Games Like Three Dead Zed

A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.

Why similar: Zombies 60.3%, Platformer 21.7%, Action 18.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic 2D platformer that captures the same grim, zombie-infested atmosphere as the seed game.

Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

Why similar: Zombies 68.1%, Action 16.1%, Indie 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on playing as the zombie, utilizing stealth and puzzle-solving to overcome human captors.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Platformer 61.1%, Indie 31.6%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a core mechanic of creating and switching between clones to solve complex puzzles in a 2D environment.

Arcade side-scroller with strategy elements! Four different types of zombie minions with unique abilities! 70 levels of pure zombie gore fun! Additional game mode - Nightmare - only for the hardcore gamers!

Why similar: Zombies 50.4%, Action 26.7%, Indie 22.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where you control different types of zombies, each with unique movement and abilities.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Platformer 62.4%, Action 23.9%, Indie 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on switching between three distinct characters with unique abilities to navigate platforming challenges.

Ben and Ed is a 3D platformer, in which the player controls Ed the Zombie, who is forced to participate in a grotesque game show called "Rundead". Will he beat all obstacles Hans Showmaster confronts him with, to save his best friend Ben?

Why similar: Zombies 62.8%, Action 17.2%, Indie 10.9%, Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer featuring a zombie protagonist navigating deadly obstacle courses.

Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Action 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D platformer that pits you against hordes of zombies in a classic arcade style.

A thrilling combination of violence, extreme gore, amazing graphics, simple controls, fun and humor. When you find yourself trapped in a mysterious house being overrun by the dead you do what anyone would. Slaughter them, collect their organs, build some guns and kill some bosses.

Why similar: Zombies 43.3%, Action 20.4%, Platformer 18.9%, Indie 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie platformer that shares the zombie theme and quick, action-oriented gameplay.

In this action platformer you play as a cat, Bast, running through a dark fantasy world. You’ll be running, jumping and sliding with smooth and precise controls designed to make you feel like a cat. But it wont be easy. In the dark you never know what lies in the shadows.

Why similar: Platformer 49.8%, Indie 27.3%, Action 22.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the same brand of difficult, reflex-heavy 2D platforming found in the seed game.

Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!

Why similar: Platformer 87.9%, Indie 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Requires players to switch between different characters with unique skills to solve puzzles in a platforming setting.

A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 75.6%, Action 13.8%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter with a strong zombie theme and retro aesthetic.

Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!

Why similar: Platformer 68.5%, Action 31.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that features transformation mechanics and tight, reflex-based combat.

ZombieRun is a retro platformer with the aim to bring sexy back to local multiplayer gaming. It's you, your friends and guns against all the living dead roaming around. If that's not enough there are also apples, carrots and superpowers in play.

Why similar: Action 57.1%, Indie 42.9%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward 2D platformer that focuses on navigating zombie-filled levels.

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Zombies 76.6%, Action 10.5%, Indie 9.7%, Platformer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-strategy game where you manage and mutate a horde of zombies to solve environmental puzzles.

Tequila Zombies 3 is a platform shooter. Zombie apocalypse strikes hard. Zombies, vampires and demons spread all over the world. But there is still hope... guns... and alcohol! So there is still a chance to survive. Kill all zombies, drink all tequila!

Why similar: Action 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy zombie game that captures the violent, arcade-like feel of the seed game.

Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!

Why similar: Zombies 59.8%, Action 17%, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced 2D zombie action that rewards quick reflexes.

Step into the sturdy boots of McJagger and take on an army of the undead!

Why similar: Zombies 52.4%, Action 25.6%, Indie 22%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that maintains the zombie theme and arcade action focus.

Create your character and survive wave after wave of zombies! Gain exp, level up and unlock new skills. Acquire over 20 Weapons with different rarities.

Why similar: Zombies 55.1%, Action 24.5%, Indie 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action game that focuses on surviving waves of zombies in a platforming-adjacent environment.

