- #1 Outbreak Island
97% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival 11.7%, Crafting 10.9%, Sandbox 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Zombies 10.4%
- #2 Urge
96% matchVery Positive90% of 476 reviews2021
Dev: EnDrew
Windows
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Gore 9.8%, Building 9.2%
- #3 DREADZONE
95% matchMixed51% of 1,171 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Zombies 13.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Open World 12.2%, Survival 11.9%
- #4 Vortex: The Gateway
96% matchMixed57% of 398 reviews2016
Dev: StormCube Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst!
Why similar: Survival 23.6%, Crafting 18.9%, Open World 17.6%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Building 9.2%
- #5 DESOLATE
94% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Open World 18.6%, Zombies 17.3%, Horror 12.8%, Gore 10.4%
- #6 Shadows of Kurgansk
94% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Zombies 18.8%, Survival 16.5%, Crafting 12.9%, Sandbox 9.6%, Horror 7.5%
- #7 Junk Survivor
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Zombies 15%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Survival 10.5%, Open World 10.1%, Crafting 9.4%
- #8 The Infected
92% matchVery Positive85% of 6,893 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Crafting 12.4%, Open World 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Zombies 10.2%, Survival 9.6%
- #9 No One Survived
90% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 16.2%, Survival 14.5%, Open World 13%, Crafting 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%
- #10 Mist Survival
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Zombies 22.3%, Survival 20.8%, Open World 15.7%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival Horror 7.3%
- #11 SurrounDead
89% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
Why similar: Zombies 32%, Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 19.7%, First-Person 3%
- #12 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
89% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 10.1%
- #13 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
88% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Survival 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Open World 15.4%, Crafting 10.9%, FPS 9.8%
- #14 The Day Of Survival
86% matchMixed46% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
Windows
The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23%, Zombies 15.7%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 8.5%, Horror 7.9%
- #15 Invasion 2037
87% matchMixed60% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive
Why similar: Zombies 18.1%, Survival 15.3%, Crafting 13.1%, Open World 11.7%, Survival Horror 11.2%
- #16 INCUR Survival
84% matchVery Positive84% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Zombies 17.1%, Crafting 13.9%, Building 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Survival 10.9%
- #17 Gone: Survival
86% matchMixed44% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Zombies 14%, Crafting 13.3%, Survival 10.9%, Building 9.8%
- #18 Serum: Toxic Survival
84% matchMixed52% of 294 reviews2024
Dev: Game IslandPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Dive into a thrilling survival adventure where an unknown liquid takes control of your life. Extract Serum to stay alive, battle dangerous creatures, solve puzzles, and uncover clues about past events.
Why similar: Zombies 17.2%, FPS 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Open World 10.1%, Horror 10%
- #19 Project Silverfish
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: FPS 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Sandbox 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Open World 10.9%
- #20 Survival: Lost Way
83% matchMostly Negative37% of 287 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Crafting 16.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Survival 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, FPS 11.8%
- #21 Expedition Zero
82% matchMixed61% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: Enigmatic MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.
Why similar: Survival 12.1%, Survival Horror 12%, Gore 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #22 Miscreated
81% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Survival 21%, Zombies 20.4%, Open World 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Crafting 11.6%
- #23 The Forest
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 18.1%, Open World 14%, Crafting 12.8%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.1%
- #24 Crafting Dead
82% matchMixed57% of 158 reviews2017
Dev: Ferullo Gaming
Windows
Crafting Dead is a post-apocalyptic multiplayer-based zombie survival game with a voxel theme. Aim high and punch low, survive at all costs!
Why similar: Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Survival Horror 12%, Survival 11.9%
- #25 Skopje '83
78% matchMixed69% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Dark-1Pub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Explore a city thrust into disarray by an unknown event and survive the hordes of mutated abominations that lurk at every corner. You’ll have to fight through enemies & bosses, scavenge loot and survive the hostile city.
Why similar: Zombies 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Crafting 11.8%, FPS 10.1%, Open World 9.9%
- #26 Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors
80% matchMixed50% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Went2Play LLC
Windows
Take the ultimate quest and discover the secret of the Waxworks! Embark on the fight of your life as vicious creatures, and mutants are ready to rip you apart. This gory horror game has no mercy and dares you to enter its ghastly world. Will you rise to the challenge or die trying?
Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Gore 17.3%, Crafting 17.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Horror 10.7%
- #27 Survive the Nights
75% matchMixed66% of 6,335 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, FPS 11.8%, Survival 11.7%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #28 Novus Inceptio
79% matchMixed52% of 1,300 reviews2015
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warning: This is an Early Access game! Welcome to an enigmatic world, where a new gaming experience in exploring, building and surviving is waiting just for you. Experience a sandbox world with survival elements, and join us in creating a full version of the game.
Why similar: Crafting 17.8%, Open World 15.6%, Survival 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Sandbox 13.3%
- #29 Rem Survival
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Crafting 22.7%, Survival 17.9%, Open World 17.9%, Building 15.6%, FPS 10.8%
- #30 Stygian: Outer Gods
74% matchVery Positive85% of 611 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, FPS 17.8%, Survival 14.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Horror 12.3%
- #31 Winter Survival
75% matchMixed63% of 751 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
Why similar: Open World 14.3%, Survival 14.3%, Survival Horror 13%, Crafting 11.6%, Building 9.9%
- #32 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
77% matchMostly Negative36% of 365 reviews2023
Dev: EFNSOFT
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.
