- #1 Bleak Haven
97% matchMixed42% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Action 31.8%, Story Rich 28.2%
- #2 Deadlight: Director's Cut
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,633 reviews2016
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.
Why similar: Zombies 45.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Action 16.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #3 TRAPPED
96% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Action 35.6%, Adventure 32%, Indie 23.4%, Co-op 9%
- #4 Guns n Zombies
95% matchMixed69% of 979 reviews2014
Dev: Krealit
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 49.8%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Co-op 10.8%, Indie 7.6%
- #5 Navicula Meatus
94% matchVery Positive96% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Torgomind
Windows
A dark and surreal puzzle adventure set in a decaying town where veins pulse through ruined structures and the night hums with unfamiliar life.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.1%, Puzzle 23.3%, Horror 23%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 8.4%
- #6 Ashes
94% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: FurGoldGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Chaos and devastation devoured the last sparkles of life. Surviving is the main task.
Why similar: Action 36.5%, Adventure 36.2%, Indie 27.3%
- #7 Dead Pixels
93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,424 reviews2012
Dev: CSR-Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 58.7%, Action 13.4%, Retro 9.3%, Indie 9%, Co-op 5%
- #8 Edge of Sanity
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.8%, Horror 18.1%, Action 13.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, 2D 9.5%
- #9 Zoonomaly
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 948 reviews2024
Dev: LIGHTS ARE OFF LLC
Windows
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 33.3%, Puzzle 32.2%, Action 18.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 3.1%
- #10 Dead Sky
92% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%
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: Zombies 53%, Action 26%, Indie 21%
- #11 Post Trauma
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 663 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Zombies 42.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #12 Outlive
89% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Bossco Games
Windows
Outlive is an intense game of survival! Run, hide and outsmart mutants in a post-apocalyptic world. No fighting allowed, only puzzles to solve. Created by an indie studio founded by a father and son.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Zombies 21.9%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 9.3%
- #13 Necrosis: Dawn of Dread
88% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Mike Schroder
Windows
Necrosis: Dawn of Dread is a full-length co-op survival horror experience inspired by the golden age of zombies. 15+ hours of missions, vehicles, puzzles, with many playable survivors await across a world consumed by the dead. No microtransactions, no shortcuts: just pure survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.5%, Horror 19.1%, Action 16.6%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 14.8%
- #14 Human Apocalypse - Reverse Horror Zombie Indie RPG Adventure
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
A new virus is turning people into brain eating machines, etc. You know the rest. A cure has been found and all the infected people are now normal humans again. What is the problem then? Their skin color is still green. Play as an Ex-Zombie.
Why similar: Zombies 60.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, 2D 8.2%, Action 6.9%, Indie 6.9%
- #15 Rusted Moss
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,644 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.6%, Retro 15.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 13.1%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #16 Dead of Darkness
86% matchVery Positive87% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.5%, Horror 14.4%, Top-Down 11.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #17 Nearly Dead
86% matchMixed46% of 301 reviews2021
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 44%, Action 27.4%, Indie 23.7%, 2D 4.8%
- #18 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
85% matchMixed60% of 348 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 38.4%, Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 9.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #19 iZolated
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
Why similar: Zombies 33.1%, Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Horror 14.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10.3%
- #20 Creatures Of War
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Entertainment
Windows
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: Horror 28.5%, Action 23.9%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 17%, 2D 12.1%
- #21 Never Forgotten
82% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Top-Down 19.5%, Retro 18.6%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 17.3%
- #22 Heaven Dust 2
82% matchVery Positive90% of 848 reviews2022
Dev: One Gruel StudioPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Deep inside a research base, waking up from a cryogenic pod, you find yourself trapped in a living hell, surrounded by zombies. Heaven Dust 2 is a love letter to classic survival horror games featuring exploration, action, puzzles, and resource management.
Why similar: Zombies 43.4%, Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 8.5%
- #23 Frozen State
84% 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: Zombies 38.5%, Horror 14.6%, Top-Down 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Action 9.6%
- #24 Night Slashers: Remake
81% matchMixed66% of 174 reviews2024
Dev: Storm Trident S.A.Pub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Night Slashers is a pulse-pounding, horror-themed beat 'em up game, in a nightmarish world filled with bloodthirsty creatures and unspeakable horrors.
Why similar: Zombies 29.5%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D 8.7%
- #25 Ground Zero
78% matchVery Positive89% of 634 reviews2026
Dev: Malformation GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.
Why similar: Zombies 37%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Horror 12.2%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 10.6%
- #26 Infected Shelter
81% matchVery Positive85% of 534 reviews2019
Dev: Dark Blue Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Infected Shelter is an ultra-violent rogue-lite post-apocalyptic beat'em up. Singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.
Why similar: Zombies 30.9%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 14.4%, Co-op 9.5%
- #27 DYSMANTLE
77% matchVery Positive91% of 11,503 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 51%, Top-Down 15.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 12%, Indie 7.9%
- #28 Rabbit Hole
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 277 reviews2022
Dev: Nikita UstinovPub: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An ancient evil has descended upon the rural town of Rabbit Hole. Now Shaun Turner not only has to untangle a twisted web of supernatural events and mysteries to save his family but also escape from the hellish remains of his hometown.
Why similar: Zombies 34.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Horror 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 11.3%
- #29 Wires And Whiskers
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,637 reviews2025
Dev: Yohann BlanchardPub: ISART DIGITAL
Windows
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Puzzle 15.6%, Top-Down 14.2%, Co-op 14%, Adventure 12%
- #30 Outbreak
80% matchMixed61% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Race against the clock and battle the undead in this co-op survival horror nightmare.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.8%, Top-Down 25.7%, Horror 21.3%, 2D 12.3%
- #31 Heaven Dust
78% matchVery Positive92% of 685 reviews2020
Dev: One Gruel StudioPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth.
