- #1 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 132,906 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 29.4 hrsMean: 55.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Survival 23.3%, FPS 22.9%, Shooter 8.3%, Realistic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same oppressive, post-apocalyptic atmosphere and tactical survival gameplay found in the border zone of the seed game.
- #2 Escape from Tarkov
96% matchMixed48% of 51,794 reviews2025
Dev: Battlestate Games
Windows
Median: 38.0 hrsMean: 167.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 21% ★, Gun Customization 16.7%, Extraction Shooter 12.4% ★, Survival 11.8%, FPS 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: As the primary inspiration for the extraction-shooter genre, it provides the deep weapon customization and high-stakes tension that define the seed game.
- #3 Into the Radius VR
96% matchVery Positive94% of 11,206 reviews2020
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.
Why similar: Survival 21.6%, FPS 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, PvE 11.7%, Realistic 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most immersive and realistic survival-looting experience, mirroring the hardcore mechanics of the seed game.
- #4 ZERO Sievert
95% matchVery Positive85% of 14,857 reviews2024
Dev: CABO StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.9% ★, Extraction Shooter 18.7% ★, Survival 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Loot 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It distills the hardcore extraction and survival loop into a challenging top-down perspective that feels remarkably similar to the seed game's core gameplay.
- #5 Gray Zone Warfare
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 75,457 reviews2024
Dev: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 47.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
Why similar: Gun Customization 19.8%, Extraction Shooter 18.4% ★, FPS 18%, Realistic 13.2%, Survival 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on extreme tactical realism and a persistent, dangerous environment that aligns perfectly with the seed game's design philosophy.
- #6 Incursion Red River
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 8,527 reviews2024
Dev: Games Of Tomorrow GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
IRR is a tactical PvE Co-Op extract shooter set in a de-stabilized and immersive modern-day Vietnam. As a PMC for a mysterious organization, deal with 3 factions that stand to gain from the chaos. Engage in ruthless combat, plan your deployment, and explore the world as your journey unfolds.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 20% ★, Gun Customization 18.6%, Extraction Shooter 15.5% ★, FPS 13.4%, Realistic 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical extraction shooter that emphasizes realistic combat and mission-based survival in a hostile environment.
- #7 The Forever Winter
93% matchMixed69% of 23,435 reviews2024
Dev: Fun Dog Studios
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Forever Winter is a tactical shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive under the shadow of terrifying and gargantuan war machines locked in a never-ending conflict. Millions of deaths later the war continues with our latest update!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 28.9% ★, Extraction Shooter 18.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Gun Customization 15.7%, PvE 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the grim, desperate struggle for resources in a ruined world, mirroring the bleak tone of the seed game.
- #8 Into the Radius 2
91% matchVery Positive80% of 5,107 reviews2026
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Into the Radius 2 is an immersive VR survival shooter, set in a realm of surreal landscapes and deadly entities known as Pechorsk Anomaly. Arm yourself with realistic weapons and venture deeper into the mysteries that lie within, either solo or with a friend by your side.
Why similar: Gun Customization 21.5%, Survival 16.5%, FPS 16%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Realistic 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel refines the hardcore survival and exploration mechanics of the original, providing a deeper experience for fans of the genre.
- #9 DayZ
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 461,119 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.8 hrsMean: 275.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Why similar: Survival 32.9%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, FPS 19.9%, Shooter 9.8%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It remains the gold standard for hardcore, permadeath-focused survival in a vast, unforgiving post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #10 Marauders
90% matchMixed68% of 21,396 reviews2022
Dev: Small Impact Games
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.6% ★, Extraction Shooter 16.4% ★, Perma Death 13.2%, FPS 12.4%, Loot 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, hardcore extraction shooter that rewards careful planning and tactical movement in a hostile, industrial setting.
- #11 Deadside
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,248 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Survival 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, FPS 19.5%, Looter Shooter 14.1% ★, Realistic 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival shooter that focuses on open-world exploration and tactical combat without the typical arcade elements.
- #12 Chernobylite Complete Edition
89% matchVery Positive82% of 15,313 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, Survival 32.4%, Realistic 14.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends survival, base management, and atmospheric exploration in a way that feels very familiar to the seed game's setting.