Virus Z is a 3D zombie shooter with a third-person view. You must wade through crowds of the walking dead with your partner. Zombies are very fast here, and you will struggle to get away from them, so you must rely only on your reflexes and accuracy. Also, from out of nowhere, a huge monster-mutant may appear at any time

Why similar: Action 57.1%, Indie 42.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure title that emphasizes zombie combat and exploration.

In this hard to master platformer you will slay zombies, avoid deadly traps and unleash your true potential through a variety of skills and abilities.

Why similar: Action 36.5%, Indie 34.9%, Platformer 28.5%

Why You'll Like It: A simple indie platformer that focuses on navigating through various hazard-filled levels.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 69%, Indie 19.3%, Action 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on physics-based mechanics and character movement to progress.

Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!

Why similar: Platformer 54.9%, Indie 26.1%, Action 19%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that emphasizes precise movement and switching between depth planes.

You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!

Why similar: Zombies 80.7%, Action 19.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-adventure game that utilizes a zombie theme to create tense, puzzle-like scenarios.

"Zombies and Keys" is a short but intense, easy to learn zombie brawler. Be a strongman stuck in a zombie apocalypse. There's no gun. Beat 'em up, find keys, and escape.

Why similar: Zombies 75.2%, Action 19.3%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric action game that shares the violent, zombie-focused combat of the seed game.

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Platformer 65.9%, Indie 34.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging puzzle-platformer with a focus on unique movement mechanics.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Platformer 71.6%, Indie 23.2%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for reflex-based 2D platforming if you enjoyed the difficulty of the seed game.

Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.

Why similar: Platformer 70.4%, Action 18.7%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer where you control a creature navigating through dangerous, trap-filled environments.

Undead Shadows is a fast paced action zombie shooter that keeps players on their toes and tests their survival instinct. You are a survivor in the harsh post apocalyptic world looking for any means of survival against never ending waves of zombies from sun up to sun down – and even worse in between.

Why similar: Action 54.9%, Indie 45.1%

Why You'll Like It: A casual survival game that incorporates zombie-themed action and platforming elements.

As a survivor of the mutant virus, make your way through the city and wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...

Why similar: Zombies 71.5%, Action 16.4%, Indie 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused action game that pits the player against massive zombie swarms.

Stretch his arms and legs and seize freedom!Boneless Zombie is a unique 2D physics platformer in which you control a rubber-bodied zombie and make for the goal.

Why similar: Zombies 65.9%, Action 34.1%

You are one of the few survivors of a zombie cat-pocalypse. With only your wits, your weapons, and a few turrets, you must defend yourself from the hordes of zombie-cats that come at night. Grenade, blast, shoot, heal, and place traps to survive each wave until safety comes with the sunlight.

Why similar: Action 55%, Indie 45%

In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.

Why similar: Zombies 71.8%, Action 21.4%, Indie 6.8%

Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back by force!

Why similar: Zombies 74.4%, Action 25.6%

Quirky yet brutal run-and-gun roguelite: scavenge weapons, equipment, and artifacts, unlock powerful upgrades, and blast through procedurally generated biomes with witty dialogue and explosively satisfying combat.

Why similar: Zombies 80.2%, Action 19.8%

The zombie apocalypse has begun! Choose your animal hero – a cat with a pistol, a crocodile with a bazooka, or a chicken with a revolver! Survive endless zombie waves, collect coins, upgrade weapons, and unlock new heroes. How long can you last?

Why similar: Zombies 59.1%, Action 40.9%

Project Adder is a run-and-gun, zombie-killing, rogue-lite sandbox game with dynamic gameplay that offers a unique experience in every play-through.

Why similar: Platformer 44%, Zombies 39.1%, Action 16.9%

A small American town is overrun by the living dead! You manage to enter the town just before the military locks it down and now you must slice and shoot your way through thousands of zombies in order complete your mission in this action-packed Hack & Slash RPG.

Why similar: Zombies 48.7%, Action 29%, Indie 22.3%

Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.

