- #1 7 Days to Die
96% 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: Voxel 18.2% ★, Zombies 15.2%, Survival 12.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Tower Defense 10.6%
- #2 Out of Ammo: Death Drive
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Death Drive is the apocalyptic sequel to Out of Ammo, a hybrid VR Tower Defense / FPS strategy game. Embark on a wild road trip developed exclusively for VR. Build defenses, scavenge scrap and and kill undead zombie hordes using an arsenal of firearms, melee weapons and mounted defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 15.8%, Voxel 14.6% ★, Zombies 13.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%
- #3 Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackmonkgaming
Windows
🧟 Humanity is on the brink. In Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol, you defend the last routes of survival against massive zombie hordes. Build armed defenses, block paths with wreckage, and unleash experimental mutant towers that devour the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, Base Building 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Zombies 17.2%, Survival 11.8%
- #4 Scrap Bulwark Guide
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrazyDream Game
Windows
"Scrap Bulwark Guide" is a tower defense game blending exploration and RPG mechanics. As a survivor in a post-apocalyptic city, you must recruit others, scavenge building materials from ruins, build street barricades, and fend off nightly zombie hordes to ultimately lead your group to safety.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.7%, Zombies 20.5%, Base Building 16%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Survival 10.6%
- #5 Broken World Restored
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HTF Games Studio
Windows
Play as a military officer tasked with rebuilding civilization by establishing a fortified settlement and recruiting survivors. Explore ruined towns and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Survival 12.4%, FPS 12.3%, Action RPG 11.4%, Base Building 11%
- #6 The Last Frontier
94% matchMixed60% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: DeilRoXEntertainment
Windows
You are the last surviving person on earth, between you and the hordes of zombies, only the walls of your bunker. Learn how to build weapons and turrets, defend yourself and your base, but remember, sooner or later they will break through your defenses...
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.1%, Zombies 18.4%, Base Building 15.9%, FPS 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%
- #7 Apocalyptica
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soullessregent Gaming LLC
Windows
Fight, Mine, Explore, Survive, Build, Fortify, Adapt. Conquer the apocalypse as you build a base to survive the wild lands.
Why similar: Zombies 19.5%, Voxel 16.9% ★, Base Building 15.2%, Tower Defense 12.1%, Survival 11.5%
- #8 Zompiercer
92% matchVery Positive89% of 4,324 reviews2020
Dev: DDDimanN
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.
Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Base Building 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, FPS 11.7%, Agriculture 10.6% ★
- #9 Grim Nights
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,539 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.9%, Base Building 19.7%, Zombies 17.1%, Survival 13.8%, Management 8.1%
- #10 Damned Nation Reborn
91% matchMostly Negative20% of 83 reviews2015
Dev: Sinister
Windows
Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.
Why similar: Zombies 24.6%, Base Building 19.3%, Tower Defense 17.8%, Survival 14.5%, Strategy 9.5%
- #11 Happy Z-Day
90% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: ImagiT Games
Windows
Today is supposed to be your daughter's birthday, But something happened in this town. Almost everyone has turn into a Monster. You need to protect your daughter and her birthday party!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21%, Zombies 20.2%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Base Building 13.2%, Survival 6.9%
- #12 Vox Siege
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dotcube Games
Windows
Vox Siege is a an Action-RPG Tower Defence game. Where you play as a hero who build towers and use hero abilities to help defend Vox on their journey to close all dark portals that is wrecking their land Fiora.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25%, Voxel 22.7% ★, Action RPG 15.4%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Survival 12.3%
- #13 Zombie Defense Shelter
89% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Niko Belik
Windows
You control an elite soldier of the future guarding the entrance of the shelter, which is besieged by crowds of zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Tower Defense 17.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Management 11.9%, Survival 11.5%
- #14 Zelter
88% matchMixed48% of 1,973 reviews2020
Dev: G1 PlaygroundPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
All the horrors of zombie apocalypse in adorable pixelated form! Craft, explore and rescue people in a city overrun by the zombie horde. Good luck, survivors!
Why similar: Voxel 32.5% ★, Zombies 21.8%, Survival 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, FPS 7.8%
- #15 Decision: Red Daze
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 20.6%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Base Building 14.5%, Survival 13.3%, Action RPG 11.7%
- #16 Castle Craft
85% matchVery Positive82% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Twin EarthPub: Astra Logical
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Will your castle survive the relentless onslaught, or collapse under pressure? Build, manage resources, and outsmart your foes in a world where everything can be destroyed. Use strategy and creativity to turn the chaos into your greatest advantage!
