- #1 Squad Zero
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code Bard Pub: Code Bard
Windows
Squad Zero is a squad-based open-world RPG with survival and strategy elements. The world has fallen to a zombie plague. Gather your squad, explore abandoned towns, scavenge resources, and build a base while the living and the dead fight for survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Survival 17.8%, Sandbox 16.4%, Zombies 11.4%, Base Building 8.6%
- #2 Outbreak Island
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 959 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Survival 15.3%, Sandbox 14.9%, RPG 7.6%, Crafting 7.3%
- #3 Foul
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZRK
Windows
Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Survival 13.8%, Sandbox 10.2%, RPG 9.6%, Crafting 8.5%
- #4 Necrocyte
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FloatSurvival
Windows
Necrocyte is a stylized open-world zombie survival game. In a world overrun by the Zombies, survival is your only goal. Explore, fight, and endure as you face relentless horrors in a brutal, unforgiving landscape. The infected are everywhere — they will hunt you down without mercy.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.1%, Survival 14.7%, Zombies 11.4%, Sandbox 10.8%, RPG 8.9%
- #5 Broken World
94% matchMixed65% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22%, Survival 17.3%, Sandbox 15%, Crafting 9.6%, Zombies 9.3%
- #6 No More Light
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Para 51 GamesPub: Invictus
Windows
No More Light is a narrative survival shooter where humanity’s last remnants battle an alien insectoid invasion. Thrown into a post-apocalyptic world, you’ll turn enemies into weapons, undergo a deadly metamorphosis, control weather, and fight for survival in brutal, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.4%, Survival 13.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Zombies 8.6%, RPG 8.5%
- #7 Shadows of Kurgansk
93% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Survival 23.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, RPG 14.3%, Zombies 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%
- #8 State of Decay
92% 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: Survival 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Zombies 18.9%, Sandbox 8%, RPG 7.6%
- #9 VEIN
91% matchVery Positive89% of 10,178 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.3 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: Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Survival 18.2%, Zombies 11.1%, Sandbox 10.5%, Base Building 8.8%
- #10 In the Van
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Tofu
Windows
A cozy post-apocalyptic survival game where your van is your home, your shelter, and your key to survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Survival 18.2%, Sandbox 17%, Zombies 10.2%, Crafting 9.3%
- #11 Apocalypse Island
90% matchMixed41% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Bettini Games
Windows
As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.5%, Survival 21.5%, Zombies 14.8%, Sandbox 12.3%, Crafting 7.1%
- #12 Last of Humanity
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games, inc.
Windows
Welcome to Last of Humanity, an online open-world sandbox multiplayer zombie survival game. Travel the zombie wasteland as you attempt to rebuild society controlling key locations to manufacture & produce equipment for survival. Forage, Craft and shoot your way to survival from the dead and living.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Sandbox 17.5%, Survival 12.5%, Crafting 9.4%, Third Person 8.5%
- #13 Ardem
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Techtive Games
Windows · Linux
Ardem is an immersive open-world survival RPG set in an interactive world ravaged by a deadly virus. Alone or with friends, explore handcrafted abandoned locations, gather resources, build bases, repair vehicles, and restore civilization through the power of electricity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, Survival 11.5%, RPG 8.8%, Zombies 8.7%
- #14 Herd is Coming
89% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Survival 14.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, RPG 11.7%, Zombies 11%
- #15 Red Frost
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
A story-driven, first person perspective, post-apocalyptic survival adventure set in the rough winter climates of last century’s Russia.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Survival 17.7%, RPG 15.7%, Sandbox 12.9%, Crafting 9.9%
- #16 Fallout 4
86% matchVery Positive81% of 424,304 reviews2015
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 37.1 hrsMean: 117.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.7%, RPG 12.1%, Sandbox 8.8%, Survival 7.9%, Open World 7.7%
- #17 Zombase
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Unknown
Windows
Zombase is a survival sandbox set in a fallen city with unique 2.5D visuals. Build or take over homes, scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, drive vehicles, and hold out through the day and night. There’s no ending—only how long you can last.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Sandbox 12.4%, Survival 11.6%, Zombies 10.1%, RPG 9.2%
- #18 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
86% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.3%, Survival 19.3%, RPG 17.2%, Zombies 13.4%, Crafting 6.8%
- #19 State of Decay: YOSE
84% matchVery Positive82% of 12,928 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 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: Survival 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Zombies 18.1%, Base Building 9.8%, Open World 6.2%
- #20 Max Madness
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo BanzatoPub: TBA
Windows
Enter the world of Max Madness, a post-apocalyptic survival game with RPG and action elements. Navigate a treacherous open world, ravaged by nuclear devastation, where tension and terror lurk around every corner. Forge alliances, confront chaos, and make choices that shape your destiny.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, RPG 14.5%, Survival 13.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Open World 5.9%
- #21 The Survivors
83% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Guygames
Windows
You crashed near a city infested by an unknown virus, you discover a world of nightmare infested with zombies but also by fanatics. Deliver yourself, craft, build and fight for your survival and the other survivors that populate this world in this survival game.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.5%, Survival 20.3%, Zombies 13.7%, Base Building 9.4%, RPG 8%
- #22 Sustained
82% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Iconic Studios
