Games Like Sunrise: survival

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 24.5%, Massively Multiplayer 18%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Multiplayer 7.7%, FPS 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive open-world survival experience that mirrors the tension and scavenging mechanics found in Sunrise.

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

Why similar: Survival 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Massively Multiplayer 13.6%, FPS 9%, Open World 8%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival shooter that focuses on realistic combat and large-scale open-world exploration.

Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.

Why similar: Survival 35.1%, Massively Multiplayer 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Open World 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a beautifully bleak post-apocalyptic world with a strong emphasis on survival against both mutants and other players.

Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.

Why similar: Survival 36.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Open World 11.7%, Crafting 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact thematic and mechanical DNA of a post-Soviet post-apocalyptic survival shooter.

Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.

Why similar: Survival 32.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Massively Multiplayer 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Open World 9%

Why You'll Like It: A persistent world MMORPG that leans heavily into the survival and exploration aspects of a ruined world.

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: Massively Multiplayer 20.1%, Survival 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Multiplayer 8.6%, FPS 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a more accessible but equally intense multiplayer survival experience with a focus on crafting and base building.

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: Massively Multiplayer 28.6%, Survival 24.6%, Open World 9.7%, FPS 8.5%, RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, complex survival mechanics and realistic ballistics within a massive, dangerous open world.

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Why similar: Survival 41.8%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Open World 10%, Crafting 8.3%, Post-apocalyptic 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for multiplayer survival, emphasizing player-driven conflict and resource management.

Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.

Why similar: Survival 24.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Open World 9.9%, RPG 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A Stalker-inspired survival MMO that captures the eerie, dangerous atmosphere of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

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: Survival 37.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Open World 10.3%, FPS 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense first-person combat with deep base-building and survival elements against hordes of zombies.

Anomaly Zone is an open world MMORPG and a post-apocalyptic shooter. Be a scientist, a soldier, a hunter or an engineer. Explore anomalous territories, search for artifacts, fight mutants and other players. Participate in mass PvP and PvE battles. The Zone is waiting!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 32%, Survival 20.9%, RPG 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer survival game that emphasizes exploration and combat in a radiation-filled wasteland.

Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.

Why similar: Survival 39.5%, FPS 14%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced survival game that prioritizes player-versus-player combat and vehicle-based exploration.

Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 22.9%, Survival 20%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.5%, FPS 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie survival shooter that emphasizes scavenging and combat in a desolate, zombie-infested environment.

Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).

Why similar: Survival 45.4%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Open World 12.7%, Crafting 10.9%, FPS 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging open-world survival game that focuses on building, hunting, and surviving against AI and environmental threats.

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: Survival 21.3%, Massively Multiplayer 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%, FPS 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic zombie survival game that emphasizes base defense and tactical cooperation.

“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: Survival 35.9%, RPG 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the atmospheric and psychological aspects of surviving in a mysterious, dangerous zone.

V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.

Why similar: Survival 27.4%, RPG 12.7%, Open World 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, FPS 9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that mimics the classic survival shooter loop of looting and surviving in a harsh open world.

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: Survival 25.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Open World 11.1%, RPG 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play survival game that pits players against zombies and other survivors in an open world.

Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?

Why similar: Survival 33.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Massively Multiplayer 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Open World 9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the open-world survival genre with a focus on crafting and scavenging.

OPG: Clan Wars — a multiplayer action game with survival elements. Arena shooter, open world, crafting, and resource battles — fight, evolve, and survive alone or with your team.

Why similar: Survival 19.9%, Massively Multiplayer 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, FPS 8.6%, Open World 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A PvP-focused survival game that emphasizes clan-based combat and open-world exploration.

Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Crafting-survival Indie game. Explore at your own pace or team up with your friends in multiplayer. Early access game!

Why similar: Survival 24.3%, Post-apocalyptic 23.3%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Open World 11.7%, Crafting 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie exploration game that captures the aesthetic of a ruined, post-apocalyptic world.

Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world

Why similar: Survival 29.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Open World 9.9%, Crafting 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game that emphasizes building and resource management in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Remain is an MMO game. Within this open world, you can tame "zombies", making them your labor force, or commanding them to fight your foes. Apart from zombies, you will still have to face the survival challenges of food and water. Remaining warriors, don't let your guard down, and keep surviving...

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 24.8%, Survival 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Open World 8.5%, Multiplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An early-access survival title that focuses on building and surviving in a massively multiplayer environment.

An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Survival 29.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Multiplayer 13.8%, FPS 10.1%, Crafting 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward survival shooter that focuses on crafting and combat in a dangerous world.

Explore the world , collect resources , craft items , build a fortified house and kill other players to survive. BUT don't forget about cyborgs...

