- #1 Amnesia: The Bunker
97% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Survival 21.1%, Horror 13.9%, Open World 10.8%, First-Person 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense, claustrophobic survival gameplay with limited resources and a persistent, terrifying threat.
- #2 Dying Light
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 482,438 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 60.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 35.5%, Survival Horror 14%, Survival 10%, Open World 8.2%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a visceral first-person zombie experience with a heavy emphasis on survival and parkour-based movement.
- #3 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 115,718 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Why similar: Zombies 28.9%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 13.4%, Gore 8.5%, Survival 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in first-person survival horror that captures the same sense of dread and vulnerability found in ZOMBI.
- #4 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
95% matchVery Positive83% of 67,089 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 45.4%, Survival 21%, Open World 13.7%, Multiplayer 7%, Gore 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features permanent character death and deep survival mechanics that force you to manage resources carefully.
- #5 7 Days to Die
93% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 42.1%, Survival 22.3%, Open World 11.2%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person zombie survival with base building and a constant threat of being overwhelmed.
- #6 Project Zomboid
92% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 46.6%, Survival 22.8%, Open World 11.3%, Survival Horror 6.9%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for hardcore zombie survival, featuring permadeath and complex resource management systems.
- #7 Dead Island 2
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 23,672 reviews2024
Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 45.4%, Gore 11.4%, Horror 9%, Survival Horror 8.5%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a visceral, first-person zombie combat experience with a focus on environmental interaction.
- #8 Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 20,038 reviews2014
Dev: Capcom Game Studio VancouverPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 55.7%, Open World 10.3%, Survival 9.3%, Gore 7.1%, Multiplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a large-scale, open-world zombie experience with a focus on improvised weaponry and survival.
- #9 DayZ
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 456,703 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 272.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Why similar: Zombies 29.1%, Survival 17.6%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Open World 8.5%, Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival simulator where every encounter with zombies or other players carries the risk of permanent loss.
- #10 Daymare: 1998
89% matchMixed69% of 4,164 reviews2019
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Zombies 45.7%, Survival Horror 18%, Horror 9.9%, Survival 9.3%, Gore 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that focuses on limited resources and challenging combat against undead threats.
- #11 Alien: Isolation
89% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.2%, Horror 22.9%, Survival 17.6%, First-Person 11%, Gore 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, first-person survival game where stealth and resource conservation are vital to surviving a superior enemy.
- #12 DESOLATE
88% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Zombies 32.3%, Survival 21.5%, Open World 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Gore 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game set in a dangerous, atmospheric open world filled with supernatural threats.
- #13 Metro 2033 Redux
87% matchVery Positive92% of 129,041 reviews2014
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.9%, Survival 12.5%, FPS 11.9%, First-Person 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a bleak, atmospheric first-person survival experience where ammunition and supplies are scarce.
- #14 The Forest
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Open World 15.4%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.8%, Zombies 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that forces you to manage hunger, thirst, and shelter while fighting off terrifying mutants.
- #15 Resident Evil Village
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 142,279 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Why similar: Zombies 30.2%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Horror 9.7%, Gore 8%, Survival 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the first-person survival horror tradition with high-stakes combat and exploration in a hostile setting.
- #16 No More Room in Hell
86% matchVery Positive90% of 75,677 reviews2013
Dev: No More Room in Hell TeamPub: Lever Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 50.9%, Survival 13.4%, Horror 7.1%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Survival Horror 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A slow-paced, realistic zombie survival game that rewards teamwork and careful resource management.
- #17 Cry of Fear
83% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Zombies 19.9%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Survival 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, first-person horror game that emphasizes survival and psychological tension over pure action.
- #18 Infestation: The New Beginning
84% matchMixed42% of 25,431 reviews
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 58.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
Why similar: Zombies 61.1%, Survival 18.1%, Open World 8.3%, Multiplayer 4%, Action 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that emphasizes scavenging and player-versus-player tension.
- #19 Shadows of Kurgansk
84% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Zombies 43.6%, Survival 22.6%, Horror 8%, Open World 5.2%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival, crafting, and exploration in a mysterious, hostile environment.
- #20 No One Survived
80% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, Survival 19.2%, Open World 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep crafting and survival mechanics in an open world where zombies are a constant threat.
- #21 How to Survive 2
82% matchMixed69% of 10,988 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 50.7%, Survival 22.6%, Open World 8.6%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Gore 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on gathering resources and building defenses to survive waves of zombies in a hostile world.
- #22 World War Z
81% matchVery Positive83% of 30,228 reviews2021
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
Why similar: Zombies 61.1%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Gore 4.5%, FPS 3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intensity of fighting massive hordes of zombies in a cooperative survival setting.
- #23 Dead Effect
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,752 reviews2014
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 49.1%, Survival 9.4%, Horror 7.8%, FPS 7.5%, Gore 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that blends sci-fi horror with classic zombie survival mechanics.
- #24 SurrounDead
78% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 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: Zombies 54.2%, Survival 20.3%, Open World 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 3.3%, First-Person 3%
Why You'll Like It: A singleplayer-focused survival game that emphasizes scavenging and managing gear in a zombie-infested world.
- #25 The Last One
79% matchMostly Negative35% of 132 reviews2018
Dev: Phoenix Interactive Studio
Windows
Once a prosperous city Istanbul is fallen. Prepare your gear, defeat zombie hordes and reclaim your hometown. Uncover hidden story behind the disaster and learn what controls the zombies. Select your side between military and rebels and fight for the control of the city.
Why similar: Zombies 44.2%, Survival 20.9%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Open World 5.7%, FPS 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused game that emphasizes the struggle against zombies and other players in a harsh environment.
