- #1 Night of the Dead
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,732 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 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 17.6%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 11.9%, Crafting 10.3%, Survival Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival with tower-defense elements that require strategic base fortification against zombie waves.
- #2 7 Days to Die
96% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 22.8%, Zombies 20.4%, Open World 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive zombie survival crafting game that mirrors the base-building and horde mechanics of No One Survived.
- #3 Project Zomboid
96% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 22.6%, Zombies 22%, Open World 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the most detailed survival simulation and character needs management in the zombie genre.
- #4 HumanitZ
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,640 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.2 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 19.4%, Survival 16.6%, Open World 13.2%, Crafting 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a top-down perspective with a heavy focus on scavenging, base-building, and surviving a persistent zombie threat.
- #5 VEIN
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,542 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 17.9%, Survival 17.8%, Open World 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Crafting 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty survival game that emphasizes realistic mechanics and base-building in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #6 Mist Survival
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 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 29.9%, Zombies 25.8%, Open World 18.4%, Crafting 9.2%, Survival Horror 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the struggle for survival against zombies and wildlife, with a strong emphasis on crafting and building secure shelters.
- #7 Sons Of The Forest
92% matchVery Positive88% of 299,895 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.0 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%, Open World 17.2%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Crafting 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity open-world survival experience with deep building mechanics and intense combat against hostile threats.
- #8 Subsistence
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,601 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.0 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 28.6%, Open World 17.5%, Crafting 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Building 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging open-world survival game where resource management and base construction are vital for surviving against AI and environmental threats.
- #9 SurrounDead
91% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 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 29.1%, Survival 23%, Open World 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Co-op 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival experience that emphasizes looting, base-building, and managing character needs in a zombie-infested world.
- #10 The Forest
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 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 30.9%, Open World 19.4%, Crafting 12.7%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic survival game that emphasizes exploration, base construction, and defending against dangerous mutant entities.
- #11 SCUM
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Why similar: Survival 19.5%, Zombies 18.8%, Open World 16.9%, Crafting 12%, Online Co-Op 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly deep survival mechanics and character customization in a massive, dangerous open world.
- #12 The Infected
90% matchVery Positive85% of 6,893 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 17.6%, Open World 15.8%, Zombies 15%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival sandbox that tasks players with building a base and defending it against both zombies and wildlife.
- #13 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
89% matchVery Positive83% of 67,089 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 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 23.3%, Survival 22.7%, Open World 17.7%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on community management and base-building while surviving in a post-apocalyptic zombie landscape.
- #14 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
87% matchVery Positive82% of 9,646 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 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 18.7%, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Building 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique perspective on survival, requiring players to build bases and survive in a dangerous, oversized world.
- #15 Miscreated
88% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 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 26.3%, Zombies 20.5%, Open World 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Multiplayer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world that emphasizes scavenging and base-building.
- #16 ICARUS
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 62,078 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.7%, Open World 13.7%, Crafting 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A session-based survival game that challenges players to gather resources and build shelters under strict time constraints.
- #17 IfSunSets
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,127 reviews2024
Dev: POLYMORPHPub: Smilegate
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
「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 17.6%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 11.4%, Survival Horror 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that forces players to build defenses during the day to survive dangerous threats that emerge at night.
- #18 Deadside
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,013 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.2 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 26%, Open World 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Crafting 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical survival shooter that focuses on open-world exploration and base-building in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #19 The Front
84% matchMixed68% of 10,753 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.3 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 20.3%, Open World 15.5%, Crafting 14.6%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Building 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival crafting game that emphasizes base-building and defense against waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #20 Conan Exiles
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 111,441 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 111.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Why similar: Survival 26.3%, Open World 19.2%, Crafting 12.4%, Building 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines brutal survival mechanics with extensive base-building and multiplayer exploration in a dangerous world.
- #21 Survival Machine
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Survival 16.1%, Zombies 15.7%, Open World 12.6%, Crafting 11.9%, Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and upgrading a mobile base to survive against relentless zombie hordes.
- #22 Valheim
82% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Survival 20.6%, Open World 16.2%, Crafting 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Online Co-Op 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a robust building system and survival loop that rewards preparation and exploration in a harsh, procedurally generated environment.
- #23 Rust
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,344,289 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.0 hrsMean: 416.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Survival 31%, Open World 16.2%, Crafting 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Building 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-stakes multiplayer survival experience where gathering resources and building secure bases are essential for longevity.
- #24 Enshrouded
81% matchVery Positive86% of 98,202 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 44.1 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 22.8%, Open World 21.8%, Crafting 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and building mechanics with RPG elements in a vast, atmospheric open world.
- #25 Green Hell
81% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.7%, Open World 13.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Crafting 11.6%, Online Co-Op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a punishing survival experience that forces players to manage complex character needs in a hostile wilderness.
