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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Survival, Crafting, Open World, Post-apocalyptic.

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Shoot, loot, and craft to survive in this top-down extraction shooter. Explore procedurally generated neighborhoods. Scavenge for guns, food, and supplies. Build and upgrade your base to sustain you and your fellow survivors.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Scott H.F. Dunbar
Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
    Dev: The Indie Stone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Open World Survival Craft 19.1%, Survival 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Co-op 6.7%

  2. #2 Polygon Survival
    96% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2023
    Dev: Performance Artist
    Windows

    Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.8%, Zombies 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Survival 10.2%, Crafting 9.1%

  3. #3 Survivalist
    96% 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 18.9%, Survival 14.4%, Open World Survival Craft 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Co-op 7.2%

  4. #4 Polygeddon
    95% matchMixed42% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital Dreamworks
    Windows

    You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 18.2%, Zombies 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Survival 9.5%, Co-op 9.2%

  5. #5 DeadPoly
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,800 reviews2022
    Dev: TFL Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 17%, Open World Survival Craft 16.6%, Zombies 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Survival 8.2%

  6. #6 Zombie Survival Game Online
    94% matchMostly Positive71% of 298 reviews2023
    Dev: Zombie Survival Game Online LLC
    Windows

    Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 22.2%, Open World Survival Craft 16.8%, Zombies 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Survival 8.3%

  7. #7 Undead Wilderness: Survival
    92% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: VortexByte Studios
    Windows

    Undead Wilderness: Survive the unforgiving jungle, unravel its mysteries, and escape the relentless horde of bloodthirsty zombies. Scavenge, manage resources, and fight for your life in a heart-pounding race against the growing undead threat.

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 23.3%, Zombies 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Survival 12.4%, Crafting 11.4%

  8. #8 Fallen Region
    91% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
    Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.

    Why similar: Zombies 16.1%, Open World Survival Craft 14.4%, Survival 11.9%, Building 7.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%

  9. #9 LifeZ - Survival
    91% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
    Dev: iDs Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4%, Zombies 19.4%, Survival 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%, Crafting 6.5%

  10. #10 How to Survive
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 17,095 reviews2014
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    “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 23.8%, Open World Survival Craft 20.6%, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 9.9%, Co-op 9.5%

  11. #11 Unturned
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 561,138 reviews2017
    Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 22.2%, Zombies 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Survival 9.9%, Co-op 9.5%

  12. #12 The Overlap
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Back Pocket Games
    Windows

    The Overlap is a survival-cosmic-horror 2D sandbox. Explore procedurally generated wastelands, scavenge resources, craft, build, customize and upgrade your survivor, face eldritch horrors, survive the post-cataclysmic world alongside friends online and find out the truth behind it all.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Survival 9.8%, Co-op 9.3%, Crafting 8.8%

  13. #13 The One
    88% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: PolyLS
    Windows

    The One is a game in which your goal will be to explore the world alone or in a group three years after the zombie apocalypse. However, the problem will turn out to be not only zombies, but also others who managed to survive this time behind the gates of the bunkers.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.3%, Looter Shooter 16.4%, Zombies 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Survival 9.3%

  14. #14 Cataclysm Upon Us
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 7Dev Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Cataclysm Upon Us is an open world survival RPG. Craft, fight, and build in a world overrun by mutants, zombies and other abominations. Uncover secrets, embrace mutations and cybernetic enhancements. Every decision shapes your journey in this haunting cataclysm. Can you survive the chaos?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21%, Survival 11.2%, Building 9.1%, Crafting 8.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%

  15. #15 Gone: Survival
    87% 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 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Survival 11.4%, Crafting 10.1%, Building 9.7%

  16. #16 Ways
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HAGAKI PRODUCTIONS
    Windows

    Survive in a procedurally generated PvPvE world with friends in first-person. Complete quests, craft weapons, build bases, and wreak havoc on enemies.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 17.9%, Zombies 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Crafting 8.6%, Survival 8.3%

  17. #17 Survival Machine
    84% matchMostly Positive74% of 669 reviews2025
    Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.7%, Zombies 13.1%, Co-op 10.6%, Survival 10.3%, Crafting 9.4%

  18. #18 Urge
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 476 reviews2021
    Dev: EnDrew
    Windows

    Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.1%, Looter Shooter 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Survival 8.9%, Building 8.5%

  19. #19 How to Survive 2
    85% 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 23.7%, Open World Survival Craft 22.3%, Survival 16.9%, Co-op 9.3%, Crafting 7.7%

  20. #20 Crushed
    83% matchMixed55% of 307 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: Open World Survival Craft 25.2%, Survival 11.6%, Zombies 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Crafting 8.8%

  21. #21 HumanitZ
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,640 reviews2026
    Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.

    Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Open World Survival Craft 14.8%, Survival 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Crafting 8.9%

  22. #22 CastleMiner Z
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 11,088 reviews2014
    Dev: DigitalDNA Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.6%, Zombies 17.6%, Survival 13%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Co-op 7.5%

  23. #23 Scrapnaut
    82% matchMostly Positive70% of 824 reviews2021
    Dev: SpiffyBitPub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18%, Survival 12%, Building 11.7%, Co-op 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%

  24. #24 Dawn of the Dying
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cube Game Studio
    Windows

    In a brutal open world, standing still means death. Explore together in a co-op survival FPS where crafting, building, and fighting with friends is the only way forward.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.6%, Looter Shooter 15.5%, Survival 11%, Crafting 9.9%, Co-op 9.5%

  25. #25 Survive the Nights
    80% matchMixed66% of 6,335 reviews2025
    Dev: a2z Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 20.2%, Open World Survival Craft 15.4%, Zombies 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Survival 9.1%

  26. #26 Quarantine-Z: Survival
    79% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixelated Games
    Windows

    2 years have passed since a virus totally unknown to humanity originated in your small town. People have become aggressive and cannibalistic.

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 20.5%, Zombies 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 11.5%

  27. #27 Nomad
    79% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
    Dev: Diminished Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.5%, Zombies 18.3%, Survival 15.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Crafting 7.6%

  28. #28 XERA: Survival
    78% matchMixed66% of 7,888 reviews2021
    Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.4%, Looter Shooter 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Survival 10.2%, Crafting 9%

  29. #29 Raft
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 368,916 reviews2022
    Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
    Windows
    Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6%, Survival 17.3%, Co-op 13.4%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Crafting 9.2%

  30. #30 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
    77% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
    Dev: TB Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.1%, Survival 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Zombies 7.5%

  31. #31 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
    78% matchMixed57% of 1,258 reviews2015
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.2%, Zombies 23.7%, Survival 17%, Crafting 10%, Multiplayer 7.4%

  32. #32 Afterlight
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Afterlight Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Afterlight is an open-world sandbox survival horror game. Set across the abandoned facilities and decaying towns of Pine Ridge County, once home to a classified government research site. Scavenge, craft, fortify and drive through the day. When the sun goes down, the hordes come. EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 17.8%, Zombies 16.8%, Survival 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Crafting 8%

  33. #33 Welcome to ParadiZe
    75% matchMixed67% of 1,247 reviews2024
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.

    Why similar: Zombies 17.3%, Open World Survival Craft 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Co-op 11.6%, Survival 10.2%

  34. #34 No One Survived
    74% 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 20.2%, Survival 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Crafting 10%, Co-op 8.8%

  35. #35 THE LAST BREATH
    75% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Y Games
    Windows

    Survive the post-apocalypse world. There's a predator who's going after you. This is Online and local party games enjoyed by 1 to 5 players. you have to Survive in an end-of-life world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.1%, Survival 10.5%, Co-op 10%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Crafting 9%

  36. #36 Frozen State
    76% matchMixed64% of 549 reviews2016
    Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.3%, Survival 17.8%, Zombies 17.6%, Crafting 10.1%, Top-Down 8%

  37. #37 Good Heavens!
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nowhere Studios
    Windows

    Good Heavens! Is an open-world crafting and building RPG. Embark on a solo adventure or team up with up friends, picking your tool of choice – sword, wand, or carpenter's hammer. Navigate the quirky races and cultures of the promised lands and restore them to their, ahem, intended glory.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.5%, Survival 11.8%, Co-op 11.2%, Crafting 9.3%, Building 8.6%

  38. #38 Pew Pew Squad
    73% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Daniciti
    Windows

    In Pew Pew Squad, battle zombies in a post-apocalyptic setting. Take out the undead, buy new weapons, and up your odds of survival. Fast-paced action and constant challenges await you in this thrilling game!

