- #1 7 Days to Die
97% matchVery Positive87% of 402,373 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 109.1 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%, Zombies 20.8%, Open World 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.8%
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 458,026 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 84.2 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 22.7%, Zombies 22.2%, Open World 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%, Multiplayer 7.6%
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 11,822 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.3 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 17.9%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 10.4%, 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 DayZ
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 464,547 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 277.6 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%, Zombies 16.6%, Open World 12.2%, 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.
- #5 HumanitZ
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,392 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Survival 17.2%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a challenging isometric survival experience that focuses heavily on looting, base building, and managing character health.
- #6 VEIN
94% matchVery Positive89% of 11,054 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.4 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 18.4%, Survival 18%, Open World 15%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Crafting 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.
- #7 Sons Of The Forest
93% matchVery Positive88% of 312,586 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.1 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 23.5%, Open World 17.5%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Crafting 10%
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.
- #8 SurrounDead
92% matchVery Positive92% of 25,610 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.0 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 29.3%, Survival 23.3%, Open World 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Co-op 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A robust singleplayer survival game that excels at providing a dense, loot-heavy post-apocalyptic world.
- #9 Mist Survival
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,180 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 25.9%, Open World 18.6%, Crafting 9.1%, 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 676,820 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 31.1%, Open World 19.6%, Crafting 12.7%, Survival Horror 10%, Building 8.4%
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 13,723 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 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 28.7%, Open World 17.6%, Crafting 16.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Building 9.1%
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 69,051 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 38.9 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 23.7%, Survival 22.8%, Open World 17.8%, Multiplayer 8.8%, 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 The Front
88% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 44.9 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 20.6%, Open World 15.9%, Crafting 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Building 11%
Why You'll Like It: It combines massive-scale base building with survival mechanics, catering to players who enjoy large-scale construction projects.
- #14 SCUM
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 125,269 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 103.7 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 19.8%, Zombies 19.2%, Open World 17.2%, Crafting 12%, Online Co-Op 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its incredibly detailed metabolism and survival systems, it provides a realistic challenge for hardcore survival fans.
- #15 Miscreated
89% 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 26.4%, Zombies 20.7%, Open World 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%
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 40,400 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.5 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 26.3%, Open World 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Crafting 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%
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 64,831 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 46.3 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 23.2%, Open World 13.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Online Co-Op 8.6%
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
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,314 reviews2024
Dev: POLYMORPHPub: Smilegate
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.8 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 22.7%, Open World 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Co-op 9.9%
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 DeadPoly
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,038 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.4 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 21.3%, Survival 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Crafting 12.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival game that offers a surprisingly deep crafting and looting system for fans of the genre.
- #20 Outbreak Island
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,017 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 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 21.5%, Zombies 15.4%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 11.6%, 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 The Infected
84% matchVery Positive84% of 6,958 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 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 17.7%, Open World 16%, Zombies 15.3%, Crafting 13.4%, 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.
- #22 Green Hell
82% matchVery Positive85% of 99,313 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.5 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 26.2%, Open World 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Crafting 11.6%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
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 8,055 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 25.7%, Zombies 23.2%, Gore 5.1%, First-Person 3.4%
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 1,197 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 16.7%, Zombies 15.5%, Open World 14%, Crafting 10.9%, 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
80% matchVery Positive82% of 10,269 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 19.2%, Open World 14%, Crafting 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, 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 Enshrouded
78% matchVery Positive86% of 103,247 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 46.1 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 23.2%, Open World 22.4%, Crafting 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.2%
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.
- #27 Rem Survival
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 802 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 24.3%, Open World 19.9%, Crafting 18%, Building 12.4%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a straightforward survival game that prioritizes base building and resource gathering in a zombie-infested landscape.
- #28 Plains of Pain
79% matchVery Positive83% of 869 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Survive in a post-apocalyptic open-world sandbox alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by heat and chaos. Build a base, develop skills, craft tools and weapons, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, earn faction reputation, or take part in faction wars.
Why similar: Survival 17.4%, Open World 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Crafting 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%
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.
