- #1 7 Days to Die
97% 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: Survival 23.3%, Zombies 21%, Open World 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive zombie survival game that mirrors the base-building and horde-defense mechanics found in No One Survived.
- #2 Project Zomboid
96% 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: Survival 22.9%, Zombies 22.3%, Open World 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%, Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most comprehensive survival simulation, focusing on the same granular character needs and scavenging gameplay.
- #3 Night of the Dead
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,888 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Zombies 18.1%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends open-world exploration with tower-defense elements, perfectly capturing the zombie-horde survival feel.
- #4 HumanitZ
95% 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 20.2%, Survival 17.6%, Open World 13.8%, Crafting 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a challenging isometric survival experience that focuses heavily on looting, base building, and managing character health.
- #5 VEIN
94% matchVery Positive88% of 12,706 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.6 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 18.9%, Survival 18.6%, Open World 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Crafting 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the aesthetic and mechanical feel of hardcore zombie survival with a strong emphasis on scavenging and base construction.
- #6 DayZ
94% 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: Survival 21.3%, Zombies 16.8%, Open World 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a brutal, realistic open-world experience where every decision regarding supplies and shelter is a matter of life and death.
- #7 SurrounDead
93% matchVery Positive91% of 27,054 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 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 29.2%, Survival 23.6%, Open World 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Co-op 4%
Why You'll Like It: A robust singleplayer survival game that excels at providing a dense, loot-heavy post-apocalyptic world.
- #8 Sons Of The Forest
92% matchVery Positive88% of 321,117 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Open World 17.8%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Crafting 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features high-fidelity building systems and intense survival loops that match the exploration and crafting depth of your seed game.
- #9 Mist Survival
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,394 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Survival 30.1%, Zombies 26.1%, Open World 18.7%, Crafting 9%, Survival Horror 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric survival, requiring players to manage needs and build defenses against both zombies and the environment.
- #10 The Forest
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 683,269 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 31.3%, Open World 19.9%, Crafting 12.5%, Survival Horror 10%, Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic survival experience that emphasizes building a secure base to survive against persistent, intelligent threats.
- #11 Subsistence
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,861 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Survival 29.1%, Open World 17.9%, Crafting 16.6%, Multiplayer 12%, Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a deep base-building system and a challenging survival loop that rewards careful resource management.
- #12 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
89% 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 23.9%, Survival 23.1%, Open World 18.1%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes community management and base fortification, making it a great alternative for those who enjoy the shelter-building aspect.
- #13 SCUM
88% 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: Survival 20%, Zombies 19.4%, Open World 17.5%, Crafting 11.8%, Online Co-Op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its incredibly detailed metabolism and survival systems, it provides a realistic challenge for hardcore survival fans.
- #14 The Front
87% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Survival 21%, Open World 16.3%, Crafting 14.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Building 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines massive-scale base building with survival mechanics, catering to players who enjoy large-scale construction projects.
- #15 Miscreated
89% matchMixed66% of 31,592 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Survival 26.6%, Zombies 20.8%, Open World 18%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric post-apocalyptic survival game that focuses on exploration and player interaction in a dangerous world.
- #16 Deadside
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,566 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Survival 24.6%, Open World 17.4%, Crafting 15.5%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a hardcore survival experience with a focus on exploration and tactical combat in a large open world.
- #17 ICARUS
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 68,864 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Why similar: Survival 23.6%, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This session-based survival game features intense crafting and building loops that mirror the progression of No One Survived.
- #18 IfSunSets
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,506 reviews2024
Dev: POLYMORPHPub: Smilegate
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
「IfSunSets」 is a survival RPG adventure game. During the day, secure necessary supplies across the island, and survive the night against strong and terrifying monsters that track you down. You can utilize resources you've secured to build a base to fend off threatening monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Open World 17%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Co-op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique day-night cycle that forces players to build and prepare for dangerous threats, much like your seed game.
- #19 The Infected
85% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Survival 18%, Open World 16.2%, Zombies 15.5%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a satisfying blend of base building, crafting, and survival against both zombies and wildlife.
- #20 Outbreak Island
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,124 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Survival 21.7%, Zombies 15.5%, Open World 12.6%, Crafting 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on mystery and survival, requiring players to scavenge and adapt to survive on a dangerous island.
- #21 DeadPoly
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,250 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Survival 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Crafting 12%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival game that offers a surprisingly deep crafting and looting system for fans of the genre.
- #22 Green Hell
82% matchVery Positive85% of 102,938 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Survival 26.5%, Open World 14%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Crafting 11.4%, Online Co-Op 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a jungle, its hardcore survival mechanics and focus on health management are among the best in the genre.
- #23 DESOLATE
82% matchMixed66% of 8,065 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Survival 32.4%, Open World 25.9%, Zombies 23.2%, Gore 5.1%, First-Person 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror-survival game that emphasizes exploration and the constant threat of a hostile environment.
- #24 DREADZONE
81% matchMixed51% of 1,239 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: Survival 16.8%, Zombies 15.7%, Open World 14.2%, Crafting 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a co-op focused survival experience that emphasizes teamwork and base defense against zombie waves.
- #25 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
79% matchVery Positive82% of 10,551 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Survival 19.6%, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Building 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on survival and base building that will appeal to those who enjoy the crafting aspects of your seed game.
