- #1 Dead Age
97% matchVery Positive82% of 5,612 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Party-Based RPG 13%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Survival 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar focus on turn-based zombie combat and resource-driven survival mechanics.
- #2 Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,341 reviews2021
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.
Why similar: Zombies 27.3%, Party-Based RPG 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the blend of turn-based tactical combat, party management, and base-building survival found in the seed game.
- #3 Wanna Survive
96% matchVery Positive93% of 304 reviews2019
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.
Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features challenging, grid-based tactical combat against zombie hordes that feels very similar to the seed game's core loop.
- #4 Urban Strife
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 698 reviews2026
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Zombies 14.3%, Party-Based RPG 13%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Base Building 11%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based tactical combat with base management and faction politics in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #5 Dead State: Reanimated
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,564 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Zombies 42.4%, Survival 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, RPG 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based tactical RPG that emphasizes managing a group of survivors and base defense during a zombie apocalypse.
- #6 Dead Grid
94% matchVery Positive94% of 534 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.3%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based RPG that focuses on squad management and loot-driven combat against zombie threats.
- #7 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
93% matchVery Positive94% of 4,509 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Zombies 29.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Survival 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that captures the desperate feeling of scavenging for resources and surviving against the undead.
- #8 The Last Spell
91% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.2%, Strategy RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a fantasy world, its core loop of tactical turn-based defense against massive waves of enemies is highly comparable.
- #9 Infectonator: Survivors
92% matchMixed67% of 1,169 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 52.6%, Survival 19.3%, Strategy 14%, RPG 8.1%, Action 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-survival game that tasks you with leading a group of survivors through tactical encounters and resource management.
- #10 Z Dawn
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Zombies 13%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based strategy game focuses on base building and managing a party of survivors in a world overrun by zombies.
- #11 Jagged Alliance 3
90% matchVery Positive89% of 14,995 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23%, Tactical RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Strategy RPG 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep squad-based tactical combat and strategic map management that will satisfy fans of the seed game's tactical depth.
- #12 XCOM® 2
89% matchVery Positive85% of 109,714 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, PvE 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for turn-based tactical squad combat, providing a much higher level of complexity for those who enjoy the seed game's mechanics.
- #13 Battle Brothers
89% matchVery Positive88% of 28,918 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.3%, Strategy RPG 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a mercenary company with deep tactical turn-based combat that rewards careful party composition.
- #14 Project Zomboid
88% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 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 41.6%, Survival 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%, RPG 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate zombie survival experience that emphasizes base building and resource management, even if the combat is real-time.
- #15 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
87% matchVery Positive83% of 18,615 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
Why similar: Zombies 53.8%, Post-apocalyptic 30.5%, Survival 11.9%, Action 2.7%, Multiplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: While it lacks the tactical combat, it is the best choice for players who want to experience the narrative and atmosphere of the source material.
- #16 Sheltered
86% matchVery Positive82% of 6,286 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.9%, Base Building 31.8%, Survival 23.2%, Strategy 6.9%, RPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic management game where you must keep your family alive and defend your base from external threats.
- #17 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
86% matchVery Positive85% of 10,558 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.6%, Survival 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that focuses on character builds and strategic combat.
- #18 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
85% matchVery Positive83% of 70,161 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 31.8%, Base Building 24.7%, Survival 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A robust zombie survival game that emphasizes base management and community building, similar to the seed game's meta-game.
- #19 7 Days to Die
83% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.0 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 27.8%, Base Building 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Survival 17%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A premier zombie survival game that excels at base building and defensive strategy against waves of enemies.
- #20 Pathway
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,264 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.5%, Strategy RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Zombies 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactical combat and party management that feels very similar to the pacing of the seed game.
- #21 UnderRail
84% matchVery Positive86% of 7,264 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 49.7%, Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, RPG 23.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG that rewards players for careful positioning and strategic use of abilities in turn-based combat.
- #22 Door Kickers
82% matchVery Positive94% of 10,059 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 44.6%, Strategy 38.8%, Action 10.1%, Multiplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides intense squad-based tactical combat that emphasizes planning and execution in tight environments.
- #23 DYSMANTLE
81% matchVery Positive91% of 11,622 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 37.3%, Base Building 28.3%, Survival 21.4%, RPG 9.3%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that features base building and resource gathering in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #24 Frozen Synapse
82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,620 reviews2011
Dev: Mode 7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 39.1%, Strategy 37.5%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that focuses on simultaneous turn-based planning, requiring high levels of strategic foresight.
