- #1 Dying Light
97% 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 42.8%, Gore 20%, Open World 16.4%, Action 11.2%, First-Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features similar first-person parkour movement and visceral melee combat against massive zombie hordes.
- #2 Dead Island 2
96% 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 34.9%, Gore 20.9%, Co-op 20.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on first-person melee combat and gore-filled encounters with diverse zombie types.
- #3 Enshrouded
96% matchVery Positive86% of 98,202 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Open World 31.3%, RPG 27.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 9.4%, Multiplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast open-world fantasy experience with survival, base-building, and cooperative exploration.
- #4 7 Days to Die
94% 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 54.7%, Open World 24.1%, Action 14%, Multiplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival and crafting with massive horde nights that test your defensive capabilities.
- #5 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
95% matchVery Positive85% of 145,447 reviews2018
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 48.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
Why similar: Co-op 27.2%, Gore 24.8%, RPG 19.2%, Action 9.4%, Fantasy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense first-person melee combat against massive waves of enemies in a dark fantasy setting.
- #6 Left 4 Dead 2
94% 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 60.2%, Co-op 16%, Gore 8.2%, Action 7.1%, Multiplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential cooperative experience for fighting through overwhelming waves of zombies.
- #7 No One Survived
92% 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 34%, Open World 18.4%, Co-op 10.7%, RPG 9.2%, Gore 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic survival mechanics and base building in a zombie-infested open world.
- #8 DESOLATE
93% 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: Zombies 33.4%, Open World 24.2%, Gore 16.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game set in a hostile environment filled with supernatural threats.
- #9 Conan Exiles
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 111,441 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 111.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World 25.8%, RPG 20.1%, Gore 10.9%, Violent 8.8%, Co-op 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a brutal open-world survival experience with heavy emphasis on melee combat and fantasy elements.
- #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 44.8%, Open World 18.6%, RPG 14.3%, Co-op 7.1%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging open-world survival game that emphasizes scavenging and combat against zombie threats.
- #11 Killing Floor 2
90% 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 37.7%, Gore 22.7%, Co-op 16.3%, Action 12.6%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-octane horde combat with a strong emphasis on gore and cooperative play.
- #12 World War Z
89% 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 53.3%, Co-op 14.1%, Action 10.7%, Gore 9.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features massive, swarming zombie hordes that require tactical cooperation to survive.
- #13 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,441 reviews2026
Dev: Mehuman GamesPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op.
Why similar: RPG 37.2%, Open World 28.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Fantasy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world adventure with base-building elements set in a dark, supernatural landscape.
- #14 Days Gone
87% 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 41.5%, Open World 25.4%, Action 8.5%, Gore 7.8%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features an open-world setting where players must contend with massive, terrifying zombie hordes.
- #15 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
86% 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 39.4%, Open World 19.7%, Co-op 12.3%, RPG 9.9%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep zombie survival simulation that emphasizes base management and cooperative exploration.
- #16 Valheim
84% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World 31.3%, Co-op 22.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 13.4%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative open-world survival game that captures the feeling of exploring a dangerous, mythological land.
- #17 Zombasite
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 213 reviews2016
Dev: Soldak Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Zombasite is a zombie apocalypse action RPG set in a dynamic, evolving, fantasy world for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Zombies 24.3%, Action 17.4%, Indie 11.4%, Co-op 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that blends hack-and-slash combat with zombie survival and clan management.
- #18 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
82% matchVery Positive88% of 286,599 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.2 hrsMean: 152.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Open World 25.2%, Medieval 13%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers large-scale medieval combat that captures the feeling of being part of a massive battlefield.
- #19 Dead Matter
85% matchMostly Negative21% of 882 reviews2023
Dev: QI Games
Windows
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 34%, Open World 15.9%, Co-op 15.8%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore open-world survival game focusing on realistic mechanics and zombie threats.
- #20 Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
84% matchMixed54% of 899 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.
Why similar: Zombies 28.9%, RPG 15.5%, Gore 13.5%, Open World 13.3%, Violent 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that pits players against zombie hordes that become more dangerous at night.
- #21 Welcome to ParadiZe
82% 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 26.4%, RPG 15.1%, Co-op 12.8%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative action game that allows you to control zombie companions in an open world.
- #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 34.4%, Open World 18.4%, RPG 17.6%, Co-op 14.5%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes base building and scavenging in a zombie-filled open world.
- #23 Savage Lands
83% matchMixed55% of 6,679 reviews2021
Dev: Last Bastion Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Your fight for survival begins on the frozen shores of Tarvhas, where bitter cold and vicious creatures conspire to defeat the unprepared. Uncover the land’s dark history as you and fellow explorers traverse an unforgiving and hostile world to tame the Savage Lands.
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Open World 21.4%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A harsh open-world survival game where players must fight to survive against mythical creatures.
- #24 Frozen Flame
81% matchMixed63% of 2,965 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamside InteractivePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
Why similar: RPG 31.4%, Open World 21%, Adventure 16.9%, Action 16.4%, Fantasy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy survival RPG that emphasizes exploration and cooperative play in a ruined world.
