- #1 7 Days to Die
96% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Zombies 16.8%, Survival 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Open World 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game merges first-person zombie shooting with deep open-world crafting, base-building, and survival mechanics.
- #2 State of Decay: YOSE
97% matchVery Positive82% of 13,199 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 34%, Survival 18.5%, Open World 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a rich open-world zombie survival experience combined with community management and third-person action.
- #3 Project Zomboid
96% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Open World Survival Craft 26.4% ★, Zombies 20.5%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it delivers the ultimate hardcore zombie survival sandbox experience with extensive RPG progression.
- #4 Dead Effect 2
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,320 reviews2016
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.Pub: App Holdings
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 30.8%, FPS 21.9%, Survival 13.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Shooter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It matches the sci-fi/zombie hybrid shooter vibe of Walking Zombie 2 with strong RPG elements and first-person combat.
- #5 How to Survive 2
94% matchMixed69% of 11,020 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.4% ★, Zombies 24.2%, Survival 15.3%, Open World 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on crafting, gathering, and completing quests while fighting off hordes of zombies in an open environment.
- #6 SurrounDead
93% matchVery Positive91% of 27,054 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 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 26.1%, Open World Survival Craft 19.7% ★, Survival 14.4%, Open World 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features open-world zombie survival with looter-shooter mechanics and base building.
- #7 Dead Frontier 2
94% matchMixed70% of 28,454 reviews2019
Dev: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Zombies 34.1%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Survival 16.6%, Sandbox 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An MMO featuring grim post-apocalyptic exploration, looting, and third-person zombie shooting.
- #8 HumanitZ
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,430 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20% ★, Zombies 17.8%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric open-world survival game where you scavenge, build, and fight off the undead in a ruined world.
- #9 DeadPoly
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,250 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% ★, Zombies 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Survival 9.8%, Sandbox 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines polygon graphics and base-building survival with intense zombie action.
- #10 Will To Live Online
91% matchMixed69% of 18,412 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, FPS 12.2%, Open World 9.6%, Survival 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic MMORPG with strong first-person shooting and survival elements.
- #11 BrainBread 2
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,209 reviews2022
Dev: Reperio Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.
Why similar: Zombies 30.8%, FPS 16.6%, Multiplayer 13%, Survival 12.5%, Shooter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced multiplayer zombie shooter with heavy emphasis on action and survival.
- #12 Zompiercer
89% matchVery Positive88% of 4,834 reviews2020
Dev: DDDimanN
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.
Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, FPS 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Sandbox 11%, Open World 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic shooter focused on train travel, base building, and fighting zombies.
- #13 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
89% matchVery Positive86% of 9,703 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
Why similar: Zombies 48.3%, Multiplayer 18%, Shooter 13.4%, Survival 11.9%, RPG 5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers top-down zombie shooting with deep RPG character upgrades and weaponry.
- #14 Unturned
88% matchVery Positive91% of 564,742 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 73.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unturned is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game. As one of the few not yet turned, you must fight to remain among the living.
Why similar: Zombies 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, FPS 11.9%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features blocky, stylized graphics and multiplayer zombie survival mechanics.
- #15 Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 930 reviews2024
Dev: DAWINSTONE
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The open-world survival role-playing game "Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse" tells the story of Delta Team and his comrades as they work to rebuild a world devastated by humans and their race turned into zombies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.6% ★, Zombies 14.5%, Gun Customization 13.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Brings military tactical action and RPG progression to a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #16 Dead Maze
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,814 reviews2018
Dev: Atelier 801
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Dead Maze is a 2D MMO game set in a destroyed contemporary world, filled with zombies. Explore the world, scavenge and craft as many items as possible, to survive the hostile environment and upgrade your gear and camp as you go.
Why similar: Zombies 35.3%, Survival 21.9%, Open World 12.7%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An MMO focused on cooperative survival, scavenging, and crafting in a zombie-infested world.
- #17 Survive the Nights
84% matchMixed66% of 6,793 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Open World Survival Craft 22.9% ★, Zombies 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, FPS 10.2%, Sandbox 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic first-person survival game emphasizing fortification, crafting, and zombie defense.
- #18 Next Day: Survival
86% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 23.2%, Open World 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Crafting 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival shooter set in a fictional post-apocalyptic eastern European region.
