- #1 Undead Horde
97% matchVery Positive87% of 1,395 reviews2019
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 40.1% ★, Zombies 12.2%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Action RPG 7.5%, Dark Humor 6.1%
- #2 Necrosmith 2
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,440 reviews2024
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
Why similar: Zombies 32.5%, Dark Fantasy 28.5%, Top-Down 18.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Action 7.3%
- #3 The Unliving
96% matchMixed63% of 878 reviews2023
Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 40.1% ★, Zombies 16.2%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action RPG 10.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #4 Necrosmith
95% matchVery Positive86% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
Why similar: Zombies 38.9%, Dark Fantasy 27.3%, Top-Down 18.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #5 Be My Horde
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,927 reviews2024
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Villain Protagonist 52.2% ★, Zombies 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Top-Down 9.9%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #6 Overlord II
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,844 reviews2009
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 10%, Dark Humor 9%, RPG 7.2%, Fantasy 7%
- #7 Grim Horde
93% matchMixed49% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Red Koi Box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.9% ★, Action RPG 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Top-Down 6.7%, Action 5.1%
- #8 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
91% matchVery Positive94% of 10,436 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Strategy 33%, Fantasy 26.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Action 14.2%, Singleplayer 10.4%
- #9 Overlord™
92% matchVery Positive94% of 6,602 reviews2007
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 33.4% ★, Hack and Slash 12%, Dark Humor 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #10 Overlord™: Raising Hell
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,498 reviews2008
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 38.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Dark Humor 7.8%, Third Person 7.3%, RPG 7.1%
- #11 Boneraiser Minions
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,299 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.7%, Action RPG 25.2%, RPG 16.8%, Top-Down 15.1%, Action 9.5%
- #12 NecroCity
90% matchMixed52% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Shift GamesPub: Gameparic
Windows
Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹
Why similar: Building 36.6%, Zombies 27.9%, Strategy 18.4%, 3D 11%, Singleplayer 4%
- #13 Necronator: Dead Wrong
89% matchMixed69% of 524 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 74% ★, Fantasy 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Action 5.6%
- #14 Super Grave Snatchers
88% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Night Job Games
Windows
Use necromancy to smash villages, scare townsfolk, and generally cause a ruckus.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 42.2% ★, Dark Humor 16%, Zombies 13.8%, Action RPG 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
- #15 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
87% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 55.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, RPG 13.6%, Strategy 10.9%, Fantasy 3.7%
- #16 Necroking
85% matchVery Positive81% of 877 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Zombies 38.3%, Dark Fantasy 32.5%, Strategy 15%, Adventure 9.4%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #17 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,287 reviews2018
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 43.3% ★, Zombies 28.5%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Strategy 9%, Action 3.1%
- #18 Dungeons 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,248 reviews2015
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.8% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Fantasy 10.4%, RPG 10.1%, Building 3.9%
- #19 Necro Rumble
84% matchVery Positive82% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: TesepaPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Master the dark art of necromancy in a 2D top-down strategy game. Unleash and lead your undead legions to defeat and dominate enemy waves in this action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Top-Down 40%, Fantasy 29.2%, Action 22.8%, Singleplayer 8%
- #20 Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: Seasun Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved is a villain protagonist real-time strategy game. You will play as the King of the Dead and rule the world once again by creating zombie legions and destroying human cities. As the King of the Dead, you can infect humans, turn them into zombies and rule the world!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 64.5% ★, Zombies 25.5%, Strategy 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #21 Malignant Survivors
82% matchMixed63% of 308 reviews2024
Dev: Eren Aydin
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3D rogue-like action game in a dark fantasy theme. Blow up thousands of malignants and find quality loot to improve your heroes for harder challenges.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.5%, Action RPG 15.8%, Zombies 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #22 Evil Wizard
82% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Rubber Duck GamesPub: E-Home Entertainment Development Company Ltd.
Windows
Evil Wizard is a humor-filled action RPG that puts you in the shoes of a former Final Boss. Rise from defeat, rediscover long lost powers, and fight to reclaim your castle from an army of so-called heroes.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 35.3% ★, Dark Humor 14.2%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Action RPG 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
- #23 Halls of Torment
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21%, Action RPG 19.2%, Hack and Slash 19%, Top-Down 10.7%, RPG 8.8%
- #24 Praise Dead
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows
Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create zombies from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 38.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Zombies 15.1%, Dark Humor 13.1%, RPG 9.3%
- #25 Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,584 reviews2023
Dev: Creature Cauldron
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the Spirit Hunters in this action rogue-lite. Slay huge waves of monsters and harvest their souls for ever increasing power. Unlock many playable characters, abilities, maps and more through a deep progression system.
