- #1 Crimsonland
97% matchVery Positive93% of 3,112 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Gore 11.9%, Top-Down 11.4%, Zombies 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive twin-stick shooter that captures the same addictive, horde-based zombie survival gameplay.
- #2 The Hong Kong Massacre
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,962 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Why similar: Bullet Time 24% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Gore 11%, Top-Down 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar gritty, noir-inspired aesthetic combined with fast-paced, lethal top-down combat.
- #3 Nation Red
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,783 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.
Why similar: Zombies 39.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.4%, Gore 7.9%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intense, wave-based zombie combat with a variety of weapons and power-ups similar to the seed game.
- #4 GARAGE: Bad Trip
95% matchMixed67% of 813 reviews2018
Dev: Zombie DynamicsPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Zombies 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Gore 11%, Top-Down 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark, violent top-down experience with a heavy emphasis on gore and atmosphere.
- #5 Zombie Driver HD
94% matchVery Positive84% of 4,055 reviews2012
Dev: Exor Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Zombies 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Gore 12.6%, Top-Down 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines arcade-style top-down shooting with vehicular combat against zombie hordes.
- #6 Tesla vs Lovecraft
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,233 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Destruction 22.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down 8.6%, Local Multiplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense twin-stick shooter that pits you against massive hordes of monsters with satisfying, explosive weaponry.
- #7 Shadowgrounds
93% matchVery Positive81% of 1,617 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Gore 11.5%, Top-Down 10.7%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric top-down shooter that utilizes destructible environments and lighting to build tension.
- #8 DYSMANTLE
91% 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 35.5%, Destruction 33.2%, Top-Down 13.5%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features extensive destructible environments and zombie survival mechanics in a top-down perspective.
- #9 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,935 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Zombies 16.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Destruction 12.9%, Top-Down 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down zombie shooter that focuses on arcade-style survival and high scores.
- #10 RUINER
90% matchVery Positive89% of 12,330 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Gore 13.4%, Action 7.4%, Top-Down 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides brutal, high-speed top-down action with a distinct visual style and challenging combat encounters.
- #11 #KILLALLZOMBIES
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 316 reviews2016
Dev: Fortell Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Zombies 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Top-Down 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure arcade-style twin-stick shooter designed specifically for surviving massive zombie waves.
- #12 The Last Stand: Aftermath
89% matchVery Positive81% of 6,661 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Why similar: Zombies 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Top-Down 8.6%, Shooter 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused top-down game that emphasizes scavenging and combat in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #13 Zombie Shooter 2
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 888 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Zombies 43.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Gore 14.5%, Action 8.2%, Top-Down 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter that blends intense action with light RPG elements and massive enemy counts.
- #14 Slaycation Paradise
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 187 reviews2022
Dev: Affordable AcquisitionPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Are you tired of the same boring old vacations? Then boy have we got the tonic for you! Slaycation Paradise offers the ultimate in multi-dimensional apocalyptic tours. Slay away your worries with Twin-Stick action mixed with Tower Defence as you visit the end-of-world scenarios of your dreams!
Why similar: Zombies 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Action 7.8%, Shooter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features creative zombie destruction and a variety of over-the-top weapons.
- #15 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
86% matchVery Positive94% of 13,068 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Action 7.1%, Top-Down 7%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, satisfying shooting mechanics and tactical depth within a top-down perspective.
- #16 Guns n Zombies
88% 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 47%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features RPG-lite progression systems within a zombie-infested world, mirroring the progression feel of the seed.
- #17 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
85% matchVery Positive86% of 9,617 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
Why similar: Zombies 37.8%, Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Top-Down 9%, Shooter 4.7%, Gore 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A popular top-down zombie survival game with strong co-op elements and deep weapon customization.
- #18 Bloody Streets
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2015
Dev: Headless Wizard
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Zombies 35%, Gore 15.5%, Action 8.2%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty top-down shooter that focuses on urban combat against undead threats.
- #19 Zombie Soup
83% matchVery Positive92% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: AeonSparx InteractivePub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Zombie Soup is a top-down shooter combined with hack and slash action that follows Ricky, a backpacker who is thrown into an unexpected adventure in an unfamiliar town as he shoots and dodges his way through hordes of bizarre creatures and challenging bosses to save a kidnapped girl!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Zombies 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Top-Down 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down shooter that combines unique boss fights with fast-paced bullet-hell mechanics.
