Games Like 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 37.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12%, Co-op 11.1%, Multiplayer 11%, Shooter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player third-person missions pit a squad against huge undead crowds, special enemies, and defensive objectives in a structure very close to 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 36.9%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Co-op 8.1%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It modernizes the Left 4 Dead-style four-player zombie run with classes, build customization, specials, and hectic objective-driven campaigns.

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: Third-Person Shooter 18.9%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 16.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Survival Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This class-based three-player third-person campaign shooter delivers coordinated PvE missions, elite enemy types, and intense swarms with a similarly cinematic pace.

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 52.5%, Co-op 10.4%, Online Co-Op 8.6%, Multiplayer 8.1%, FPS 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: The genre-defining four-player zombie campaign shooter shares World War Z's rush through linear scenarios, special infected pressure, and constant cooperation.

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 33.3%, Co-op 12.4%, Shooter 8.1%, FPS 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its squad-based PvE battles against advancing Zed hordes retain the bloody, high-pressure cooperative shooting that makes World War Z satisfying.

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 12.9%, Co-op 9%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Gore 7%

Why You'll Like It: Although built around survival waves rather than campaigns, it excels at cooperative gunplay against escalating masses of grotesque zombies and boss enemies.

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 33%, Co-op 13.5%, Shooter 8.3%, Gore 7.9%, FPS 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Four-player missions through infested environments combine classes, specials, objectives, and dense enemy hordes in a highly replayable PvE format.

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 10.4%, Co-op 9.7%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Gore 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers four-player third-person campaigns full of undead mobs, sniping, traps, and supernatural boss encounters.

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 29.1%, Co-op 22.4%, Multiplayer 20%, PvE 11.3%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This third-person co-op shooter features exceptionally large Tyranid swarms, brutal combat, and focused squad missions that closely match World War Z's spectacle.

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 30.3%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Co-op 13.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Third-Person Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish four-player third-person adventure mixes undead hordes, special powers, traps, and score-driven cooperative missions.

Live the future of despair.The year is 2024 AD. The survivors fought against the remaining threats while trying their best to continue their recovery.Three years passed in the year 2027. In a new world without hope, the time has come to once again resist the fate of the Earth.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.4%, Online Co-Op 20.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Co-op 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Up to four players battle absurdly large alien and insect armies in destructible third-person missions, making it ideal for fans of enormous swarms.

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 38.2%, Co-op 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Gore 7.8%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Four-player zombie slaying, powerful melee and gun combat, and dense packs of infected make it a more open-ended but similarly visceral alternative.

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 48.6%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Co-op 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the zombie-co-op formula into an open-world survival game with community management, scavenging, and dangerous plague hordes.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is an up to 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 24.4%, Co-op 16.5%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Shooter 10.7%, FPS 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op shooter emphasizes holding objectives, fortifying positions, and surviving overwhelming bug hordes alongside a larger team.

Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.1%, Third-Person Shooter 22.9%, Co-op 16.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player co-op missions are built around mowing down massive crowds of enemies with wildly varied classes and weapons.

No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.

Why similar: Zombies 34.1%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Co-op 10.3%, Survival Horror 7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers tense cooperative zombie survival with scavenging, escalating threats, and an emphasis on keeping a small squad alive.

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%, Zombies 17.2%, Co-op 12%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This demanding four-player horror shooter centers on methodical teamwork before explosive battles against dense waves of terrifying creatures.

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 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 19.8%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Co-op 11.7%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player third-person missions demand close coordination under enormous enemy pressure, with chaotic firefights and desperate extraction sequences.

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 36.7%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Cooperative zombie survival combines frenetic combat and nighttime hordes with a more open-world, parkour-driven take on the apocalypse.

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

Why similar: Zombies 39.1%, Co-op 13.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its action-heavy co-op campaigns provide third-person shooting, zombie outbreaks, set-piece spectacle, and partner-dependent encounters.

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 50.1%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Third-Person Shooter 8.8%, Survival Horror 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person combat against enormous Freaker hordes captures the panic and visual spectacle of World War Z, albeit as a solo adventure.

Tear through endless waves of supernatural enemies in this co-op horror horde shooter. Play solo or with up to 4 players, unleash god-like Miracle powers, supercharge your arsenal, and survive devastating boss encounters on Sker Island.

Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Co-op 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.1%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This four-player wave shooter provides perk builds, special weapons, bosses, and nonstop undead slaughter for players who enjoy World War Z's combat loop.

