Games Like World War Z

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 36.5%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Co-op 8.3%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same 4-player zombie-run structure, special infected pressure, and frantic push-through-objectives pacing as World War Z.

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 38.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Co-op 11%, Shooter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is another co-op undead shooter built around third-person gunplay, set-piece defense moments, and mowing down huge packs.

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 52%, Co-op 10.6%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%, FPS 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its AI-driven co-op campaigns and nonstop zombie surges are one of the clearest blueprints for the World War Z experience.

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 27.8%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op 9.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Survival Horror 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: If you love World War Z for wave-based carnage and class synergy, this nails the same co-op horde-shooter rush in first person.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.8%, Third-Person Shooter 18.3%, Co-op 16.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Survival Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its class-based squads, corridor firefights, and swarming enemy piles feel very close to World War Z even with xenomorphs instead of zombies.

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Why similar: Zombies 48.6%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, FPS 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Though older and leaner, its campaign-based zombie co-op still matches World War Z's core appeal of surviving coordinated rushes with a squad.

It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

Why similar: Zombies 32.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Shooter 8%, FPS 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It modernizes the class-based co-op slaughter loop with the same emphasis on team roles, wave survival, and grotesque enemies.

NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.7%, Co-op 17%, Zombies 13%, FPS 9.7%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This Left 4 Dead-style co-op shooter mirrors World War Z's teamwork, special-enemy interruptions, and constant pressure from hordes.

No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 33%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Co-op 10.8%, Survival Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This leans more survival-horror, but the co-op zombie runs and high-stakes crowd control scratch a similar itch.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: Zombies 38.3%, Co-op 15.3%, Shooter 9.8%, FPS 8.4%, PvE 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It trades zombies for cultists and monstrosities, but the 4-player PvE structure and overwhelming horde combat are extremely World War Z-like.

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.2%, Co-op 23.6%, Multiplayer 21.8%, PvE 11.9%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The third-person perspective, spectacular mass-enemy swarms, and objective-focused co-op make it one of the closest non-zombie parallels.

The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

Why similar: Zombies 48.6%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Co-op 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Shooter 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: As the earlier version of Zombie Army 4's formula, it offers the same third-person co-op sniping and undead crowd-clearing.

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.9%, Zombies 16.7%, Co-op 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Shooter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It's slower and more tactical, but the 4-player cooperative runs, panic moments, and survival-horror tension overlap well with World War Z.

The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.8%, Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Co-op 11.8%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its teamwork-heavy third-person missions and screen-filling swarms capture the same desperate co-op firefight energy.

Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

Why similar: Zombies 29.8%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Co-op 13.3%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Third-Person Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This four-player third-person shooter swaps zombies for mummies, but its lighthearted co-op horde combat feels very familiar.

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 47.6%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is more open-ended and survival-oriented, but co-op scavenging and big zombie threats make it a natural step sideways from World War Z.

An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.

Why similar: Zombies 23.7%, Co-op 13.5%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Third-Person Shooter 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Round-based co-op, special enemy types, and heavy horde pressure make it a solid fit for World War Z players who want more undead PvE.

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 38.7%, Co-op 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%, Gore 7.6%, FPS 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is less gun-focused overall, yet its co-op zombie combat and gore-heavy action still appeal to World War Z fans.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.5%, Co-op 16.4%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Shooter 10.3%, FPS 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Massive enemy waves, cooperative defense, and nonstop bug swarms recreate World War Z's signature sense of being overrun.

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.8%, Co-op 24.3%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Gore 9.4%, PvE 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a melee focus, its 4-player horde survival, specials, and team-reliant pacing make it a strong mechanical match.

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

Why similar: Zombies 39.1%, Co-op 13.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The action-heavy co-op, large infected encounters, and set-piece pacing line up well if you enjoy World War Z's blockbuster feel.

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 49.4%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 8.7%, Survival Horror 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Even in single-player, its huge freaker hordes and frantic third-person survival gunplay echo World War Z's best swarm moments.

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 31.7%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Co-op 8.8%, Shooter 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its class-based cooperative missions against zombie hordes make it a strong free option for players chasing World War Z-style teamwork.

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: Zombies 36.2%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Survival Horror 9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is more open-world and melee-driven, but co-op zombie survival and high-pressure escapes offer a similar adrenaline spike.

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 49.2%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Co-op 11.7%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: From a top-down view it still offers the same co-op PvE loop of classes, upgrades, and mowing through dense zombie waves.

Pick a character and team up with three friends ‘cause it’s time to save the world. Experience intense FPS action as you obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters! You may not be on the best team of mercenaries, but you are… a Toxic Commando!

Why similar: Zombies 35.7%, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Shooter 8.4%, Co-op 7.5%, FPS 6.8%

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Why similar: Zombies 33.6%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Co-op 14.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign-driven third-person co-op shooting against infected crowds feels like a more linear cousin to World War Z.

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 47.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Co-op 9%, FPS 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This free co-op zombie game is slower and harsher, but the emphasis on teamwork, limited resources, and undead pressure fits.

