Games Like They Don't Sleep

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 45.4%, Survival 38.9%, Survival Horror 7.2%, Simulation 4.2%, 2D 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive survival simulator that mirrors the deep resource management and character needs found in the seed game.

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: Survival 49.6%, Resource Management 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Simulation 4.9%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on managing a family's survival, resources, and base maintenance in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 28.1%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Survival 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Roguelite 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite zombie survival game that balances combat with critical resource management and difficult decision-making.

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 40.7%, Survival 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Roguelike 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based survival roguelike that emphasizes scavenging and managing health and hunger in a zombie-infested city.

FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!

Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Survival 14.9%, Roguelite 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the fast-paced action-roguelite combat experience with a focus on zombie survival.

The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.

Why similar: Life Sim 52.7%, Survival 34.6%, 2D 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense time-management and resource-scavenging mechanics under the constant threat of a zombie-like apocalypse.

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

Why similar: Survival 70.1%, Roguelike 7.4%, Survival Horror 5%, Top-Down 5%, Simulation 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelite exploration with strict survival needs like hunger and sanity management in a hostile world.

20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Survival 19.5%, Roguelite 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity action-roguelite that captures the frantic combat feel of the seed game.

From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.

Why similar: Zombies 27.1%, Survival 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite survival game where you must scavenge for supplies while infected, mirroring the urgency of the seed game.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Survival 78.7%, Survival Horror 7.3%, Simulation 7.1%, Singleplayer 4%, Action 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the brutal wintry survival atmosphere and the constant need to manage warmth, food, and sleep.

"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 40.7%, Survival 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Roguelike 6.4%, Simulation 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy and survival elements with a pixel-art aesthetic similar to the seed game.

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 40.2%, Survival 34.8%, Top-Down 13%, Simulation 6%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a satisfying loop of survival, crafting, and zombie combat in an open-world setting.

World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.2%, Survival 27.7%, Zombies 19%, Roguelike 8.6%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelike that forces you to manage resources while descending a dangerous building.

Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelite 17.4%, Survival 11.1%, Top-Down 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that provides a similar top-down combat experience with survival progression.

Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.

Why similar: Zombies 57.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Survival 13.2%, Simulation 3.9%, 2D 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic survival management game where resource conservation is just as important as fighting off the undead.

Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.

Why similar: Zombies 27%, Action Roguelike 26.3%, Roguelite 18.7%, Survival 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite survival game that focuses on managing a group of survivors during a zombie outbreak.

The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 13.2%, Survival 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the action-roguelite aspect of fighting waves of zombies with various character builds.

It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.

Why similar: Survival 44.5%, Character Customization 26.7%, Simulation 17.5%, Action 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends survival, base-building, and combat with deep simulation elements in a post-apocalyptic world.

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: Zombies 51.7%, Survival 34.7%, Survival Horror 5.8%, Simulation 3.4%, Action 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on base-building and community management while surviving against hordes of zombies.

Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Survival 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Roguelite 14.3%, Survival Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that emphasizes resource management and combat in a dark, hostile environment.

Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29%, Zombies 20.9%, Roguelite 17.8%, Survival 15.2%, Top-Down 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A casual action-roguelite that captures the zombie-slaying loop of the seed game.

Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Zombies 18.7%, Roguelite 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Top-Down 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers top-down action-roguelite gameplay with a focus on shooting through undead hordes.

Still Not Dead is a challenging roguelite FPS that merges the fast satisfying gunplay of Doom with open stages, insane weaponry, tactical choice and being pursued by death itself. The unique blessing and curse system, plus unlockable skill skulls set the game apart from everything else.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.8%, Zombies 17.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Survival 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelite that features pixel graphics and intense combat encounters.

Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!

Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Survival 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Roguelike 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy zombie game that uses card-based mechanics to manage survival.

The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.

Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Survival 10.9%, Top-Down 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused zombie survival game with a top-down perspective.

Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!

Why similar: Life Sim 22.6%, Zombies 21.9%, Survival 14.5%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 10.4%

Fight against the clock in this action-packed roguelite shooter! Loot and stack hundreds of items, complete unique quests and battle colossal bosses at sunset. Fight, die, level up, and overcome!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.6%, Roguelite 26%, Female Protagonist 17%, Roguelike 12.9%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that features perma-death and intense combat against waves of enemies.

LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.

Why similar: Zombies 40.1%, Survival 29.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Top-Down 8%, Female Protagonist 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that emphasizes resource gathering and zombie defense.

Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.4%, Zombies 23.4%, Survival 12.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

A haunted house where ghosts and vengeful spirits lurk around every corner. Your courage and wit will be put to the test in order to survive. Use trails and sounds as clues to progress in this exciting new roguelike escape game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelite 17.2%, Survival 13.9%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror roguelite that emphasizes exploration and combat in a confined space.

Zombies left, right and center!! Will the maids be able to bring peace back to Akiba?! A shooting game aimed at restoring peace to Akiba by controlling gun-slinging maids and defeating zombies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Zombies 14.8%, Survival 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game that focuses on shooting through hordes of zombies.

Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Zombies 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines action-roguelite mechanics with tower defense elements for a unique survival challenge.

Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26%, Zombies 16.1%, Roguelite 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Survival Horror 8.1%

A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Survival 15.7%, Roguelite 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Roguelike 9.5%

In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!

Why similar: Zombies 23.8%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Survival 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue!

Why similar: Zombies 40.2%, Life Sim 39.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Survival 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Be My Horde is a roguelite survivor where your minions fight for you. Become a formidable necromancer and turn your enemies into a resource! Raise fallen foes, build massive undead hordes, enhance your skills with devoured souls, and conquer the world – you’re the villain in this story.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 17.3%, Zombies 15.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Top-Down 8.7%

This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Roguelite 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12%

Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Survival 11.1%, Roguelite 11%

Take on the demonic threat as Letifer in an action-packed mix of twin-stick shooter, roguelite, and survivors-like gameplay. Gun through brutal Rituals, shape your build with powerful upgrades, and return to base for lasting upgrades to your character and gear.

Why similar: Zombies 27.8%, Action Roguelike 27.4%, Roguelite 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10%

Outbreak is the demo version of FatalZone, a bullet heaven zombie apocalypse shooter where you'll have to upgrade your base, hone your mercs' skills, and put them to the test to survive.

Why similar: Zombies 21.5%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Survival 14.6%, Roguelite 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%

A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Roguelike 9.5%

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Survival 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 29%, Violent 12.7%, 2D 7.9%, Female Protagonist 6.2%

Survivors Of The Zombie World is a 3D pixel-style zombie survival game. Survivors fight in a world full of zombies. Your goal is to survive, find food, ammunition, medicine and other supplies on the map and try to survive.

Why similar: Zombies 25.2%, Survival 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 7.5%

Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Roguelike 9.3%

City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.

Why similar: Zombies 22.1%, Time Management 20.2%, Survival 14.9%, Resource Management 14.6%, Roguelite 14.1%

Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Roguelite 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Roguelike 9.2%, Top-Down 9.1%

Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Survival 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

"Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers" is an exhilarating top-down shooter survival game. The mission is to break through the enemy's fortified defenses and face extreme survival conditions. you will lead this brave squad, utilizing each member's unique skills and defeat powerful enemies!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Zombies 17.3%, Roguelite 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.

Why similar: Zombies 28.5%, Survival 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, Top-Down 9.7%

Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!

Why similar: Time Management 20.7%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 15%, Resource Management 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%

Loot, shoot, and mow down zombie hordes in this bullet heaven fever dream. Embark on a deadly roadtrip, fuel your bus, decide when to extract – and get that sweet inventory management kick when that new slot in your backpack fits just right.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Zombies 17.9%, Time Management 17.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Survival 11.5%, Roguelike 10.9%

You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 31%, Survival 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Simulation 6.6%

Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Roguelite 13%, Zombies 9.8%, Top-Down 7%

A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?

Why similar: Zombies 38%, Survival 22.5%, Top-Down 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Character Customization 9.8%

Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.9%, Roguelite 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, Action 4.9%

In the game, day and night alternate. Zombies will not be active during the day, so you can build your home with confidence. But at night you have to resist hordes of zombies and guard your camp!

Why similar: Zombies 77%, Simulation 13.7%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Stay alive fighting with the bandits and zombies. Hunt animals, build houses.

Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Survival 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Violent 11.4%