Windows
This is a open world Survival Zombie game with survival mechanics in single player and (PVP) (PVE) in Multiplayer or Co-Op. Join a few friends and look who can survive the island full of zombies and other players trying to survive like you, it has base building, Crafting, food, water, Temperatures.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Sandbox 14.6%, Survival 11.7%, RPG 10.7%, Crafting 8.9%
- #23 Dao's Cover
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Beijing Baidong Technology
Windows
An unconventional post-apocalyptic survival sandbox game. Abandon endless combat and embrace a more authentic living experience in the apocalypse.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Sandbox 15.8%, Survival 13.6%, RPG 12.6%, Crafting 8%
- #24 No One Survived
80% matchMixed65% of 7,635 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.7 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: Survival 23.4%, Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Zombies 12.6%, Crafting 9.6%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #25 HUNKER DOWN
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.6%, Survival 17.2%, Zombies 12.1%, Crafting 10.8%, Base Building 9.3%
- #26 Fallen Earth Classic
81% matchMixed60% of 7,560 reviews2012
Dev: Little Orbit
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.4%, Survival 23.5%, Zombies 10.7%, Crafting 8%, Sandbox 8%
- #27 As I Survive
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinnacle Gaming Studios
Windows
A survival FPS where you must maintain the tactical advantage to survive your environment. Explore caves and bunkers, unlock secrets, and contain the situation in the valley to restore peace. Unlock new quests along the way that will give you the power to save what is left.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.3%, Survival 16.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Crafting 10.7%, Zombies 10.4%
- #28 Survivalist
79% matchVery Positive80% of 2,566 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: Survival 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Zombies 13.6%, RPG 11%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #29 Alchemy of the Earth
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Tamalpais Games
Windows
Explore the dreamscape of an Alchemist. Uncover his attempts to bring back the dead. Survive in a doomed world, where the Alchemist's failed experiments linger behind, guarding his abandoned secrets.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Sandbox 15.4%, Survival 15%, RPG 12.4%, Crafting 8%
- #30 Quarantine-Z: Survival
78% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Games
Windows
2 years have passed since a virus totally unknown to humanity originated in your small town. People have become aggressive and cannibalistic.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.4%, Survival 17.6%, Sandbox 13%, Zombies 11.7%, Crafting 11.2%
- #31 FERAN
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andy Games
Windows · Linux
FERAN is a single-player survival FPS set in a ruined post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge dangerous zones, survive brutal firefights, manage scarce resources and uncover what happened to your unit.
Why similar: Survival 31%, Post-apocalyptic 22.2%, Sandbox 16.5%, Zombies 12.9%, Third Person 6.5%
- #32 Undead Wilderness: Survival
76% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: VortexByte Studios
Windows
Undead Wilderness: Survive the unforgiving jungle, unravel its mysteries, and escape the relentless horde of bloodthirsty zombies. Scavenge, manage resources, and fight for your life in a heart-pounding race against the growing undead threat.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.3%, Survival 18.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Zombies 11.8%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #33 ATOM RPG 2
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
A New Open-World Era of ATOM Begins! 1,225 km² of the Caspian Wastes! Open-world survival game with a story-rich CRPG soul, co-op or alone, vehicles, sandbox, crafting, and strange encounters.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Survival 14.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, RPG 8.6%, Crafting 7.7%
- #34 Erzurum
76% matchMixed40% of 4,987 reviews2021
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.8%, Survival 20.2%, Sandbox 12.2%, Crafting 11.5%, Third Person 6.6%
- #35 Polygon Survival
74% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Survival 16.3%, Sandbox 13.7%, Zombies 11.7%, Crafting 10.2%
- #36 Radiance
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glob Games StudioPub: Duality Games
Windows
Welcome to the tpp simulator of an insane nuclear power plant, in with you have to decide how to prevent a meltdown. Do you deal with the leak or handle an unruly school trip? Catch radioactive rats or isolate radioactive objects? The world has gone crazy and it's time to do something about it!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.6%, Survival 17.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #37 Gone: Survival
75% matchMixed44% of 310 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Survival 16.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Zombies 10.4%
- #38 Survival Journals
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elven WorkshopPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Survive with your choices and fortify your safehouse in this text based adventure. The Horde's on it's way, will you be ready when it arrives?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, RPG 21.1%, Survival 20%, Zombies 10.6%, Crafting 8.1%
- #39 Junk Survivor
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 79 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 29.4%, Survival 18.2%, Sandbox 13.8%, Zombies 12.7%, Crafting 8.4%
- #40 I Shall Remain
74% matchMixed67% of 162 reviews2015
Dev: Scorpius Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An Action RPG at its core, I Shall Remain combines role-playing elements with survival and strategic aspects, and creates a blend never before seen. Through complex, real-time character progression and RPG system, over a hundred abilities to learn and upgrade, dozens of weapons and enhancers, thousands of Infected, over twenty mutations,...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.2%, RPG 21.2%, Survival 18.5%, Zombies 12.9%, Third Person 4.2%
- #41 Exile Era
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Everything2Games
Windows
In the wasteland ruled by AI, a weekly exile game unfolds.Will you choose to survive alone, lingering in the shadow of zombies and mutated creatures? Or rally your companions and build a haven of hope for old humanity on this desolate island with your own hands?
