- #1 Taora : Survival
97% matchMixed60% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: Tulpar Games
Windows
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: Looter Shooter 24.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.2%, Driving 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Action RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: As the full version of the seed game, it offers the complete experience of the base-building and survival mechanics you enjoyed.
- #2 SurrounDead
96% matchVery Positive91% of 26,489 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.7 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 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Open World 13.8%, Survival 10.4%, Base Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures a very similar aesthetic and gameplay loop, focusing on looting, exploration, and survival in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #3 DeadPoly
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,136 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Looter Shooter 21.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Zombies 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly zombie survival game that emphasizes looting and base-building, mirroring the visual and mechanical style of the seed game.
- #4 7 Days to Die
94% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 110.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Base Building 15.1%, Sandbox 14.9%, Survival 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most robust voxel-based base-building and fortification system combined with intense zombie survival gameplay.
- #5 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
95% matchVery Positive83% of 69,686 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 20.5%, Base Building 18.5%, Open World 15.2%, Survival 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the gold standard for managing a community, building a base, and scavenging for supplies in a zombie-ridden open world.
- #6 HumanitZ
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,984 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 16.8%, Base Building 14.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Open World 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the core survival loop of scavenging and base management with a strong emphasis on tactical combat against the undead.
- #7 Unturned
93% matchVery Positive91% of 564,532 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 72.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unturned is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game. As one of the few not yet turned, you must fight to remain among the living.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.9% ★, Sandbox 12.8%, Zombies 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Open World 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the low-poly survival genre that provides a massive sandbox for looting, driving, and building defenses against zombies.
- #8 Night of the Dead
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,856 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 32.1 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 18.6%, Sandbox 18.1%, Base Building 16.3%, Open World 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at combining open-world exploration with complex trap-based base defense against nightly zombie hordes.
- #9 VEIN
91% matchVery Positive88% of 12,003 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.3 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 16.5%, Base Building 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Open World 13.2%, Sandbox 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on zombie survival that prioritizes realistic mechanics, vehicle maintenance, and base fortification.
- #10 Deadside
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,499 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Looter Shooter 17.2% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 9.6%, Open World 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival shooter that emphasizes tactical looting and base building in a large, unforgiving open world.
- #11 XERA: Survival
90% matchMixed66% of 7,941 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Looter Shooter 20.2% ★, Base Building 12.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that leans heavily into the looter-shooter mechanics and gear progression.
- #12 Generation Zero®
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 42,150 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: Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Sandbox 15.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Open World 12.3%, PvE 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: While featuring machines instead of zombies, it perfectly captures the looter-shooter, driving, and open-world survival feel of the seed game.
- #13 Undawn
89% matchMixed54% of 6,601 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 41.2 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: Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Open World 12.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival RPG that features extensive base building and cooperative PvE combat against zombie threats.
- #14 The Front
87% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.9%, Base Building 20.5%, Open World 14.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-crafting game that features military-grade base building and intense combat in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #15 SCUM
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 126,382 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 104.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.9%, Zombies 21.4%, Open World 18.9%, Survival 13.3%, Third Person 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly detailed survival experience with deep looting, crafting, and character management mechanics.
- #16 Fargone
88% matchMixed69% of 600 reviews2022
Dev: RedDot Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.1% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Base Building 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Action RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that incorporates survival and building elements, making it a direct thematic match for the seed game.
- #17 Dead District: Survival
86% matchMixed47% of 483 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Base Building 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Zombies 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the multiplayer aspect of zombie survival, encouraging players to team up for looting and base defense.
- #18 DayZ
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 468,041 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.7 hrsMean: 280.1 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: Sandbox 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Zombies 17%, Survival 12.9%, Open World 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential open-world survival game where every piece of loot is vital for staying alive in a harsh, player-populated environment.
- #19 Subsistence
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,766 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Open World 20%, Survival 19.9%, Base Building 19.5%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Sandbox 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on PvE survival, requiring players to build a secure base while managing resources against hostile wildlife and AI.
- #20 Outbreak Island
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,082 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 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: Driving 20.5%, Sandbox 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Base Building 11.8%, Zombies 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival sandbox game that tasks players with investigating a mysterious island while managing resources and defending against infected.
- #21 Dying Light
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 494,317 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 61.3 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 24.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Open World 13.8%, Action RPG 13.1%, PvE 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-octane experience that blends parkour, melee-focused looting, and intense zombie combat.
- #22 Survival: Lost Way
84% matchMostly Negative36% of 295 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 15.2%, Driving 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes crafting and resource management in a harsh, post-apocalyptic environment.