- #26 State of Decay
77% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
Why similar: Zombies 54%, Survival 19.1%, Open World 11.9%, Survival Horror 3.3%, Multiplayer 3%
- #27 State of Decay: YOSE
76% matchVery Positive82% of 12,799 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 49.2%, Survival 18.9%, Open World 11.9%, Survival Horror 5.2%, Multiplayer 3.6%
- #28 Dead Island Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive82% of 27,187 reviews2016
Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 45.6%, Survival 11.8%, Open World 9.2%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Gore 5.8%
- #29 Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 12,591 reviews2016
Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 43.9%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 9.1%, Gore 8.6%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #30 Escape Dead Island
77% matchMixed62% of 1,682 reviews2014
Dev: FatsharkPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 54.2%, Survival 12.7%, Gore 9.1%, Open World 7.4%, Horror 5%
- #31 Vorax
73% matchMixed63% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Zombies 28.9%, Survival Horror 13%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 9.3%, Gore 7.8%
- #32 DEAD RISING®
74% matchVery Positive88% of 7,063 reviews2016
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
Why similar: Zombies 54.1%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 8.6%, Survival Horror 7.3%, Gore 7%
- #33 Nightmare of Decay
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,249 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Zombies 35.1%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 11.2%, Gore 8.2%, Survival 7%
- #34 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
75% matchMixed57% of 1,258 reviews2015
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.
Why similar: Zombies 45.4%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 8.3%, Multiplayer 6%, Survival Horror 4.2%
- #35 Skopje '83
70% matchMixed69% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Dark-1Pub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Explore a city thrust into disarray by an unknown event and survive the hordes of mutated abominations that lurk at every corner. You’ll have to fight through enemies & bosses, scavenge loot and survive the hostile city.
Why similar: Zombies 37%, Survival 15%, Open World 10.8%, Horror 7.9%, First-Person 6.4%
- #36 EBOLA
74% matchMixed42% of 224 reviews2019
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your main task is to find out who is involved in the spread and experiment on the "E" virus - Ebola, you need to stop the spread of the virus, and at the same time survive yourself! Millions of people may die.
Why similar: Zombies 31.8%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Survival 10.6%, Gore 8.7%, Horror 8.3%
- #37 Zombie Army Trilogy
72% matchVery Positive86% of 18,337 reviews2015
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 57.2%, Survival 8%, Gore 6.4%, Horror 5.7%, Survival Horror 5.2%
- #38 Zombie Panic! Source
73% matchVery Positive85% of 7,823 reviews2008
Dev: Zombie Panic! Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.
Why similar: Zombies 50%, Survival 13.1%, Horror 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Survival Horror 5.1%
- #39 Days Gone
69% matchVery Positive93% of 112,631 reviews2021
Dev: Bend StudioPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 41.7%, Open World 15.4%, Survival 14.6%, Survival Horror 6%, Multiplayer 5.6%
- #40 No More Room in Hell 2
70% matchMixed48% of 17,994 reviews2024
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 40.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Survival 12.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Horror 6.8%
- #41 DARKEST DAYS
69% matchMixed49% of 4,678 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 40.8%, Survival 15.4%, Open World 12.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Horror 6.8%
- #42 Killing Floor 2
70% matchVery Positive88% of 128,238 reviews2016
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 86.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 33.8%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Survival 11.9%, Gore 8.6%, Horror 7.1%
- #43 EBOLA 2
71% matchMixed69% of 276 reviews2021
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Zombies 31.7%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Survival 11%, Gore 8.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #44 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
72% matchMixed58% of 1,107 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.
Why similar: Zombies 54.3%, Gore 13.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Horror 6.4%, Action 5.2%
- #45 HumanitZ
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,640 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
Why similar: Zombies 38.9%, Survival 15.8%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Open World 10.6%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #46 Jaws Of Extinction™
71% matchMixed54% of 386 reviews2019
Dev: Blood Eater GamesPub: Forthright Entertainment
Windows
The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.
Why similar: Zombies 42.3%, Survival 18.8%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Gore 9.8%, Open World 5.3%
- #47 Mist Survival
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Zombies 42.6%, Survival 23.5%, Open World 12.2%, Survival Horror 6.5%, Gore 2.7%
- #48 VEIN
64% matchVery Positive90% of 9,542 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Zombies 39.3%, Survival 18.6%, Open World 12.7%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #49 EBOLA 3
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Zombies 31%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Survival 11.2%, Gore 8.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #50 SurvivalZ
68% matchMixed60% of 316 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A virus ravaged the planet, and you are one of the last survivors! Alone or in groups you will have to survive in a hostile world populated by living dead!
Why similar: Zombies 44.3%, Survival 30.5%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Action 7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #51 Dead Matter
68% matchMostly Negative21% of 882 reviews2023
Dev: QI Games
Windows
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
Why similar: Zombies 38.8%, Survival 15.1%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 8.2%, First-Person 7%
- #52 Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land
62% matchVery Positive87% of 65,679 reviews2025
Dev: Techland
Windows
Median: 23.2 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 44.5%, Open World 11.9%, Horror 9.3%, Gore 9%, First-Person 7.9%
- #53 Infestation: The New Z
68% matchMixed54% of 33,896 reviews2016
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
Why similar: Zombies 51.2%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 10.6%, Multiplayer 7%, Survival Horror 4.6%
- #54 Deadlight: Director's Cut
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,593 reviews2016
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.
Why similar: Zombies 73%, Survival 9.2%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 4.3%, Post-apocalyptic 3.8%