Why similar: RPG 25.3%, Survival 21.2%, Sandbox 17.8%, Zombies 16.6%, Base Building 11.7%
- #42 Ares Virus2
72% matchMixed64% of 424 reviews2022
Dev: 热区网络
Windows
The "Ares Virus" series of games is widely acclaimed for its unique combat and individual style of painting. Now that the sequel is back, it will give you an unprecedented experience.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.6%, Survival 19.4%, Sandbox 13%, RPG 9.8%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #43 Kenshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 111,966 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 71.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Sandbox 22.8%, Survival 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, RPG 15.1%, Open World 7.9%
- #44 Dreadsite Survival
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XiRepperPub: Xi Studios
Windows
In Dreadsite Survival, players awaken in a world destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. Surrounded by infected hordes and ruthless drifters, they must scavenge, build, and fight to survive, uncovering the secrets of the apocalypse while battling to stay alive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Survival 15.1%, Zombies 9.4%, Base Building 9.2%, RPG 8.6%
- #45 A Silent Desolation
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHK Interactive
Windows
Stranded on post-apocalyptic Earth centuries after humanity's exodus, "A Silent Desolation" is a solo survival game developed by one person. Face dangers, craft, explore, and uncover secrets while repairing a shuttle base to escape.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Survival 18.2%, Sandbox 16.1%, Crafting 9.9%, Base Building 9.3%
- #46 DARKEST DAYS
69% matchMixed49% of 4,887 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.6 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: Post-apocalyptic 27.5%, Survival 18.4%, Zombies 13.8%, RPG 12.1%, Base Building 7.1%
- #47 ZombiGON
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: WIK Games Studio
Windows
Build a community of survivors from a zombie apocalypse. Manage survivors' skills and morale to cooperate in surviving disasters. Find food, weapons, medicine, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.6%, Survival 21.2%, Sandbox 16%, Zombies 14.8%, RPG 10.7%
- #48 HORDE Survival
70% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.7%, Survival 18.3%, Sandbox 12.7%, Crafting 11.8%, Base Building 10.8%
- #49 Next Day: Survival
71% 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 31.7%, Survival 31%, Crafting 8.6%, Sandbox 7.6%, Open World 7.3%
- #50 Blood Sunset
69% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: ModMaximuss
Windows
Blood Sunset is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, survival RPG. You happen to find yourself on old deserted islands... full of zombies. You'll have to survive, kill, run away, get food, and resources.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Survival 14.9%, RPG 13%, Zombies 10.4%, Crafting 9.1%
- #51 iZolated
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Sandbox 15.4%, Survival 11%, RPG 10.6%, Zombies 8.5%
- #52 SurrounDead
68% matchVery Positive92% of 24,675 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.8 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: Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, Survival 22.6%, Zombies 17.3%, RPG 7.6%, Open World 6.1%
- #53 Zector 7
68% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: SocksandGoats Studios
Windows
Craft, Build and Fight alongside your friends across this deadly open-world. Use both modern day and sci-fi tech as you Loot, Harvest and Trade for resources, gear and vehicles in order to survive the wasteland.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Survival 15.1%, Zombies 10.6%, RPG 9.7%, Crafting 8.3%
- #54 Pathogen: Code Omega
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Pandemic Forge
Windows
Survive on an island overrun by zombies, destroy infected nests with molotovs to collect samples, and signal for rescue before it’s too late.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.5%, Survival 24%, Base Building 11.3%, Zombies 7.7%, Crafting 6.5%
- #55 Survive The Forest
69% match1 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore PUBLISHING
Windows
You need to Survive the forest from infected. You need to get resources and survive from infected
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.5%, Sandbox 23.2%, Survival 18.1%, Crafting 13.6%, First-Person 9.6%
- #56 HumanitZ
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,745 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.9 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: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Survival 17.1%, Sandbox 13%, Zombies 12.1%, Crafting 9.3%
- #57 Chernobylite Complete Edition
67% matchVery Positive82% of 15,299 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.6%, Survival 18.4%, RPG 11.8%, Base Building 8.4%, Crafting 8.3%
- #58 Afterlight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Afterlight Studios
Windows · Linux
Afterlight is an open-world sandbox survival horror game. Set across the abandoned facilities and decaying towns of Pine Ridge County, once home to a classified government research site. Scavenge, craft, fortify and drive through the day. When the sun goes down, the hordes come. EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Survival 16.2%, Sandbox 14.8%, Zombies 11%, RPG 9.6%
- #59 Port Town: Survival
66% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Emre ŞahinPub: Survivillage
Windows
A deserted port town, missing people, and a dark secret waiting to be uncovered… Dive into Port Town’s open world, collect mysterious photos, and reveal the truth. But be careful… some secrets are meant to stay buried.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Survival 17.6%, Sandbox 14.5%, Crafting 10.2%, RPG 9.2%