- #1 THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAY19 STUDIO
Windows
Explore a dangerous open world, loot abandoned places, build your shelter, produce food, and manage your resources. Survive alone or in co-op against zombies, hostile humans, and the growing dangers that come with the fog.
Why similar: Zombies 16.4%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Survival 11%, Sandbox 9.7%, Open World 9.1%
- #2 Gone: Survival
96% matchMixed44% of 312 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 14.7%, Survival 10.8%, Base Building 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #3 The Survivors
96% 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 20%, Survival 13.5%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Base Building 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%
- #4 Dive Into The Survival
95% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Modak Studio
Windows
[Dive Into The Survival] is a cooperative zombie apocalypse survival game.
Why similar: Zombies 17.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13.5%, Base Building 12.9%, Survival 11.6%, Building 8.8%
- #5 FERAN
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andy Games
Windows · Linux
FERAN is a single-player survival FPS set in a ruined post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge dangerous zones, survive brutal firefights, manage scarce resources and uncover what happened to your unit.
Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Zombies 18.5%, Sandbox 12.7%, Third-Person Shooter 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%
- #6 State of Decay
94% 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 29.3%, Survival 16.5%, Open World 10.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Base Building 7.2%
- #7 Emergent-Z
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Battle Buddy Games
Windows
Experience the outbreak in Emergent-Z, a pre-apocalyptic third-person survival game. Build your base, master your skills, and fight to survive as a human—or command chaos as a zombie horde leader. Your choices will shape the fate of the world.
Why similar: Zombies 17.2%, Sandbox 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Survival 10.5%, Base Building 8.8%
- #8 STATE Z
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TEDLANDGAMES STUDIO
Windows
Build your own base, hunt , cook ,upgrade your equipment and your character , gather resources, farm, maintain vehicles, trade with communities, complete tasks in exchange for rewards. The choice is yours: join your friends, trust strangers, or be alone wolf. It's all in your hands.
Why similar: Zombies 22.2%, Survival 12.5%, Third-Person Shooter 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Open World 8.7%
- #9 DARKEST DAYS
91% matchMixed49% of 5,018 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 20.6%, Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Open World 10%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #10 Dread Dawn
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,236 reviews2024
Dev: Kioop
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.
Why similar: Zombies 22.4%, Sandbox 12.4%, Survival 12.4%, Base Building 10.5%, Third-Person Shooter 10%
- #11 Fallen Region
91% matchMixed42% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 17.5%, Survival 12.8%, Building 8.9%, Third-Person Shooter 8%, Base Building 7.8%
- #12 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
89% matchVery Positive83% of 69,051 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 38.9 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 23.1%, Survival 16.9%, Base Building 15.6%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #13 Pioneer
89% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: 虚实交汇
Windows
Frontiers is a uniquely styled and vibrant low-poly open-world survival game where you can embark on a solo journey or team up with friends to explore this vast and perilous world brimming with opportunities. Your goal is clear: explore, survive, and uncover the ultimate mystery behind this world!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.4%, Zombies 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Open World 8.7%
- #14 Uh-Oh!
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alive N Kicking, LLC
Windows
Uh-Oh! is an open-world survival game where there is no mandatory goal, so you can set your own goals by playing as a survivor in a single-player or multiplayer experience.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Survival 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Open World 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #15 State of Decay: YOSE
87% matchVery Positive82% of 13,049 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 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 29.1%, Survival 17.8%, Base Building 13.6%, Open World 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%
- #16 Dead Metro
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trust me bro Studio
Windows
Explore, craft, build, and survive in an open-world sandbox survival game. Face relentless infected, choose whether to cooperate with or betray other players, and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 26.6%, Base Building 15.2%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Survival 12.7%, Open World 12.5%
- #17 She Will Shoot
86% matchMixed53% of 144 reviews2021
Dev: Boom Games
Windows
She Will Shoot - is a cool zombie killer from the third person in a variety of scenery. Choose an arena and use different types of weapons to clear it of zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Third-Person Shooter 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Survival 10.9%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #18 Zeverland
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Quirks
Windows
Welcome to Zeverland. Common sense is your best weapon against the Zeds. After figuring out the "not dying" part, grab some friends to save the world. Find a cure, build a rocket, or a tower too high for Zeds to climb. Nothing's off limits. You're here at the very start of the apocalypse. Go wild!