- #26 Outbreak Island
79% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 21.2%, Zombies 15.2%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that tasks players with investigating a mysterious island while managing their survival needs.
- #27 DeadPoly
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,800 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 20.8%, Survival 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Crafting 12.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival game that focuses on looting, crafting, and building in a zombie-filled world.
- #28 Survive the Nights
77% matchMixed66% of 6,335 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 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 23.7%, Survival 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Co-op 8.9%
- #29 DREADZONE
78% matchMixed51% of 1,171 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 16.5%, Zombies 15.2%, Open World 13.8%, Crafting 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival game that emphasizes base-building and teamwork against zombie threats.
- #30 Rem Survival
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.3 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 24.1%, Open World 19.6%, Crafting 17.9%, Building 12.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward survival game that focuses on the core loop of gathering, crafting, and building.
- #31 DARKEST DAYS
77% matchMixed49% of 4,678 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 21.9%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #32 Next Day: Survival
78% 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 30.7%, Open World 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Crafting 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game set in a post-apocalyptic Eastern European landscape that emphasizes scavenging and player interaction.
- #33 Undawn
76% matchMixed54% of 6,521 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 39.7 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%, Open World 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Crafting 11.1%, Zombies 10.1%
- #34 Plains of Pain
74% matchVery Positive85% of 692 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
Why similar: Survival 17.1%, Open World 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #35 Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
76% matchMixed54% of 899 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 24.6%, Survival 19%, Open World 17.2%, Crafting 14%, Gore 5.3%
- #36 State of Decay: YOSE
75% matchVery Positive82% of 12,799 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 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 27.9%, Survival 22.5%, Open World 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Multiplayer 5%
- #37 Forever Skies
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,284 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.0 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 18.3%, Open World 15.4%, Crafting 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Co-op 10.1%
- #38 DESOLATE
74% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 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 25.3%, Zombies 23.1%, Gore 5.3%, First-Person 3.6%
- #39 KeepUp Survival
73% matchMixed65% of 734 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 22.6%, Open World 19%, Crafting 15.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Co-op 11.5%
- #40 Polygeddon
71% matchMixed42% of 64 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 18.6%, Survival 14.6%, Open World 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Crafting 9.2%
- #41 Unturned
70% matchVery Positive91% of 561,138 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
Why similar: Zombies 18.5%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Crafting 11.5%
- #42 Once Human
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 167,251 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world 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 21.1%, Open World 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Co-op 10.8%
- #43 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 365 reviews2023
Dev: EFNSOFT
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 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 18.3%, Open World 15.7%, Crafting 12.3%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Building 9.1%
- #44 Sunkenland
69% matchVery Positive81% of 22,996 reviews2023
Dev: Vector3 Studio
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 17.9 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 25.2%, Open World 13.7%, Co-op 13.5%, Crafting 13.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%
- #45 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 30.8%, Survival 22.9%, Open World 17%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #46 DayZ
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 456,703 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 272.0 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 20.8%, Zombies 16.3%, Open World 12%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.7%
- #47 Gone: Survival
72% matchMixed44% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 16.2%, Survival 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Open World 11.4%, Crafting 11.3%
- #48 Dead District: Survival
70% matchMixed49% of 465 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 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 20.7%, Zombies 15.8%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #49 MISERY
65% matchVery Positive85% of 17,893 reviews2025
Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MISERY is a 1–5 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 16.8%, Open World 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Crafting 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.4%
- #50 Another Try
71% matchMixed51% of 328 reviews2020
Dev: Hoki Wolf Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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%, Survival 15.4%, Open World 11.9%, Crafting 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #51 Welcome to ParadiZe
67% matchMixed67% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.
Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Survival 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Open World 9.9%
- #52 Blood Night
65% matchVery Positive96% of 107 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 21.4%, Survival 17.1%, Crafting 12.5%, Open World 10.9%, Building 10%
- #53 Survival: Lost Way
69% matchMostly Negative37% of 287 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Survival 24.4%, Crafting 17.9%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Multiplayer 13.1%
- #54 Everwind
64% matchVery Positive82% of 2,069 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 17.6%, Open World 15.2%, Crafting 11%, Building 9.9%, Co-op 9.3%
- #55 Will To Live Online
68% matchMixed69% of 18,150 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Survival 33.8%, Open World 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Crafting 6.7%
- #56 No More Room in Hell
67% matchVery Positive90% of 75,677 reviews2013
Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.2 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 34.6%, Survival 19.1%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Co-op 7.8%, Online Co-Op 6.6%
- #57 How to Survive 2
68% matchMixed69% of 10,988 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 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%, Survival 26.2%, Open World 11.9%, Crafting 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%