- #19 Left 4 Dead 2
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,060,263 reviews2009
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 100.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Why similar: Zombies 48%, FPS 16.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Shooter 7.8%, Survival 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential co-op first-person zombie shooter focused on fast-paced action and campaign progression.
- #20 Infestation: The New Z
85% matchMixed54% of 33,897 reviews2016
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
Why similar: Zombies 36%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 15.3%, Multiplayer 11.4%, FPS 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world multiplayer survival shooter populated by zombies and hostile players.
- #21 No More Room in Hell
83% matchVery Positive90% of 76,727 reviews2013
Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
Why similar: Zombies 38.3%, Survival 14.3%, Multiplayer 12%, FPS 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, slower-paced first-person survival horror game with heavy cooperative gameplay.
- #22 Killing Floor 2
82% matchVery Positive88% of 129,477 reviews2016
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 86.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Why similar: Zombies 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, FPS 16.6%, Survival 12.4%, Shooter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides intense first-person wave-based shooter action with perk progression and custom weapons.
- #23 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
82% matchVery Positive83% of 70,161 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
Why similar: Zombies 30.3%, Survival 20%, Open World 18.7%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on community-building, open-world looting, and third-person zombie survival.
- #24 Zombie Army 4: Dead War
81% matchVery Positive86% of 12,185 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!
Why similar: Zombies 48.3%, Shooter 19.8%, Multiplayer 18%, Open World 6.6%, Action 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features third-person shooting action against hordes of occult zombies with campaign progression.
- #25 Back 4 Blood
81% matchMixed69% of 73,371 reviews2021
Dev: Turtle Rock StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
Why similar: Zombies 38.1%, FPS 19.2%, Multiplayer 13%, Shooter 12.2%, Survival 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative first-person shooter featuring deck-building elements and hordes of zombie mutants.
- #26 DayZ
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 470,116 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.7 hrsMean: 281.7 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: Zombies 17.1%, Survival 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, FPS 12.2%, Open World 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate hardcore open-world multiplayer zombie survival experience focusing on scavenging and realism.
- #27 DARKEST DAYS
78% matchMixed49% of 5,176 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Open World 15%, Survival 13%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #28 Contagion
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,738 reviews2013
Dev: Monochrome, Inc
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 33.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, FPS 16.7%, Survival 11.6%, Shooter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic zombie survival game focusing on resource management and objective-based multiplayer.
- #29 Resident Evil Revelations 2
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 32,252 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.
Why similar: Zombies 49.7%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Survival 13.3%, Shooter 5.6%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A campaign-driven zombie shooter with episodic storytelling and heavy character progression elements.
- #30 Dead Rising® 2
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,888 reviews2010
Dev: Capcom VancouverPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.
Why similar: Zombies 48%, Open World 15.4%, Survival 9%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Sandbox 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy zombie game featuring crafting, open exploration, and a narrative-driven campaign.
- #31 BLOCKPOST LEGACY
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16,529 reviews2019
Dev: Skullcap Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Procedural cubic 3D-shooter in the best traditions of the genre. The game is a rich cocktail consisting of the most popular and functional gaming solutions. Customization of characters, opening cases and improving the existing arsenal — all this is available in the game now!
Why similar: FPS 38.5%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Shooter 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, First-Person 6.2%
- #32 Zombie Survival Game Online
75% matchMixed69% of 317 reviews2023
Dev: Zombie Survival Game Online LLC
Windows
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.1% ★, Zombies 15.3%, FPS 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Survival 8.6%
- #33 Walking Zombie: Shooter
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 508 reviews2018
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Walking Zombie is a stationary FPS with an online co-op mode in a world full of zombies to kill. Buy and upgrade your weapons, kill all enemies in 200 levels and destroy mighty boss monsters before they eat you alive!