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 34.4%, Survival 26.3%, Action 10.4%, RPG 10.2%, Crafting 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that forces players to navigate a hostile environment with limited resources.

PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.3%, Survival 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, FPS 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Massively Multiplayer 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Open World 7.7%

Try to survive the harsh realities of the cold Siberian countryside. Live long and always remember, man is man's enemy. You can trust no one but it is almost impossible to survive on your own. Choose your path and go to finish. Firefights, transport, crafting and survival.

Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Massively Multiplayer 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, FPS 8.6%, Open World 7.7%

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: Survival 38.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 7.3%

Hurricane is a 3rd person multiplayer survival game in open fantasy world.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 42%, RPG 13.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Survival 10.3%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie massively multiplayer game that focuses on action and survival in a harsh, open environment.

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: Massively Multiplayer 24.5%, Survival 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Open World 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Join the "Firefly" task force and unveil the sinister plot behind the exclusion zone in the world of Lost Light. You could either scavenge for supplies or go out with guns blazing and plunder. Survive the brutal domain where danger lurks in every corner!

Why similar: Survival 29.2%, Massively Multiplayer 18.2%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Shooter 8.8%, FPS 8.5%

Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.

Why similar: Survival 35.3%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Open World 10.2%, Massively Multiplayer 9%, Post-apocalyptic 5.8%

Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 21.5%, Survival 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Open World 7.5%

You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!

Why similar: Survival 22.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Massively Multiplayer 16.5%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Open World 8.6%

Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.

Why similar: Survival 26.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, FPS 10.5%, Open World 8.2%

Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse !

Why similar: Survival 30.4%, Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, RPG 10.9%, Crafting 9.9%, Online Co-Op 8.6%

MISERY is a 1–5 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.

Why similar: Survival 28.6%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Open World 9.9%, Online Co-Op 8.1%

Anarchy: Wolf's Law – Action, fun, and total control! Capture territories, grow your business, and spread chaos throughout the world of Anarchy. Strengthen your grip on the regions, develop and establish production, crushing all those who stand in your way. A dynamic shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and management.

Why similar: Survival 29.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Multiplayer 13.6%, FPS 11.2%, Open World 8.3%

Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.

Why similar: Survival 24%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Open World 9.3%, RPG 8.5%

Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.

Why similar: Survival 26.5%, Massively Multiplayer 20.7%, Open World 9.9%, Crafting 8%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Axion is an open world first/third person shooter with rpg and survival elements. The game is single player or multiplayer with LAN and online capability. Features include a large open world, character development and storyline in both single and multiplayer.

Why similar: Survival 26.3%, RPG 19.5%, Action 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.9%, FPS 10.2%

The virus has devastated cities and lands, you are one of the last survivors! You will have to survive in a harsh post-apocalyptic world populated by the living dead.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.2%, Survival 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Open World 7.5%

Left to Survive is an action shooter game with the post-apocalyptic world setting with a base building feature. Become a hero, challenge other players, join tournaments, raid bases. Would you be able to survive in a dead world?

Why similar: Survival 28.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Multiplayer 13.5%, FPS 9.2%, Action 7.4%

Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.

Why similar: Survival 27.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Open World 10.3%, Crafting 7.3%

Action. Chaos. Power. Anarchy: Wolf Laws is a dynamic first-person shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and strategic management. Capture territories, upgrade your production, and run your business in a world of total lawlessness.

Why similar: Survival 27.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Multiplayer 12.7%, FPS 9.5%, Open World 8.8%

GRIM is an Exclusive VR Multiplayer Survival game where you must immerse yourself, stranded on a secluded part of Earth. Survival is not just a choice but a grueling battle against nature and other players. Gather resources, craft, and build your base, all to stay alive.

Why similar: Survival 26.2%, Massively Multiplayer 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Open World 8.9%

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: Survival 32.4%, Massively Multiplayer 19.9%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Open World 11.2%, FPS 6.8%

Free-to-play multiplayer action game in the entourage of the Second World War with total destructibility of the environment. Enjoy full freedom, build a defense, create your army, crush the enemy.

Why similar: Survival 24.6%, Massively Multiplayer 21.7%, Multiplayer 13.6%, FPS 12%, Action 6.2%

Survival Nation: Lost Horizon is an open-world, top-down zombie survival game. Keep yourself and other survivors alive in a world gone to the zombies, upgrade your gear and skills, and keep civilization going in a world where humans are the top pick on the menu.

Why similar: Survival 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Action 9.7%, Open World 9.4%

Stars End is a sci-fi survival sandbox set on the wild frontier of a distant star system. Play solo or host your own server as you craft, build, and battle to survive in a galaxy shaped by danger, discovery, and your own grit.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 27.6%, Survival 19.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%, FPS 7.3%, Open World 6.8%