Games Like Primal Fears

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 33.8%, Gore 19.3%, Action 16.3%, Indie 8.3%, Violent 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down zombie shooter that mirrors the arcade intensity and horde-clearing gameplay of Primal Fears.

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: Gore 30.5%, Action 17.3%, Top-Down 11%, Co-op 10%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down arena shooter that focuses on massive waves of enemies and diverse weapon upgrades.

Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

Why similar: Gore 26.9%, Zombies 24.3%, Co-op 20.8%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the top-down, co-op zombie survival vibe with a focus on fast-paced movement and horde management.

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 44.3%, Action 22.3%, Indie 14%, Co-op 11%, Gore 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled side-scrolling shooter that captures the gritty, zombie-infested atmosphere of Primal Fears with co-op support.

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Zombies 32.8%, Co-op 31.8%, Top-Down 19.5%, Shooter 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, free-to-play top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes intense cooperative play against alien swarms.

HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

Why similar: Co-op 51.8%, Action 23.3%, Top-Down 14.3%, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for top-down cooperative shooters, offering deep tactical combat and chaotic action against relentless enemies.

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Action 17%, Top-Down 11.7%, Horror 10.6%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A atmospheric top-down shooter that blends horror elements with intense combat against alien infestations.

As a survivor of the mutant virus, make your way through the city and wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...

Why similar: Zombies 49.6%, Action 31.5%, Indie 18.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward top-down shooter that focuses on surviving waves of zombies in a desolate, gore-filled environment.

Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

Why similar: Gore 32.2%, Zombies 14.4%, Action 13.3%, Co-op 11.7%, Violent 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct top-down shooter experience that emphasizes cooperative zombie survival and arcade-style progression.

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: Gore 27.7%, Violent 24.1%, Zombies 18.5%, Co-op 10.5%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the defensive aspect of zombie survival, allowing players to build fortifications while fighting off massive waves in co-op.

Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

Why similar: Action 26.2%, Top-Down 18.6%, Shooter 16.6%, Co-op 15.1%, Horror 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel to Shadowgrounds, providing more of the same high-octane, top-down horror shooting action.

Have you ever faced your worst nightmare? What if you have no choice but to move on and see what’s behind it? Then you’d better arm yourself with a couple of big guns, stock up on ammo and show them all what a real nightmare is!

Why similar: Gore 41.5%, Violent 23%, Action 16.3%, Indie 10.4%, Co-op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a frantic top-down shooting experience with a focus on weapon variety and gore-filled combat.

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 41.8%, Co-op 21.7%, Gore 17.7%, Action 16%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down zombie shooting with light survival crafting mechanics, perfect for fans of the genre.

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: Action 37.4%, Zombies 34.5%, Indie 28.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty top-down shooter that focuses on scavenging and surviving against relentless zombie hordes.

Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.

Why similar: Gore 21.2%, Violent 19.5%, Zombies 18.9%, Action 12.7%, Co-op 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends top-down shooting with base-building elements to create a challenging cooperative survival experience.

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: Gore 23.5%, Zombies 23.4%, Action 18.7%, Violent 13%, Co-op 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that leans heavily into tower-defense mechanics while maintaining the core zombie-shooter feel.

This is the world after a zombie apocalypse in which the main characters have to go through many perils. It is a story about ordinary people who, when faced with danger, decided not to run away from it, but to fight back. As the story goes along, you will learn what caused the disaster and help other survivors to overcome its aftermath.

Why similar: Zombies 36.2%, Action 26.1%, Co-op 22.7%, Indie 11.4%, Top-Down 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a mix of RPG elements and top-down shooting, focusing on character progression while fighting zombie hordes.

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 42.7%, Co-op 21.9%, Gore 20.1%, Action 12.4%, Shooter 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original with improved co-op base building and more complex zombie-slaying mechanics.

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

Why similar: Action 29.7%, Top-Down 19.8%, Indie 19.7%, Shooter 15.8%, Horror 15%

Why You'll Like It: Offers fast-paced, top-down arcade shooting with a unique aesthetic and constant action against hordes of monsters.

A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!

Why similar: Gore 27.4%, Violent 24%, Action 17.7%, Zombies 12.1%, Co-op 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated cooperative zombie shooter that focuses on team-based survival in a top-down perspective.

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: Gore 27.8%, Violent 22.1%, Zombies 18%, Action 13.5%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, action-oriented zombie survival game that fits the arcade-style gameplay of the seed title.

Zedfest is the goriest game show ever created! A hardcore 6 player co-op third-person shooter with the goal to complete objectives while neutralizing Zeds with lots and lots of visceral gore.

Why similar: Gore 28.8%, Violent 22.5%, Action 17.7%, Indie 12.3%, Zombies 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A gore-heavy cooperative shooter that pits players against waves of zombies with a focus on chaotic, violent action.

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Co-op 22.4%, Gore 22.2%, Violent 19.4%, Action 16.9%, Shooter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity top-down shooter that offers a more modern, polished take on the genre's combat mechanics.

Locked Fears is a first person puzzle/horror game with platforming elements and creepy atmosphere. You play as Samuel Custer, a late worker at UNIVERS HORIZONS, when things at the office start to drift into a dreadful situation. With the help of an unknown Individual you try to survive and escape this nightmare.

Why similar: Gore 52.4%, Action 20.4%, Horror 13.6%, Indie 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the horror and survival aspects of fighting through infested environments in a top-down perspective.

Battle your way through Christmas monsters in this laid-back co-op shooter. Equip a variety of firearms and melee weapons, face hordes of enemies and bosses in each level, and take down the evil Krampus.

