- #1 State of Decay: YOSE
97% matchVery Positive82% of 12,799 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 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 28.9%, Survival 19.6%, Base Building 15.8%, Open World 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10%
- #2 Broken World
96% matchMixed67% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.
Why similar: Zombies 16%, Survival 15.2%, Base Building 14%, Sandbox 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%
- #3 State of Decay
96% 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 32.2%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Base Building 9.2%
- #4 VEIN
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,542 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 18.9%, Survival 15.8%, Base Building 15%, Open World 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%
- #5 Survivalist
95% matchVery Positive80% of 2,560 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 21.8%, Survival 18.4%, Base Building 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Open World 10.1%
- #6 HumanitZ
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,640 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.2 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 18.4%, Base Building 13.6%, Survival 13.3%, Sandbox 10.8%, Open World 10.5%
- #7 Soviet Survival
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 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 18.4%, Base Building 13.6%, Survival 13.1%, Sandbox 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #8 The Survivors
92% 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 23.1%, Survival 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Base Building 16%, Open World 13.5%
- #9 HUNKER DOWN
91% 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 20.7%, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Crafting 12.5%
- #10 Junk Survivor
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 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%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 15.4%, Sandbox 12.3%, Open World 12.1%
- #11 The Road Behind Us
90% 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 21.6%, Survival 17.8%, Sandbox 16.4%, Zombies 11.3%, Base Building 8.6%
- #12 Isla de la Muerte
89% 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 26.9%, Base Building 21.6%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 6.7%
- #13 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
89% matchVery Positive83% of 67,089 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 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 25.5%, Survival 20.9%, Base Building 20%, Open World 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
- #14 Undead Wilderness: Survival
88% 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 19.9%, Base Building 18.1%, Survival 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Crafting 14%
- #15 Polygon Survival
87% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.
Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Survival 14.1%, Base Building 12.7%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #16 Rocks Tools Hordes
86% 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 19.8%, Sandbox 16.2%, Open World 15%, Zombies 14.3%, Base Building 13.6%
- #17 Dust
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dust Studio
Windows
Survive a brutal zombie-infested world in this first-person survival experience. Scavenge resources, manage hunger and health, craft weapons, build shelters, and fight to stay alive in a dark open world.
Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Base Building 16.5%, Survival 16.3%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 14.1%
- #18 As I Survive
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinnacle Gaming Studios
Windows
A survival FPS where you must maintain the tactical advantage to survive your environment. Explore caves and bunkers, unlock secrets, and contain the situation in the valley to restore peace. Unlock new quests along the way that will give you the power to save what is left.
Why similar: Zombies 17.9%, Survival 14.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Crafting 12.5%
- #19 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%, Base Building 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 15.4%, Crafting 13%
- #20 Apocalypse Island
84% matchMixed41% of 66 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 27.3%, Survival 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Crafting 9%
- #21 Sandbox Apocalypse
83% 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 17.7%, Sandbox 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Base Building 12.5%, Survival 11.7%
- #22 Foul
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZRK
Windows
Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.
Why similar: Zombies 19.8%, Survival 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Open World 12.5%, Base Building 12.3%
- #23 Paloma Island
81% 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 19.6%, Survival 17.4%, Sandbox 15.6%, Zombies 15.6%, Crafting 14.2%
- #24 Frozen State
82% 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 21.8%, Zombies 19.5%, Crafting 11.6%, Open World 9.3%, Isometric 8.8%
- #25 LifeZ - Survival
81% 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 23.7%, Survival 17.8%, Base Building 14%, Sandbox 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%
- #26 Project Zomboid
79% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 26.1%, Survival 22.7%, Open World 13.4%, Sandbox 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%
- #27 Kenshi
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 110,425 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 70.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.6%, Open World 21.1%, Survival 18.5%, Base Building 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%
- #28 Gone: Survival
80% matchMixed44% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 18.2%, Base Building 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 15%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #29 Outbreak Island
77% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 16.6%, Survival 16.2%, Zombies 13.7%, Base Building 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%
- #30 SurrounDead
77% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 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 30.3%, Survival 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Open World 16%, Base Building 10.7%
- #31 HORDE Survival
78% 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 19.2%, Survival 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Open World 14.7%, Crafting 14.1%
- #32 Red Moon: Survival
78% 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 16.3%, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Crafting 12.6%
- #33 Survival Story
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 27 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 17.7%, Zombies 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Survival 14.4%, Open World 10.9%
- #34 DARKEST DAYS
75% matchMixed49% of 4,678 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Survival 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Open World 15.8%, Base Building 12.9%
- #35 No One Survived
74% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 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 23.3%, Survival 22%, Open World 16%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Crafting 11.9%
- #36 Pathogen: Code Omega
75% 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: Survival 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Base Building 20.2%, Zombies 13.5%, Open World 9.6%
- #37 Dread Dawn
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,198 reviews2024
Dev: Kioop
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.5 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 26.2%, Survival 16.2%, Sandbox 14.5%, Base Building 14.3%, Open World 11.7%
- #38 Zombase
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Unknown
Windows
Zombase is a survival sandbox set in a fallen city with unique 2.5D visuals. Build or take over homes, scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, drive vehicles, and hold out through the day and night. There’s no ending—only how long you can last.
Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Base Building 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Survival 11.2%
- #39 Fallen Earth Classic
74% matchMixed60% of 7,558 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 22.6%, Zombies 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Open World 17.2%, Crafting 10.2%
- #40 Z: The End
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Ridgeline Studios
Windows
Z: The End is a top-down shooter survival game set in a world infested with zombies. Explore a world destroyed by disease, scavenge for supplies and weapons, and survive as long as you can against the zombies and nature.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Zombies 13%, Open World 11.2%
- #41 Deadburg
72% matchVery Positive88% of 123 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 26.3%, Base Building 24.6%, Survival 22.4%, Sandbox 17.2%, Crafting 9.6%
- #42 New Spring: Survival
71% 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 16.5%, Open World 14.5%, Survival 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Crafting 11.5%
- #43 Herd is Coming
73% 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 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Survival 14.4%, Open World 13.5%, Sandbox 12.7%
- #44 Ex/l
71% 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 20.1%, Base Building 18.9%, Crafting 16.1%, Sandbox 15.5%, Open World 10.9%
- #45 The Azmodeus Project
71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Phero Games
Windows
Venture to the Azmodeus Island and try to survive in a post apocalyptic world riddled with zombies and other dangers.
Why similar: Zombies 20%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Base Building 13.3%, Isometric 13.3%, Survival 13.1%
- #46 DREADZONE
69% matchMixed51% of 1,171 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 18.5%, Base Building 18.4%, Survival 17%, Open World 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%
- #47 Apocalyptica
70% 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 22%, Base Building 16.2%, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 12.7%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #48 iZolated
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 116 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 15.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Base Building 14.3%, Open World 11.1%
- #49 Last of Humanity
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games, inc.
Windows
Welcome to Last of Humanity, an online open-world sandbox multiplayer zombie survival game. Travel the zombie wasteland as you attempt to rebuild society controlling key locations to manufacture & produce equipment for survival. Forage, Craft and shoot your way to survival from the dead and living.
Why similar: Sandbox 18.6%, Zombies 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 12.7%
- #50 From Nothing
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Power Hobo Games
Windows
Build systems, sustain life, and transform a barren moon into a living world. In this 2D survival-crafting RPG, preparation and infrastructure matter more than reflexes... because when the winter eclipse comes, only what you’ve built will keep you alive.
Why similar: Base Building 21.9%, Survival 19.6%, Open World 14.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Crafting 10%
- #51 DYSMANTLE
67% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 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 19%, Survival 16.6%, Base Building 14.7%, Open World 13.7%, Crafting 12.6%
- #52 Last State
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Miroslav Sendlai
Windows
Survive the untamed wilderness in a world reclaimed by nature. Hunt, craft and explore across vast procedural landscapes. Build your shelter, master survival skills and forge your path in the ruins of civilization. Every choice matters. Will you thrive or merely survive?
Why similar: Sandbox 21.1%, Base Building 20.7%, Survival 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Exploration 8.5%
- #53 Shadows of Kurgansk
70% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Zombies 26.1%, Survival 24%, Sandbox 15.6%, Crafting 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
- #54 Look Alive
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wabby's Land
Windows
It’s time to look alive and get to safety. Drive, scavenge, eat, and crush ragdoll zombies as you try to survive this vast world. Meet survivors and accept quests or make enemies and loot them all.
Why similar: Zombies 24.1%, Isometric 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Survival 15.9%, Open World 12.4%
- #55 DISTANT VISITANT
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TriadPixel
Windows
Survive the alien arrival in DISTANT VISITANT, a top-down open-world sandbox. Master talents from marksmanship to cooking while managing hygiene and hydration. Adapt to seasons where winter freezes crops and lakes. Craft, build, hunt, and find survivors. Prepare for them, this is just the start.
Why similar: Base Building 18.2%, Survival 16.8%, Sandbox 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Open World 13.4%
- #56 ZED ZONE
66% matchVery Positive80% of 3,539 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Zombies 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Survival 15.4%, Sandbox 14.3%, Open World 12.5%
- #57 FERAN
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andy Games
Windows · Linux
FERAN is a single-player extraction FPS set in a ruined post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge dangerous zones, survive brutal firefights, manage scarce resources and uncover what happened to your unit.
Why similar: Survival 30.3%, Zombies 24.6%, Sandbox 17%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Open World 11.8%
- #58 Isle of Survival: The New Dawn
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BlueSlay3r
Windows
“Survive and rebuild on a mysterious island. Explore diverse biomes, battle zombies, craft, farm, trade, and harness electricity in this open-world sandbox adventure — alone or with friends.”
Why similar: Survival 23.1%, Sandbox 21.6%, Base Building 15.6%, Zombies 13.6%, Open World 10.5%