- #23 Zompiercer
82% matchVery Positive88% of 4,697 reviews2020
Dev: DDDimanN
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.
Why similar: Sandbox 15%, Zombies 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Base Building 12.5%, Action RPG 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An FPS-focused zombie survival game that uses a train as a mobile base, offering a unique twist on the genre.
- #24 Project Zomboid
81% matchVery Positive94% of 475,049 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 87.1 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 25%, Sandbox 16.9%, Survival 15.3%, Open World 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it offers the most comprehensive zombie survival simulation available, focusing on long-term base management and scavenging.
- #25 Miscreated
81% matchMixed66% of 31,591 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Zombies 22.6%, Open World 19.1%, Survival 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Multiplayer 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that emphasizes exploration and looting in a beautifully detailed, dangerous open world.
- #26 Dead Island 2
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 29,087 reviews2024
Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.3 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 26.5%, Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, Action RPG 16.9%, PvE 12.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the visceral, action-oriented side of the looter-shooter genre with a heavy emphasis on creative zombie combat.
- #27 Junk Survivor
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 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: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Zombies 16.2%, Sandbox 13.8%, Open World 11%, PvE 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that focuses on scavenging through the remnants of civilization to build and maintain a safe haven.
- #28 Poly Roam
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: NightTime Co.
Windows
Poly Roam is a survival, driving road-trip game featuring a large, explorable environment that is procedurally generated. Loot, gather, and drive as much as you can.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 31.1% ★, Driving 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Open World 8.3%, Shooter 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that prioritizes vehicle exploration and open-world survival in a stylized, low-poly environment.
- #29 DARKEST DAYS
77% matchMixed49% of 5,125 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 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Open World 13%, Base Building 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #30 Survive the Nights
75% matchMixed66% of 6,719 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 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: Looter Shooter 29.2% ★, Sandbox 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Zombies 12.8%, PvE 8.6%
- #31 Vigor
76% matchMixed46% of 7,978 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Outlive the apocalypse! Dive into intense Encounters and extract the most valuable spoils the Outlands have to offer! Loot, shoot, and build to become the absolute Outlander and explore the landscape of a post-war Norway in Vigor, a free-to-play looter shooter.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 38% ★, Third-Person Shooter 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Shooter 8%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #32 Fallen Region
79% matchMixed42% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 16%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Open World 9.6%, Base Building 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure game that incorporates survival mechanics and exploration in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #33 Crafting Dead
78% matchMixed57% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Ferullo Gaming
Windows
Crafting Dead is a post-apocalyptic multiplayer-based zombie survival game with a voxel theme. Aim high and punch low, survive at all costs!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27% ★, Zombies 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Base Building 11.4%, Open World 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that emphasizes the crafting and base-building aspects of the zombie apocalypse.
- #34 Polygeddon
76% matchMixed41% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Dreamworks
Windows
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: Looter Shooter 21.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Zombies 11.5%, Third-Person Shooter 10.7%, Sandbox 10%
- #35 Zombie Survival Game Online
75% matchMixed69% of 316 reviews2023
Dev: Zombie Survival Game Online LLC
Windows
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: Looter Shooter 30.9% ★, Zombies 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Base Building 9.2%, PvE 7.8%
- #36 Gone: Survival
77% matchMixed44% of 316 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: Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Zombies 12%, Third-Person Shooter 11.7%, Base Building 11.7%
- #37 World Crafter TD: Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies! The prologue for the full game, World Crafter TD!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30%, Base Building 26.8%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #38 The Thing That Happened
72% matchMixed60% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Mario MurklPub: Jericho Game Development
Windows
Thing That Happened is an Openworld Third Person - Action Adventure Survial game. You can use multiple weapons, attachments, close combat skills tree's and crafting to break through your enemies.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 29.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Action RPG 11%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%, Shooter 7.9%
- #39 Colonies of The Remnant
73% matchVery Negative7% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Soul Studios
Windows
In a post-apocalyptic world build and lead your own colony under the constant threat of the undead. Recruit survivors, assign roles and decide how your group survives. Fight enemy colonies or form alliances in FPS or TPS combat.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Sandbox 14.2%, Zombies 11.6%, Open World 7.7%
- #40 No One Survived
71% matchMixed64% of 7,777 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.0 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 20.5%, Open World 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Survival 13.9%, Multiplayer 10.9%
- #41 SmallZ
74% matchMixed47% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: skins.dog
Windows
SmallZ is a third person zombie survival game. Form a team or go solo to survive from many threats such as zombies, boss zombies and other players. Build fortifications on different buildings or build your own base from scratch. There are plenty of build parts available for you to craft!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 33.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Base Building 9.4%, Shooter 9%, Third Person 7.5%
- #42 Old Future: Post-Apocalyptic Times
73% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
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: Looter Shooter 32.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Open World 8.7%
- #43 State of Decay
73% 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 24.9%, Open World 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Survival 11.1%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #44 Dysterra
71% matchMixed56% of 771 reviews2025
Dev: Reality MagiQ
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!