Why similar: Voxel 30.7% ★, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Tower Defense 12.5%, Survival 12.3%, Base Building 11%
- #17 Constructopia
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snail Tooth Studio
Windows
Constructopia is a survival tower-defense game where you can design, build and craft your towers! Gather resources by hand or build systems aimed at automating your production! Build and maintain bases, design defense contraptions and use them to aid you in your adventure against the trolls!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.8%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Base Building 17%, Survival 11.7%, FPS 11.6%
- #18 Blood Waves
86% matchMixed68% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: Light Road Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 196.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.
Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Tower Defense 18%, Base Building 17.9%, Survival 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #19 Pathogen: Code Omega
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Pandemic Forge
Windows
Survive on an island overrun by zombies, destroy infected nests with molotovs to collect samples, and signal for rescue before it’s too late.
Why similar: Base Building 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Survival 19.2%, FPS 15.2%, Zombies 13.6%
- #20 The Endless White
84% matchMixed44% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: Lunarhellgames
Windows
The Endless White is a survival game, in which we will have to procure food, water and shelter from the freezing temperatures of the Alaska, in order to be able to repair the helicopter with which we had to perform an emergency landing following a failure to the engine.
Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Driving 19.5%, FPS 18.1%, Zombies 17%, Survival 13.2%
- #21 DeadLands
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vitailstudio
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 23%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, FPS 13.7%, Survival 13.5%, Base Building 12.4%
- #22 Dusk Survivors
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrazyDream Game
Windows
Dusk Survivors is a post-apocalyptic urban tower defense game. During the day, you must manage your time wisely—whether it's recruiting survivors, building defensive structures, or upgrading ship-mounted weapons—to fend off zombie attacks at dusk and ultimately lead the survivors to safety.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.8%, Zombies 17.8%, Base Building 13.2%, Action RPG 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%
- #23 Fallout Shelter
82% matchVery Positive88% of 81,107 reviews2017
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Base Building 32.8%, Survival 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Management 10.5%, Building 6.9%
- #24 GROSS
81% matchVery Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: hangry owl games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Zombies 16.3%, FPS 15.3%, Base Building 15.2%, Dark Humor 15.1%
- #25 Barricade
81% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: SOCKHOUSE STUDIOS
Windows · Linux
Barricade is a wave-based zombie FPS with a 90s aesthetic. Use physics props to build barricades and defend against zombies. Balance building, shooting, and repairs while spending money on weapons, upgrades, and defenses.
Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Base Building 19.4%, FPS 14.6%, Survival 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%
- #26 VECTOR ZONE
79% matchMostly Negative31% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Survival Sphere Studios
Windows
VECTOR ZONE is a gripping survival game where the weight of leadership rests on your shoulders. Set in a post-apocalyptic world teeming with dangers, your task is to manage a camp of diverse NPC survivors and lead them to safety while constructing vital structures for their survival.
Why similar: Base Building 18.8%, Zombies 16.1%, Driving 15.4%, Survival 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%
- #27 Zombie Defense
80% matchVery Positive84% of 2,168 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Zombies 41.5%, Tower Defense 32.1%, Survival 13.6%, Strategy 6.5%, Horror 3.6%
- #28 Eleven Sunrises
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Full Ideas Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Eleven Sunrises is an open world exploration and survival RPG/TOWER DEFENSE. Explore a vast post-apocalyptic world and survive waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.8%, Base Building 18.6%, Hack and Slash 14.9%, Survival 14.5%, Action RPG 14.4%
- #29 Sheltered
79% matchVery Positive82% of 6,241 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.
Why similar: Base Building 27.2%, Survival 25.3%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #30 Outbreak Island
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 963 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival 15.4%, Zombies 14.6%, Base Building 14.5%, Driving 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%
- #31 BrainZ Defender
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MINT Creative
Windows
Freeze, burn, and electrocute hordes of relentless zombies with deadly traps and weapons. Strategize your defenses, protect the Brain, and survive the undead apocalypse as you fight to secure humanity's future!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Zombies 21.1%, Base Building 17.9%, FPS 15.6%, Survival 11.8%
- #32 Dungeon Tycoon
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,830 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Voxel 21.4% ★, Tower Defense 19.7%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Base Building 11.4%, Management 10.4%
- #33 Dead Zone Defense
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: G4YPub: GEOMAXGG
Windows · Linux
A new look at tower defense, full of dynamics and tactics! A terrible virus has struck humanity. You will have to build defenses with your friends or alone and fight off the hordes of zombies who want to get to you.
