Games Like Yet Another Zombie Defense

Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

Why similar: Zombies 80.1%, Tower Defense 5.1%, Survival 3.1%, Co-op 2.8%, Multiplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive, modernized version of the seed game with improved graphics and expanded content.

Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.

Why similar: Zombies 79.3%, Tower Defense 4.7%, Survival 4.1%, Co-op 3.1%, Multiplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the seed game's focus on constructing barricades and turrets to hold off waves of undead in a top-down perspective.

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 82.5%, Tower Defense 4.4%, Survival 2.8%, Co-op 2.6%, Online Co-Op 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that emphasizes base building and cooperative defense against increasingly difficult zombie hordes.

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: Zombies 82.4%, Survival 6.6%, Tower Defense 4%, Multiplayer 3%, Online Co-Op 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the core loop of scavenging and building by day to survive a massive zombie onslaught by night.

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 87.9%, Multiplayer 3%, Co-op 2.9%, Survival 2.3%, Shooter 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, wave-based shooter that focuses heavily on cooperative play and upgrading gear to survive zombie outbreaks.

Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 79.5%, Tower Defense 5.2%, Co-op 4%, Survival 3.8%, Multiplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that focuses on massive hordes and base construction to keep the player alive as long as possible.

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 92.4%, Survival 1.9%, Co-op 1.3%, Online Co-Op 1.1%, Multiplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a pure, fast-paced arcade shooter experience that captures the chaotic feeling of fighting off thousands of zombies.

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.3%, Co-op 20.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Online Co-Op 6%, Survival 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends first-person shooting with tower defense mechanics, requiring strategic placement of structures to survive waves.

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

Why similar: Zombies 70.2%, Co-op 6.1%, Survival 6%, Shooter 5.1%, Top-Down 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same high-octane, arcade-style twin-stick shooting intensity found in the seed game's combat.

Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.

Why similar: Action 53.2%, Tower Defense 20.7%, Co-op 12.2%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Strategy 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines third-person shooting with tower defense, focusing on protecting a central objective from waves of invaders.

A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.

Why similar: Zombies 87.7%, Tower Defense 4.8%, Survival 2.7%, Multiplayer 1.9%, Strategy 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused tower defense game that tasks players with managing units and turrets to stop zombie incursions.

A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 93.7%, Survival 1.9%, Co-op 1.4%, Local Co-Op 0.9%, Action 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling zombie survival game that emphasizes scavenging and defensive combat in a retro-styled world.

Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.

Why similar: Zombies 91.7%, Survival 3.6%, Action 1.3%, Tower Defense 1.1%, Indie 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game where you must recruit survivors and fortify your position to survive thirty nights of zombie attacks.

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: Zombies 87.3%, Survival 5.8%, Co-op 2.7%, Multiplayer 2.5%, Local Co-Op 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the survival and crafting aspects of the genre, allowing players to build and fortify their own camps.

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 88.6%, Survival 3.5%, Multiplayer 2.5%, Co-op 2.4%, Online Co-Op 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, cooperative zombie survival game that emphasizes resource scarcity and team-based defensive strategies.

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: Zombies 87.8%, Survival 6.5%, Multiplayer 2.6%, Co-op 2.4%, Isometric 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it provides the ultimate deep-dive into zombie survival, base fortification, and resource management.

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 82.1%, Survival 4.3%, Co-op 3.9%, Multiplayer 2.9%, Online Co-Op 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A premier cooperative wave-based shooter that emphasizes team coordination and defensive positioning against relentless enemies.

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: Co-op 58.7%, Shooter 25.7%, Top-Down 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, squad-based shooter that requires tight coordination and defensive tactics to survive alien swarms.

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

Why similar: Shooter 25.4%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Top-Down 15.8%, Action 15.2%, Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense twin-stick shooter that provides the same satisfying power-up progression and chaotic combat as the seed game.

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

Why similar: Zombies 88.4%, Survival 2.9%, Multiplayer 2.7%, Co-op 2.2%, Online Co-Op 1%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival horror game that emphasizes team coordination and defensive barricading.

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 88.7%, Co-op 3.5%, Multiplayer 2.3%, Shooter 2.2%, Online Co-Op 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative first-person shooter that focuses on completing objectives while holding off waves of zombies.

This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

Why similar: Co-op 22.2%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Gore 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, arcade-style shooter that pits players against waves of grotesque creatures in a humorous and fast-paced environment.

Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

Why similar: Zombies 77.3%, Tower Defense 5.4%, Survival 4.6%, Co-op 3.8%, Multiplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that focuses on cooperative play and tactical positioning against waves of zombies.

From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.

Why similar: Zombies 92%, Survival 5%, Shooter 1.5%, Top-Down 0.8%, Action 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A rogue-lite survival game that forces players to scavenge and fight through zombie-infested areas to maintain their base.

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Why similar: Zombies 91%, Survival 2.6%, Multiplayer 1.9%, Shooter 1.3%, Action 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi zombie shooter that provides a more narrative-driven experience while maintaining the core action of fighting off hordes.

"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Zombies 89%, Survival 4.3%, Tower Defense 3.8%, Strategy 1.2%, Action 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy survival game that tasks players with managing a group of survivors and fortifying their base against the undead.

Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Survival 20.6%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Strategy 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic action-tower defense hybrid that requires players to build defenses and fight alongside them to protect a crystal.

A fully moddable city sandbox with jobs, NPCs, apartments, garages, gangs, and more. Broke Protocol is an open-world action game focused on roleplaying and custom content. Define your goals and identity in a persistent, reactive world where you write your own story.