- #20 VERSUS SQUAD
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 583 reviews2016
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Zombies 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Gore 16.2%, Top-Down 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A violent, top-down zombie survival game that emphasizes team-based tactics and intense firefights.
- #21 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,809 reviews2021
Dev: Ska StudiosPub: Ska Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Zombies 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Destruction 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, fast-paced twin-stick zombie shooter that captures the pure fun of the genre.
- #22 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
84% 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 21.9%, Gore 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed top-down shooter that emphasizes cooperative play and gore-filled combat.
- #23 Final Days
82% matchVery Positive88% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: +7 Software
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Zombies 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Gore 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival shooter designed to handle massive zombie hordes with a focus on frantic action.
- #24 Nuclear Throne
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,651 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Top-Down 8.7%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, challenging twin-stick shooter that rewards precision and quick reflexes.
- #25 Alien Breed: Impact
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,892 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Top-Down 23.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action 14.4%, Shooter 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a claustrophobic, top-down shooter experience with a focus on tactical combat and environmental hazards.
- #26 Post Soviet Zombies
80% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: Ascension Studio
Windows
Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.
Why similar: Zombies 34.8%, Post-apocalyptic 24.1%, Gore 14.6%, Action 9%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, 2D action game that shares a similar bleak, zombie-filled aesthetic.
- #27 Xeno Crisis
79% matchVery Positive86% of 215 reviews2019
Dev: Bitmap Bureau
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.4%, Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Top-Down 10.9%, Action 5.8%, Shooter 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, arcade-style twin-stick shooter that emphasizes movement and aggressive combat.
- #28 Loplight
78% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.6%, Top-Down Shooter 35.5%, Gore 8.2%, Action 6.4%, Shooter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that balances intense combat with a strong narrative-driven experience.
- #29 Where the forest ends
76% 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 18.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Gore 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%
- #30 Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,132 reviews2015
Dev: Still RunningPub: Merge Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!
Why similar: Zombies 75.1%, Action 16.4%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style zombie survival game that focuses on base defense and weapon upgrades.
- #31 Survivors Of The Zombie World
77% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Dafu Game Studio
Windows
Survivors Of The Zombie World is a 3D pixel-style zombie survival game. Survivors fight in a world full of zombies. Your goal is to survive, find food, ammunition, medicine and other supplies on the map and try to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Zombies 20%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #32 Zombie Admin
75% matchVery Positive90% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Hastily Assembled
Windows · Linux
It's the zombie apocalypse, but you can't miss a work day! Scavenge for weapons, survive... and don't forget to restock the toner cartridges over at accounting. This humorous top-down shooter has you working your way up the corporate ladder, all the way to the rescue helicopter on the rooftop.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Zombies 23.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Comedy 7.2%, Horror 6.8%
- #33 Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 110 reviews2017
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Vzerthos is a 2D isometric old-school techno-fantasy styled Top-Down Shooter. Player's arsenal includes skills of the Thunder God's heir and three types of guns - use them to slice and dice, burn and blow up your enemies!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Zombies 26%, Top-Down 12.6%, Old School 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired top-down shooter that features fast-paced combat and satisfying power-ups.
- #34 Chaos Town
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 84 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Bullet Time 19% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Action 11.3%, Gore 9.3%
- #35 Zombie Shooter
76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,334 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.4%, Gore 14.6%, Horror 6.7%
- #36 Splatter
73% matchVery Positive96% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: Rat King CollectivePub: Catbird Soft
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Enter a digital mindscape constructed by four anonymous administrators. Can you survive? Can you remain sane? Can you remain yourself?
Why similar: Gore 36.8%, Shooter 25.1%, Action 21%, Indie 11.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #37 ZomDay
74% matchVery Positive84% of 835 reviews2020
Dev: Intostudio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
As zombie crisis broke out around the world,you will play one of the warrior of S.E.A.T(Special Event Action Team)to fight against the zombies all over the world.ZomDay is a fast pace VR shooting game contains multi-player mod,exciting Boss fight,character perk and hardcore weapon system.
Why similar: Zombies 40%, Gore 15.4%, Bullet Time 12.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Horror 5.9%
- #38 Zombie Builder Defense 2
73% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Zombies 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Top-Down 11.7%, Arcade 8%
- #39 Dead Effect
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,763 reviews2014
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!