Why similar: Action RPG 34.3%, Dark Fantasy 30.7%, Fantasy 15.1%, Action 11.3%, RPG 5.8%
- #26 DEADCRAFT
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Farm the dead to stay alive in DEADCRAFT, a new twist on the zombie survival-action genre! As a half-zombie, grow an army of loyal undead followers and build an arsenal to equip them to take revenge on the rulers of humanity's last city.
Why similar: Zombies 33%, Hack and Slash 28.6%, Dark Humor 23.7%, Action 7.4%, 3D 5.1%
- #27 The Necromancer's Tale
77% matchVery Positive93% of 769 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Zombies 30.7%, Dark Fantasy 22.9%, Top-Down 17.1%, RPG 12.6%, Atmospheric 11%
- #28 Army of Ruin
78% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27%, Action RPG 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Top-Down 13.3%, Third Person 13.2%
- #29 Dungeons 3
78% matchVery Positive94% of 18,617 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 57.9% ★, Dark Humor 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #30 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,403 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: Action RTS 41.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Building 14.5%, Fantasy 8.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #31 Monsters Domain
80% matchMostly Negative38% of 287 reviews2024
Dev: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Monsters' Domain is an FPP RPG action game where you play as an overlord necromancer on a quest to regain power. Build a domain of monsters, command undead armies, and use powerful skills to defeat enemies. Explore dungeons, confront enemies, and master necromancy to shape the destiny of your realm
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Action RPG 22.3%, Building 22.3%, RPG 12.2%, 3D 7.5%
- #32 Corpse Keeper
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,387 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.8%, Action RPG 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Fantasy 10.7%, Strategy 7.7%
- #33 Underworld Overseer
76% matchPositive92% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Myron Games
Windows
Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 55.7% ★, Dark Humor 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Action RPG 11.8%, Strategy 6.8%
- #34 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
73% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 37.8%, Action RPG 26.2%, Top-Down 17.3%, 3D 8.4%, Action 6.4%
- #35 War for the Overworld
75% matchVery Positive86% of 8,005 reviews2015
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 74.2% ★, Fantasy 12.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Singleplayer 3%
- #36 Countless Army
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Dos Estrellas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!
Why similar: Fantasy 23.4%, Strategy 21.6%, RPG 14.9%, Top-Down 12.2%, Action 10.7%
- #37 Gord
75% matchMixed54% of 976 reviews2023
Dev: Covenant.devPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.
Why similar: Action RTS 46.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #38 Zombie Party 丧尸派对
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Joychasing Games
Windows
"Zombie Party" is an anti-superhero-themed strategy game. You need to play the role of a chaotic ability user GRAVEDIGGER, and use your super power to summon the zombie army to destroy the land that is governed by the government and the PARLIAMENT OF FIVE, The established order of power.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.7% ★, Zombies 18.9%, Creature Collector 15.5%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, Action RPG 10.6%
- #39 Kingsgrave
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 598 reviews2024
Dev: Egg or Chicken GamesPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
Why similar: Building 21%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Action RPG 16%, RPG 9.9%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #40 Cursed Treasure 2
74% matchVery Positive82% of 565 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoftPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is an addictive tower-defense game that puts the power of darkness at your fingertips. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Strategy 54%, Top-Down 23.6%, Fantasy 16.5%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #41 Darfall
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 470 reviews2025
Dev: SquareNitePub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Darfall is a hero-based RPG city-building game that puts you in the role of a hero who must protect their home and help it grow! During the day, grow your hero’s might, find epic loot, master new abilities, and fortify your settlement. At night, survive the hordes of undead, until you triumph.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.7% ★, Zombies 22.3%, Building 17.1%, RPG 8.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #42 Necro Story
70% matchVery Positive93% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Rablo Games
Windows
Necro Story is a creature-collection RPG where you play as a (kind of) evil necromancer more into undead shenanigans than saving the world! Command quirky minions, outsmart foes, and snag their souls to power up your team. Expect strategic combat, laughs, and plenty of mischief.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.9% ★, Creature Collector 34.3%, RPG 10.8%
- #43 Monsters Domain: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 711 reviews2023
Dev: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Defend the Monsters’ Domain. Kill heroes and collect their treasures. Play the Monsters’ side and loot foolish warriors who dare to explore your realm. Build up your forces, upgrade them and equip them with better weapons, skills and tricks to lure and kill even more shiny forces of the light.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.7%, Dark Humor 20.2%, Action RPG 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 13%, RPG 8.7%
- #44 Unferat
73% matchVery Positive89% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Reb_Orn
Windows
Unferat is a warlock simulator, giving the player the opportunity to go from a village boy to a powerful dark sorcerer.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.7% ★, RPG 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Zombies 9.3%, Fantasy 4.3%
- #45 Journey to Incrementalia
68% matchVery Positive88% of 879 reviews2024
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Journey to Incrementalia is an active incremental auto-battler about a necromancer on a short quest. Cast diabolical spells, summon an army and open the gates of hell on your quest to break down 99 walls and reach the lost city of Incrementalia.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Top-Down 12.4%, RPG 11.1%, Strategy 11%
- #46 8-Bit Hordes
72% matchVery Positive81% of 533 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents!
