- #1 Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,865 reviews2021
Dev: Rotorist Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.6%, Survival 25%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Top-Down 9.6%, Shooter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down survival RPG captures the same bleak, post-Soviet atmosphere and scavenging loop found in ZERO Sievert.
- #2 Quasimorph
96% matchVery Positive82% of 7,882 reviews2026
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 81.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Strategy 5.4%, Action 3.1%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, turn-based extraction roguelike that mirrors the inventory management and high-stakes looting mechanics of the seed game.
- #3 NEO Scavenger
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,410 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.8%, Survival 40.4%, Open World 9.2%, Strategy 4.5%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based survival game focuses heavily on inventory management and the harsh reality of surviving in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- #4 The Last Stand: Aftermath
95% matchVery Positive81% of 6,743 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Post-apocalyptic 33.6%, Survival 29.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 11.4%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite that emphasizes scavenging for supplies in a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world filled with threats.
- #5 Project Zomboid
94% matchVery Positive94% of 475,049 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 87.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Survival 40.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, Open World 20.3%, Survival Horror 9%, Simulation 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on zombies, its deep survival mechanics, top-down perspective, and unforgiving difficulty make it a perfect match for fans of hardcore scavenging.
- #6 Escape From Duckov
93% matchVery Positive85% of 104,017 reviews2025
Dev: Team SodaPub: bilibili
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape from Duckov is a PVE indie survival RPG — in a duck's world!. Scavenge for resources, build your hideout, and upgrade your gear in the world of Duckov. Start from nothing and rise to the top. Outwit hostile ducks, survive, or make it out alive.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 46.3% ★, Looter Shooter 21.2% ★, Survival 8.2%, Base Building 6.7%, Shooter 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down extraction shooter that focuses on tactical combat and looting in a devastated environment.
- #7 Subterrain
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,398 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Survival 36.4%, Top-Down 19%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Open World 14%, Exploration 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down survival game features deep crafting and resource management mechanics set in a hostile, isolated environment.
- #8 DYSMANTLE
92% matchVery Positive91% of 11,572 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Survival 24%, Open World 16.8%, Base Building 14.9%, Loot 14.7%, Top-Down 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that rewards exploration and scavenging, featuring a top-down perspective and satisfying progression.
- #9 Death Trash
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,720 reviews2021
Dev: Crafting Legends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.9%, Open World 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, post-apocalyptic RPG that shares the gritty aesthetic and exploration-focused gameplay of ZERO Sievert.
- #10 Road to Vostok
90% matchVery Positive84% of 8,717 reviews2026
Dev: Road to Vostok Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Survive, loot, plan and prepare to cross the border into Vostok, a permadeath zone where one mistake can end it all.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.1% ★, Extraction Shooter 21.2% ★, Survival 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Loot 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game set in a border zone that emphasizes realistic mechanics and high-stakes exploration.
- #11 Night Raider
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,962 reviews2024
Dev: TSUKUYOMIC
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Night Raider is a thrilling adventure exploration shooter game. Players need to carry weapons into the city occupied by zombies, as far as possible in various buildings to collect necessary supplies, evacuate alive to bring supplies back to the camp. But you have to face are not just zombies...
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 30.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Top-Down 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features pixel-art aesthetics, inventory management, and top-down gunplay that feels very similar to the core experience of ZERO Sievert.
- #12 SurrounDead
89% matchVery Positive91% of 26,489 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
Why similar: Survival 23.7%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Open World 16.1%, Loot 13.3%, Base Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that focuses on looting and managing gear in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #13 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,475 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Survival 30.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Open World 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based survival game that emphasizes careful inventory management and scavenging in a hostile city.
- #14 Last Group Out
87% matchVery Positive82% of 592 reviews2022
Dev: Woodland Development
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Team up, gear up, and make it out alive in this 2D co-op extraction shooter.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 44.2% ★, Looter Shooter 25.5% ★, Survival 9%, Shooter 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art shooter that focuses on gun customization and extraction-style gameplay in a dangerous setting.
- #15 ZED ZONE
86% matchVery Positive81% of 3,661 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Survival 24.1%, Open World 16.5%, Top-Down 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes scavenging and crafting in a large, procedurally generated post-apocalyptic world.
- #16 Chernobylite Complete Edition
86% matchVery Positive82% of 15,545 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28%, Survival 22%, Base Building 14.3%, Survival Horror 13%, Exploration 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival RPG set in the Exclusion Zone that shares the same post-apocalyptic atmosphere and base-building elements.
- #17 Decision: Red Daze
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 896 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, Open World 15.9%, Base Building 15.8%, Top-Down 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival shooter that tasks players with exploring a dangerous world, gathering resources, and defending their base.
- #18 Deadline Escape
83% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2026
Dev: DeadlineEscape
Windows
Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 34.1% ★, Looter Shooter 30.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Survival 13.1%, Shooter 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused extraction shooter that emphasizes resource management and tactical decision-making.