- #25 Death Road to Canada
81% matchVery Positive93% of 10,537 reviews2016
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!
Why similar: Zombies 59.7%, Survival 18.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%, RPG 7.8%, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on party management and survival choices during a road trip through a zombie-infested world.
- #26 For The King
79% matchVery Positive88% of 43,840 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Party-Based RPG 18.5%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, RPG 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that emphasizes party synergy and strategic movement across a dangerous world map.
- #27 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
79% matchVery Positive89% of 14,868 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.6%, Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Strategy 13.1%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers excellent turn-based tactical squad combat with deep customization options for your units.
- #28 Convoy
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,467 reviews2015
Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 54.4%, Strategy 20.7%, RPG 17.3%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical combat game with resource management elements set in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- #29 Gears Tactics
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,780 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 47.4%, Strategy 34.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, RPG 5.3%, Multiplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production turn-based tactical game that focuses on squad-based combat against overwhelming odds.
- #30 Invisible, Inc.
78% matchVery Positive91% of 5,792 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on stealth and squad management, requiring careful planning for every move.
- #31 DARKEST DAYS
76% matchMixed49% of 5,176 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 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Base Building 14%, Survival 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #32 State of Survival
77% matchMixed56% of 480 reviews2023
Dev: FunPlus International AG
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 208.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Survive the Zombies War in this RPG game of Apocalypse and Survival
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.5%, Zombies 20.7%, Strategy 11.5%, RPG 10%, Base Building 8.9%
- #33 Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter
77% matchMixed59% of 574 reviews2021
Dev: MY.GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Zombies 37.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Survival 17.1%, PvP 10.7%, Multiplayer 5.8%
- #34 Undawn
75% matchMixed54% of 6,611 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 41.3 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 27.4%, Survival 16.8%, Zombies 16.5%, Multiplayer 11%, PvP 10%
- #35 Zombie Strike
76% matchMixed59% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: Tojoy Game
Windows
Zombie Strike is a strategy RPG with AFK gameplay and various elements. Survivors can recruit heroes, transform zombies, build a mighty team to defend their home! This game has high intelligence AI automatic play. Let's say goodbye to manual operation, free your hands!
Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, PvP 13.5%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #36 Zombie Gunship Survival
75% matchMixed50% of 2,355 reviews2021
Dev: Flaregames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The Apocalypse came and went. All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of zombies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds.
Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Base Building 15.9%, Survival 9.6%
- #37 Outcast Tales: The First Journey
73% matchVery Positive85% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Hardlane Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%
- #38 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 249 reviews2026
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.3%, Strategy RPG 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #39 Hero's Land
73% matchMixed55% of 45,846 reviews2023
Dev: 钢之直男工作室Pub: Orienjoy
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
HERO'S LAND is an MMO PVPVE game where survival isn't just a goal—it's a necessity. Monsters and enemies are out to get you, making every encounter a potential ambush. Fight for glory, and welcome to a world where strategy and courage are your greatest assets.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.7%, PvP 21.2%, Survival 21.1%, Action RPG 15.3%, RPG 7.8%
- #40 Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic heroes vs evil zombies. Unlock and upgrade countless Heroes, artifacts, and technologies to defend against the infinite zombie swarms. Strategize the most effective placement of Heroes to synergize their skills and abilities.
Why similar: Zombies 49.5%, Post-apocalyptic 36.6%, Strategy 13.9%
- #41 Survival Machine
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 809 reviews2026
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Base Building 25.7%, PvE 13.1%, Survival 13%, Strategy 8.7%
- #42 Decision: Red Daze
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 905 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Base Building 17%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Action RPG 12.2%, Survival 12.1%
- #43 The Walking Dead: Destinies
71% matchMixed41% of 1,098 reviews2023
Dev: Flux GamesPub: GameMill Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Change the course of AMC’s The Walking Dead history. Fight walkers, relive iconic moments, and change the destiny of The Walking Dead Universe as your choices separate heroes from villains, and the living from the dead. Will you make the same choices as Rick, or will you forge your own path?
