- #1 Isla de la Muerte
97% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Ashwake Interactive
Windows
Isla de la Muerte is an intense survival game filled with mystery and danger. Stranded on a remote island, you uncover the aftermath of a secret government experiment gone horribly wrong. Officially erased from records, the island is now overrun by hordes of relentless zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 23.1%, Base Building 20.8%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 6.6%
- #2 Dust
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dust Studio
Windows
Survive a brutal zombie-infested world in this first-person survival experience. Scavenge resources, manage hunger and health, craft weapons, build shelters, and fight to stay alive in a dark open world.
Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Crafting 14.6%, Survival 14%, Open World 13.1%
- #3 VEIN
96% 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 18.3%, Base Building 16.3%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 12.5%, Co-op 11.4%
- #4 Blood Night
95% 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 19.8%, Party Game 15.3% ★, Crafting 13.1%, Survival 12.8%, Base Building 12.2%
- #5 Zombie Defense:Breach of The Undead
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kairainteractive
Windows
A dark wave-based zombie defense game where you build your defenses, fight relentless undead hordes, and survive against the infected… and hostile raiders?
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Base Building 16.6%, Co-op 13.6%, Survival 10.7%, Survival Horror 10%
- #6 DREADZONE
94% 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: Base Building 17.4%, Zombies 15.7%, Co-op 13.8%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 12.8%
- #7 Sons Of The Forest
93% 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 17.8%, Base Building 17%, Co-op 15.3%, Open World 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.5%
- #8 Why It's Empty Here: The Game
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Damian BakkerPub: Empty Studio
Windows
Action-survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open-world teeming with various creatures. Explore the world devastated by a mysterious virus. Search for supplies, craft weapons, and battle creatures.
Why similar: Base Building 16.7%, Zombies 15.7%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 10.3%, Nature 8.1%
- #9 State of Decay: YOSE
91% 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 29.8%, Survival 19.4%, Base Building 18.2%, Open World 15.3%, Survival Horror 5.2%
- #10 Accursed Isle: Survival
91% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: yedstudio
Windows
While trying to survive in harsh natural conditions, use resources wisely, avoid dangers, and test your survival instincts. A realistic survival experience awaits you!
Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Survival 14.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 10.3%
- #11 The Forest of Black Eden
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZEREF
Windows
Stranded on an island crawling with terrifying creatures, you must survive, build, and uncover its dark secrets. Escape or be one of them with lost dream.
Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Co-op 14.3%, Survival 14%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Crafting 12.7%
- #12 The Seekers: Survival
89% matchMostly Negative36% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: BIGYBOX Games
Windows
After a plane crash, you are the only survivor. You will quickly find out that you are in a remote place, surrounded by unknown creatures.
Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Zombies 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 9.5%
- #13 THE SIREEN
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucy Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are trying to prevent the spread of a top secret invention to the islands from an accidental Laboratory explosion on an island You are maybe the last people left on the island , Crafts, you build houses, you hunt. a new open world survival horror simulator
Why similar: Base Building 16.1%, Survival 15.2%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Co-op 13.8%, Open World 12.9%
- #14 Paloma Island
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Houari Mohamed AminePub: Damz Games
Windows
Stranded after a storm, survive the uncharted dangers of Paloma Island. Gather resources, craft tools, and build shelter in this open-world sandbox survival adventure. Explore lush biomes and diverse locations, uncover secrets, and face wildlife and enemies to stay alive.
Why similar: Base Building 20.8%, Survival 15.8%, Crafting 15.5%, Zombies 14.7%, Open World 10.4%
- #15 Gone: Survival
88% 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 17.1%, Base Building 16.2%, Crafting 13.5%, Survival 13.5%, Co-op 10.5%
- #16 The Cold White
86% matchMixed50% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: 2MEDYA
Windows
Your fiance Alice and you are an archaeologist in Alaska. Alice ignored you and had an accident during hang gliding. When she reached you via radio, her last words were "They are real"... You have to get into this cold white world to find Alice and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Zombies 18.6%, Base Building 16.2%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 12.3%, Open World 11.3%
- #17 Dead Island Definitive Edition
86% matchVery Positive82% of 27,187 reviews2016
Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Why similar: Zombies 32.5%, Co-op 16.5%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 13.9%, Crafting 6.6%
- #18 Frontier: Dark Wilds
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: C2B Studios
Windows
The year is 1809, and you have set out to find your fortune on the new frontier! But beware: the cryptic creatures of legend are more than just campfire stories out here... Wendigos, Skinwalkers, Yetis and more are all too real in this newfound wilderness. Build, craft, and fight to survive!
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Survival 14.7%, Crafting 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Open World 11.7%
- #19 Deadburg
84% matchVery Positive88% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Reanimated Games
Windows
Deadburg is a co-op survival game set in a procedurally generated city with thousands of buildings to explore and zombies to kill. Every building you see can be explored, exploited and destroyed one block at a time. Play alone or with friends and discover the secrets of the city.