Why similar: Zombies 14.9%, Base Building 12.2%, Survival 11.1%, Sandbox 11%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%
- #19 Habitat Toxica
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: İ.B
Windows
In Habitat Toxica, a mysterious virus mutates animals into hostile creatures, pushing them toward extinction. As one of the few chimpanzees who gained intelligence from the infection, you must fight for survival and save the remaining wildlife.
Why similar: Survival 12%, Building 11.5%, Third-Person Shooter 11%, Base Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #20 Polyturned
84% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: PolyturnedGame
Windows
Your goal is to survive in a city overrun by zombies, team up with friends to mine resources, build forts and explore the abandoned city.
Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Third-Person Shooter 14.8%, Survival 12.7%, Sandbox 10.8%, Open World 8.6%
- #21 Infected Zone Survival
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quark Game Studio
Windows
"Infected Zone Survival" is an open world zombie apocalypse survival game. The game is mainly based on third person action shooting, and can be searched, disguised, built, made, cultivated, fished,hunted, recruited NPCs, simulated management, etc.
Why similar: Zombies 17.7%, Survival 12.3%, Sandbox 12.1%, Building 11.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.6%
- #22 The Last Dawn
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IBRAHIM ARSLANPub: BEOWOLF GAMES PRODUCTION
Windows
A man awakens from a coma to find his family missing and the world eerily silent. Explore abandoned homes, camps, and the wilderness as you search for answers and fight to survive in a bleak, atmospheric story-driven journey.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Zombies 13.5%, Action RPG 13.4%, Action 9%, RPG 8.3%
- #23 Junk Survivor
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 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 19.9%, Survival 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Sandbox 11.7%, Building 9.4%
- #24 Deaded
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shaun Touch
Windows
Build your defences, scavenge for loots and survive the zombie infested city saturated with a mysterious fog. Survivors will ask for help but its up to you to save them, or leave them for dead. How long will you survive before you become... Deaded...
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, Zombies 20%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Survival 11.7%
- #25 No One Survived
79% matchMixed64% of 7,705 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.6 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 20.6%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #26 Survivalist
81% matchVery Positive80% of 2,568 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 22%, Survival 16.7%, Base Building 10%, Sandbox 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%
- #27 VEIN
77% matchVery Positive89% of 11,054 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 19.6%, Survival 14.6%, Base Building 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Open World 10.1%
- #28 Mortal Frame: Reforged in Survival
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SSX Studio
Windows
"Mortal Frame" is a sci-fi RPG combining open-world exploration and sandbox survival. The player explores a challenging world, gathers resources, crafts gear, captures AI companions, and upgrades modification chips to enhance their abilities, facing powerful foes and uncovering hidden mysteries.
Why similar: Zombies 14.7%, Sandbox 11.4%, Base Building 10%, Survival 9.9%, Building 9.5%
- #29 War of the Barrenlands
80% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: FutureVisionsGames
Windows
War of the Barrenlands is a multiplayer survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You are in a struggle for survival against machines and other players in an unforgiving wasteland.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Survival 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Base Building 10.8%, Building 10.2%
- #30 Lone City
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YangYuanJie
Windows
Lone City is a first/third-person open-world survival shooter. The world is gone—only you, a dog, and a sleek car remain. No missions, no hope. Just ruins, silence, and a flicker of life refusing to die.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Zombies 15.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Base Building 9.4%
- #31 Dead’s dawn
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ULTBIT
Windows
Deads Dawn is a multiplayer survival game, explore an unpopulated world full of threats, you will find other survivors along the way who can be your allies or enemies. Create, build and hunt to survive as long as possible. Developed with Unreal Engine 5.
Why similar: Zombies 20.9%, Third-Person Shooter 15.3%, Survival 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Open World 8.9%
- #32 Enshrouded
76% matchVery Positive86% of 103,247 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Base Building 15.5%, Survival 15.3%, Open World 12.3%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #33 END US
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jiro Cristino
Windows
In this ruined world, nothing good happens at midnight. We fight, we hunt, we build. We tear from the earth whatever is left, just to buy a few more moments of life. You arrived here believing you were the only one. Maybe you were wrong. Would this be the last night?