Why similar: Co-op 22.4%, Zombies 21.9%, Action 16.9%, Top-Down 14.7%, Horror 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, co-op horror shooter that emphasizes survival against waves of enemies in a dark, atmospheric setting.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Action 31.3%, Indie 24.1%, Co-op 23.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, fast-paced top-down shooter that rewards precision and aggressive play in a sci-fi setting.

Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 43.7%, Action 22.7%, Top-Down 19.6%, Indie 14%

Why You'll Like It: While more open-world, it offers a satisfying top-down combat experience against zombies with a heavy focus on destruction and survival.

Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.

Why similar: Gore 32.8%, Violent 27.2%, Action 11.8%, Zombies 11.4%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused shooter that emphasizes resource management and combat against zombie threats.

This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

Why similar: Gore 48.5%, Co-op 15.2%, Action 12.4%, Shooter 10%, Horror 9.4%

Based on the community award-winning Doom2 mod with the same name by the same creator, UNLOVED is reimagined in the Unreal Engine 4 to bring forth the unspeakable terror in new ways. Play coop with your friends, increase your skills, mod your weapons and face the horror that this unearthly place holds...

Why similar: Gore 48.9%, Action 18.2%, Co-op 16.1%, Horror 12.5%, Shooter 4.3%

HVOR - a dynamic top-down shooter, which takes place in the world,affected by an unknown infection.Kill the infected - and try not to join him.

Why similar: Gore 30.7%, Violent 25.4%, Action 15.5%, Zombies 14.3%, Indie 7.5%

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Why similar: Zombies 29.9%, Gore 23.4%, Action 18.3%, Horror 10.7%, Shooter 8.1%

Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

Why similar: Zombies 38.6%, Co-op 23.2%, Horror 13.7%, Action 13.2%, Shooter 11.3%

Winner of 2010′s Make Something Unreal contest, The Haunted: Hells Reach is a fast-paced horror game where your goal is to liberate cursed places and survive the assault of Hell.

Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Co-op 19.6%, Gore 16.7%, Action 15.2%, Indie 10.2%

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 44.8%, Co-op 20%, Horror 14%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 5.9%

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: Gore 37.9%, Zombies 23.4%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Horror 9%

Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?

Why similar: Gore 36.3%, Violent 21.4%, Action 17.2%, Horror 13.6%, Shooter 11.5%

Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?

Why similar: Gore 27.3%, Violent 20.5%, Zombies 16.3%, Action 13.9%, Horror 10.6%

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: Gore 26.4%, Zombies 22.4%, Action 15.5%, Top-Down 12.3%, Indie 9.9%

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Why similar: Co-op 48.2%, Horror 33.9%, Action 17.9%

A co-op horror in which you're an exterminator treating sinister infestations caused by twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends.

Why similar: Action 40.2%, Horror 32.9%, Co-op 26.9%

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: Gore 32.6%, Violent 27.8%, Action 12.1%, Zombies 10.9%, Indie 9.2%

The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...

Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Action 36.9%, Indie 21.5%

Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.

Why similar: Action 27.9%, Top-Down 25.8%, Horror 23.4%, Shooter 22.9%

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Gore 26.7%, Violent 19.4%, Zombies 18.3%, Action 15.5%, Horror 13.1%

NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.

Why similar: Gore 22.3%, Co-op 20.8%, Action 18.6%, Violent 18.5%, Shooter 8%

A co-op survival horror game where you and your closest friends must work together to survive in an upside down world crawling with the infected.

Why similar: Action 42%, Co-op 23.1%, Horror 22.3%, Zombies 12.6%

Team up with up to 4 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, and cosmetics.

Why similar: Zombies 25.9%, Gore 24.4%, Action 22.1%, Shooter 15.3%, Horror 12.4%

In Village of Zombies you can fight against zombies and mutants together with other players or alone on different maps, the goal is to survive as many levels as possible. The game always starts at level 1 and with each level increase, more zombies and stronger zombies come.

Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, Co-op 21.7%, Horror 14.3%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 11.7%

You must survive a monster infested zoo while searching for key shards that unlock the truth to its origin. Collect all the key shards by solving puzzles throughout the grounds and put a stop to the monster mayhem.

Why similar: Horror 50.9%, Action 42.3%, Indie 6.7%

Mist of the Dark challenges your ability to survive. Can you face your fears? Play as a monster and scare your friends. Play as the soldier and use tactics to hunt the monster(s) down. Scare the players. Stick with your team and discover objects and level advantages to take down the monster.

Why similar: Gore 35.8%, Violent 26.9%, Horror 16.3%, Action 13.3%, Indie 7.8%

The Undying Plague is a top down shooter where your task is to fend off waves of attacking enemies and survive as long as possible. At your disposal will get a few weapons that we can improve for the money earned on the battlefield. Enter a world of pain, suffering and bloodthirsty zombies. Can you stop the plague?

Why similar: Indie 57.2%, Action 42.8%

Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.

Why similar: Gore 30%, Zombies 28.7%, Action 19.3%, Indie 10.5%, Shooter 6.7%

You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.

Why similar: Action 43.4%, Indie 31.2%, Violent 14.7%, Horror 10.7%

An alien force is threatening to destroy the stability of the galaxy! Play as an unknown creature or a Spacefleet Officer in this Online Sci-Fi Horror!

Why similar: Gore 36.6%, Violent 27.9%, Action 19%, Indie 12.1%, Horror 4.4%

Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.

Why similar: Co-op 52.8%, Action 40.4%, Top-Down 6.8%

The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.

Why similar: Gore 23.5%, Violent 20.2%, Zombies 19.1%, Action 13.4%, Indie 8.4%

Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!

Why similar: Zombies 24.3%, Action 22.4%, Top-Down 14.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Co-op 12.4%

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: Gore 24.7%, Action 23.9%, Zombies 17.9%, Indie 14.5%, Top-Down 10.9%