- #1 404 Survivor
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YSLJ Studio
Windows
The horde is coming. 404 Survivor is a top-down post-apocalyptic survival game focused on scavenging, crafting, and base building. Gather resources and fortify your base by day, then defend against growing zombie hordes by night. Every night could be your last.
Why similar: Zombies 18.8%, Base Building 13.7%, Survival 13.5%, Sandbox 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%
- #2 State of Decay: YOSE
96% matchVery Positive82% of 13,199 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.2 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 29.3%, Survival 19.5%, Base Building 15.4%, Open World 15%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #3 Broken World
96% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: N777
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 16.3%, Survival 15.2%, Base Building 13.7%, Sandbox 13.6%, Open World 12.7%
- #4 VEIN
95% matchVery Positive88% of 12,706 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.6 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 19.8%, Survival 16.3%, Base Building 14.8%, Open World 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%
- #5 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 32.5%, Survival 20.1%, Open World 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Base Building 8.9%
- #6 HumanitZ
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,430 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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%, Survival 13.9%, Base Building 13.3%, Open World 10.9%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #7 Survivalist
94% matchVery Positive80% of 2,569 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 22.3%, Survival 18.4%, Base Building 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Open World 10.2%
- #8 Soviet Survival
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.
Why similar: Zombies 18.7%, Base Building 13.3%, Survival 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #9 The Old Forge
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ToF Studio
Windows
Explore a open world inspired by 1990s Poland. Scavenge, build, craft and dig your way through forests, villages and industrial ruins surviving the zombies, harsh weather and the constant fight for food, warmth and safety.
Why similar: Zombies 20.8%, Survival 16.9%, Base Building 15.8%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 11.1%
- #10 The Survivors
91% 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 23.5%, Survival 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Base Building 15.6%, Open World 13.8%
- #11 Necrocyte
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloatSurvival
Windows
In a world devastated by the infected, you play as a surviving soldier enhanced with a mechanical arm. Explore dangerous regions, gather resources, discover powerful abilities, and fight to survive in a hostile world.
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Survival 13.8%, Base Building 12.5%, Open World 11.7%
- #12 HUNKER DOWN
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources.
Why similar: Zombies 21.1%, Base Building 15.8%, Survival 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Crafting 12.2%
- #13 Junk Survivor
89% matchMixed70% of 83 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 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 15.4%, Open World 12.4%, Sandbox 12.1%
- #14 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
88% matchVery Positive83% of 70,161 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 39.2 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 25.9%, Survival 20.9%, Base Building 19.6%, Open World 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
- #15 The Road Behind Us
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amber Lamp Studios
Windows
The Road Behind Us is an urban survival game about about you, your dog, and a dead city. Explore abandoned skyscrapers, rooftops, basements, underpasses, and more. Craft out of a semi truck and take your base with you, or fix up an abandoned building and call it home.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Survival 17.8%, Sandbox 16.1%, Zombies 11.6%, Base Building 8.5%
- #16 Isla de la Muerte
86% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Ashwake Interactive
Windows
Isla de la Muerte is an intense survival game filled with mystery and danger. Stranded on a remote island, you uncover the aftermath of a secret government experiment gone horribly wrong. Officially erased from records, the island is now overrun by hordes of relentless zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 27.3%, Base Building 21.1%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 6.5%
- #17 Undead Wilderness: Survival
86% 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 20.3%, Base Building 17.8%, Survival 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Crafting 13.7%
- #18 Rocks Tools Hordes
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neural Monkeys
Windows · Mac
Rocks, Tools, Hordes is a survival crafting game where a brave little girl explores vast caves, builds her base, and battles endless zombie waves. Play the Demo! Add to Wishlist! Mine resources, craft gear, and pilot powerful robots to withstand the horde. Robots, rocks, and really rude zombies.
Why similar: Survival 19.9%, Sandbox 16%, Open World 15.4%, Zombies 14.6%, Base Building 13.3%
- #19 Polygon Survival
84% matchMostly Negative39% of 28 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 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Survival 14.1%, Base Building 12.5%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #20 Quarantine-Z: Survival
84% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Games
Windows
2 years have passed since a virus totally unknown to humanity originated in your small town. People have become aggressive and cannibalistic.
Why similar: Zombies 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Base Building 15.9%, Survival 15.5%, Crafting 12.8%
- #21 As I Survive
83% 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 18.3%, Survival 14.3%, Base Building 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Crafting 12.2%
- #22 TexanLand
82% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Brigorma Studios
Windows
Pick a side. Or burn it down anyway. TexanLand is an open world zombie survival game with four factions, dismemberment-heavy combat, and total freedom to play the villain, the hero, or whatever's funniest.
Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Survival 17.2%, Sandbox 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Open World 13.4%
- #23 THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival
82% 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 21.9%, Survival 16.6%, Open World 15.7%, Sandbox 11.9%, Base Building 10.6%
- #24 Apocalypse Island
81% matchMostly Negative40% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Bettini Games
Windows
As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.
Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, Survival 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Sandbox 11.9%, Crafting 8.7%
- #25 Lead the Living
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karagoz Studios
Windows
You're not just surviving — you're leading. An isometric zombie survival and colony sim: scavenge a world where loot never respawns, build a base that holds, and keep a community of survivors alive. The dead are slow, drawn by sound, and they never stop.
Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Survival 17.5%, Base Building 16%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #26 Isolation Edge
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EzGameStudio
Windows
Isolation Edge is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a desolate world reclaimed by zombies. Traverse dangerous zones to scavenge, craft gear, and build your fortress to endure the relentless hordes. The past is lost, but on this isolated edge, every breath is a victory worth fighting for.
Why similar: Zombies 20.9%, Base Building 16.3%, Survival 15.4%, Isometric 14%, Sandbox 12%
- #27 Sandbox Apocalypse
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: 7Druids GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.
Why similar: Zombies 18.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Base Building 12.3%, Survival 11.7%
- #28 Paloma Island
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Houari Mohamed AminePub: Damz Games
Windows
Stranded after a storm, survive the uncharted dangers of Paloma Island. Gather resources, craft tools, and build shelter in this open-world sandbox survival adventure. Explore lush biomes and diverse locations, uncover secrets, and face wildlife and enemies to stay alive.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Survival 17.8%, Zombies 16%, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 13.9%
- #29 ROUTE
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BamBit
Windows
ROUTE is a co-op survival game about driving a school bus across a zombie-infested world locked in endless night. Loot, craft, and upgrade your bus with a crew of four, and unlock new zones, each one its own challenge. Find out where the ROUTE leads, if you make it that far.
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Base Building 14%
- #30 Frozen State
79% 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: Survival 21.9%, Zombies 19.8%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 9.5%, Isometric 8.6%
- #31 Gone: Survival
78% matchMixed43% of 320 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 15%, Sandbox 12.7%
- #32 Wormhusk
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aeoln Studios
Windows
The world is dying. The answer lies beneath. Dig deep into the husk of an ancient god-worm, build your defenses, slay the parasites that feed on its remains, and uncover the truth before it's too late.
Why similar: Survival 20.6%, Open World 20.5%, Sandbox 18.4%, Base Building 12.8%, RPG 7.4%
- #33 Dread Dawn
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,276 reviews2024
Dev: Kioop
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 26.7%, Survival 16.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Open World 11.9%
- #34 Project Zomboid
76% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Survival 22.6%, Open World 13.6%, Sandbox 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%
- #35 LifeZ - Survival
77% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: iDs Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Survival 17.9%, Base Building 13.7%, Sandbox 10.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%
- #36 Stranded Deep 2
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Beach Games
Windows
Survival is just the beginning. Stranded in a desert wilderness, an endless river is your only lifeline. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and build a floating home to brave the treacherous waters and scorching heat. Every bend brings new danger and deeper discoveries. How far will you go?
Why similar: Survival 23.6%, Sandbox 19.7%, Base Building 18.9%, Open World 18.5%, Crafting 14.6%
- #37 In the Van
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Tofu
Windows · Mac
A cozy post-apocalyptic survival game where your van is your home and your key to survival. Scavenge, craft, and uncover the stories the dead left behind to find a way out.
Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Base Building 15.5%, Survival 14.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12%
- #38 Red Moon: Survival
74% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: WMG
Windows
The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 16.6%, Base Building 15.8%, Survival 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Crafting 12.3%
- #39 Outbreak Island
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,124 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Sandbox 16.3%, Survival 16.3%, Zombies 14%, Base Building 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%
- #40 Afterlight Survival
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Afterlight Studios
Windows · Linux
Afterlight Survival is an open-world sandbox survival horror game combining base-building, crafting, and tower defense. Hunt for supplies by day. Build your defenses and outlast the horde when night falls, solo or co-op. The virus was planned. You're the loose end.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Base Building 14.8%, Survival 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Open World 12%
- #41 SurrounDead
72% matchVery Positive91% of 27,054 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
Why similar: Zombies 30.1%, Survival 20.4%, Open World 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Base Building 10.7%
- #42 HORDE Survival
73% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Base Building 18.9%, Survival 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Open World 15.1%, Crafting 13.8%
- #43 No One Survived
71% matchMixed64% of 7,844 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.7 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 23.6%, Survival 22.2%, Open World 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Crafting 11.6%
- #44 Survival Story
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: MARCUSENOK
Windows
Survival Story is a zombie-infested world where every step can be the last. Look for food and water, hunt and craft, and find out all the secrets that this world hides. Can you survive in a harsh world where everyone wants to kick your ass?