Why similar: Zombies 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Survival 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%, Base Building 8.5%
- #34 Light No Fire
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
A game about adventure, building, survival and exploration together. Set on a fantasy planet the size of Earth.
Why similar: Sandbox 13.9%, Survival 12.4%, Base Building 10.5%, Open World 9.3%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #35 LandFall Survival
74% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: LastPulse Studio
Windows
Landfall is a thrilling low-poly co-op dungeon crawler and extraction game. Build and upgrade your base, trade with vendors, and team up to explore diverse maps, complete quests, gather loot, and defeat bosses. Gear up, survive, and thrive together in this unique low-poly PvE adventure.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Zombies 13.2%, Action RPG 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #36 Road to Eden
76% matchMixed64% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: Zouking
Windows
Road to Eden is a third-person multiplayer survival coop game, set within the post-apocalyptic ruins of a world destroyed by an alien invasion. You wake up at the side of the road with no memory and must team up with other survivors to make the long and dangerous journey to Eden.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Sandbox 12.1%, Survival 11.8%, Building 11.1%, Base Building 10.6%
- #37 Badlands
75% matchMostly Negative21% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: TonyPub: Georges Games LLC
Windows
Badlands is a PVE-focused multiplayer open world sandbox set in a destroyed world. Be a post-apocalyptic scavenger in single player or team up with friends in multiplayer. Fun base building, crafting, and combat.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 14.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Survival 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Building 10.7%
- #38 From Scratch
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: BB STUDIO
Windows
From Scratch is survival game set in a huge open world of over 50 square kilometers. Fight, craft and acquire resources to survive in a world overrun by zombies and wild animals.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Sandbox 13%, Open World 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.5%
- #39 A Package For Space
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Reading Time Studio
Windows
A real race against time, your priorities will be the key to success..
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Sandbox 13.4%, Survival 12%, Zombies 10.4%, Building 8.4%
- #40 Disease Z - Zombie City
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Newba Studios
Windows
On January 14, 2024, what we thought was the common flu turned into something terrible. It's been 6 years since then. You are the last survivor of Z City. Create, Build, Hunt and try to survive in a post-apocalyptic environment.
Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Third-Person Shooter 17.5%, Base Building 14%, Survival 11.9%, Building 10.8%
- #41 Broken World
72% matchMixed63% of 38 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 16.9%, Sandbox 14.7%, Survival 14.4%, Base Building 12.8%, Building 11.4%
- #42 MUNCHIES
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Gamer Games
Windows
Warning!!! This Game Is Early Access!!!! Survive alone or with others in this Post Apocalyptic, Horror, Survival, Looter/Shooter with Base Building And Raiding. Join the community to watch this game grow and Get Exclusive Rewards and Content. https://discord.gg/S6dwXe8p9X
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Zombies 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Base Building 9%
- #43 Disaster Survival
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TLSoul
Windows
This is a realistic and terrifying shooting game. It collects resources and creates a shelter in the battle situation, and modifies your weapons to fight against the terrorist mutant monsters and armed thugs online with your friends.
Why similar: Zombies 16.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Base Building 10.9%, Building 10.5%, Survival 9.1%
- #44 SurrounDead
71% matchVery Positive92% of 25,610 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.0 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 27.5%, Survival 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Open World 11.3%, Base Building 8.3%
- #45 Return: Unknown
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Return: Unknown is a survival adventure game set in post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Once a thriving metropolis, it has been abandoned by civilization following the outbreak of a global virus, offering both challenges and countless opportunities.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16.2%, Sandbox 14%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Survival 12.9%, Shooter 7.2%
- #46 Max Madness
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo BanzatoPub: TBA
Windows
Enter the world of Max Madness, a post-apocalyptic survival game with RPG and action elements. Navigate a treacherous open world, ravaged by nuclear devastation, where tension and terror lurk around every corner. Forge alliances, confront chaos, and make choices that shape your destiny.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Third-Person Shooter 11.7%, Open World 11.3%, Sandbox 10.7%, Survival 10.3%
- #47 HumanitZ
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,392 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.1%, Survival 12.5%, Base Building 12%, Sandbox 11%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%
- #48 Survival Of Runt
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SimppleGames
Windows
"Truth belongs only to those who survive." Lazarus AI turned humanity into zombies. As a 'Runt' disconnected from the system, survival is your only purpose. Endure the DEADZONE and CONQUEST. Death is not the end. Rise as a zombie, take revenge, and reclaim your place.
Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Third-Person Shooter 15%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Survival 11.6%, Online Co-Op 8.8%
- #49 Polygeddon
70% matchMixed41% of 68 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: Zombies 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Survival 11.2%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%
- #50 Necrocyte
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FloatSurvival
Windows
Necrocyte is a stylized open-world zombie survival game. In a world overrun by the Zombies, survival is your only goal. Explore, fight, and endure as you face relentless horrors in a brutal, unforgiving landscape. The infected are everywhere — they will hunt you down without mercy.
Why similar: Zombies 20.8%, Survival 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Base Building 11%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #51 Radland
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plasma Interactive
Windows
Radland is an open world survival game with a deep story and base building elements. Gather resources, build your base, grow your own food trade with survivors, complete the quests and eliminate all raider and mutant threat that is roaming what is left of United States.
Why similar: Base Building 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Survival 10.9%, Third-Person Shooter 9.6%, Zombies 9.4%
- #52 Dead Sector: Outbreak
67% matchPositive75% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Outpost17 Games
Windows
Survive a brutal desert wasteland after a devastating outbreak. Scavenge, build, and defend yourself in a hostile open-world filled with ruins, wreckage, and deadly infected.
Why similar: Base Building 17.1%, Survival 16.9%, Zombies 16.5%, Third-Person Shooter 14.3%, RPG 9%
- #53 Last of Humanity
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games, inc.
Windows
Welcome to Last of Humanity, an online open-world sandbox multiplayer zombie survival game. Travel the zombie wasteland as you attempt to rebuild society controlling key locations to manufacture & produce equipment for survival. Forage, Craft and shoot your way to survival from the dead and living.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.6%, Zombies 14.9%, Building 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Survival 10.2%
- #54 Polygon Survival
69% 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: Zombies 19.3%, Survival 12.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Base Building 10.7%
- #55 Isle of Survival: The New Dawn
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BlueSlay3r
Windows
“Survive and rebuild on a mysterious island. Explore diverse biomes, battle zombies, craft, farm, trade, and harness electricity in this open-world sandbox adventure — alone or with friends.”
Why similar: Sandbox 18.9%, Survival 18.2%, Zombies 12%, Base Building 11.8%, RPG 10.2%
- #56 Survive The Island
69% matchMixed52% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore PUBLISHING
Windows
survive the island you survive from skeletons and humans you can build and mine and level up your stats you can build whatever you want you can raid enemies you can mine and cut down trees and you have to hunt for your own food and you can grow your own crops and you can craft weapons
Why similar: Sandbox 17.8%, Action RPG 12.6%, Building 11.8%, Survival 11.5%, RPG 11%
- #57 Better Days
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 432 reviews2026
Dev: 全自动花花
Windows
This is a new type of PVE combat game that combines elements such as shooting, skill-based battles, exploration, search-and-destroy missions, PVE combat, survival in a free-roaming environment, vehicle control, and character customization.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.7%, Zombies 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 6.8%
- #58 As I Survive
67% 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 17.6%, Survival 12.6%, Base Building 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #59 ROGUE PROTOCOL
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamMATTO
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the gigantic world filled with mysteries, violence and tension. Fight against mutants and armed forces, explore, join operations, do jobs, earn credits, buy, trade, upgrade and plan to escape from the rogue planet and its protocol!
Why similar: Survival 14.5%, Sandbox 13.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Open World 11.2%, Action RPG 11%
- #60 Last Stand Legends
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Risen Realms
Windows
Will you rise as a Legend or fall to the darkness? Your courage and skill will decide the fate of humanity. Step into a world overrun by the undead, where every battle is a fight for survival. Stand alone or rally your allies as you carve through hordes of zombies and deadly bosses.
Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Survival 11.7%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Open World 9.1%