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Games Like State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Survival, Zombies, Open World, Multiplayer.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 83% — of 67,089 reviews
Released: 2020-03-13
Developer: Undead Labs
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genres: Action, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 9.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 39.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 89%

Overview

What makes State of Decay 2 stand out is its mix of open-world scavenging, zombie combat, survivor/community management, and base-building, all with a constant sense that every run into town can cost you something important. These picks focus on games that capture that same loop of gathering resources, growing a safe haven, and trying to keep people alive in a hostile apocalypse, with extra weight given to zombie themes, co-op, and systemic survival play over pure horde shooting.

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  1. #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 28.2%, Survival 19.7%, Open World 15.9%, Base Building 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match by far, offering the same zombie scavenging, home-base management, survivor roster, and open-world survival structure in an earlier form.

  2. #2 Project Zomboid
    96% 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 29.1%, Survival 25.9%, Open World 16.4%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeper and harsher version of the same core fantasy of scavenging, fortifying, managing risk, and trying to keep a survivor community alive in a zombie-infested world.

  3. #3 7 Days to Die
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
    Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 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: Zombies 21.2%, Survival 20.5%, Base Building 15.4%, Open World 13.1%, Multiplayer 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This is a great fit if your favorite parts of State of Decay 2 are open-world looting, co-op survival, and building up a defensible base against escalating undead threats.

  4. #4 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 32.5%, Survival 20.9%, Open World 16.6%, Base Building 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: The original still nails the same blend of zombie survival, resource runs, survivor management, and home-base upgrading that defines the sequel.

  5. #5 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 4,190 reviews2025
    Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.

    Why similar: Base Building 26.4%, Open World 19.3%, Survival 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Online Co-Op 10.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Its recruit-anyone survivor system, emergent relationships, base-building, and zombie-apocalypse sandbox make it one of the strongest non-State of Decay alternatives on Steam.

  6. #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 22.3%, Base Building 16.9%, Survival 16.5%, Open World 14%, Multiplayer 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It closely mirrors the zombie-survival sandbox feel with scavenging, vehicles, base-building, and multiplayer in a ruined open world.

  7. #7 Days Gone
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 112,631 reviews2021
    Dev: Bend StudioPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
    Windows
    Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.

    Why similar: Zombies 29.5%, Open World 25.3%, Survival 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: While it drops the community management, it matches the seed game's open-world zombie survival tone, scavenging pressure, and constant danger outside safe zones.

  8. #8 Night of the Dead
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,732 reviews2024
    Dev: Jackto Studios
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

    Why similar: Zombies 22.7%, Base Building 17.7%, Survival 14.9%, Open World 14.2%, Online Co-Op 9%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines zombie survival, exploration, crafting, and elaborate base defense in a way that strongly appeals to players who enjoy fortifying against the apocalypse.

  9. #9 How to Survive 2
    92% matchMixed69% of 10,988 reviews2016
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.

    Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Survival 24.7%, Open World 12%, Base Building 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its mix of zombie survival, crafting, camp-building, and co-op progression captures a similar loop even though it uses a top-down perspective.

  10. #10 SurrounDead
    91% 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 31%, Survival 21.2%, Open World 18%, Base Building 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a lonely but very similar rhythm of roaming a zombie-filled open world, looting supplies, upgrading your shelter, and trying to stay alive long-term.

  11. #11 Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 211,147 reviews2022
    Dev: Techland
    Windows
    Median: 31.6 hrsMean: 62.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

    Why similar: Zombies 26.4%, Open World 18.7%, Survival 14.9%, Co-op 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It trades community simulation for parkour, but its open-world zombie survival, scavenging, co-op, and day-night risk loop make it a strong alternative.

  12. #12 No One Survived
    89% 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 22.7%, Open World 17.7%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Its focus on open-world scavenging, crafting, shelter-building, and surviving among the infected makes it a strong match for the seed game's survival side.

  13. #13 Undawn
    89% matchMixed54% of 6,521 reviews2023
    Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.

    Why similar: Survival 23.2%, Open World 22.6%, Zombies 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This open-world third-person zombie survival game emphasizes scavenging, base construction, co-op, and post-apocalyptic roaming in a very State of Decay-adjacent format.

  14. #14 Dying Light
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 482,438 reviews2015
    Dev: Techland
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 60.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    Why similar: Zombies 31.4%, Open World 16.8%, Survival 16.2%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the tension of scavenging in a zombie-ridden open world and surviving dangerous nights, with co-op adding some of the same shared-survival appeal.

  15. #15 Dead Island Definitive Edition
    87% matchVery Positive82% of 27,187 reviews2016
    Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

    Why similar: Zombies 34.7%, Survival 16.4%, Open World 16.3%, Co-op 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It leans more action-heavy, but the open zones, co-op zombie combat, looting, and survival atmosphere overlap well with the seed game's field-play loop.

  16. #16 DeadPoly
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,800 reviews2022
    Dev: TFL Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.