Why similar: Zombies 63.3%, Survival 24.1%, Action 12.6%
- #44 Gunship Battle Total Warfare
70% matchMixed70% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: JOYCITY
Windows
In a post-apocalyptic world submerged by the sea, the wake of the enemy is apparent at every turn. From turning the tides of naval warfare to dominating the skies in break-neck aerial combat, every decision you make will change the outcome of the battle.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 34.7%, Base Building 20.7%, PvP 13.2%, PvE 11.9%, Strategy 10.5%
- #45 Zombie Builder Defense
71% matchMixed67% of 513 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, Base Building 29%, Survival 14.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Action 5%
- #46 Summoners War
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 10,767 reviews2024
Dev: Com2uS
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 200.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A global hit RPG that captured the Summoners all around the world! Jump into the Sky Arena, a world under battle over the vital resource: Mana Crystals. Design your own deck and strategy using 1,000 Monsters to claim victory. Go on an epic adventure with your Monsters!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.9%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #47 UNDEAD FACTORY:Zombie Pandemic
72% matchMixed57% of 101 reviews2018
Dev: BTD STUDIO Co.,ltd.
Windows
Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!
Why similar: Zombies 60.5%, Strategy 39.5%
- #48 Doomsday: The Seven Deadly Sins
69% matchMixed64% of 955 reviews2023
Dev: IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 108.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The legendary captain descends as hidden power engulfs the wasteland! The Seven Deadly Sins Collab is now live!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22%, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, Zombies 19.4%, Base Building 12.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #49 Infinity Kingdom
70% matchMixed50% of 1,306 reviews2021
Dev: YOUZU (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 49.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Conquer the city, discover the Infinity! Infinity Kingdom is a cartoon-style mmo strategy game. As a resourceful lord, you must defend the land of Norheim against the evil gnomes while protecting yourself from other invading players!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 49.2%, Base Building 21%, Strategy 16.9%, 3D 7.8%, Multiplayer 5.1%
- #50 Night of the Dead
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,888 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.0 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 31.5%, Base Building 23.6%, PvP 13.1%, Survival 13%, Multiplayer 11.2%
- #51 Undeads
66% matchMixed85% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: Sezual Pte LtdPub: Undeads Interactive Limited
Windows · Mac
Embark on a risky but exciting journey through the world of Undeads. Search for weapons, armor, supplies and medicine. Survive or hunt survivors. Enjoy unique matches, sell your loot, and fight bloody and challenging battles against the background of the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 29.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, PvP 12.2%, Survival 12%, Multiplayer 10.8%
- #52 The Walking Dead Onslaught
70% matchMixed48% of 1,160 reviews2020
Dev: Survios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
There’s no rest when survival is on the line. Step into AMC’s The Walking Dead and prepare for an onslaught of walkers as you assume the roles of your favorite characters from the show, and confront the horrors and humanity of this apocalyptic new world.
Why similar: Zombies 70.4%, RPG 17.4%, Action 12.3%
- #53 War Commander
67% matchMostly Negative40% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: KIXEYE
Windows
War Commander is a large-scale MMO RTS set in a post-apocalyptic world. Take the role of the Commander and push back the forces of chaos and destruction in an attempt to rebuild. Command Troops, Destroy your enemies. Welcome to the apocalypse, Commander.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Strategy 19.1%, PvE 16.1%, PvP 15.4%, Base Building 15.3%
- #54 Dead Frontier 2
68% matchMixed70% of 28,454 reviews2019
Dev: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Zombies 36.3%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Survival 14.2%, PvE 12.2%
- #55 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
67% matchVery Positive86% of 10,102 reviews2020
Dev: Skydance Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
Why similar: Zombies 49.8%, Survival 19.5%, RPG 11.2%, Strategy 9.9%, Action 5.9%
- #56 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
64% matchVery Positive89% of 9,899 reviews2025
Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Why similar: Zombies 41.8%, Post-apocalyptic 35.7%, PvE 17.3%, Action 5.2%
- #57 New Day: Cataclysm
69% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Unorganized GamesPub: Ahlman Game Studio
Windows
New Day: Cataclysm is a free to play Base Defence game, where you strive to survive day by day against a growing horde of hostile monsters. To keep surviving, you must upgrade your base and weapons with resources found by scavenging during the day.
Why similar: Strategy 25.2%, Base Building 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, Survival 13.7%, Action 12.3%
- #58 Dreadlands
68% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Survival 9.5%