Exoprimal is an online, team-based action game that pits humanity's cutting-edge exosuit technology against history's most ferocious beasts – dinosaurs.​​

Why similar: Shooter 19.2%, Online Co-Op 17.9%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Third-Person Shooter 12.4%, FPS 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: If the giant-wave spectacle is what you love most in World War Z, few games match its sheer volume of enemies hitting your squad at once.

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 17.1%, Co-op 15%, Shooter 9.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It brings co-op third-person shooting, dismemberment, and horror pressure, just with necromorphs instead of zombies.

Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 33.5%, Co-op 21.5%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Gore 9.8%, FPS 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This earlier Vermintide delivers the same squad-vs-horde fundamentals in a darker, more survival-driven setting.

4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!

Why similar: Zombies 33%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Gun Customization 9.6% ★, Survival Horror 8.4%, Post-apocalyptic 7.2%

World War Z VR is an immersive single-player first-person shooter experience that challenges you to take on huge swarms of zombies. Based on the hit game World War Z that has now captivated over 25 million players.

Why similar: Zombies 39.2%, FPS 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Action 9.2%, PvE 6.5%

Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.

Why similar: Zombies 46.4%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Co-op 8%, FPS 4.6%

** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Experience a terrifyingly intense co-op campaign for up to four players in this gut-wrenching sequel to Steam best-seller, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army.

Why similar: Zombies 52.1%, Co-op 11.8%, Third-Person Shooter 9.2%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Online Co-Op 5.5%

** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Featuring a co-op campaign for 1 to 4 players, Nazi Zombie Army is a horrifying new stand-alone expansion of the award-winning Sniper Elite series.

Why similar: Zombies 51.7%, Co-op 10.1%, Third-Person Shooter 9.5%, Multiplayer 6%, Online Co-Op 5.7%

Team up with up to 4 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, and cosmetics.

Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Shooter 9.4%, FPS 7.4%

Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

Why similar: Zombies 43.1%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Co-op 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Gore 5.4%

Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...

Why similar: Zombies 52.3%, Co-op 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Online Co-Op 5.7%, Gore 5.4%

Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.

Why similar: Zombies 58.2%, Co-op 10.8%, Online Co-Op 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Gore 5.8%

Team up with 64 players to fight off the horde of zombies in this post-apocalyptic FPS or join the horde against the living! Turn on your teammates and tear them apart. Level up and unlock new weapons, perks, clothing options and more! Equip your favourite loadout and join the fight!

Why similar: Zombies 33.7%, Co-op 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Shooter 6.9%, Survival Horror 6.8%

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Zombies 47.4%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Gore 4.7%

They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!

Why similar: Zombies 37.4%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Co-op 13.1%, Survival Horror 8.5%

Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.

Why similar: Zombies 27.4%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Co-op 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Survival Horror 8%

6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Why similar: Zombies 37.8%, Co-op 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12%, Multiplayer 8.7%, FPS 8.2%

In Village of Zombies you can fight against zombies and mutants together with other players or alone on different maps, the goal is to survive as many levels as possible. The game always starts at level 1 and with each level increase, more zombies and stronger zombies come.

Why similar: Zombies 27%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Co-op 9%

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.

Why similar: Multiplayer 18.4%, Co-op 18%, FPS 13.5%, Shooter 13.5%, Gun Customization 11% ★

Call of Duty®: Vanguard includes a deeply engaging single player Campaign, a massive Multiplayer offering featuring over 20 maps including 16 built for core Multiplayer and an exciting new Zombies experience developed by Treyarch.

Why similar: Zombies 33.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, FPS 7.8%

In Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Treyarch and Raven Software are bringing players the biggest Black Ops ever across an innovative Co-Op Campaign, an electrifying Multiplayer experience, and the legendary Round-Based Zombies mode.

Why similar: Zombies 30.7%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, FPS 7.6%

Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

Why similar: Zombies 33.2%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Survival Horror 6%, Shooter 6%

Join the corps! Umbrella Corps brings a competitive experience featuring new types of strategy and technique blended with elements from the world of Resident Evil, to create a unique kind of shooter!

Why similar: Zombies 41.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Co-op 10.1%, Shooter 8.4%

Control a team of 4 characters, switching between them to use their unique abilities. ZIC: Zombies In City is a first person zombie survival shooter.

Why similar: Zombies 30.6%, Online Co-Op 16%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Co-op 10.8%, Shooter 8.3%

Zedfest is the goriest game show ever created! A hardcore 6 player co-op third-person shooter with the goal to complete objectives while neutralizing Zeds with lots and lots of visceral gore.

Why similar: Zombies 25.4%, Gore 13.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Online Co-Op 12%, Co-op 10.2%

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

Why similar: Zombies 62.7%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Co-op 6.1%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Gore 4.5%

The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.

Why similar: Zombies 66.3%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%, Multiplayer 7%, Third-Person Shooter 5.8%, Co-op 3.1%

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 40.3%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%, Shooter 8.1%

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 57.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Co-op 7%, Third-Person Shooter 7%, Shooter 6.5%