- #19 Stoneshard
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 35,466 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Survival 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Open World 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, top-down roguelike that features realistic survival mechanics and tactical combat.
- #20 Blood Running
84% matchMixed70% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: Dead Unicorn
Windows
Blood Running is a stylish extraction shooter where you'll enter the cyber-wasteland, fight off creatures and bandits, loot valuable gear, and venture into the remnants of a world in ruins. Are you willing to bleed to survive, Blood Runner?
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 37.9% ★, Looter Shooter 16.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%, Survival 7.3%, Open World 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: An extraction shooter that blends cyberpunk aesthetics with the intense looting and survival mechanics of the genre.
- #21 Streets of Rogue
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,037 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 54.9%, Action 19.1%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers emergent gameplay and mission-based extraction elements within a top-down, pixel-art world.
- #22 The Forever Winter
81% matchMixed68% of 24,778 reviews2024
Dev: Fun Dog Studios
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Forever Winter is a tactical shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive beneath gargantuan war machines in a dystopian future of AI automata, cybernetically enhanced soldiers, and endless conflict. Millions of deaths later, the war continues with our latest update!
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 55.7% ★, Looter Shooter 24.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Shooter 4.8%, Action 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical extraction shooter that emphasizes scavenging and survival in a war-torn, post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #23 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
82% matchVery Positive94% of 13,091 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Shooter 33.1%, Top-Down 25.4%, Action 21.5%, Indie 16.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its deep gun customization and top-down tactical combat will appeal to fans of the seed game's weapon mechanics.
- #24 Nuclear Epoch
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 517 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Nuclear Epoch: Open-world survival mixing base building & extraction shooting. Explore with friends, raid dangerous instances for loot, but death means losing everything. Craft weapons with fully customizable stats in this post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 44% ★, Looter Shooter 19.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Survival 7.3%, Base Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An extraction-based looter-shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world with base-building elements.
- #25 DeadPoly
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,136 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Loot 16%, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival game that focuses on looting and building in a hostile, open-world environment.
- #26 Incursion Red River
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,216 reviews2024
Dev: Games Of Tomorrow GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
IRR is a tactical PvE Co-Op extract shooter set in a de-stabilized and immersive modern-day Vietnam. As a PMC for a mysterious organization, deal with 3 factions that stand to gain from the chaos. Engage in ruthless combat, plan your deployment, and explore the world as your journey unfolds.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 66.1% ★, Looter Shooter 23.4% ★, Shooter 6.8%, Action 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical extraction shooter that focuses on realistic combat and completing objectives in a hostile environment.
- #27 MISERY
78% matchVery Positive84% of 25,586 reviews2025
Dev: Platypus EntertainmentPub: Ytopia
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MISERY is a 1–10 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Survival 20.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Open World 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused multiplayer experience that emphasizes the harsh realities of a post-apocalyptic world.
- #28 STALZONE
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 106,818 reviews2022
Dev: EXBO
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 98.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
STALZONE is the PvPvE extraction shooter where you don't have to start over — and the only one with persistent world worth belonging to. You are invited to explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone twisted by anomalies and divided between rival factions whose territories shape the danger around you
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 55.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Looter Shooter 11.6% ★, Survival 8%, Open World 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An extraction-focused experience that captures the atmosphere and survival elements of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- #29 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 137,683 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 30.2 hrsMean: 59.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.8%, Survival 22.9%, Open World 20.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Atmospheric 6%
- #30 Into the Radius VR
78% matchVery Positive94% of 11,291 reviews2020
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Survival 23.5%, Open World 14.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Survival Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused extraction game that captures the tense atmosphere and scavenging loop of the seed game in a VR setting.
- #31 Gray Zone Warfare
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 78,512 reviews2024
Dev: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 49.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 66.6% ★, Survival 9.8%, Open World 9.7%, Shooter 7.7%, Simulation 3.9%
- #32 Lumencraft
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,285 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
Why similar: Survival 25.5%, Base Building 23%, Shooter 14.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Strategy 7.9%
- #33 No Man's Home
75% matchVery Positive87% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: radrunner
Windows
You wander into the dangerous Asran Exclusion Zone. You will have to survive hunger, thirst, dangerous factions, radioactive emissions and the wild life. Remember, this is no man's home and you are not the hero.
