16%, Survival 14.8%, Co-op 13%, Multiplayer 11.6%
- #47 Ravenous Horde
71% matchMixed53% of 210 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 23.2%, Co-op 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.5%, FPS 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #48 SCP: 5K
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 15,254 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 24.4%, FPS 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Horror 11.3%
- #49 Dying Light: The Beast
67% matchVery Positive86% of 72,357 reviews2025
Dev: Techland
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.
Why similar: Zombies 44.8%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Horror 12.7%, Co-op 10.1%, First-Person 10.1%
- #50 Shift At Midnight
67% matchVery Positive88% of 12,524 reviews2026
Dev: Bun MuenPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.5%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 16.7%, Co-op 14.5%, Multiplayer 14.2%
- #51 Drop Dead: The Cabin
69% 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 20.7%, Survival Horror 11.6%, FPS 11.2%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #52 The Midnight Walkers
69% matchMixed54% of 1,728 reviews2026
Dev: Oneway Ticket Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.7 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 25.1%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, FPS 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Horror 8%
- #53 The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
67% matchMixed69% of 4,142 reviews2026
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame the jungle before it devours you…
Why similar: Co-op 30.8%, Horror 13.9%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.5%
- #54 They Are Hundreds
71% 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 23.6%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Survival 12.6%, Co-op 12%
- #55 KILLGUN
67% matchNo user reviews69% of 68 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 34.6%, FPS 15.9%, Co-op 10.1%, Online Co-Op 7.4%, Survival 6.9%
- #56 Murky Divers
66% matchVery Positive87% of 5,341 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 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%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 9.6%
- #57 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
66% matchVery Positive89% of 9,899 reviews2025
Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Why similar: Zombies 40.4%, Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 13%, PvE 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #58 C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)
66% matchVery Positive88% of 850 reviews2025
Dev: BRAIN DOES (NOT) WORK
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
C.A.S.T is a third-person PvE extraction shooter playable solo or in co-op. Select your character and loadout to battle enemy hordes, evade anomalies, and complete objectives across handcrafted maps with dynamic procedural elements.
Why similar: Zombies 23.6%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Co-op 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Shooter 9.1%
- #59 Dead Effect
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,783 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 35.2%, FPS 16.8%, Survival 8%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Horror 7.8%
- #60 Backrooms: Escape Together
66% matchVery Positive89% of 49,842 reviews2022
Dev: Triiodide Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.6%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Co-op 14.9%, Horror 13.1%