Why similar: Strategy 62.9%, Building 23%, Fantasy 14.1%
- #47 Hands of Necromancy II
69% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: HON TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Hands of Necromancy II is a dark fantasy FPS sequel, inspired by classics such as Heretic and Doom. Choose from two characters, wield new weapons and learn even more powerful spells and transformations to prove once and for all that you are the supreme Necromancer, master of death itself!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 46.8%, Fantasy 23%, Action 16%, 3D 9.7%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #48 Into the Necrovale
67% matchVery Positive86% of 588 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.4%, Action RPG 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, RPG 9.5%, Action 4.9%
- #49 Age of Undead
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!
Why similar: Action RTS 49.1% ★, Zombies 27.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%, 3D 4.4%
- #50 Flesh Eaters
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 49.2%, RPG 20.5%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #51 Age of Fear: The Undead King GOLD
69% matchVery Positive94% of 92 reviews2019
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The game is a greatly expanded version of the series' first entry and adds multiple features such as open world, global events, faction bases, new units, and so on.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 44.4% ★, Strategy RPG 20.5%, Zombies 10.9%, Top-Down 7.5%, RPG 6.4%
- #52 Ruinarch
68% matchMixed64% of 1,389 reviews2023
Dev: Maccima Games LLCPub: Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ruinarch is an evil god simulator and sandbox game where you mess with people’s lives for hilarious results! Make them vampires, werewolves or bard haters and cackle as the drama unfolds. Once you’re done, unleash a malicious buffet of spells and custom plagues to wipe them out and start anew!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.6% ★, Dark Humor 18.4%, Building 14.6%, Strategy 5.5%, Action 3%
- #53 Dungeon Keeper™ 2
64% matchVery Positive93% of 1,194 reviews2024
Dev: Bullfrog ProductionsPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 38.9% ★, Action RPG 31.8%, Strategy 20.4%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #54 Orcs Must Die! 3
65% matchVery Positive86% of 14,664 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Third Person 24.6%, Strategy 24.4%, Fantasy 17.4%, 3D 11.6%, Action 10.8%
- #55 Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 403 reviews2013
Dev: Frima StudioPub: Rocket Smash Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Pick your faction, Monster, strategy, and find out who gets to become King of the Undead!
Why similar: Zombies 50.4%, Strategy 31.5%, Action 18.1%
- #56 Undead Onslaught
66% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Wish App Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Undead Onslaught" is a Bullet Heaven RPG where you ascend as the villain. Master unique mechanics and strategic combat to dominate a dark, evolving world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31%, Action RPG 28.2%, Fantasy 16.8%, RPG 15.9%, Action 8.1%
- #57 BURGGEIST
64% matchVery Positive98% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: GHRIAN STUDIO
Windows
With the walking fortress Burggeist at your command, fight back the enemies and build "the Tower."
Why similar: Action RTS 58.8% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Action 8.2%, 3D 6.9%, Third Person 5.6%
- #58 Worshippers of Cthulhu
63% matchVery Positive82% of 1,460 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 34.4%, Building 33%, Strategy 15.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Singleplayer 4.3%