Why similar: Adventure 23.4%, Action 23.4%, Indie 18.7%, Zombies 17.6%, Horror 10.3%
- #32 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
79% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: DEKLAZON
Windows
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: Zombies 34.7%, Action 24%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Co-op 12.3%, Horror 6.8%
- #33 Remnant: From the Ashes
74% matchVery Positive84% of 56,935 reviews2019
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, Co-op 16.9%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 13.8%
- #34 The Other Half
77% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Egg Roll
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fantasy action adventure where you unbury a tale of intimacy and violence in order to cleanse a demonic infestation from a once-beautiful land.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.8%, Adventure 18.8%, Action 18.4%, Top-Down 17.1%, Indie 13.8%
- #35 Necrophosis
73% matchVery Positive90% of 842 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Action 6%
- #36 Survivor Squad
76% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 51.3%, Action 14.2%, Indie 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #37 Contagion
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,719 reviews2013
Dev: Monochrome, Inc
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 44.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Horror 10.8%, Co-op 9.3%, Action 6.9%
- #38 COLLAPSED
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Action 26.3%, Post-apocalyptic 24.9%, Co-op 23.3%, Indie 19.1%, 2D 6.4%
- #39 Endoparasitic 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 645 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Zombies 18.9%, Top-Down 13.1%, Horror 12.7%, Action 10%
- #40 Survival Nation: Lost Horizon
73% matchMixed58% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.Pub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Survival Nation: Lost Horizon is an open-world, top-down zombie survival game. Keep yourself and other survivors alive in a world gone to the zombies, upgrade your gear and skills, and keep civilization going in a world where humans are the top pick on the menu.
Why similar: Zombies 33%, Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Top-Down 12%
- #41 Subversive Memories
70% matchVery Positive98% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.2%, Retro 14.4%, Puzzle 14.1%, Horror 11.9%, Action 10%
- #42 Eldritchvania
71% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Adventure 14%, Action 12.1%, 2D 8.6%
- #43 Mortal Decay
72% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Roger Kaffer
Windows
You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 39.3%, Horror 25.6%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 8.8%
- #44 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
68% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Co-op 23.3%, Adventure 19.5%, Action 19.3%, Indie 11.6%
- #45 Where the forest ends
69% matchMixed69% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: MonkeyBassGames
Windows
Shred zombies and bandits, collect and upgrade weapons, and explore the beauty hidden within industrial decay in a new story-driven, top-down horror shooter. Survive one more day in the post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 39.5%, Post-apocalyptic 23.9%, Action 13.9%, Horror 13.9%, Indie 8.8%
- #46 Rotwood
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 8,109 reviews2026
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
Why similar: Co-op 28%, Action 27.4%, Adventure 27%, 2D 17.6%
- #47 Grimind
73% matchMixed64% of 291 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Indie 30.9%, Adventure 26.8%, Horror 20.3%, Action 14.4%, 2D 7.5%
- #48 Extra Lives
70% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: MDickie
Windows
See how long you can survive in a world full of brainless zombies and heartless humans! Find your place among hundreds of other characters spread across several warring factions, and battle to reclaim every corner of a sprawling city in real-time.
Why similar: Zombies 46.7%, Post-apocalyptic 30.2%, Horror 15.1%, 2D 7.9%
- #49 Savage Halloween
71% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: 2ndBoss
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In Savage Halloween the world is taken over by monsters from the afterlife who were trapped in the Earth after a Halloween party, and now they have decided to make their new home here.
Why similar: Action 36.7%, Retro 27%, Indie 25.6%, 2D 10.7%
- #50 Last Remains
69% matchMixed52% of 988 reviews2025
Dev: Earn Alliance
Windows
"Last Remains" is a highly challenging multiplayer zombie survival game. Players must survive in a city overrun by the undead, scavenging for food, arming themselves, avoiding zombies, searching for loot, plundering other survivors, and finding any possible way to escape.
Why similar: Zombies 48.5%, Action 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #51 Dread Dawn
68% 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 66%, Adventure 12.3%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 6.8%, Action 5.7%
- #52 Greak: Memories of Azur
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,522 reviews2021
Dev: NavegantePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.2%, Adventure 25%, Action 24.9%, Indie 17.9%
- #53 SurrounDead
66% 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 54.3%, Post-apocalyptic 27.4%, Co-op 5.4%, Adventure 4.9%, Action 4.5%
- #54 Project Crypt
68% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2022
Dev: Skullazon Interactive
Windows
Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Horror 23.7%, Action 17.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Story Rich 16.1%
- #55 ANIMAL WELL
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,197 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Retro 12.5%, Action 11.1%
- #56 Dead Dreams
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Retro 18.9%, Puzzle 18.9%, Horror 18.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 10.7%
- #57 Mayhem in Single Valley
67% matchVery Positive87% of 321 reviews2021
Dev: Fluxscopic Ltd.Pub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
In this fast-paced, puzzle-loaded action adventure, you’ll juggle housework, zombie hordes, family dinners and radioactive squirrels! Oh, and you have to prevent the end of the world while keeping everyone from finding out it was all your fault.
Why similar: Zombies 32.2%, Top-Down 12.3%, Retro 12.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Action 11.8%
- #58 Perennial Order
65% matchVery Positive93% of 741 reviews2024
Dev: Gardenfiend GamesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush with challenging one-hit-death combat. Set in an atmospheric Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested horrors, explore a lore-filled and eldritch land alone or in two player co-op, all in a realistic painterly style.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.6%, Horror 16.3%, Co-op 14.2%, Action 8.7%, Adventure 8.1%