- #1 Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
97% matchVery Positive90% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: DreamworldsPub: Untold Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Zombies 17.1%, Top-Down 10.4%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter mirrors the arcade intensity and zombie-slaying satisfaction of the seed game perfectly.
- #2 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,847 reviews2021
Dev: Ska StudiosPub: Ska Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Zombies 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cult classic twin-stick shooter that captures the same chaotic, high-energy, and humorous zombie-killing spirit.
- #3 Over 9000 Zombies!
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,532 reviews2015
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Survival 18.1%, Top-Down 15.1%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 11%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that focuses on massive hordes and arcade-style survival mechanics.
- #4 Zombie Night Terror
94% matchVery Positive93% of 4,014 reviews2016
Dev: NoClipPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.
Why similar: Zombies 36%, Horror 12.9%, Strategy 12%, Puzzle 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more strategic, it shares the dark humor and puzzle-like management of zombie outbreaks found in the seed.
- #5 Burn Zombie Burn!
95% matchMixed43% of 189 reviews2010
Dev: doublesixPub: P2 Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Welcome to the char-grilled world of Burn Zombie Burn, where the best type of undead is barbequed undead. The goals are simple: keep Bruce alive, as he tries to keep Daisy alive, and get the highest score possible. Standing (well, ambling) in your way is a never ending horde of the rotting, stinking and stupid undead.
Why similar: Zombies 76.1%, Action 23.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on fire-based chain reactions and managing hordes, which aligns perfectly with the explosive gameplay of the seed.
- #6 Dead Pixels
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,425 reviews2012
Dev: CSR-Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 50.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Survival 15.1%, Action 7.4%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling shooter that captures the retro aesthetic and survival-focused gameplay of the seed.
- #7 Crimsonland
93% matchVery Positive92% of 3,128 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shooter 16.3%, Top-Down 13.3%, Gore 9.6%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive top-down arena shooter that rewards strategic movement and efficient crowd control against massive zombie swarms.
- #8 Zombotron
91% matchVery Positive89% of 3,631 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
Why similar: Zombies 44.7%, Shooter 32.5%, 2D 12.8%, Action 10%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based 2D action game that emphasizes environmental hazards and creative ways to dispatch undead enemies.
- #9 Zombie Shooter
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,346 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Zombies 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shooter 14.1%, Gore 10.4%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter that focuses on pure, unadulterated zombie carnage and weapon upgrades.
- #10 Hotline Miami
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 128,462 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Top-Down 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Gore 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Shooter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar top-down, puzzle-like combat loop where planning your route and managing resources is essential for survival.
- #11 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,943 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Zombies 17.6%, Top-Down 11.3%, Horror 10%, Arcade 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter that keeps the action tight and focused on arcade-style scoring.
- #12 Nuclear Throne
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,817 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Post-apocalyptic 21%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Top-Down 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down arcade shooter that demands quick reflexes and strategic positioning in chaotic environments.
- #13 Zombie Apocalypse: Escape The Undead City
89% matchMostly Negative37% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle through Zombie Apocalypse horror! Which is better - shotgun, pistol or AK-47? Blast their rotten, infected brains out and choose your favorite! Scavenge weapons and armor to pimp out your souped up zombie slaying car - then plow down the man-eating hordes to Escape the Undead City, and try not to get your guts torn out!!!
Why similar: Zombies 80.9%, Action 19.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy shooter that emphasizes survival and high-score chasing.
- #14 Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
87% matchVery Positive92% of 3,612 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.
Why similar: Shooter 27.5%, Horror 24.9%, Survival 24.6%, Gore 16.7%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, top-down experience with massive hordes that require strategic use of weaponry to survive.
- #15 Dead Sky
88% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.
Why similar: Zombies 76.1%, Action 23.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down zombie shooter that focuses on survival and managing limited resources against waves of enemies.
- #16 Broforce
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 61,042 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Shooter 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Gore 13.2%, Arcade 12.8%, 2D 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers chaotic 2D arcade action with high levels of environmental destruction and explosive combat.