- #13 PIONER
88% matchMixed63% of 3,493 reviews2025
Dev: GFAGAMES
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 15.3%, FPS 15.2%, Realistic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An upcoming post-apocalyptic FPS that emphasizes survival and exploration in a dangerous, anomaly-filled world.
- #14 SurrounDead
87% matchVery Positive92% of 24,802 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.9 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: Survival 34.9%, Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Loot 16.9%, Shooter 7.5%, PvE 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A single-player survival game that emphasizes looting and managing resources in a world overrun by threats.
- #15 SCUM
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 124,053 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 103.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Why similar: Survival 33.9%, FPS 25.4%, Realistic 19.3%, Character Customization 11.2%, Violent 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an unparalleled level of survival realism, including complex metabolic systems that appeal to fans of hardcore mechanics.
- #16 Fargone
86% matchMixed69% of 585 reviews2022
Dev: RedDot Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 31.2% ★, FPS 16.4%, Survival 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, PvE 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused looter-shooter that emphasizes scavenging and base building in a harsh, post-collapse environment.
- #17 CONVRGENCE
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,531 reviews2024
Dev: Monkey-With-a-Bomb
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
CONVRGENCE is an atmospheric VR extraction shooter set in the procedurally generated, ever-changing Chernokamensk Anomaly Zone. Scavenge loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts — all with your loyal dog companion by your side. But extract before nightfall, or face what lurks in the dark.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Gun Customization 15.8%, Extraction Shooter 15.6% ★, Survival 14.5%, FPS 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A VR title that focuses on atmospheric survival and tactical combat in a ruined, dangerous landscape.
- #18 Atomic Exile
84% matchVery Positive81% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Inferno Muse Interactive
Windows
Atomic Exile is a top down post-apocalyptic extraction shooter set in the desert wastelands of near future America. You will visit enclaves, explore devastated ruins and encounter NPCs such as other survivors, raiders, mutated beasts and rogue machines.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 23.3% ★, Gun Customization 15.6%, Survival 14.6%, Extraction Shooter 14.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival and extraction mechanics with a post-apocalyptic setting that mirrors the seed game's core loop.
- #19 Hunt: Showdown 1896
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 271,844 reviews2019
Dev: Crytek
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 179.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 29.5% ★, FPS 27.4%, Perma Death 24%, Shooter 11%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The high-stakes extraction mechanic and sound-focused tactical gameplay create a similar level of tension to the seed game.
- #20 Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
83% matchVery Positive88% of 1,819 reviews2021
Dev: Rotorist Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.6%, Survival 36.1%, Character Customization 9.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the eerie, post-apocalyptic atmosphere of the exclusion zone with a focus on survival and tactical combat.
- #21 Project Silverfish
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,953 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: FPS 35.2%, Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, Shooter 15.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that prioritizes realistic exploration and sandbox mechanics in a challenging, atmospheric setting.
- #22 Receiver 2
82% matchVery Positive91% of 3,015 reviews2020
Dev: Wolfire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features.
Why similar: FPS 39.5%, Shooter 17.3%, Realistic 16.4%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features the most realistic gun-handling simulation available, which will resonate with players who appreciate the seed game's weapon mechanics.
- #23 Vigor
82% matchMixed46% of 7,746 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Outlive the apocalypse! Dive into intense Encounters and extract the most valuable spoils the Outlands have to offer! Loot, shoot, and build to become the absolute Outlander and explore the landscape of a post-war Norway in Vigor, a free-to-play looter shooter.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, FPS 13.9%, Extraction Shooter 10.1% ★, Loot 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tense extraction-based survival game that focuses on scavenging and outsmarting other players in a post-war environment.
- #24 VEIN
79% matchVery Positive89% of 10,247 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.3 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: Survival 45.8%, Post-apocalyptic 33.6%, Character Customization 9.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Action 3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused open-world game that emphasizes scavenging and managing resources in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #25 Cargo Hunters
79% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: Order Of Meta
Windows
Cargo Hunters is a single-player extraction shooter where you control a humanoid robot scavenging the remains of humanity on an abandoned, dystopian Earth.
