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 38.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 11%, Co-op 10.9%, Shooter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Another mission-based third-person co-op shooter built around mowing down huge undead hordes with special enemies and progression.

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 36.4%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Co-op 8.2%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern 4-player zombie co-op shooter that emphasizes frantic team movement, special infected, and replayable campaign runs.

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 18.6%, Third-Person Shooter 18.6%, Co-op 16.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Survival Horror 8%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps zombies for xenomorphs but nails the same class-based third-person PvE runs, chokepoint defense, and overwhelming swarms.

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 52.1%, Co-op 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%, FPS 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The genre classic for sprinting through objective-driven co-op zombie campaigns under constant swarm pressure.

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 27.5%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Co-op 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Gore 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its wave-based co-op structure and grotesque mass slaughter capture the same adrenaline rush even though it's arena-focused.

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 33.5%, Co-op 13.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Gore 7.8%, PvE 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a class-driven co-op PvE grind built around surviving dense hordes, specials, and brutal close-quarters pressure.

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 29.9%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 13.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Third-Person Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Another pulpy third-person co-op shooter centered on undead swarms, set-piece objectives, and shooting things before they overrun the team.

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%, Co-op 22.3%, Multiplayer 20.7%, PvE 11.3%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its Operations mode gives you heavy third-person shooting and gigantic enemy swarms with the same cinematic, last-stand energy.

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 24.5%, Third-Person Shooter 19.6%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Co-op 11.7%, Shooter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: If you love WWZ's chaotic squad firefights and huge waves, this delivers the same all-out co-op spectacle in a sci-fi setting.

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 24.5%, Co-op 16.9%, Zombies 13%, FPS 9.4%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A straight-up four-player co-op campaign shooter where you fight through levels against relentless alien hordes.

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 48.8%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Online Co-Op 10%, FPS 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Still one of the purest versions of fast, replayable co-op zombie campaign design.

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 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Gore 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An older but still solid third-person co-op undead shooter with sniping, crowd control, and lots of mission-based zombie slaughter.

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 47.9%, Multiplayer 14%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This adds survival-management layers, but its co-op scavenging and constant zombie threat scratch a similar apocalypse itch.

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 38.8%, Co-op 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%, Gore 7.9%, FPS 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more melee and exploration, but the co-op zombie carnage and visceral crowd-clearing make it an easy fit.

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 33.4%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Co-op 10.7%, Survival Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A more hardcore take on co-op zombie survival that keeps the same tension of sticking together against overwhelming numbers.

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 24.6%, Co-op 24.3%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Gore 9.8%, PvE 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like WWZ, it's all about coordinated 4-player runs, elite enemies, and being buried under waves of fodder.

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 33.1%, Co-op 12.8%, Shooter 8.1%, Multiplayer 8.1%, FPS 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Another class-based co-op horde shooter focused on brutal wave combat, team roles, and nonstop monster shredding.

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 19.8%, Zombies 17%, Co-op 12.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: If you want WWZ's teamwork and PvE stress turned up to eleven, this offers a slower, harsher version of coordinated squad survival.

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 49.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Third-Person Shooter 8.8%, Survival Horror 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Though single-player, its third-person gunplay and massive freaker hordes are one of the closest matches to WWZ's swarm fantasy.

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 36.3%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Survival Horror 9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It trades gun-heavy missions for parkour and melee, but the co-op zombie pressure and night-time panic are excellent.

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 23.9%, Co-op 13.5%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A round-based co-op horror shooter with specials, upgrades, and frantic crowd control that should appeal to WWZ horde fans.

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 47.6%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op 9%, FPS 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A slower, more survival-focused zombie co-op experience that still rewards teamwork under relentless undead pressure.

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Zombies 40.3%, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 13%, Post-apocalyptic 8%, Gore 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op open-world structure is different, but the zombie combat and rooftop escapes deliver a strong infected-action fix.

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 58.3%, Co-op 10.7%, Online Co-Op 7.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Gore 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its giant citywide zombie crowds and over-the-top third-person carnage echo WWZ's love of absurd body counts.

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 49.4%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Co-op 11.6%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A simpler but addictive class-based co-op horde shooter with lots of zombies, perks, and grinding for builds.

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%, Online Co-Op 12%, Co-op 8.8%, Shooter 8%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A free co-op objective shooter against zombie waves that captures the teamwork side of WWZ on a smaller scale.

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 35.8%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Shooter 8.6%, Co-op 7.7%, PvE 6.6%

Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a first-person shooter that dynamically adjusts difficulty to you. Experience intense 1-4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in 1-8 player Versus mode. Full Steam Workshop support!

Why similar: Zombies 32.8%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Shooter 10.4%, PvE 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its Left 4 Dead-style co-op structure and endless waves make it a good fit if you mainly want replayable squad PvE.

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 33.5%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Co-op 14.3%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more action-heavy third-person co-op campaign with infected enemies and strong emphasis on partner coordination.

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 45.8%, Co-op 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This offers a harsher, more realistic multiplayer zombie experience for players who liked WWZ's cooperative survival tension.

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

Why similar: Zombies 38.9%, Co-op 13.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.8%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign structure is messier, but it still offers co-op, infected chaos, and lots of action-forward set pieces.

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 39.3%, FPS 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Action 9.2%, PvE 6.5%

** 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 11.7%, Third-Person Shooter 9.3%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Online Co-Op 5.4%

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 33.2%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Gun Customization 9.6%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%

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 43.2%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Co-op 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Gore 5.6%

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

Why similar: Zombies 46.6%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Co-op 8%, FPS 4.5%

** 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 51.8%, Co-op 10%, Third-Person Shooter 9.6%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Online Co-Op 5.6%

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 29.7%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 9.5%, FPS 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 26.3%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Survival Horror 7.6%

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%, Co-op 11.7%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Shooter 7%, Survival Horror 6.7%

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 47.6%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Online Co-Op 9%, Gore 4.9%

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 37.6%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Co-op 13.1%, Survival Horror 8.5%

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 14%, Multiplayer 12.6%, 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 29.5%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Co-op 10.4%, Shooter 8%

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

Why similar: Zombies 38%, Co-op 13.3%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.6%, FPS 8%

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 52.2%, Co-op 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Online Co-Op 5.8%, Gore 5.5%

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 27.2%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Co-op 9%

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 26.7%, Gun Customization 12.8%, FPS 10.9%, Shooter 10.8%, PvE 10%

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 33.6%, Shooter 10%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.3%, FPS 7.7%

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 33.3%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Shooter 6.1%, Survival Horror 6%

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 36.3%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 12.7%, Shooter 7.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.4%

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 30%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Survival Horror 8.8%

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 31%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Shooter 8.9%, Online Co-Op 8.2%, FPS 7.8%

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

Why similar: Zombies 45.8%, Co-op 13.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Gore 7.2%, Online Co-Op 6.9%

BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.

Why similar: Zombies 49.3%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%, Gore 8%, Horror 3.8%

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 65.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Post-apocalyptic 7.5%, Co-op 4.8%, Survival Horror 4.3%

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 25.2%, Gore 14.5%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Co-op 10.1%

C.A.S.T is a third-person PvE extraction shooter playable solo or in co-op. Select your character and loadout to battle enemy hordes, evade anomalies, and complete objectives across handcrafted maps with dynamic procedural elements.

Why similar: Zombies 23.4%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 10%, Co-op 9.5%