Why similar: Base Building 25.4%, Zombies 24.2%, Survival 19.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Co-op 8.6%
- #20 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
84% 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 25.8%, Base Building 22.7%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 16.5%, Co-op 11.9%
- #21 Broken World Restored
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HTF Games Studio
Windows
Play as a military officer tasked with rebuilding civilization by establishing a fortified settlement and recruiting survivors. Explore ruined towns and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 20.4%, Survival 14.1%, Base Building 12.4%, Open World 12.1%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #22 The Dark Forest: Survival
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CompactStudioCS
Windows
Survive in The Dark Forest, a zombie-infested woodland. Upgrade your weapons, gather resources, and withstand brutal, blood-soaked waves in first-person combat — alone or in co-op with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Zombies 15.9%, Survival 10.5%, Co-op 10.1%, Survival Horror 8.9%
- #23 Red Moon: Survival
82% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: WMG
Windows
The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.
Why similar: Base Building 17.3%, Zombies 15.6%, Crafting 13.9%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 10.9%
- #24 No One Survived
80% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 22.4%, Survival 20.3%, Open World 15.5%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival Horror 11.6%
- #25 The Legacy
81% matchMixed55% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Cooperative survival and horror genre. You and your family have returned to your native land, on which a terrible curse and darkness has fallen. Will you be able to survive in a harsh and dangerous environment and stop the evil? It depends only on you, on your skills and ability to help each other.
Why similar: Base Building 17.2%, Survival 16.4%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Open World 14.3%, Co-op 13.9%
- #26 Pathogen: Code Omega
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Pandemic Forge
Windows
Survive on an island overrun by zombies, destroy infected nests with molotovs to collect samples, and signal for rescue before it’s too late.
Why similar: Base Building 21.9%, Survival 19.9%, Zombies 13.1%, Open World 9.3%, Crafting 8.7%
- #27 They Are Hundreds
79% matchMixed53% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: WoahStudiosusPub: Woahstudiosus
Windows
They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!
Why similar: Zombies 23.9%, Survival 18.3%, Co-op 16.2%, Open World 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.3%
- #28 Junk Survivor
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 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 22.1%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 12.8%, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 11.5%
- #29 Landiscape
76% match6 user reviews57% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: GTI
Windows
Landiscape is a relaxed 1–4 player open-world survival sandbox set on a zombie-infested island. Build bases, scavenge resources, explore dangerous landmarks, grow crops, and survive together — or turn on your friends.
Why similar: Base Building 23.1%, Crafting 17.4%, Survival 17.3%, Open World 15.2%, First-Person 6.1%
- #30 State of Decay
78% 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 36.3%, Survival 21.8%, Open World 16.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Survival Horror 3.7%
- #31 ZOMBI
77% matchMixed64% of 3,037 reviews2015
Dev: Straight RightPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.
Why similar: Zombies 39.5%, Survival 17%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Open World 10.9%, First-Person 6.1%
- #32 Mist Survival
76% 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: Zombies 24.2%, Survival 22.7%, Base Building 15.5%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 9.8%
- #33 The Survivors
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Guygames
Windows
You crashed near a city infested by an unknown virus, you discover a world of nightmare infested with zombies but also by fanatics. Deliver yourself, craft, build and fight for your survival and the other survivors that populate this world in this survival game.
Why similar: Zombies 25.4%, Base Building 19.7%, Survival 18.4%, Open World 14.9%, Crafting 8.1%
- #34 Better Late Than DEAD
77% matchMostly Negative28% of 909 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.
Why similar: Survival 28%, Crafting 18.5%, Open World 17.9%, Zombies 15%, Co-op 10.7%
- #35 Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 12,591 reviews2016
Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Why similar: Zombies 32.5%, Co-op 19%, Open World 14.2%, Survival 12.8%, Survival Horror 5.2%
- #36 Dead Metro
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trust me bro Studio
Windows
Step into DEAD METRO, where each boundary hides a new world. Survive relentless zombies, shifting landscapes, and unpredictable alliances. Adapt or perish.
Why similar: Zombies 30.7%, Base Building 22.8%, Open World 19.2%, Survival 15.6%, Crafting 4%
- #37 Lost Flight: Survival
73% matchMostly Negative41% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: WildernessForge Games
Windows
Find yourself stranded on a mysterious, uncharted island after a devastating plane crash. With no signs of rescue, your only goal is to survive
Why similar: Base Building 21.2%, Survival 16.1%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Crafting 14.5%, Zombies 12.7%
- #38 Snow Survival
74% matchMostly Negative26% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: 3m0 studio
Windows
As a result of a heavy snowfall, the passenger plane crashes on a deserted and cold island. You are the only survivor of the plane and get ready to explore this cold forest.
Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Survival 14%, Open World 12.7%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Zombies 10.6%
- #39 How to Survive 2
73% 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 28.8%, Survival 21.7%, Co-op 12.1%, Base Building 11.4%, Crafting 11.2%
- #40 Survive Avalon
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Sky Empire Games
Windows
Open World, Survival, Crafting, Dungeons
Why similar: Zombies 22%, Survival 17.9%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Open World 15.7%, Shooter 6.6%
- #41 Far Lands
71% matchMixed66% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Scalpel Softworks
Windows
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
Why similar: Base Building 21.3%, Crafting 17.1%, Survival 16.6%, Open World 12.2%, Survival Horror 10%
- #42 IfSunSets
70% 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 15.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Crafting 11.6%, Co-op 11.3%, Survival Horror 10.8%
- #43 The Fight: Aftermath
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: F Studio
Windows
Embark on a thrilling odyssey through a world torn apart by catastrophe. As a lone survivor, navigate treacherous terrain, scavenge for essentials, and confront the horrors of the apocalypse. Will you overcome adversity and rebuild civilization, or succumb to the chaos of the wasteland?
Why similar: Base Building 19.4%, Zombies 18.7%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Survival 11.8%, Open World 11.8%
- #44 Bunker 9
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mantle Games
Windows
Upgrade and enhance your bunker, scavenge for resources, and battle hordes of zombies in a vast open world. Team up with friends in co-op, find food and weapons, and uncover the secrets of survival.
Why similar: Zombies 20.9%, Crafting 14.7%, Survival 14.5%, Open World 13.5%, Nature 8.6%
- #45 Survivalist
72% matchVery Positive80% of 2,560 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 25.1%, Survival 20.3%, Base Building 14.8%, Open World 11.6%, Co-op 10.2%
- #46 METAL GEAR SURVIVE
72% matchMixed66% of 5,653 reviews2018
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
Why similar: Zombies 19.3%, Base Building 17.1%, Survival 15.7%, Co-op 12.6%, Crafting 11.2%
- #47 Zombase
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Unknown
Windows
Zombase is a survival sandbox set in a fallen city with unique 2.5D visuals. Build or take over homes, scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, drive vehicles, and hold out through the day and night. There’s no ending—only how long you can last.
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Base Building 17.5%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Open World 11.2%, Survival 10.7%
- #48 Foul
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZRK
Windows
Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.
Why similar: Zombies 20.8%, Survival 15%, Base Building 14.5%, Open World 13.1%, Crafting 12.8%
- #49 Unfear Day
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Norman Studio
Windows
it is an open world multiplayer survival game that combines sandbox and simulation elements, including base building, NPC recruitment, community building, and the fusion of zombie growth elements and major event elements.
Why similar: Zombies 23%, Base Building 20.2%, Survival 15.1%, Open World 13.4%, Survival Horror 6.7%
- #50 Gravehold: Survival
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian Core
Windows
A deadly virus wiped out civilization. Now, survivors must build bases, set traps, and fight endless waves of zombies to stay alive.
Why similar: Base Building 22.9%, Survival 19.6%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Crafting 15.5%, Zombies 10.9%
- #51 Desperate Island
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Endurance Games
Windows
In the game Desperate Island, the player takes on the role of a survivor on a deserted island and must use the island's resources to survive and overcome the challenges posed by nature. The player must search for food and water and create shelters.
Why similar: Survival 15.7%, Nature 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Open World 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #52 Broken World
68% matchMixed67% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Base Building 18.6%, Survival 17.3%, Crafting 15.3%, Open World 14.8%
- #53 the ISLE survival
69% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Free Land Studios
Windows
The ISLE survival is a vast open world survival / crafting game. Loot resources, craft items, build camps and explore the environment. Protect yourself from hazards and wildlife. Find ways to survive in hostile living conditions.
Why similar: Survival 17.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Base Building 15.2%, Open World 14.7%, Nature 14%
- #54 As I Survive
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinnacle Gaming Studios
Windows
A survival FPS where you must maintain the tactical advantage to survive your environment. Explore caves and bunkers, unlock secrets, and contain the situation in the valley to restore peace. Unlock new quests along the way that will give you the power to save what is left.
Why similar: Zombies 19.4%, Base Building 17.1%, Crafting 15.6%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 10.6%
- #55 Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening
67% matchMixed50% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Awakening Games Entertainment Pub: Awakening Games Entertainment
Windows
Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening is a early access version of a 4 Year Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Open World MMOPG. This new survival game, immerses you in a unique earth as humanity is fighting back & teaming up to Survive the Infected Zombie Hordes! Visit "about this" page for more Info.
Why similar: Zombies 21.6%, Survival 14.2%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Open World 12.7%
- #56 SurrounDead
66% 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 31.7%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 16.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Co-op 7.4%
- #57 Tides of Despair
67% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Survival Poly Games
Windows
After a shipwreck, you are one of the survivors. To Survive you will need to fight for your life.
Why similar: Base Building 24.6%, Survival 18.3%, Crafting 18%, Open World 15.6%, Nature 9.6%
- #58 Grounded 2
64% matchVery Positive81% of 19,870 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
Why similar: Base Building 21.6%, Survival 21.1%, Co-op 16.4%, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 13.4%
- #59 Soviet Survival
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.
Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Base Building 17.8%, Survival 14.7%, Crafting 13.5%, Open World 12.7%