- #25 Godumas
79% matchMixed50% of 198 reviews2022
Dev: Moist Dog studio
Windows
GODUMAS is a co-op horror game for 1-4 players. Explore the strange island, solve location based puzzles, run or sneak your way through local inhabitants and find a way to escape… before you are sacrificed.
Why similar: Co-op 33.5%, Action 21.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative action-adventure game that focuses on surviving horror elements in a dangerous world.
- #26 Jaws Of Extinction™
78% matchMixed54% of 386 reviews2019
Dev: Blood Eater GamesPub: Forthright Entertainment
Windows
The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.
Why similar: Zombies 23.9%, RPG 19.7%, Gore 13.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 10.3%
- #27 IfSunSets
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,127 reviews2024
Dev: POLYMORPHPub: Smilegate
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
「IfSunSets」 is a survival RPG adventure game. During the day, secure necessary supplies across the island, and survive the night against strong and terrifying monsters that track you down. You can utilize resources you've secured to build a base to fend off threatening monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 31.5%, RPG 21.9%, Co-op 15.3%, Open World 15.2%, Adventure 11.7%
- #28 Better Late Than DEAD
79% matchMostly Negative28% of 909 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.
Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Open World 23.1%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Co-op 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that focuses on crafting and exploration in a hostile environment.
- #29 Outbreak Island
73% 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: Zombies 30.2%, RPG 24.7%, Open World 15.9%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #30 Almighty: Kill Your Gods
77% matchMixed61% of 402 reviews2021
Dev: RUNWILD EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Hunt demons, monsters, and gods solo or online with friends in this action RPG. Run, leap and fly across islands, ripping your foes to pieces, and rebuilding your home with their remains. Bring low the oppressive false gods, protect your kindred and become Almighty.
Why similar: RPG 24.9%, Open World 16.6%, Co-op 15.3%, Action 13%, Adventure 11.8%
- #31 Zombie Grinder
77% matchMixed67% of 295 reviews2015
Dev: TwinDrills
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A cross-platform, cooperative, multiplayer, zombie death-fest. Slaughter your way through many different maps, game modes and enemies - With tons of weapons and customization options!
Why similar: Zombies 30.1%, RPG 26.7%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 10.4%
- #32 Signs Of Darkness
78% matchMostly Negative23% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Press Pause Games
Windows
Kidnapped and thrown into the dark depths of the Undercrypt to die, you are rescued by an unknown ally. Eager to find the motive behind your abduction you set out on an unexpected journey. Master sorcery and swordsmanship to overcome the evil forces out to put an end to your existence.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Gore 21.2%, Violent 15.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Action 12.3%
- #33 Olorun: Theocracy
76% matchMixed56% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: AJetBear Entertainment
Windows
Olorun: Theocracy is a medieval-style fantasy RPG, it supports from single player to 4 players cooperation. Olorun: Theocracy features abundant forging, combat systems and adventures. It's up to players to decide who they are, whether it's the humble people of the gods, or the filthy Exodius!
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Gore 22.1%, Violent 16.6%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 12.8%
- #34 Fort Zombie
75% matchMixed67% of 153 reviews2018
Dev: Kerberos Productions Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Fort Zombie, players are trapped in the small town of Piety, Indiana. Organize and build a defense shelter from an impending wave of undead. Choose a building to be your Fort and forage for Food, Weapons, Supplies and People.
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Action 17.1%, Gore 16.7%, Zombies 12.1%, Indie 11.8%
- #35 Last Whisper
73% matchMixed66% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: 12Studio
Windows
Last Whisper Survival is a cooperative zombie survival game where exploration of the open world is key. As you venture further, you'll need to upgrade your gear and level up your character and skill tree to handle the increasing challenges as you move through the world.
Why similar: Zombies 37%, Action 17.1%, Open World 16.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 9%
- #36 Past Fate
72% matchMixed48% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Icy North Games
Windows
Past Fate is an open world MMORPG set in medieval fantasy world where the players freedom is the key element. Choose what you will become and explore the vast world and its continents for hidden secrets and mysteries. What is your fate?
Why similar: RPG 45.1%, Action 24.4%, Indie 16.8%, Violent 7.6%, Co-op 4.1%
- #37 Tracery of Fate
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Sign Narva
Windows
Tracery of Fate is a dark fantasy cooperative/solo VR game in magic post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, RPG 16.2%, Violent 14.9%, Co-op 12%, Action 9.9%
- #38 Survival Is Not Enough
76% matchMostly Negative35% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Fixer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Survival Is Not Enough is an open world first person zombie survival game. You wake up in a mysterious island and find out that you're infected. To survive you need to: build a shelter; protect yourself from dangers of this island; kill animals for food; kill zombies for underblood to cure yourself from zombie virus; The better you're...
Why similar: RPG 45%, Action 31.3%, Adventure 23.7%
- #39 Daemonical
74% matchMixed65% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: FearemPub: Gamifier
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Having ended up on an remote and abandoned island, you find yourself in a life and death battle against an evil coming straight from perdition. With each of your four friends possibly being a bone chilling demonic entity that will try to slaughter the rest of the group - who can you trust?