    Why similar: Zombies 25.3%, Base Building 18.7%, Survival 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Online Co-Op 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Despite its stylized look, it has the same satisfying formula of looting, base-building, zombie survival, and co-op sandbox progression.

  17. #17 Survivalist
    86% 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 24.9%, Survival 21.6%, Base Building 13.5%, Open World 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its survival-RPG structure, recruiting, resource pressure, and zombie setting echo the community-building side of State of Decay 2 in a rougher indie form.

  18. #18 Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
    85% matchMostly Positive77% of 20,038 reviews2014
    Dev: Capcom Game Studio VancouverPub: Capcom
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.

    Why similar: Zombies 40.5%, Open World 17.4%, Survival 12.3%, Co-op 8.8%, Multiplayer 5.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Its open-world zombie chaos and co-op fun make it a good choice if you mainly enjoy the seed game's large-scale undead action and scavenging vibe.

  19. #19 Decision: Red Daze
    84% matchMostly Positive74% of 872 reviews2022
    Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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 27.9%, Survival 20.8%, Base Building 19.2%, Open World 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This top-down zombie survival game stands out for combining scavenging, combat, survivor management, and settlement development in a post-apocalyptic world.

  20. #20 Unturned
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 561,138 reviews2017
    Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    Why similar: Zombies 24.8%, Survival 19.4%, Open World 16.3%, Co-op 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This is a great pick if you want a lighter but very replayable mix of open-world zombie survival, scavenging, vehicles, base-building, and multiplayer.

  21. #21 SCUM
    81% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025
    Dev: Gamepires
    Windows
    Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.

    Why similar: Zombies 24.9%, Survival 22.5%, Open World 20.7%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Sandbox 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Though broader and more simulation-heavy, it scratches a similar itch with open-world survival, looting, vehicles, base-building, and constant PvE threat from the infected.

  22. #22 VEIN
    80% 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 20.6%, Survival 17.7%, Base Building 16.8%, Open World 15.4%, Co-op 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This early access zombie survival game emphasizes open-ended scavenging, survival systems, and base-building in a bleak sandbox world.

  23. #23 Infection Free Zone
    81% matchVery Positive80% of 17,172 reviews2024
    Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

    Why similar: Zombies 31%, Base Building 30.8%, Survival 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Sandbox 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It shifts to a strategy perspective, but rebuilding a safe zone, organizing scavenging, and surviving in a zombie-overrun city hits many of the same themes.

  24. #24 Mist Survival
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
    Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t

    Why similar: Survival 28.4%, Zombies 28.3%, Open World 18.7%, Base Building 16.6%, Sandbox 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a slower, more solitary version of the same appeal through scavenging, shelter-building, resource management, and surviving an infected world.

  25. #25 Dead State: Reanimated
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,543 reviews2014
    Dev: DoubleBear Productions
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.

    Why similar: Zombies 48.4%, Survival 28.8%, Post-apocalyptic 6.2%, Open World 5.7%, RPG 4.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It is much more tactical, but its emphasis on shelter management, survivor morale, scavenging runs, and zombie-apocalypse decision-making aligns closely with State of Decay 2's strategic layer.

  26. #26 Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
    82% matchMostly Positive71% of 12,591 reviews2016
    Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

    Why similar: Zombies 34.1%, Open World 16.3%, Survival 14.4%, Co-op 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It delivers more co-op zombie looting and survival-oriented melee combat in a semi-open setting, even if it is less focused on community management.

  27. #27 DYSMANTLE
    79% 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 25.6%, Survival 23.1%, Base Building 20.4%, Open World 20.3%, Sandbox 4.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares the explore-scavenge-upgrade loop and post-apocalyptic atmosphere, just with a more crafting-focused and less community-driven structure.

  28. #28 Welcome to ParadiZe
    79% matchMixed67% of 1,247 reviews2024
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.

    Why similar: Zombies 21.6%, Survival 14.5%, Base Building 14.1%, Open World 10%, Co-op 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its zombie-infested open areas, base upgrading, and survival-action progression make it a quirky but still relevant alternative for players who like building a foothold in the apocalypse.

  29. #29 Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 496 reviews2023
    Dev: CleverRavenPub: KorGgenT
    Windows · Linux

    The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.

    Why similar: Zombies 39.2%, Survival 28.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Sandbox 9.3%, RPG 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: If you want an even more systems-driven zombie survival sandbox with scavenging, crafting, vehicles, NPCs, and base-building, this is an excellent fit.

  30. #30 Dead Island 2
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 23,672 reviews2024
    Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

    Why similar: Zombies 46.2%, Co-op 24.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Gore 7%, Horror 3.6%

  31. #31 The Last Stand: Aftermath
    78% matchVery Positive81% of 6,552 reviews2021
    Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.6 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 44%, Survival 29.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Perma Death 5.1%, Violent 2.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the desperate scavenging, supply management, and zombie-roadtrip survival tension of State of Decay 2, even though it is structured as a roguelite.