Why similar: Voxel 27% ★, Tower Defense 20%, Zombies 18.2%, Base Building 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
- #34 Walking Zombie: Shooter
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 500 reviews2018
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Walking Zombie is a stationary FPS with an online co-op mode in a world full of zombies to kill. Buy and upgrade your weapons, kill all enemies in 200 levels and destroy mighty boss monsters before they eat you alive!
Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Voxel 21% ★, FPS 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Survival 7.8%
- #35 Field of the Dead
75% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Mortality Core Games Inc.
Windows
Field of the Dead is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror game where you battle undead and mutants with space weapons. Level up, fight bosses, acquire rare gear, and explore infested areas to uncover the apocalypse's secrets. Supports single-player and up to four-player multiplayer.
Why similar: Zombies 32.2%, Action RPG 18.9%, FPS 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Horror 7.8%
- #36 DEADCRAFT
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Farm the dead to stay alive in DEADCRAFT, a new twist on the zombie survival-action genre! As a half-zombie, grow an army of loyal undead followers and build an arsenal to equip them to take revenge on the rulers of humanity's last city.
Why similar: Zombies 23.3%, Hack and Slash 18.3%, Survival 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Dark Humor 14.4%
- #37 Human Host
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 166 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Matrix Studio
Windows
Human Host is an open-world zombie survival crafting game. In this endless procedurally generated world, terrain, buildings, trees, rocks—everything is destructible! Build massive mobile bases, dig deep underground, construct trap-filled fortresses, scavenge supplies, and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Voxel 26.2% ★, Zombies 19.3%, Tower Defense 18.5%, Survival 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #38 Quarantine Zombies - Prologue
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stones Games
Windows
Experience the first four days of the Prologue, where FPS action meets quarantine inspection in post-apocalyptic Chicago. You’ve got 30 days until the army arrives. Hold out, fix your car, and fight your way to the main checkpoint to save your younger brother.
Why similar: Zombies 27.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, FPS 17.9%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Management 10.1%
- #39 The Last Zone
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Kodobur Games
Windows
Blend third-person action with strategic base defense. Swap weapons, upgrade traps, and manage resources; push your limits against dynamic waves and unique enemies. Can you survive the apocalypse?
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.5%, Zombies 23.5%, Base Building 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Strategy 4.9%
- #40 Light the Fire
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Nonyx Games
Windows
Light the Fire is a survival tower defense where you decide when waves begin and how difficult they become. Gather resources, craft gear, build defenses, and feed the fire… at your own risk.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.7%, Zombies 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Base Building 12.3%, Survival 11.3%
- #41 BiteVille
74% matchMixed54% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Veelhoek Studios
Windows
The world has fallen victim to a deadly virus, zombies now roam the lands. While running for your life you stumble upon a small city. Claim this city as your own, protect it with your life and maybe other survivors will find you.
Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Base Building 18.7%, FPS 13.2%, Survival 12.2%, Building 9%
- #42 Iron grid
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iscreamdye
Windows
Iron grid is first person tower defense survival game. Liberate earth from alien invasion sector by sector. Setup colossal super-weapon called "Iron Grid" to protect earth. Aliens will adapt to your towers making each encounter more challenging. Unlock new towers based on enemy types you encounter.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, FPS 20.2%, Base Building 13.9%, Survival 11.7%, Building 10.7%
- #43 End of Everything
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Dayz Games
Windows
Survive a first-person world overrun by the infected in End of Everything. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons and tools, build shelters, and explore a hostile wasteland filled with secrets and hidden quests. Play solo and adapt to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 16.7%, FPS 15.2%, Zombies 12.6%, Survival 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%
- #44 Magic defense
73% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
Welcome to the single-player strategy game made in the style of Tower Defense. You will plunge into the magical Middle Ages to build a powerful defense to protect the bag of gold from the raids made by greedy trolls and other magical characters
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.8%, Zombies 22.2%, Survival 14.7%, Base Building 14.4%, Strategy 12.4%
- #45 Horizon 1990
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Gather exotic resources, build defenses, research new technologies, and explore the mysteries of the void, all while being chased by the darkness from the end of time.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Base Building 21.9%, Survival 19.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Management 9.6%
- #46 Zombie Neighborhood
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playlearn
Windows
Get ready to venture into a fun and sarcastic post-apocalyptic world, in which the goal is to survive the maximum number of days possible while resolving preposterous conflicts between your group’s characters.
Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Dark Humor 22.5%, Survival 16.1%, Stealth 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%
- #47 ArcaneOutpost
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: VortexRingGame
Windows
A strategy game that combines MOBA and Tower Defence, You would control guardians with different skills,building your outpost to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.8%, Base Building 24.9%, Strategy 13.5%, Building 10.4%, Survival 9%
- #48 Until We Die
70% matchMixed64% of 4,594 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.1%, Base Building 20.7%, Survival 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Management 9.4%
- #49 Deadburg
70% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2022
Dev: Reanimated Games
Windows
Deadburg is a co-op survival game set in a procedurally generated city with thousands of buildings to explore and zombies to kill. Every building you see can be explored, exploited and destroyed one block at a time. Play alone or with friends and discover the secrets of the city.
Why similar: Zombies 28%, Base Building 27.7%, Survival 21.2%, FPS 14%, Action 5.4%
- #50 Decision Legacy Collection
68% matchVery Positive80% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
All the games in the classic Decision series bundled together. From the zombie-ravaged streets of the original Decision to the brutal medieval battlegrounds of Decision Medieval, this collection delivers the raw, blood-soaked combat, base building, and survival gameplay that hooked Flash game fans.
Why similar: Zombies 25.5%, Survival 16.6%, Base Building 15.4%, Action RPG 12.3%, Building 9.8%
- #51 They Are Billions
69% matchVery Positive85% of 50,888 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Base Building 28.4%, Zombies 21.4%, Tower Defense 17.7%, Survival 13.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #52 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
67% matchVery Positive90% of 777 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!
Why similar: Zombies 19.3%, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Base Building 14.8%, FPS 12.5%, Survival 11.5%
- #53 Misty Islands
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SleepyValleyPub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Misty Islands is an action survival adventure game. After a shipwreck, you find yourself stranded on a deserted island. You must gather resources, build a home, craft equipment, and explore the islands. You'll need to make the most of everything around you to survive and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Base Building 20.3%, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Zombies 15.2%, Action RPG 13%, Management 9.9%
- #54 Last Man
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FUNLINKING
Windows
You're the sole survivor of a global virus that wiped out all men. In this apocalyptic world, your mission is to survive and foster intimate relationships with the most outstanding female survivors, sparking the resurgence of humanity in an epic adventure.
Why similar: Zombies 24%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 14.6%, Management 8.8%
- #55 CBO TD
68% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: CBO Games
Windows
CBO TD is a build your own maze tower defense. Protect your castle from hordes of mobs with different classes of towers.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.3%, Base Building 18.9%, Zombies 13.5%, Survival 13.1%, Medieval 10.4%
- #56 Dead 2 Rise
67% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Rahmat MPub: Genifinity INC.
Windows
Dead2Rise is a survival horror game set in an abandoned old west village overrun by undead creatures, zombies, and ghosts. Scavenge supplies, manage hunger and stamina, and fight to survive 60 relentless days against a growing horde.
Why similar: Zombies 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, FPS 13.6%, Action RPG 13.5%, Survival 12.2%
- #57 Undead Wilderness: Survival
68% 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: Zombies 23.5%, Base Building 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Survival 17.1%, FPS 12.5%
- #58 Forging Master
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Poppy King
Windows
This is a single player horizontal 2D sandbox game. You can change the terrain. The game includes content on analog circuits. You can use an anvil to forge equipment. Some monsters can also change the terrain.
Why similar: Base Building 20.4%, Zombies 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Survival 12.4%
- #59 Resilient
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CNRDEV
Windows
Begin with a handful of survivors after a 17th-century zombie apocalypse and build a growing colony. Shape its organic layout, establish production chains, define ideologies, and pass laws. Thrive by day, defend by night, and test your colony’s resilience against the undead.
Why similar: Zombies 18%, Base Building 14.7%, Tower Defense 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Survival 10.5%
- #60 Zombie Warz
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GobiGD
Windows · Mac
Zombie Warz is a strategy survivor RTS with rogue-lite gameplay elements. Play as the king of a kingdom under siege by zombies and survive to discover their origins.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.9%, Zombies 18.7%, Base Building 17.4%, Management 11.5%, Survival 11.5%