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 49.2%, Co-op 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, FPS 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original four-player zombie campaign remains a strong match for its tightly paced cooperative runs, special infected, and climactic escapes.

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: Co-op 24.4%, Online Co-Op 23.6%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Gore 10.2%, PvE 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While melee-focused, its four-player linear missions, class roles, specials, and ratman hordes create the same close-knit PvE intensity.

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.2%, Co-op 23.5%, Shooter 15.4%, PvE 13.4%, Third Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its free four-player top-down missions feature class roles, objectives, and relentless alien waves in a compact cooperative format.

Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.4%, Shooter 13.6%, FPS 12.9%, PvE 10.3%, Survival Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Procedural co-op missions aboard infested spacecraft combine horror atmosphere, extraction objectives, and coordinated shooting against mutated enemies.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 34%, Shooter 16.3%, PvE 16.1%, FPS 15.2%, First-Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player class-based expeditions deliver excellent team synergy, swarms, objectives, and frantic last-stand combat despite the sci-fi mining setting.

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 36.5%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Shooter 8.6%, Co-op 7.7%, FPS 6.8%

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Zombies 44.9%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Co-op 12.4%, Character Customization 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical co-op squad shooter substitutes zombies for aliens but retains escalating hordes, mission objectives, classes, and survival pressure.

From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26%, Co-op 18.3%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Gore 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The campaign and Horde mode offer polished third-person squad shooting, defensive battles, and waves of increasingly dangerous enemies.

Take on a city overrun by zombies with 1 to 4 players online — co-op or PvP! Hold the line against running, leaping, spitting hordes. Fight by day, hunt in the dark of night. Tear off limbs and unlock cosmetics with every kill. Stand together... or hunt each other down.

Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Co-op 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.1%, FPS 6.3%

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 49.9%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Co-op 11.4%, Online Co-Op 8.2%, Shooter 7.3%

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 26.8%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Survival Horror 7.5%

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 40.4%, FPS 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Action 8.9%, PvE 6.2%

KILLGUN - is a ruthless FPS for players who crave pure, aggressive combat, high difficulty, and an atmosphere of constant survival.

Why similar: Zombies 46.1%, Co-op 9%, FPS 9%, Online Co-Op 7.4%, Shooter 6.8%

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

Why similar: Zombies 46.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Co-op 7.9%, FPS 4.7%

** 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 52.4%, Co-op 11.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.3%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Online Co-Op 5.1%

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 33.4%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Gun Customization 10% ★, Survival Horror 8.2%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%

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 32.2%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Co-op 8.7%, Shooter 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.3%

** 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 51.8%, Co-op 9.9%, Third-Person Shooter 9.6%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Online Co-Op 5.4%

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 48.1%, Co-op 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Gore 5.1%

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

Why similar: Zombies 38.3%, Co-op 13.2%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%, FPS 8.3%

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 63.2%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Co-op 5.9%, Gore 5.2%, Multiplayer 4.5%

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 34.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Shooter 7%, FPS 6.7%

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 29.9%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 10.3%, Shooter 8.2%

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 33.9%, Shooter 10%, Multiplayer 9.2%, FPS 7.9%, Online Co-Op 7.8%

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 38.5%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Co-op 13.1%, Survival Horror 8.4%

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.4%, Gun Customization 13.4% ★, FPS 11.4%, Shooter 11%, PvE 10.1%

Team up with up to 8 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, Invocations, and cosmetics.

Why similar: Zombies 30%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Shooter 9.6%, FPS 7.6%

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 23.4%, Co-op 16.8%, Zombies 13.2%, FPS 9.9%, Shooter 8.5%

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 43.9%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Co-op 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Gore 5.7%

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 27.3%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Co-op 8.9%

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 40.7%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Online Co-Op 8.6%, Shooter 8.1%

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 41.3%, Third-Person Shooter 14%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Co-op 9.9%, Shooter 8.5%

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 32.5%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Shooter 8.8%, FPS 7.9%, Online Co-Op 7.8%

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 36.5%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Co-op 12.5%, Shooter 7.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%

Ready the Peashooters and prepare for the craziest, funniest shooter in the universe: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.

Why similar: Zombies 36.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.3%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Co-op 8.1%, Shooter 7.8%

Black Ops Cold War, the direct sequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s.

Why similar: Zombies 35.5%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, FPS 7.7%, Shooter 7.3%