Why similar: Zombies 26.8%, FPS 18%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Survival 7.8%
- #34 iZolated
74% matchMixed69% of 124 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: Gun Customization 16.6% ★, Open World Survival Craft 14.1% ★, Zombies 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #35 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
75% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 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: Open World Survival Craft 39.6% ★, Survival 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Open World 8.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #36 Taora : Beginning
72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,240 reviews2023
Dev: Tulpar Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Taora : Beginning offers the limited introduction experience to Taora : Survival, an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 15.7%, Sandbox 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Action RPG 10.9%, Open World 10.4%
- #37 Nomad
76% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.3% ★, Zombies 15.3%, Survival 11.5%, Open World 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #38 Days Gone
71% matchVery Positive93% of 117,340 reviews2021
Dev: Bend StudioPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Why similar: Zombies 23.1%, Open World Survival Craft 17.7% ★, Open World 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Survival 11.4%
- #39 POLYGON
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 37,025 reviews2020
Dev: Redaster Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
POLYGON is a tactical multiplayer team 1st person shooter. Using various weapons, you will battle with up to 32 players on large-scale maps. Properly managing your arsenal and skills, you will lead your team to victory!
Why similar: FPS 29.3%, Gun Customization 24.1% ★, Shooter 21.5%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Stylized 5.3%
- #40 Dead Island 2
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 29,851 reviews2024
Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
Why similar: Zombies 26.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, FPS 12.6%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Action RPG 10%
- #41 KUBOOM
74% matchMixed64% of 4,587 reviews2016
Dev: nobodyshot
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Cross-platform hurricane online 3D Shooter
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Shooter 19%, First-Person 8.2%, Action 5.4%
- #42 Codename CURE
72% matchVery Positive85% of 16,538 reviews2017
Dev: Raptor Byte
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.
Why similar: Zombies 31.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, FPS 17.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #43 CastleMiner Z
73% matchVery Positive81% of 11,161 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalDNA Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34% ★, Zombies 15.7%, Survival 10.3%, Sandbox 7.6%, Open World 6.8%
- #44 Deadside
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,566 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, FPS 12%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%
- #45 Pixel Strike 3D
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 12,614 reviews2020
Dev: Vulcron
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Pixel Strike 3D is a Multiplayer First-Person Shooter that features fast-paced gameplay and a wide variety of player customization. Battle friends and foes from all around the world in over 20 unique game modes, with over 70 available weapons.
Why similar: Gun Customization 26.8% ★, FPS 24.8%, Shooter 15.1%, Multiplayer 14%, First-Person 8.9%
- #46 Mist Survival
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,394 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Open World Survival Craft 35.4% ★, Zombies 20.1%, Survival 15.8%, Open World 11.8%, Sandbox 5.3%
- #47 Stay Out
69% matchMixed69% of 31,337 reviews2019
Dev: MOBITECH LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Open World 18.8%, Survival 17.5%, Shooter 15.7%, Multiplayer 13.7%
- #48 Not Quite Dead: Open World Survival
66% matchMixed62% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: Voidecho Studio
Windows
Open world zombie survival Coop game with base building, looting, crafting, vehicles, and exploration.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27% ★, Action RPG 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Open World 9.5%
- #49 Dying Light
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 496,161 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 61.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.7% ★, Zombies 19.3%, FPS 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Open World 9.2%
- #50 Pixel Combat: Zombie Shooter
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Avega GamesPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Pixel Combat Shooter is a pixel shooter where you have to fight for survival in a world plagued by zombie apocalypse. Defend your home from waves of zombies, build a time machine and fight unique bosses. Crafting, upgrades and a nostalgic atmosphere.
Why similar: Zombies 30.6%, Shooter 23.5%, Survival 16.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Action 9.9%
- #51 Crafting Dead
71% matchMixed57% of 160 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 23.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 12.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #52 Miscreated
69% matchMixed66% of 31,592 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 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: Open World Survival Craft 38.3% ★, Zombies 13.9%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 9.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%
- #53 Night of the Dead
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,888 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% ★, Zombies 17.7%, Open World 9.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Survival 9.1%
- #54 Hired Ops
67% matchMixed68% of 16,161 reviews2021
Dev: Absolut Soft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale.
Why similar: FPS 48.8%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Shooter 18.1%, First-Person 6.2%, Action 4.9%
- #55 Gone: Survival
70% matchMixed43% of 320 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Survival 12.2%, Open World 10.7%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #56 Deadswitch 3
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,457 reviews2021
Dev: Wilkin Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Deadswitch 3 is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons and multiple solo and team-based game modes.
Why similar: Gun Customization 34.1% ★, Zombies 29.7%, Shooter 22.9%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Action 4.1%
- #57 Undawn
66% matchMixed54% of 6,611 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Open World 15.8%, Survival 14.3%, Zombies 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%