Why similar: Multiplayer 47.4%, Shooter 27.6%, Action 11.8%, Indie 7.5%, Casual 5.8%

This is the world after a zombie apocalypse in which the main characters have to go through many perils. It is a story about ordinary people who, when faced with danger, decided not to run away from it, but to fight back. As the story goes along, you will learn what caused the disaster and help other survivors to overcome its aftermath.

Why similar: Zombies 93.5%, Co-op 3.5%, Action 1.1%, Survival 1.1%, Indie 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG hybrid that features wave-based combat and character progression in a zombie-infested world.

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Tower Defense 45.9%, Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Online Co-Op 7.3%, Shooter 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished blend of action and tower defense, focusing on creative trap placement to stop waves of enemies.

The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

Why similar: Zombies 91.4%, Survival 5%, Top-Down 1.3%, Action 0.7%, Indie 0.6%

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 87.5%, Survival 5.6%, Co-op 2.7%, Multiplayer 1.7%, Online Co-Op 0.9%

Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.

Why similar: Zombies 90.7%, Survival 4.1%, Multiplayer 1.6%, Strategy 1.3%, Action 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game where you manage a squad of survivors, focusing on scavenging and defensive positioning.

Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

Why similar: Zombies 88.1%, Survival 5.6%, Top-Down 1.9%, Strategy 1.4%, Action 1%

Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.

Why similar: Difficult 28.6%, Gore 22.6%, Action 22.5%, Singleplayer 17.5%, Indie 8.8%

Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.

Why similar: Co-op 39.6%, Multiplayer 35.8%, Action 7.2%, Online Co-Op 6.6%, Shooter 4.2%

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Casual 45.5%, Indie 40.5%, Singleplayer 13.9%

A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.

Why similar: Multiplayer 42.5%, Strategy 38.2%, Indie 17.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Why similar: Strategy 74.8%, Local Co-Op 6.7%, Action 6%, Multiplayer 4.8%, Indie 4.4%

Work together to survive the devastating Dinosaur horde in huge, endless environments.

Why similar: Co-op 29.8%, Multiplayer 27.6%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 8.6%

CS2D is a free fast-paced top-down multiplayer shooter. Featuring many different game modes, a built-in map editor and much more.

Why similar: Zombies 74%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Shooter 6.9%, Action 2.3%, Survival 2.1%

Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.

Why similar: Action 49.9%, Indie 29.4%, Isometric 15.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Turbo Pug is back and better than ever! In Turbo Pug DX you'll explore a variety of beautiful, passionately crafted environments. Collect treasures, score boosters, unlock other creatures to play as. Unlock secret mini games. Create custom level skins or enjoy skins created by other players.

Why similar: Indie 94%, Casual 3.1%, Difficult 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!

Why similar: Zombies 89.2%, Co-op 2.7%, Shooter 2.6%, Top-Down 1.4%, Action 1.4%

Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

Why similar: Shooter 25.5%, Isometric 16.4%, Horror 15.7%, Top-Down 14.3%, Gore 10.5%

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 93.4%, Online Co-Op 2.5%, Multiplayer 1.9%, Strategy 1.2%, Action 1%

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 89.9%, Co-op 3.3%, Survival 3.3%, Shooter 1.4%, Local Co-Op 0.8%

Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.

Why similar: Strategy 95.2%, Indie 2%, Multiplayer 1.5%, Difficult 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!

Why similar: Zombies 96.3%, Multiplayer 1.8%, Action 1.3%, Indie 0.6%

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 86.7%, Survival 3.7%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Co-op 2.8%, Shooter 1.1%

Quilly was abducted by aliens, now, he has to fight for his freedom! Destroy cube aliens with guns, bats and inteligence... avoid traps and more. Dead Bits is a first-person shooter with original dubstep soundtrack for Windows and Mac.

Why similar: Zombies 86.4%, Shooter 3.9%, Indie 3.5%, Action 2.6%, Multiplayer 1.5%

Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.

Why similar: Zombies 79%, Tower Defense 5.3%, Survival 4.5%, Co-op 3.2%, Shooter 1.4%

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 91.6%, Survival 5.3%, Multiplayer 1.5%, Co-op 1%, Action 0.4%

Braveland is a turn-based game inspired by old-school strategies with hexagonal battlefield. You will start as a humble warrior's son whose village was cruelly raided and will end as talented commander of your army.

Why similar: Strategy 71.2%, Casual 28.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Classic zombie round survival. choose a map and see how many rounds you can survive with friends or alone.

Why similar: Zombies 90.6%, Survival 3.4%, Online Co-Op 2.8%, Shooter 2.1%, Action 1%

Evolvation is a casual multiplayer and fast-paced and class based space flying shooter developed by a two-man-army (Eric and Jacob) from Amsterdam. Classes are: Highspeed, Fighter, Stealth, Support and Tank. Each class has its own special ability which provides a dynamic gameplay.

Why similar: Multiplayer 36.9%, Action 29.1%, Indie 17.4%, Casual 13.2%, Arcade 3.4%

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 91.4%, Co-op 2.6%, Survival 1.9%, Multiplayer 1.7%, Shooter 0.8%

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

Why similar: Zombies 85.5%, Co-op 4.3%, Survival 3.8%, Multiplayer 2.2%, Online Co-Op 1.4%

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Why similar: Zombies 82.8%, Co-op 6.2%, Multiplayer 4.1%, Online Co-Op 2.7%, Strategy 1.7%