Why similar: Crafting 14.6%, Open World 13.3%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Survival 12.7%, Building 10.6%
- #33 Invention 3
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: Zombies 17.8%, FPS 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 7.7%, Gore 6.7%
- #34 Lifeless
78% matchMostly Negative38% of 552 reviews2016
Dev: Desync Donkeys
Windows
Immerse yourself in the post-apocalyptic co-op world of Lifeless, where base building and crafting are key. Collect weapons, gear, and food as you embark on thrilling missions to level up in a vast open world. But stay alert—relentless zombies lurk around every corner!
Why similar: Zombies 36.7%, Gore 20.8%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 10.4%, Action 7.7%
- #35 DayZ
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 456,703 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 272.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Why similar: Survival 13.8%, Zombies 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.6%, FPS 10.1%
- #36 Radiation Island
76% matchVery Positive80% of 623 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.
Why similar: Survival 27.4%, Zombies 25.1%, Open World 14.5%, Crafting 13%, Adventure 9.2%
- #37 Starsand
73% matchMixed66% of 1,227 reviews2022
Dev: Tunnel Vision StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Why similar: Crafting 17.8%, Open World 15.7%, Survival 15.2%, Sandbox 11.2%, Building 11.1%
- #38 Pacific Drive
70% matchVery Positive83% of 24,897 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.1%, Crafting 13.6%, Survival 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Building 7.5%
- #39 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 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 20.8%, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 12.2%, Open World 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #40 IfSunSets
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,127 reviews2024
Dev: POLYMORPHPub: Smilegate
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
「IfSunSets」 is a survival RPG adventure game. During the day, secure necessary supplies across the island, and survive the night against strong and terrifying monsters that track you down. You can utilize resources you've secured to build a base to fend off threatening monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 16.5%, Crafting 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Open World 11.8%, Survival 11.1%
- #41 Raise Your Tribe
72% matchMixed58% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Primeval Forest Studios
Windows
A hardcore tactical shooter with horror elements. Battle Machines and Mutants, and build your legacy on a deadly post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk Island. Explore dangerous zones, craft powerful gear, and shape your Cyberware build. Uncover secrets and fight to survive in a brutal, immersive world!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, FPS 14.6%, Open World 14.4%, Survival 11%, Building 9.8%
- #42 Zombie Craft
74% matchMostly Negative34% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Crafty GamesPub: Zombie Craft
Windows · Mac
Try your hand at exciting survival and prove that you are not afraid of any challenges! Defeat all the evil dead and free the virtual world from danger. You need to confront these monsters by any means. Be the bravest!
Why similar: Zombies 23.5%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Crafting 21.3%, Horror 8.2%, First-Person 5.9%
- #43 VEIN
68% matchVery Positive90% of 9,542 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Zombies 18.8%, Survival 15%, Open World 15%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Crafting 11.9%
- #44 Hold Your Own
73% matchMixed68% of 574 reviews2017
Dev: DistrictWare inc.
Windows
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
Why similar: Crafting 18%, Survival 14.2%, Open World 12.5%, FPS 11.9%, Building 10.3%
- #45 Outback
72% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Wafflesoft
Windows
Tasmania is a harsh environment and to make things worse, the world is ending. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Open World 13.1%, Survival 12.3%, Crafting 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #46 P.A.M.E.L.A.®
71% matchMixed59% of 919 reviews2020
Dev: NVYVE® Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Explore, fight, and survive as an awakened sleeper, in a fallen utopian city ravaged by a horrific disease. With an array of hi-tech weapons, highly immersive UI, full-body awareness, and much more, P.A.M.E.L.A. delivers an intense and unforgiving survival experience.
Why similar: Survival 19.7%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Open World 17.3%, Horror 11.7%, Zombies 9.8%
- #47 Whisper of the Swallows
67% matchVery Positive87% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage and unforgiving procedurally-generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark are your greatest enemies. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to transform a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Crafting 19%, Survival 15%, Sandbox 14%, Open World 13.7%, Building 13.6%
- #48 Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
71% matchMixed54% of 899 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.
Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Crafting 16.6%, Open World 14.6%, Survival 13.2%, Gore 12.1%
- #49 iZolated
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Zombies 14.4%, Open World 12.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Crafting 11.5%
- #50 The Black Ice
67% matchVery Positive81% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Antelus Games
Windows
A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.1%, Survival 20.4%, Horror 17.9%, Realistic 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #51 Sons Of The Forest
65% matchVery Positive88% of 299,895 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 17%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Open World 15.6%, Crafting 12.4%, Building 8.3%
- #52 Contagion VR: Outbreak
69% matchMixed64% of 697 reviews2020
Dev: Monochrome, Inc
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!
Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Gore 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, FPS 7.9%
- #53 Fallen Region
70% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 15.7%, Survival 12.2%, Crafting 9.9%, Open World 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%
- #54 SCUM
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 15.6%, Open World 13.8%, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 13%, Gore 12.3%
- #55 Sunkenland
65% matchVery Positive81% of 22,996 reviews2023
Dev: Vector3 Studio
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Crafting 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Open World 12.9%, FPS 11.4%
- #56 SILENT BREATH
66% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Realistic 23.2%, Open World 23.2%, First-Person 14%, Adventure 5.1%
- #57 Z.O.N.A: Origin
64% matchVery Positive84% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Open World 19.4%, Horror 12.4%, Realistic 10.1%, Survival 9.1%