Why similar: Gore 27.5%, Action 21.3%, Violent 19.2%, Indie 15.8%, Open World 8%
- #40 The Devourer: Hunted Souls
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 596 reviews2023
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
Why similar: Open World 34.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Action 17.8%, Multiplayer 14.6%, First-Person 12%
- #41 The Headliners
69% matchVery Positive86% of 9,668 reviews2025
Dev: KAFI
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage. Your only goal: make the headlines without becoming one.
Why similar: Co-op 27%, Gore 22.1%, Action 17.7%, Indie 11%, Violent 9.7%
- #42 On Dark Terms
70% matchMixed69% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Dimensionless Games
Windows
Explore an online 1-4 player co-op open-world horror RPG where you and your feline companion will investigate a post-apocalyptic world and fight back against the Darkness. Can you find a way to stop it?
Why similar: Open World 32.8%, Co-op 29.4%, Indie 18.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #43 Hurricane
73% matchMixed57% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: Because I Can
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hurricane is a 3rd person multiplayer survival game in open fantasy world.
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Action 16.7%, Open World 11.7%, Indie 11.1%
- #44 Lifeless
74% matchMostly Negative38% of 552 reviews2016
Dev: Desync Donkeys
Windows
Immerse yourself in the post-apocalyptic co-op world of Lifeless, where base building and crafting are key. Collect weapons, gear, and food as you embark on thrilling missions to level up in a vast open world. But stay alert—relentless zombies lurk around every corner!
Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, Gore 16.8%, Action 15.8%, Violent 12.1%, Indie 8.6%
- #45 SURV1V3
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,793 reviews2021
Dev: Candymakers
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VIRTUAL REALITY that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 42.8%, Action 12.3%, Gore 10.9%, Co-op 9.4%, Violent 8.6%
- #46 Slashers
71% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: David GallardoPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Slashers is a 1-4 player cooperative horror game, you are explorers of abandoned and seemingly cursed places, your goal is to see what happened there.
Why similar: Gore 25.1%, Violent 16.5%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Co-op 12.5%
- #47 Nuclear Nightmare
66% matchVery Positive81% of 17,749 reviews2024
Dev: BG Productions
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Why similar: Co-op 33.8%, Open World 22.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 13.1%, First-Person 10%
- #48 Nearly Dead
71% matchMixed46% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.
Why similar: RPG 40.5%, Zombies 24.4%, Action 19.3%, Indie 15.8%
- #49 No More Room in Hell 2
68% matchMixed48% of 17,994 reviews2024
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 43.1%, Co-op 18.3%, Action 13.7%, Indie 8.6%, First-Person 5.8%
- #50 ENDALOR
67% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Diorite Games
Windows
An immersive medieval dark fantasy survival game with RPG elements for 1-4 players. Set in a hand crafted open world. Explore, survive, build, craft, fight and conquer your way through the dark, brutal and mysterious lands.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Open World 18.5%, Co-op 14.9%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 10.8%
- #51 Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 21,366 reviews2015
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.
Why similar: Gore 24.1%, Co-op 22.6%, Action 19.8%, RPG 9.4%, First-Person 6.8%
- #52 Polygeddon
67% matchMixed42% of 64 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: Zombies 31.4%, RPG 20.1%, Open World 13.7%, Co-op 13.1%, Adventure 9.2%
- #53 Big Day
70% matchMixed57% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Sonic ShieldPub: Zodiac Interactive
Windows · Mac
The Big Day has arrived. Blast your way through the apocalypse in this bloody pixel-art ARPG, riding through the ruins of the last days on Earth following a devastating zombie outbreak. Uncover the truth behind the crisis, find your missing daughter, and blow holes in every zombie who crosses your path!
Why similar: RPG 27.4%, Gore 18.6%, Action 15.1%, Violent 14%, Adventure 13.9%
- #54 Blood Night
64% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Team
Windows
(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.
Why similar: Zombies 44%, Action 15.9%, Open World 14.8%, Co-op 11.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #55 TRAPPED
67% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Action 22.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Open World 18.8%, Violent 15.4%, Indie 13.9%
- #56 Plains of Pain
66% matchVery Positive85% of 692 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
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: RPG 31.9%, Open World 22.3%, Co-op 22.1%, Action 17.2%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #57 Duel Corp.
64% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,178 reviews2026
Dev: Dreameffect Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Souls-inspired action RPG set in a sandbox open world with an MMO feel and challenging directional combat. Play solo or with up to 3 friends in co-op. Build friendships, master an unrestricted class system, and uncover the cause that darkened all eyes.
Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Open World 19.7%, Violent 19%, Action 13.7%, Medieval 7.9%
- #58 Dungeon Crowley
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: Animvs Game Studio
Windows
Dungeon Crowley blends RPG and FPS elements altogether while providing seamless full multiplayer-campaign where players must cooperate through procedural dungeons. Follow through the delusions and discoveries of a teacher which engages with the occult while facing financial problems.
Why similar: RPG 29.5%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 14.2%, Indie 11.1%, Action 10.7%