Why similar: Zombies 56.9%, Action 22.4%, Indie 20.7%

Massacre of zombies! Survive the zombies. Buy and upgrade weapons and equipment to massacre zombies. Kill special zombies like zombie dogs, get unique weapons and equipment that you can’t buy from the shop. Be unbeatable using power boost and massacre zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 54.8%, Action 23.7%, Indie 21.5%

A Huge Wave of Zombies Are Coming! Control hundreds of swarming zombies to conquer the entire city!

Why similar: Zombies 62.8%, Action 30%, Indie 7.2%

Awesome side scroll action about Cute and Deadly Kitten with a double shotgun!

Why similar: Zombies 65.3%, Action 19%, Indie 15.8%

Use your wits, weapons, and the city itself to save Franklin from the zombie apocalypse in this exciting indie action puzzler.

Why similar: Zombies 74.6%, Indie 25.4%

Battle through Zombie Apocalypse horror! Which is better - shotgun, pistol or AK-47? Blast their rotten, infected brains out and choose your favorite! Scavenge weapons and armor to pimp out your souped up zombie slaying car - then plow down the man-eating hordes to Escape the Undead City, and try not to get your guts torn out!!!

Why similar: Zombies 65.1%, Action 19.2%, Indie 15.8%

"Oedo x Zombie x Rogue-like" A rogue-like action where traditional Japanese characters (Samurai, Sumo Wrestler, and Ninja) destroy hordes of zombies. Since everything is randomly generated, no run will be the same. Decision making will be essential but there are some RPG elements as well.

Why similar: Zombies 81.8%, Action 18.2%

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 62.8%, Action 20.6%, Indie 16.6%

Z Rush is an exciting strategic 3D game where your task is to place zombies in such a way that they can destroy all the turrets on the level.

Why similar: Zombies 77.6%, Indie 22.4%

Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

Why similar: Zombies 77.9%, Action 13.6%, Indie 8.5%

A fast paced weapon based movement shooter, keep on moving and try to predict your opponents movements.

Why similar: Action 51%, Platformer 35.2%, Indie 13.8%

Undeadz! is an open world Zombie Survival game with a retro art style!

Why similar: Zombies 58.5%, Action 22%, Indie 19.5%

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Why similar: Zombies 52.9%, Indie 28.5%, Action 18.7%

Kill all the damn zombies in different game modes!

Why similar: Zombies 56.8%, Action 23.9%, Indie 19.3%

Be immersed into Purgatory Island of undead and dying. Solve mysteries to escape while trying to survive. The undead are rising, zombie skags are swarming the land, and your end is fast approaching! Arm yourself, uncover what you need to survive, and escape the inescapable.

Why similar: Zombies 61.2%, Action 22.5%, Indie 16.2%

Bio Fail is a dark 2D platformer where you play as a biological anomaly—a monster that possesses humans. Control their bodies, fight your way through levels, solve puzzles, and destroy everything in your path. One body—one chance

Why similar: Zombies 48.7%, Platformer 37.7%, Action 13.5%

Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

Why similar: Zombies 89%, Action 11%

Play as the zombies! Infect and Destroy is an indie game in which you play as an infectious disease with the sole purpose of eliminating everyone on Earth. Play as an ultra-intelligent self-aware virus capable of reanimating the dead and turning them into your minions.

Why similar: Zombies 56.8%, Action 23.2%, Indie 19.9%

Arcade-style physics puzzle game where you kill undead & keep villagers alive. Level challenges offer a variety of weapons with their own physical properties. Choose the right weapon and solve puzzles by exploding crates, magnetizing metal, burning, slicing, dicing and bouncing your balls to victory

Why similar: Zombies 62.4%, Action 19.9%, Indie 17.8%

Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

Why similar: Zombies 53.4%, Platformer 20.7%, Action 14.9%, Indie 11%

A 3D isometric action-adventure game where the player must use different abilities throughout the game to defeat enemies and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Action 100%

1 Million Zombies is a casual arcade inspired game, where the players main goal is to destroy as many Zombies as possible with an Array of Vehicles and Weapons. Do you have what it takes to kill 1 Million Zombies?

Why similar: Zombies 66.4%, Action 26.1%, Indie 7.6%