- #17 Oh My Gore!
86% matchVery Positive87% of 547 reviews2016
Dev: bumblebee.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.
Why similar: Gore 39.8%, Dark Humor 32.8%, Strategy 27.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused title that leans into the gore and dark humor elements of the zombie genre.
- #18 A Mass of Dead
86% matchMixed48% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Dev Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Massacre of zombies! Survive the zombies. Buy and upgrade weapons and equipment to massacre zombies. Kill special zombies like zombie dogs, get unique weapons and equipment that you can’t buy from the shop. Be unbeatable using power boost and massacre zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Shooter 19.6%, Top-Down 13.7%, Action 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward top-down shooter that focuses on clearing waves of zombies in an arcade format.
- #19 Bloody Streets
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2015
Dev: Headless Wizard
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.1%, Zombies 33.4%, Gore 13.3%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down arcade shooter that mirrors the gore-filled, fast-paced action of the seed game.
- #20 Door Kickers: Action Squad
82% matchVery Positive95% of 10,615 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Zombies 26.8%, Shooter 21%, Tactical 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, 2D 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical 2D shooter that incorporates puzzle-like planning and efficient room clearing.
- #21 Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,136 reviews2015
Dev: Still RunningPub: Merge Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!
Why similar: Zombies 60.3%, Action 13.7%, 2D 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D arcade shooter that focuses on survival and upgrading gear in a retro-inspired setting.
- #22 They Are Coming
81% matchVery Positive91% of 647 reviews2023
Dev: OnHit Developments
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
They Are Coming is a hybrid game that combines roguelike, tower defense, and base building in a side-scrolling shooter format. It offers a straightforward gaming experience for pure enjoyment.
Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Survival 17.6%, Shooter 17.1%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style zombie survival game that emphasizes quick movement and constant shooting.
- #23 Pixel Puzzles: UndeadZ
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 926 reviews2014
Dev: Pixel Puzzles
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pixel Puzzles: UndeadZ is a traditional style jigsaw puzzle game with top down shooter gameplay throw in to ruin your day and peaceful puzzling experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.3%, Casual 21.7%, Zombies 19.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Gore 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines puzzle mechanics with zombie themes, appealing to the puzzle-solving aspect of the seed.
- #24 Ultimate Zombie Defense
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,807 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Survival 12.8%, Shooter 7.7%, Gore 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tower-defense hybrid that requires strategic placement and efficient shooting to survive zombie waves.
- #25 Deadlings: Rotten Edition
82% matchVery Positive84% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: ONE MORE LEVEL
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Arcade side-scroller with strategy elements! Four different types of zombie minions with unique abilities! 70 levels of pure zombie gore fun! Additional game mode - Nightmare - only for the hardcore gamers!
Why similar: Arcade 41.6%, Zombies 41%, Action 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that shares the dark humor and undead theme of the seed game.
- #26 Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad
76% matchVery Positive95% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: Fogo GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Expect blasts of green zombie goo painting the screen in this top-down shooter packed with crazy guns that blow the heads off some… freaky zombies. Your mission is simple: graffiti the whole city before these mutants dog-pile you
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.5%, Zombies 23.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.7%
- #27 Post Soviet Zombies
80% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: BRAIN DOES (NOT) WORK
Windows
Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.
Why similar: Zombies 29%, Post-apocalyptic 26.4%, Gore 11%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action game that provides a gritty, arcade-style take on the zombie shooter genre.
- #28 Alien Zombie Megadeath
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2011
Dev: PomPomPub: Pom Pom Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D arcade platformer that features frantic combat and a similar focus on clearing screens of enemies.
- #29 Zombie Simulator
78% matchVery Positive81% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: ZHANG FANPub: SHEN JIAWEI
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Huge Wave of Zombies Are Coming! Control hundreds of swarming zombies to conquer the entire city!
Why similar: Zombies 24.8%, Survival 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Dark Humor 16%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental take on the genre that focuses on the mechanics of an outbreak rather than just shooting.