    Why similar: Zombies 20.3%, Looter Shooter 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Survival 11%, Co-op 10.6%

  39. #39 Anarchy: Wolf's law
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 812 reviews2023
    Dev: Anarchy Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Action. Chaos. Power. Anarchy: Wolf Laws is a dynamic first-person shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and strategic management. Capture territories, upgrade your production, and run your business in a world of total lawlessness.

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  40. #40 VEIN
    70% 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 19.1%, Survival 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Co-op 11.1%, Crafting 8.4%

  41. #41 Kill Me If You Can: Multiplayer Edition
    71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: John Company
    Windows

    Kill Me If You Can: Multiplayer Edition is an RPG and construction-based zombie survival defense game. Explore by day to gather resources and grow, then build defenses at night to hold back zombie hordes. Each character has unique skills, and you can control multiple characters during gameplay.

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  42. #42 Times of Survival
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Can Games Studio
    Windows

    Times of Survival is a co-op zombie survival game with souls-like inspired combat system, set in a post-apocalyptic world. Fortify your base, fight hordes of zombies and battle epic bosses. Explore, craft, and master punishing combat while building your settlement and leading survivors to hope.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.9%, Zombies 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Survival 10.4%, Co-op 9.4%

  43. #43 Miscreated
    72% 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: Open World Survival Craft 33.7%, Zombies 16.4%, Survival 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.6%

  44. #44 HUNKER DOWN
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: munkgames
    Windows

    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.

    Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Open World Survival Craft 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Survival 13%, Crafting 11.6%

  45. #45 Ruins To Fortress
    70% matchMixed62% of 164 reviews2024
    Dev: NimbleBeasts
    Windows · Linux

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  46. #46 Force of Nature
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,198 reviews2016
    Dev: A.Y.std
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  47. #47 Zombie Defense:Breach of The Undead
    69% 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?

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  48. #48 DREADZONE
    68% matchMixed51% of 1,171 reviews2025
    Dev: Eshed
    Windows

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  49. #49 World In The Abyss
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Lazy Cat Studio
    Windows

    The aliens have caused the oceans to rise, plunging the world into the abyss. Survive, craft, and explore this mysterious underwater world. Build your base, defend it against relentless waves of enemies, and dive deep to uncover the secret that could stop the alien invasion once and for all!

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  50. #50 Junk Jack
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 468 reviews2016
    Dev: Pixbits
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  51. #51 The Fifth Day
    70% matchMostly Negative37% of 940 reviews2014
    Dev: Touz
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man.

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    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,601 reviews2016
    Dev: ColdGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    67% matchMixed64% of 480 reviews2023
    Dev: ArcadiaPub: Spheroom
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bad Rhino Studios
    Windows

    The Rotting Chronicles is a survival action game set in a zombie-ravaged city where you must fight, scavenge, craft, and rebuild to survive. Run solo or with up to 3 friends as you grow your survival skills and find the best strategy to survive.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9%, Zombies 19.1%, Survival 11.3%, Crafting 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%

  55. #55 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
    67% matchMixed61% of 343 reviews2024
    Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Zombies 20.1%, Looter Shooter 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Crafting 10.7%, Survival 10.4%

  56. #56 DeadLands
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Havitailstudio Ltd.
    Windows

    The game takes place in the state of Onita, two years after the end of the world. Life continues in a brutal, lawless apocalypse filled with infected creatures and hostile factions from rival communities. Your only priority is to survive day by day.

    Why similar: Zombies 20.4%, Looter Shooter 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Survival 12.1%, Sandbox 8.7%

  57. #57 Wurm Unlimited
    68% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,128 reviews2015
    Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 11.2%, Building 10.4%, Sandbox 10.3%

  58. #58 ShanHai
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Honglizi
    Windows

    Travel to the world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas to collect mythical creatures and battle alongside your rare beasts. Build, farm, and produce together to uncover the great conspiracy hidden in Shanhai. This open-world survival crafting game supports multiplayer mode.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.5%, Looter Shooter 17.9%, Survival 11.5%, Co-op 10.8%, Crafting 10.1%

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