Games Like Undead Overlord

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 71.7%, Strategy 22.2%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a brilliant Lemmings-inspired take on controlling a zombie horde through strategic mutation and environmental manipulation.

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: Zombies 87.8%, Indie 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor in spirit, this action-RTS lets you raise the dead to fight for you as a powerful necromancer.

Pick your faction, Monster, strategy, and find out who gets to become King of the Undead!

Why similar: Zombies 51.5%, Strategy 36.6%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS experience that focuses entirely on commanding squads of zombies to defeat human survivors.

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: Zombies 69.6%, Strategy 22.8%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated RTS where you play as the villain, strategically infecting cities to grow your undead army.

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: Zombies 66.8%, Strategy 24%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive outbreak simulation that captures the satisfying feeling of spreading a zombie virus across the globe.

As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!

Why similar: Zombies 72%, Strategy 28%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's necromancy mechanics with deeper RPG elements and larger-scale horde warfare.

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 74.4%, Strategy 25.6%

Why You'll Like It: Perfect for fans of horde management, this game tasks you with building an army of undead from scavenged body parts.

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 69.1%, Strategy 30.9%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the necromancy mechanics of its predecessor with more complex unit types and tactical combat scenarios.

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 63.2%, Strategy 27%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique stealth-puzzle game that puts you in direct control of a zombie trying to infect survivors.

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: Zombies 55.8%, Strategy 32.8%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that focuses on the strategic deployment of undead minions in combat.

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: While not zombies, it captures the 'villain protagonist' feel perfectly as you play as an amorphous creature consuming everything in its path.

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 81.7%, Indie 18.3%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS that captures the frantic, large-scale army management feel of classic strategy games.

Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 66.5%, Strategy 28.6%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines zombie survival with strategy elements, forcing you to manage resources and survivors in a post-apocalyptic world.

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: Zombies 69%, Strategy 31%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that leans heavily into the zombie apocalypse theme with tactical unit management.

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: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the ultimate villain-protagonist RTS experience, focusing on building a dungeon and commanding an army to defeat heroes.

Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!

Why similar: Zombies 48.4%, Strategy 43.8%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS that focuses on the logistics and strategy of managing a zombie outbreak.

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

Why similar: Zombies 72.6%, Strategy 27.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that emphasizes squad-based combat against waves of zombies.

Face massive zombie swarms in this funny post-apocalyptic tactical sandbox! Do you know what it's like to be surrounded by 100,000 zombies? Well, you're about to find out!

Why similar: Zombies 51.2%, Strategy 37.8%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style strategy game that emphasizes the sheer scale of zombie hordes.

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 53.5%, Strategy 34%, Indie 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-focused game that tasks you with strategically spreading an infection across a map.

Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.

Why similar: Strategy 72.1%, Indie 27.9%

Why You'll Like It: A villain-centric tower defense game that rewards violent, strategic destruction of enemy forces.

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 62.1%, Strategy 26%, Indie 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced RTS that focuses on overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers of undead units.

Real-time combat in the zombie apocalypse! Guide your survivors through hordes of the infected to escape the epicentre of infection!

Why similar: Indie 51.9%, Strategy 48.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down strategy game that focuses on tactical positioning and survival against an overwhelming zombie threat.

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

Why similar: Zombies 92.9%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental simulation that allows you to observe and influence the spread of a zombie outbreak.

They Are Coming is a hybrid game that combines roguelike, tower defense, and base building in a side-scrolling shooter format. It offers a straightforward gaming experience for pure enjoyment.

Why similar: Zombies 66.1%, Strategy 23.9%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty action-strategy game focused on defending against massive waves of the undead.

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: Strategy 78.6%, Indie 21.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that focuses on managing large numbers of units in a 2D environment.

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 73.5%, Indie 26.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that captures the visceral, combat-heavy side of the zombie apocalypse.

Survive like a God in this inspiring survival simulation game.

Why similar: Zombies 49.7%, Strategy 37.5%, Indie 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-strategy game where you manage the balance between zombie outbreaks and human survival.

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: Zombies 79.9%, Indie 20.1%

After the outbreak of the zombie virus, a group of survivors hit the zombie to survive! You can get a variety of special professional roles, weapons, supplies props, etc. - and perhaps a little white dog!

Why similar: Zombies 58.3%, Strategy 31.9%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that focuses on the survival-horror aspect of being chased by zombies.

They are coming! Ravenous, insatiable, and absolutely unstoppable zombies, a Wunderwaffe that went horribly wrong. It’s up to you to usher in the age of the zombie, by munching on every brain in sight! Build up a horde, dodge enemy weapons, and gnaw a mark on human history!

Why similar: Zombies 79%, Strategy 21%

A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.

Why similar: Zombies 79.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Indie 3.5%

"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: Zombies 74.4%, Strategy 25.6%

Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.

Why similar: Zombies 65.6%, Strategy 34.4%

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: Strategy 100%

"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 67.8%, Strategy 25%, Indie 7.2%

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 100%

Kill all the damn zombies in different game modes!

Why similar: Zombies 54.9%, Strategy 32.7%, Indie 12.4%

The horde is here to eat your brain and murder every single one of your scientists. Gather your forces, this is the last stand before we lose the facility! Place guards, close doors, and position traps. Survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Zombies 68.9%, Strategy 22.8%, Indie 8.3%

Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.

Why similar: Zombies 59.6%, Strategy 30.5%, Indie 9.9%

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: Indie 100%

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: Strategy 76.4%, Indie 23.6%

DeadOS is an early access zombie outbreak simulator by Benn Powell that focuses on city-wide scenarios where you have access to fully customize your apocalypse experience from beginning to end. Simulation. Sandbox. Survival!

Why similar: Zombies 78.8%, Indie 21.2%

Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Become a Ghost Keeper and lead your fearsome minions against the living. Use diverse scare tactics, manage demonic creatures and harness dozens of skills. Oh, and don’t let the Brotherhood catch you! The ultimate scaring experience begins…

Why similar: Strategy 100%

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 88.3%, Indie 11.7%

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

Why similar: Zombies 81.8%, Indie 18.2%

It's the zombie-slaying survival game with JRPG elements you didn't know you wanted! Get swarmed by zombies in active-time battles, search for other survivors, eat and most importantly: SURVIVE!

Why similar: Indie 69.6%, Strategy 30.4%

If you like tower defense games , this game is for you ! A game is classic addictive tower defense / defense TD, style game and a lot of features. You can build towers, you can use abilities(bombs and soldiers) and you can use hero!

Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, Zombies 37.9%, Indie 15.3%

Scare, terrify and thrill guests as you build the haunted house of your nightmares. Design and customize your creations with incredible detail to scare your guests, or risk losing it all in this tower defense/management/tycoon hybrid.

Why similar: Zombies 64.5%, Strategy 27%, Indie 8.5%

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

Why similar: Strategy 51.2%, Zombies 39.9%, Indie 8.9%

"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.

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 64.2%, Strategy 24.2%, Indie 11.6%

They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

Why similar: Zombies 70.6%, Strategy 28.3%, Indie 1.1%

Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

Why similar: Strategy 73%, Indie 27%

War of the Zombie brings together the best of turn-based simulation and real-time strategic gameplay action across the entire world at the very start of a mysterious undead outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 54.8%, Strategy 45.2%