Why similar: Gun Customization 17.5%, Extraction Shooter 15.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Survival 11.4%, Loot 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A single-player extraction shooter that focuses on exploration and survival in a desolate, post-apocalyptic world.
- #26 Ghosts of Tabor
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 10,318 reviews2023
Dev: Combat Waffle StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ghosts of Tabor is VRs only FPS PVP and PVE survival game where you will use your wits, skills and resources to survive. Inspired by games such as Escape from Tarkov and DayZ, featuring different scenarios from scavenging to looting and crafting. Will you survive long enough to make it out alive?
Why similar: Looter Shooter 44% ★, Inventory Management 13.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Extraction Shooter 10% ★, PvE 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A VR extraction shooter that captures the high-stakes looting and tactical combat of the genre perfectly.
- #27 OPERATOR
80% matchVery Positive85% of 6,018 reviews2023
Dev: VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe. With a strategic, measured, and unforgiving style of gameplay. You are the tactical advantage, Good luck.
Why similar: Gun Customization 25.9%, FPS 18.4%, Realistic 15.8%, PvE 10%, Shooter 10%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic movement and combat, appealing to players who value the seed game's military-sim feel.
- #28 7 Days to Die
78% matchVery Positive87% of 399,251 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 108.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Survival 41.6%, Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, FPS 21.1%, Character Customization 9.1%, Action 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on building, its hardcore survival and looting elements provide a similar sense of progression and danger.
- #29 Deadline Escape
77% matchVery Positive88% of 315 reviews2026
Dev: DeadlineEscape
Windows
Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 35.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Survival 19.6%, Extraction Shooter 10.5% ★, FPS 6.6%
- #30 The Long Dark
78% matchVery Positive89% of 121,879 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Survival 62.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for players who want to test their survival skills against a brutal, unforgiving environment.
- #31 No Man's Home
77% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: radrunner
Windows
You wander into the dangerous Asran Exclusion Zone. You will have to survive hunger, thirst, dangerous factions, radioactive emissions and the wild life. Remember, this is no man's home and you are not the hero.
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, FPS 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Inventory Management 9.7%, Shooter 8.7%
- #32 Survive the Nights
75% matchMixed66% of 6,549 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Looter Shooter 20.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Survival 13.4%, FPS 11.1%, Inventory Management 11.1%
- #33 Witchfire
74% matchVery Positive92% of 14,597 reviews2024
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.
Why similar: FPS 27.5%, Extraction Shooter 24.7% ★, Loot 13.6%, Shooter 10.1%, PvE 9.7%
- #34 Mist Survival
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,126 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Survival 73.7%, FPS 10.5%, First-Person 7.1%, Singleplayer 4.3%, Action 2.4%
- #35 Raise Your Tribe
75% matchMixed57% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Primeval Forest Studios
Windows
A hardcore tactical shooter with horror elements. Battle Machines and Mutants, and build your legacy on a deadly post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk Island. Explore dangerous zones, craft powerful gear, and shape your Cyberware build. Uncover secrets and fight to survive in a brutal, immersive world!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 21.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, FPS 15.3%, Survival 13.9%, Loot 10.5%
- #36 Will To Live Online
74% matchMixed69% of 18,236 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Survival 41.8%, Post-apocalyptic 28%, FPS 15.9%, Shooter 6%, First-Person 4.6%
- #37 Dustland
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: RedPad Games
Windows
Dustland is a reimagined take on the survival genre. A world where expeditions, looting, and battles are just the tip of the iceberg, hiding secrets and mysteries of a fallen region in its depths.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.8% ★, Survival 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Gun Customization 12.7%, Loot 12.6%
- #38 Pathogenesis: Overcome
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: 269th lab games softworks
Windows
Narrative-driven action RPG set in post-pandemic Russia, featuring hardcore gameplay, tactical combat, open-environment exploration, and survival elements. Personal story set in a collapsed world, where armed survivors and emerging factions pose a far greater threat than the infected.