Why similar: Survival 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, Shooter 15.6%, Open World 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #34 Marauders
76% matchMixed67% of 21,429 reviews2022
Dev: Small Impact Games
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 53.8% ★, Looter Shooter 24.9% ★, Loot 8.2%, Open World 5.2%, Shooter 5%
- #35 Escape from Tarkov
75% matchMixed49% of 62,816 reviews2025
Dev: Battlestate Games
Windows
Median: 45.7 hrsMean: 194.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 49% ★, Looter Shooter 22.6% ★, Survival 9.9%, Survival Horror 7.7%, Shooter 6%
- #36 Dead Engine
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 220 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Base Building 14.9%, Survival 14.4%, Open World 9.9%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #37 Deadside
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,499 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Survival 23.4%, Looter Shooter 20.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Base Building 16.3%, Open World 13.8%
- #38 No Escape from Madness
74% matchMixed66% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: qiqin
Windows
No Escape from Madness is a thrilling shooting adventure game that blends Lovecraftian elements with extraction gameplay. You will guide the self-sacrificing infantry operators into the Sector where The Elder One is poised to descend.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 53.1% ★, Looter Shooter 11.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 7%, Survival 5.9%, Base Building 5.5%
- #39 iZolated
73% matchMixed70% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.4%, Survival 16.1%, Base Building 16%, Open World 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #40 Dreadweave
71% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: DeadGrass Games
Windows
A post-Soviet extraction horror shooter set in a ghost town split between reality and its dark reflection, where a creature hunts your heartbeat. Loot, fight, and extract before your pulse gives you away.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 41.8% ★, Looter Shooter 17.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%, Survival 8.4%, Survival Horror 6.2%
- #41 Urge
73% matchVery Positive90% of 520 reviews2021
Dev: EnDrew
Windows
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 20.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Survival 12.8%, Base Building 11.8%, Survival Horror 10.8%
- #42 SULFUR
70% matchVery Positive87% of 9,925 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 89% ★, Shooter 11%
- #43 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
72% matchMixed60% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21%, Looter Shooter 19.3% ★, Survival 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Shooter 8.6%
- #44 Junk Survivor
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.4%, Survival 21.2%, Open World 14.1%, Base Building 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #45 CONVRGENCE
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,702 reviews2024
Dev: Monkey-With-a-Bomb
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
CONVRGENCE is an atmospheric VR extraction shooter set in the procedurally generated, ever-changing Chernokamensk Anomaly Zone. Scavenge loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts — all with your loyal dog companion by your side. But extract before nightfall, or face what lurks in the dark.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 51.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Survival 10.3%, Survival Horror 8%, Shooter 6.6%
- #46 ZIC: Survival
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
ZIC: Survival is a survival shooter where you feel The Zombie Apocalypse & become The Undead Hunter!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Survival 16.7%, Base Building 14.1%, Open World 10.5%
- #47 Intravenous 2
67% matchVery Positive95% of 4,704 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Why similar: Shooter 35.7%, Top-Down 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 9.3%, Simulation 8.4%
- #48 Keep Her Safe
66% matchVery Positive96% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: Gugu Studio
Windows
Keep Her Safe is a survival shooting game. Gather resources, fortify your base, and withstand zombie hordes to keep the rocket project alive and bring an end to the acid rain apocalypse. Besides the hard life in wasteland, you can also chill up with friends in different multiplayer gameplays.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 21.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Survival 15.6%, Base Building 12.9%, Open World 9.8%
- #49 Hell is Others
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,161 reviews2022
Dev: Strelka GamesPub: A List Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Hell is Others is an extraction top-down shooter combining roguelike elements. Outside the safety of your apartment lies the noir hellscape that is Century City. A city of endless night that straddles the line between reality and insanity. Explore, hunt, and loot in a place where blood is currency.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 54.2% ★, Survival 14.2%, Top-Down 9.2%, Shooter 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #50 Zelter
71% matchMixed47% of 1,975 reviews2020
Dev: G1 PlaygroundPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
All the horrors of zombie apocalypse in adorable pixelated form! Craft, explore and rescue people in a city overrun by the zombie horde. Good luck, survivors!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27%, Survival 25.6%, Open World 14.5%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Exploration 6.2%
- #51 Generation Zero®
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 42,150 reviews2019
Dev: Systemic Reaction™Pub: Avalanche Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21%, Survival 17.4%, Base Building 14.2%, Open World 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.7%
- #52 Zombie Survival Game Online
68% matchMixed69% of 316 reviews2023
Dev: Zombie Survival Game Online LLC
Windows
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 36.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 11.1%, Open World 8.7%
- #53 Dome Keeper
66% matchVery Positive92% of 22,186 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 52.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 8%, Action 7.8%
- #54 Soviet Survival
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Hunt Studio
Windows
Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Survival 20.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Open World 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.1%
- #55 Z.O.N.A Project X VR
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 312 reviews2023
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Z.O.N.A Project X - thrilling single-player VR shooter. Explore Chornobyl's exclusion zone, a hazardous apocalyptic world filled with anomalies. Survive using your weapons, scavenge for resources, and save humanity from doom.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Open World 16.1%, Survival 14%, Shooter 13.5%, Survival Horror 9.8%
- #56 SKYHILL
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,747 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Survival 40.6%, Post-apocalyptic 36.6%, Adventure 5.7%, Simulation 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.2%