Why similar: Zombies 46.5%, Gore 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Bullet Time 9.9% ★, Action 7.9%
- #40 Zombieville USA 3D
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,281 reviews2025
Dev: Mika Mobile, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.5%, Zombies 27.9%, Old School 15.3%, Arcade 9.2%, Shooter 6.3%
- #41 Cube Destroyer
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,159 reviews2016
Dev: Freedomize Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cube Destroyer is a top-down shooter with a dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Destruction 26.7%, Top-Down 23.9%, Indie 14.9%, Action 13.7%, Arcade 10.4%
- #42 Putrefaction
74% matchMixed70% of 492 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Gore 23.1%, Zombies 20.9%, Horror 17.2%, Action 12.7%, Old School 11.8%
- #43 DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris
71% matchVery Positive91% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Team Instant DefeatPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris is an intense mix of brick breaker, air hockey and bullet hell set in a post apocalyptic world. Destroy structures, dodge bullets, fire guns and buy perks to lay even more waste!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Time 14.7% ★, Destruction 13.9%
- #44 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,045 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Zombies 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Gore 12.5%, Local Multiplayer 5.3%
- #45 Dead Pixels
72% 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 73%, Action 10.2%, Indie 6.3%, Local Multiplayer 4.7%, Gore 3.8%
- #46 Over 9000 Zombies!
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,532 reviews2015
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.6%, Zombies 32.1%, Top-Down 14.1%, Arcade 6.1%, Action 4.1%
- #47 ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives
70% matchMixed52% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: Red Dot Studio
Windows
Join the fight for survival in a top-down shooter with realistic-looking combat. Raid the infected city and fight for survival in team battles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.1%, Zombies 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Top-Down 13%, Shooter 5.9%
- #48 KILL KNIGHT
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,986 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Bullet Time 24.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Gore 9.2%, Arcade 6.2%
- #49 Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad
65% matchVery Positive96% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: Fogo GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Expect blasts of green zombie goo painting the screen in this top-down shooter packed with crazy guns that blow the heads off some… freaky zombies. Your mission is simple: graffiti the whole city before these mutants dog-pile you
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.9%, Zombies 34.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%, Shooter 6.3%, Action 5.2%
- #50 Destropolis
69% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Bullet Time 22.9% ★, Top-Down 9.4%, Arcade 6.5%
- #51 Zombie Desperation
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Zombie Desperation is a small horror game where you shoot hordes of zombies until you die, aiming to obtain a higher rank in the online leaderboards while unlocking new scenarios and weapons.
Why similar: Zombies 26.2%, Gore 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Action 8%, Horror 6.6%
- #52 Biodrone Battle
71% matchMixed51% of 282 reviews2015
Dev: Bit Juggler
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fight hostile drones that try to keep their recently gained autonomy by either shooting or morphing into them.Biodrone Battle brings classic top-down action rooted in the pioneer gaming era of the 1980s into your living room.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.6%, Action 21.8%, Top-Down 21%, Indie 10.6%
- #53 Temporal Purge: Z
65% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Exec Games
Windows
Become an interdimensional zombie slayer in Temporal Purge: Z, an action-packed zombie-survival FPS. Face the zombie onslaught as you eradicate countless undead monsters on your quest to save the future.
Why similar: Zombies 41.3%, Post-apocalyptic 31%, Horror 11.1%, Action 5.8%, Shooter 5.8%
- #54 Invention 3
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: Zombies 33.8%, Post-apocalyptic 26.3%, Gore 8.7%, Action 7.7%, Shooter 7.5%
- #55 Suit for Hire
63% matchVery Positive93% of 3,214 reviews2025
Dev: Godmode Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.
Why similar: Bullet Time 27.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Gore 13.4%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #56 Living Dead Outbreak
64% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Games From The AbyssPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Battle your way through the dense zombie crowds as you struggle to survive! Inspired by classic zombie movies and FPS games from the 90s, the overwhelming combat will keep you on your toes!
Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Gore 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Horror 10.3%, Arcade 9%
- #57 POSTAL Redux
66% matchVery Positive92% of 8,056 reviews2016
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Gore 20.7%, Top-Down 12.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #58 Section 13
64% matchMostly Positive70% of 898 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Zombies 22.2%, Top-Down 9.8%, Shooter 4.7%
- #59 Frontline Zed
68% matchMixed59% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Zombies 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Gore 10%
- #60 Undercroft Warriors
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Top-Down 10.8%, Old School 9.9%, Arcade 6.9%