- #30 Living Dead Outbreak
74% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Games From The AbyssPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Battle your way through the dense zombie crowds as you struggle to survive! Inspired by classic zombie movies and FPS games from the 90s, the overwhelming combat will keep you on your toes!
Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Shooter 17.4%, Horror 13.4%, Arcade 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%
- #31 War Of The Zombie
79% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Van der Veer Games
Windows · Mac
War of the Zombie brings together the best of turn-based simulation and real-time strategic gameplay action across the entire world at the very start of a mysterious undead outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Strategy 25.3%, Gore 20.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy simulation that focuses on managing the global outbreak rather than just individual combat.
- #32 Zombie Killing Simulator
76% matchMixed66% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: Meka Games
Windows
Kill all the damn zombies in different game modes!
Why similar: Zombies 19.6%, Gore 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Strategy 12.7%
- #33 Nation Red
77% matchVery Positive89% of 2,792 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.
Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Survival 11%, Gore 6.8%, Action 5.3%
- #34 Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,256 reviews2023
Dev: Coby DoxPub: GoonCorp Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Follow Chud on his fight against Dr Soystein's 'jak army in this spine-tingling survival shooter. NOW FEATURING BADLANDSCHUGS
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Survival 14.2%, Shooter 12.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #35 Zombie Driver HD
77% matchVery Positive84% of 4,071 reviews2012
Dev: Exor Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Zombies 17.4%, Arcade 13.8%, Top-Down 12.1%
- #36 Cube Defense
78% matchMixed60% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
You left alone camping in the mountains ... But during this time a virus has invaded the country and a cubic horde is heading towards you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Zombies 17.7%, Shooter 16.7%, Survival 13.8%, Casual 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual shooter that provides simple, arcade-style fun with a focus on survival.
- #37 Zombie Survivals [18+]🧟♀️🔞
75% matchMixed60% of 188 reviews2023
Dev: Pirates Of The Digital Sea
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Zombie Survivals [18+]🧟♀️🔞is a blend of top-down shooter and visual novel.The world of the game is the ruins of the city after the zombie apocalypse.The enemies are hordes of zombies who want to kill the main character.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Zombies 13.8%, Survival 11.3%
- #38 Where the forest ends
71% matchMixed70% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: MonkeyBassGames
Windows
Shred zombies and bandits, collect and upgrade weapons, and explore the beauty hidden within industrial decay in a new story-driven, top-down horror shooter. Survive one more day in the post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15%, Zombies 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Shooter 11.6%
- #39 Operation: Outbreak
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 533 reviews2025
Dev: DREADMITH Games
Windows
Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game.
Why similar: Zombies 24%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Horror 16.3%, Shooter 16.2%, Gore 9%
- #40 Doom Survivor: Horde Rush
70% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Crazy Studio
Windows
Bullet hell meets Survivor-like Roguelite! Battle endless zombie hordes as unique heroes. Combine talent trees with 11 weapons (dragon guns, laser rifles) and gear (masks/wings) for explosive fire, lightning, or summon builds. Unlock heroes, master dodge, and dominate the apocalypse!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Zombies 16.2%, Shooter 14.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Casual 9.3%
- #41 They Are Coming!
75% matchMixed49% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Wild Pepper Games
Windows
They are coming! Ravenous, insatiable, and absolutely unstoppable zombies, a Wunderwaffe that went horribly wrong. It’s up to you to usher in the age of the zombie, by munching on every brain in sight! Build up a horde, dodge enemy weapons, and gnaw a mark on human history!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.2%, Zombies 28.2%, Survival 14.4%, Gore 12.8%, Strategy 8.1%
- #42 I, Zombie
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,629 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!
Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Survival 16.9%, Top-Down 16.4%, Puzzle 13.4%, Arcade 12.8%
- #43 Putrefaction
74% matchMixed69% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Shooter 20.3%, Zombies 18.8%, Gore 18.8%, Action 11.9%
- #44 Polygon Hero
73% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Ravinia
Windows · Mac
Defend your city against the zombies before the infection spreads too far!