Why similar: Sandbox 17.4%, Zombies 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Survival 14.4%, Open World 11.2%
- #45 Z: The End
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Ridgeline Studios LLC
Windows
Z: The End is a top-down shooter survival sandbox set in a world infested with zombies. Explore, scavenge for supplies and weapons, and survive as long as you can against the zombies and the elements.
Why similar: Sandbox 15.6%, Zombies 15.5%, Base Building 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Open World 10.5%
- #46 Zeverland
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Quirks
Windows
Welcome to Zeverland, survive & craft together with your friends in a deceptively cute apocalypse, with no limits! Everything is interactive like the real world—dismantle toilets, strap zombie heads to bats, or weld a bed to your RV. Then, try to repair bridges, make vaccines, and relight the world!
Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Base Building 16%, Survival 14.2%, Sandbox 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%
- #47 DARKEST DAYS
70% matchMixed49% of 5,176 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 25.2%, Survival 16.9%, Open World 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Base Building 12.3%
- #48 Pathogen: Code Omega
69% match6 user reviews75% 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: Survival 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Base Building 19.8%, Zombies 13.8%, Open World 9.8%
- #49 Terminus: Zombie Survivors 2
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows
The dead won. Terminus: Zombie Survivors 2 is an open-world survival game: your past life shapes your second one – a nurse survives one way, a cop another. Scavenge, craft, build, farm, alone or with friends. The dead don't starve, don't tire, don't freeze. You do. Reach the Terminus, or die trying.
Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Survival 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Isometric 11.8%
- #50 Interzone
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MM88
Windows
Branded a deserter, you are thrown into the Interzone, where survival is the only law. Technology dies here, orders fall from the sky in artillery-fired capsules, the last voice from outside. Face anomalies, radiation, contamination, the infected, rebels, and ruthless military forces.
Why similar: Zombies 16%, Sandbox 14.6%, Isometric 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Survival 10.5%
- #51 Zombase
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Unknown
Windows
Zombase is a co-op zombie survival game where your base is your escape plan. Build wheels, propellers, weapons, and traps onto your mobile base, then fight through the horde and try to reach the safe zone without crashing.
Why similar: Zombies 19.5%, Base Building 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Sandbox 12.5%, Open World 11.4%
- #52 Camp Dawn
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero1Play
Windows
Camp Dawn: a father's survival adventure to protect his daughter. Break everything in a zombie post-apocalypse for resources. Craft and upgrade gear, reach the safety of Camp Dawn. Your choices shape your daughter's future.
Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Survival 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Isometric 8.8%
- #53 DREADZONE
67% matchMixed51% of 1,239 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Zombies 18.9%, Base Building 18%, Survival 17%, Open World 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%
- #54 New Spring: Survival
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Promination Studios
Windows
New Spring is a open world zombie survival RPG where you spend the daytime exploring and scavenging for tools and weapons, and defend your base when night falls. How long can you stave off the hordes?
Why similar: Sandbox 16.2%, Open World 14.8%, Survival 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Zombies 11.4%
- #55 Deadburg
67% matchVery Positive87% of 128 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 26.9%, Base Building 24.2%, Survival 22.5%, Sandbox 16.9%, Crafting 9.5%
- #56 Herd is Coming
69% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 14.4%, Open World 13.7%, Sandbox 12.4%
- #57 Fallen Earth Classic
69% matchMixed60% of 7,571 reviews2012
Dev: Little Orbit
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.
Why similar: Survival 22.5%, Zombies 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Open World 17.5%, Crafting 9.9%
- #58 iZolated
66% matchMixed69% of 124 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 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Sandbox 14.8%, Base Building 14%, Open World 11.4%
- #59 Ex/l
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FDST
Windows
A top-down 2D survival shooter with base building and crafting. Explore procedurally generated islands, secure resources, and defend—or raid—player bases in tense online PvP. Every run reshapes routes, chokepoints, and risk.
Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Base Building 18.7%, Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 11.3%