Why similar: Gun Customization 40%, Survival 28.9%, Realistic 21.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%, Violent 3.4%
- #39 SULFUR
70% matchVery Positive87% of 8,658 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Gun Customization 34.2%, Extraction Shooter 22.5% ★, FPS 21.6%, Shooter 10.5%, First-Person 8.1%
- #40 Next Day: Survival
73% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 49%, Post-apocalyptic 30.8%, Shooter 8.4%, PvE 5.4%, Atmospheric 2.6%
- #41 Silent North
72% matchMostly Negative34% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Combat Waffle StudiosPub: Beyond Frames Entertainment
Windows
Silent North thrusts you into the Swiss Alps, battling the elements, Infected, and other players. Fight solo or team up, scavenging gear and essentials. Intense PVPVE action ensures constant danger. Adapt, be resilient, and survive in this unpredictable, ever-changing landscape
Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Survival 22.1%, Looter Shooter 17.8% ★, Shooter 11.6%, PvE 10.4%
- #42 Pacific Drive
69% matchVery Positive83% of 25,653 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Survival 41.9%, Post-apocalyptic 30.4%, First-Person 13%, Atmospheric 6.9%, 3D 4%
- #43 Walkabout
73% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Wafflesoft
Windows
Tasmania is a harsh environment and to make things worse, the world is ending. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Survival 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Realistic 15.8%, FPS 12.2%, PvE 10.2%
- #44 Project L33T: Founders Edition
71% matchMixed53% of 615 reviews2024
Dev: Targetpoint Interactive
Windows
Dive into Project L33T PROLOGUE, a hardcore first-person extraction shooter. Choose way to play - PVE or PVP modes, confront AI foes and rival players, engage in high-stakes battles for precious loot, and risk it all in this hostile environment. Die and lose all of your gear and loot.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 30% ★, FPS 16.2%, Loot 12.8%, Realistic 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #45 GROUND BRANCH
71% matchVery Positive89% of 23,351 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
Why similar: FPS 29.5%, Realistic 28.7%, Gun Customization 19.3%, Shooter 11.3%, First-Person 6%
- #46 Z.O.N.A: Origin
68% matchVery Positive84% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.
Why similar: Gun Customization 29.6%, Post-apocalyptic 24.6%, Realistic 14.3%, Survival 12.7%, Shooter 11.9%
- #47 Soviet Survival
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 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: Survival 42.5%, Post-apocalyptic 34.6%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #48 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.
Why similar: Survival 33.6%, FPS 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Realistic 15.7%, Action 4.9%
- #49 Survival Classic
70% matchMixed65% of 348 reviews2021
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Try to survive the harsh realities of the cold Siberian countryside. Live long and always remember, man is man's enemy. You can trust no one but it is almost impossible to survive on your own. Choose your path and go to finish. Firefights, transport, crafting and survival.
Why similar: Survival 24.3%, FPS 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 9.3%
- #50 MISERY
66% matchVery Positive83% of 23,009 reviews2025
Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MISERY is a 1–10 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
Why similar: Survival 35.7%, Post-apocalyptic 33.5%, PvE 14.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #51 Atomfall
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,109 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31%, FPS 23.7%, Survival 20.3%, First-Person 11.4%, Action 4.8%
- #52 Dead World
68% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Milanesa Studio
Windows
Dead World is a first-person shooter game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where you follow Miguel's journey to return home to a war-torn Argentina.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.7%, FPS 20.1%, Survival 19%, Shooter 10.8%, First-Person 8.2%
- #53 Metro Exodus
67% matchVery Positive90% of 131,887 reviews2020
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30%, FPS 24.4%, Survival 18.4%, Shooter 8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #54 Drive 4 Survival
70% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2020
Dev: M3M Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.3%, Survival 29.7%, Shooter 14.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #55 Old Future: Post-Apocalyptic Times
69% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Crafting-survival Indie game. Explore at your own pace or team up with your friends in multiplayer. Early access game!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 28.3% ★, Gun Customization 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Survival 13.2%, Inventory Management 11.8%
- #56 VOID/BREAKER
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,431 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Gun Customization 35.6%, FPS 25.7%, Realistic 14.4%, Shooter 11.2%, First-Person 8.4%
- #57 DeadPoly
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,910 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 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 25.8% ★, Survival 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Loot 17.3%, PvE 8.6%