- #29 Survive the Nights
77% matchMixed66% of 6,615 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 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 24.2%, Survival 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Co-op 8.7%
- #30 Next Day: Survival
79% 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 30.9%, Open World 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Crafting 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game blends RPG elements with traditional scavenging and crafting mechanics.
- #31 DARKEST DAYS
77% matchMixed49% of 5,018 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.8 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 22.2%, Survival 17.8%, Open World 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%
- #32 State of Decay: YOSE
78% matchVery Positive82% of 13,049 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
Why similar: Zombies 28.1%, Survival 22.5%, Open World 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Multiplayer 5.2%
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.
- #33 Undawn
75% matchMixed54% of 6,593 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 40.9 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 19.1%, Open World 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Crafting 11%, Zombies 10.5%
- #34 Forever Skies
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,551 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 31.8 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 18.5%, Open World 15.6%, Crafting 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Co-op 10%
- #35 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 24.9%, Survival 19.2%, Open World 17.3%, Crafting 13.9%, Gore 5.1%
- #36 KeepUp Survival
73% matchMixed64% of 744 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%, Open World 19.3%, Crafting 15.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Co-op 11.2%
- #37 Polygeddon
73% matchMixed41% of 68 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 18.9%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Crafting 9.2%
- #38 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
74% matchMostly Negative37% of 371 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 18.6%, Open World 16%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Building 9%
- #39 State of Decay
73% 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 31.1%, Survival 23%, Open World 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #40 Gone: Survival
74% matchMixed44% of 312 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 16.4%, Survival 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Open World 11.6%, Crafting 11.3%
- #41 Unturned
70% matchVery Positive91% of 563,787 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 72.4 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 18.8%, Survival 16.9%, Open World 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Crafting 11.5%
- #42 Sunkenland
69% matchVery Positive81% of 23,452 reviews2023
Dev: Vector3 Studio
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 19.1 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 25.5%, Open World 14%, Crafting 13.5%, Co-op 13.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%
- #43 Survival Machine
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 777 reviews2026
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Zombies 27.2%, Survival 21.5%, Crafting 18.2%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Third Person 8.2%
- #44 How to Survive 2
72% matchMixed69% of 11,008 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 28.4%, Survival 26.3%, Open World 12%, Crafting 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #45 Dead District: Survival
71% matchMixed47% of 478 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Zombies 16%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #46 Once Human
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 177,968 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 51.2 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 21.7%, Open World 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Co-op 10.6%
- #47 Blood Night
67% matchVery Positive96% of 109 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 21.8%, Survival 17.2%, Crafting 12.5%, Open World 11.1%, Building 9.9%
- #48 Junk Survivor
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 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 20.3%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Crafting 9.1%
- #49 MISERY
65% matchVery Positive84% of 24,347 reviews2025
Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.3 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 17.9%, Open World 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Crafting 10.3%, Survival Horror 10.2%
- #50 Another Try
71% matchMixed50% of 332 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 17.3%, Survival 15.6%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #51 Infestation: The New Z
69% matchMixed54% of 33,897 reviews2016
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
Why similar: Zombies 35%, Survival 24%, Open World 18.1%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Survival Horror 4.5%
- #52 Survival: Lost Way
69% matchMostly Negative36% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 24.7%, Crafting 17.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Multiplayer 13%
- #53 Last Whisper
66% matchMixed67% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: 12Studio
Windows
Last Whisper Survival is a cooperative zombie survival game where exploration of the open world is key. As you venture further, you'll need to upgrade your gear and level up your character and skill tree to handle the increasing challenges as you move through the world.
Why similar: Survival 21.6%, Zombies 21.5%, Open World 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Online Co-Op 10.1%
- #54 Crushed
68% matchMixed54% of 316 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 18.1%, Open World 15.1%, Zombies 12.9%, Crafting 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #55 Survivalist
67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,568 reviews2015
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.
Why similar: Zombies 23.4%, Survival 23.3%, Open World 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Crafting 7.8%
- #56 Welcome to ParadiZe
64% matchMixed67% of 1,293 reviews2024
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 20.2%, Survival 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Open World 10%