- #26 Next Day: Survival
81% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 31.2%, Open World 22%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Crafting 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game blends RPG elements with traditional scavenging and crafting mechanics.
- #27 Enshrouded
78% matchVery Positive86% of 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Survival 23.7%, Open World 22.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more fantasy-oriented, its building system is top-tier and offers a similar satisfaction to the construction in No One Survived.
- #28 Rem Survival
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 809 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Survival 24.6%, Open World 20.3%, Crafting 17.8%, Building 12.3%, Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a straightforward survival game that prioritizes base building and resource gathering in a zombie-infested landscape.
- #29 Plains of Pain
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,036 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.
Why similar: Survival 17.7%, Open World 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Crafting 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that focuses on the core loop of building, crafting, and surviving in a harsh world.
- #30 Survive the Nights
77% 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 24.5%, Survival 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Co-op 8.6%
- #31 State of Decay: YOSE
78% matchVery Positive82% of 13,199 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.2 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 28.2%, Survival 22.6%, Open World 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Multiplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series remains a staple for zombie survival fans who enjoy base management and character development.
- #32 DARKEST DAYS
77% matchMixed49% of 5,176 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 22.4%, Survival 18%, Open World 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #33 Not Quite Dead: Open World Survival
74% matchMixed62% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: Voidecho Studio
Windows
Open world zombie survival Coop game with base building, looting, crafting, vehicles, and exploration.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Open World 16%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Co-op 12.4%, Online Co-Op 9.6%
- #34 Forever Skies
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,059 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Survival 18.7%, Open World 16%, Crafting 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Co-op 9.9%
- #35 Undawn
75% matchMixed54% of 6,611 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Open World 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Crafting 10.9%, Zombies 10.5%
- #36 Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
76% matchMixed54% of 900 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.
Why similar: Zombies 25%, Survival 19.3%, Open World 17.6%, Crafting 13.7%, Gore 5.1%
- #37 The Last Disease Z
71% matchMixed56% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Bublig
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Last Disease Z is a harsh multiplayer survival experience where everything is against you. Abandoned cities, zombies and bandits, a struggle for resources and a place to live. Build, unite, and survive.
Why similar: Zombies 20.1%, Survival 16.2%, Open World 14%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Crafting 11%
- #38 Polygeddon
73% matchMixed40% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Dreamworks
Windows
You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Crafting 9.1%
- #39 Gone: Survival
74% matchMixed43% of 320 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 16.6%, Survival 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Open World 11.8%, Crafting 11.2%
- #40 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
73% matchMostly Negative37% of 378 reviews2023
Dev: EFNSOFT
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.
Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Open World 16.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Building 8.9%
- #41 KeepUp Survival
72% matchMixed64% of 751 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
KeepUp Survival is an open-world base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and shape your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 23.3%, Open World 19.7%, Crafting 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Co-op 11.1%
- #42 Human Host
69% matchVery Positive83% of 973 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Matrix Studio
Windows
Human Host is an open-world zombie survival crafting game. In this endless procedurally generated world, terrain, buildings, trees, rocks—everything is destructible! Build massive mobile bases, dig deep underground, construct trap-filled fortresses, scavenge supplies, and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Zombies 22%, Survival 20.4%, Crafting 14%, Open World 12.8%, Building 11.1%
- #43 State of Decay
72% 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 31.2%, Survival 23.1%, Open World 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Multiplayer 4.1%
- #44 Once Human
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 189,842 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 52.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
Why similar: Survival 16.8%, Open World 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Crafting 11%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #45 Dead District: Survival
71% matchMixed47% of 500 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 21.1%, Zombies 16.2%, Crafting 13.5%, Open World 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%
- #46 Everwind
67% matchVery Positive81% of 3,899 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Survival 18.1%, Open World 16.1%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #47 Blood Night
67% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Team
Windows
(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.
Why similar: Zombies 22%, Survival 17.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 11.3%, Building 9.8%
- #48 How to Survive 2
70% matchMixed69% of 11,020 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28.5%, Survival 26.5%, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 9.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%
- #49 Junk Survivor
69% matchMixed70% of 83 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 20.4%, Survival 17.6%, Open World 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Crafting 9%
- #50 Another Try
71% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: Hoki Wolf Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The virus has devastated cities and lands, you are one of the last survivors! You will have to survive in a harsh post-apocalyptic world populated by the living dead.
Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #51 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
70% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Open World 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Zombies 10.2%
- #52 MISERY
65% 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: Survival 18.5%, Open World 13%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Crafting 10%
- #53 Sunkenland
66% matchVery Positive80% of 24,007 reviews2023
Dev: Vector3 Studio
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?
Why similar: Survival 26%, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 13.4%, Co-op 13.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%
- #54 XERA: Survival
67% matchMixed66% of 7,942 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Why similar: Survival 22.2%, Open World 16.5%, Crafting 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Multiplayer 12.1%
- #55 Survival: Lost Way
69% matchMostly Negative36% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Survival 25.1%, Crafting 17.8%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.8%
- #56 Unturned
65% matchVery Positive91% of 564,742 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 73.1 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 19%, Survival 17.1%, Open World 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Crafting 11.4%
- #57 Crushed
68% matchMixed53% of 321 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Survival 18.3%, Open World 15.4%, Zombies 13.1%, Crafting 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%