Why similar: PvE 19.1%, Sandbox 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Base Building 15.3%, Shooter 10.4%
- #45 Plains of Pain
70% matchVery Positive83% of 933 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Sandbox 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Base Building 13%, PvE 9.5%
- #46 Keep Her Safe
68% matchVery Positive96% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: Gugu Studio
Windows
Keep Her Safe is a survival shooting game. Gather resources, fortify your base, and withstand zombie hordes to keep the rocket project alive and bring an end to the acid rain apocalypse. Besides the hard life in wasteland, you can also chill up with friends in different multiplayer gameplays.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Zombies 14.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Open World 9.2%
- #47 Lost Light
70% matchMixed55% of 28,119 reviews2022
Dev: NetEase Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Looter Shooter 38.7% ★, Shooter 12.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Survival 8.2%
- #48 Drive 4 Survival
72% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2020
Dev: M3M Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!
Why similar: Driving 22.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Sandbox 12.8%, Base Building 10.5%, Open World 9.9%
- #49 Karagon (Survival Robot Riding FPS)
71% matchMixed47% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Tbjbu2 Originals
Windows
Survive, shoot, construct, and ride killer elemental robots. Craft equipment, explore multi-floor buildings, build and farm, uncover schematics, and progress through technology tiers. Alone or with friends in this brutal post apocalyptic open world survival robot riding crafting shooter game!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 31.8% ★, Base Building 10.4%, Action RPG 9.9%, Open World 8.1%, PvE 8%
- #50 Nuclear Epoch
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 517 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Nuclear Epoch: Open-world survival mixing base building & extraction shooting. Explore with friends, raid dangerous instances for loot, but death means losing everything. Craft weapons with fully customizable stats in this post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 37.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Base Building 13.3%, Open World 10%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #51 Raise Your Tribe
69% matchMixed57% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Primeval Forest Studios
Windows
A hardcore tactical shooter with horror elements. Battle Machines and Mutants, and build your legacy on a deadly post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk Island. Explore dangerous zones, craft powerful gear, and shape your Cyberware build. Uncover secrets and fight to survive in a brutal, immersive world!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 29% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Action RPG 11.3%, Open World 11.1%, Base Building 10.1%
- #52 Dread Dawn
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,259 reviews2024
Dev: Kioop
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 20.1%, Sandbox 16.3%, Third-Person Shooter 15.4%, Base Building 12.7%, Open World 10.5%
- #53 PolyZ
68% matchMixed49% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Thirteen37 Games™
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
Why similar: Base Building 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Zombies 12.2%, PvE 11.1%, Open World 10.9%
- #54 Next Day: Survival
69% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Open World 17.7%, Survival 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Third-Person Shooter 9.1%
- #55 Crushed
70% matchMixed54% of 318 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Sandbox 20%, Base Building 15.9%, Open World 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Zombies 13.7%
- #56 Nomad
69% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Zombies 26.7%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Open World 18.5%, Survival 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%
- #57 Mesorift Survival
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Meik.W Interactive
Windows
Mesorift Survival is a classic survival game with PvP and PvE elements, set in a tropical open world with three islands. Gather resources, build a base, craft weapons, and survive.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.5% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Open World 12%, PvE 11.4%, Shooter 10.7%
- #58 Walking Zombie 2
66% matchVery Positive87% of 13,297 reviews2019
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Zombie singleplayer shooter in modern polygon graphics with rich RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 15.7%, Sandbox 14%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Action RPG 10.9%, Open World 10.3%
- #59 Survive The Island
68% matchMixed53% of 83 reviews2021
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore PUBLISHING
Windows
survive the island you survive from skeletons and humans you can build and mine and level up your stats you can build whatever you want you can raid enemies you can mine and cut down trees and you have to hunt for your own food and you can grow your own crops and you can craft weapons
Why similar: Sandbox 19.6%, Action RPG 16.3%, RPG 11.6%, Base Building 10.2%, Third Person 8.5%