Why similar: Gore 43.9%, Strategy 37.9%, Action 18.2%
- #45 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
72% matchMixed58% of 1,116 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.
Why similar: Zombies 40%, Shooter 19.4%, Gore 17.7%, Horror 14.2%, Action 8.7%
- #46 Zombie Admin
69% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Hastily Assembled
Windows · Linux
It's the zombie apocalypse, but you can't miss a work day! Scavenge for weapons, survive... and don't forget to restock the toner cartridges over at accounting. This humorous top-down shooter has you working your way up the corporate ladder, all the way to the rescue helicopter on the rooftop.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36%, Zombies 25.6%, Horror 14.4%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #47 Fear Protocol: Shadow Paradigm
69% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: GZ Storm
Windows
It's another nice dark day in Escondido, California and special agent Jack Banger goes from out of the frying pan and into the fire. The disgusting biomonster creatures are continuing to terrorize the city and there's only so much time before the plague spreads across the nation.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Zombies 13.5%, Top-Down 10.3%, Horror 10%
- #48 Metal Dead
70% matchVery Positive86% of 506 reviews2014
Dev: Walk Thru Walls Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Zombies 31.4%, Dark Humor 17.8%, Gore 17%, Horror 13%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #49 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
60% matchVery Positive92% of 15,563 reviews2026
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Zombies 21.8%, Survival 17%, Arcade 13.1%, Top-Down 12.9%
- #50 Trapped Dead
72% matchMixed41% of 791 reviews2011
Dev: Crenetic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!
Why similar: Zombies 62.4%, Strategy 25.6%, Action 12%
- #51 Zombie Commander
70% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: Pok&Co
Windows
Zombie Commander is a strategy game about bringing the extinction of humanity by a zombies invasion, and lead the apocalpyse !
Why similar: Zombies 38%, Horror 16.6%, Strategy 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D 8.3%
- #52 Putin VS Zombies
67% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: IndieGameMamaDevPub: IndieGameMama
Windows
Zombies! The world was overtaken by the forces of Evil worse than ones from the ♂deep dark fantasies♂. But Putin is here to save the day and kisk some ♂***♂. Region by region, you must fight the ♂Slaves♂ of evil with Billy, Obama and your own army of defenders by your side. Primo Victoria!
Why similar: Zombies 35%, Arcade 19.6%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Casual 9.8%
- #53 Zombie Desperation
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Zombie Desperation is a small horror game where you shoot hordes of zombies until you die, aiming to obtain a higher rank in the online leaderboards while unlocking new scenarios and weapons.
Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Gore 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Survival 11.2%, Horror 9.3%
- #54 Massive Cleavage vs Zombies: Awesome Edition
71% matchMixed49% of 213 reviews2016
Dev: Awesome Enterprises
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Your mission is to find BBQ sauce for your people and bring it back to them. Fighting off thousands of zombies with only your massive cleaver and equally massive cleavage.
Why similar: Gore 22.6%, Zombies 21.2%, Dark Humor 21.2%, Comic Book 21%, Casual 7.8%
- #55 Zombieville USA 3D
62% matchVery Positive93% of 2,310 reviews2025
Dev: Mika Mobile, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Zombies 19.1%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 13.9%
- #56 Fear Protocol: Codename Omega Starring Agent Jack Banger
68% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: GZ Storm
Windows
It's a nice dark day in Escondido, California and special agent Jack Banger and his superior Gilbert Simpson are planning their next operation. Their life of luxury is soon interrupted however when strange biomonster creatures start appearing all over the city...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Survival 25.9%, Horror 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Casual 6.8%
- #57 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,715 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Zombies 23.8%, Shooter 13.6%, Survival 13.1%, Gore 9.9%
- #58 Dead Unending
67% matchMixed45% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Tyler HudsonPub: Tylario
Windows
A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?
Why similar: Zombies 22.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Survival 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 12.9%
- #59 Flesh Eaters
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 48.6%, Survival 16.8%, Action 10.9%, Tactical 9.7%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #60 Survivor Squad
68% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 33.8%, Survival 21.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Top-Down 10.2%