  32. #32 World War Z
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 30,228 reviews2021
    Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

    Why similar: Zombies 47.6%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 5.6%

  33. #33 DARKEST DAYS
    76% 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 23.7%, Open World 16.7%, Survival 16.3%, Base Building 12.7%, Multiplayer 9.4%

  34. #34 Dread Dawn
    76% 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 32.7%, Survival 20.7%, Base Building 18.4%, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 5.7%

  35. #35 Fallout 76
    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 137,482 reviews2020
    Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 113.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

    Why similar: Open World 21.9%, Base Building 19.5%, Survival 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%

  36. #36 Generation Zero®
    75% matchMostly Positive72% of 41,588 reviews2019
    Dev: Systemic Reaction™Pub: Avalanche Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

    Why similar: Base Building 21.6%, Survival 18.7%, Open World 18.2%, Co-op 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

  37. #37 Green Hell
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 reviews2019
    Dev: Creepy Jar
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    Why similar: Survival 28.4%, Open World 16%, Base Building 15.9%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Online Co-Op 11.5%

  38. #38 Back 4 Blood
    73% matchMixed69% of 72,160 reviews2021
    Dev: Turtle Rock StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

    Why similar: Zombies 40.8%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Survival 12.2%, Co-op 10.9%

  39. #39 Dead Rising® 2
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,593 reviews2010
    Dev: Capcom VancouverPub: Capcom
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.

    Why similar: Zombies 41%, Open World 15%, Co-op 9.8%, Survival 9.7%, Online Co-Op 7.8%

  40. #40 Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 31,976 reviews2023
    Dev: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 59.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.

    Why similar: Open World 31.7%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Survival 10.8%, Co-op 9.6%

  41. #41 Sons Of The Forest
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 299,895 reviews2024
    Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
    Windows
    Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

    Why similar: Survival 26%, Base Building 21.3%, Open World 20.8%, Co-op 12.6%, Multiplayer 11.7%

  42. #42 Survive the Nights
    70% matchMixed66% of 6,335 reviews2025
    Dev: a2z Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?

    Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Survival 20%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Co-op 10.4%

  43. #43 DayZ
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 456,703 reviews2018
    Dev: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 272.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    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. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

    Why similar: Survival 22.3%, Zombies 20.2%, Open World 13.7%, Co-op 8.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%

  44. #44 Dead Rising 4
    73% matchMixed57% of 8,227 reviews2017
    Dev: Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc.Pub: Capcom
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...

    Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, Open World 19.1%, Survival 12.4%, Co-op 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.8%

  45. #45 Outbreak Island
    69% 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: Survival 23.4%, Zombies 19.3%, Base Building 18.7%, Open World 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%

  46. #46 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 8,056 reviews2025
    Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.

    Why similar: Zombies 38.8%, Survival 28.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Perma Death 7.2%, Simulation 3.7%

  47. #47 How to Survive
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 17,095 reviews2014
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    “A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

    Why similar: Zombies 35.2%, Survival 27.6%, Co-op 9.1%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Open World 6.3%

  48. #48 ZOMBI
    73% matchMixed64% of 3,037 reviews2015
    Dev: Straight RightPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

    Why similar: Zombies 45.4%, Survival 21%, Open World 13.7%, Multiplayer 7%, Gore 2.6%

  49. #49 Dead Frontier 2
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 27,956 reviews2019
    Dev: Creaky Corpse Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.

    Why similar: Zombies 30.6%, Survival 19%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%

  50. #50 Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 65,679 reviews2025
    Dev: Techland
    Windows
    Median: 23.2 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.

    Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, Open World 23.3%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Gore 4.6%

  51. #51 Left 4 Dead 2
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,024,556 reviews2009
    Dev: Valve
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 97.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    Why similar: Zombies 53%, Co-op 12.7%, Survival 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Online Co-Op 7.1%

  52. #52 DESOLATE
    70% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
    Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

    Why similar: Survival 33.7%, Open World 28.1%, Zombies 27.7%, Horror 3.8%, Gore 3.5%

  53. #53 Killing Floor 2
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 128,238 reviews2016
    Dev: Tripwire Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 86.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

    Why similar: Zombies 28.7%, Survival 18.4%, Co-op 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.8%

  54. #54 No More Room in Hell
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 75,677 reviews2013
    Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

    Why similar: Zombies 39.7%, Survival 19%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Co-op 8.9%, Online Co-Op 7.4%

  55. #55 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
    70% matchMixed57% of 1,258 reviews2015
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.

    Why similar: Zombies 33.4%, Survival 27.1%, Open World 14.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 4.9%

  56. #56 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
    Dev: Longplay Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

    Why similar: Zombies 33.5%, Survival 25.4%, Open World 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%, Sandbox 6.1%

  57. #57 DREADZONE
    66% 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: Base Building 19.1%, Zombies 18.7%, Survival 17.6%, Open World 15.7%, Co-op 10%

  58. #58 Infestation: The New Z
    68% matchMixed54% of 33,896 reviews2016
    Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.

    Why similar: Zombies 39%, Survival 23.3%, Open World 18.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Co-op 4.6%

  59. #59 ZED ZONE
    65% 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 30.8%, Survival 23%, Open World 20%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Sandbox 6.6%

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