- #1 They Are Billions
97% matchVery Positive85% of 51,491 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 56.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Zombies 41.7%, Tower Defense 33.3%, Strategy 20.1%, Tactical 4.4%, Indie 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive real-time strategy game focused on building and defending a colony against massive swarms of zombies.
- #2 Infection Free Zone
96% matchVery Positive81% of 18,697 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!
Why similar: Zombies 62.2%, Strategy 24.4%, Simulation 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the city-scale survival and defensive strategy elements found in the seed game.
- #3 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 890 reviews2019
Dev: Giant Grey
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.3%, Zombies 27.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Tactical 13.1%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same core loop of tactical base defense and unit management against relentless waves of enemies.
- #4 Zombie Defense
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,178 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 47.1%, Tower Defense 35.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Action 3.9%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct tactical defense game that focuses on deploying units to hold specific points against zombie waves.
- #5 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,665 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.7%, Strategy 24.3%, Tactical 21%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes survival RTS that challenges players to defend against thousands of enemies using tactical positioning.
- #6 Frontline Zed
94% matchMixed59% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 36.9%, Tower Defense 33.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Action 6.9%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the defensive tactical action of holding a line against incoming hordes.
- #7 War Of The Zombie
94% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Van der Veer Games
Windows · Mac
War of the Zombie brings together the best of turn-based simulation and real-time strategic gameplay action across the entire world at the very start of a mysterious undead outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 37.1%, Strategy 36.7%, Simulation 26.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar military-themed global strategy experience focused on containing a zombie outbreak.
- #8 BARRICADEZ
92% matchVery Positive80% of 144 reviews2021
Dev: Fly Penguin inc.
Windows · Mac
Barricadez is a mix of tower defense and survival game. Take on your care robot and explore the underground, find new blueprints, gather resources and build your defenses and traps to survive through the night against a myriad of zombie-like creatures. Your goal: to defend the defenseless cradle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Zombies 33.6%, Strategy 16.3%, Tactical 11.2%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tower defense mechanics with base building to create a robust defensive strategy experience.
- #9 Last Outpost
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Troyd Games
Windows
Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.6%, Zombies 32.3%, Strategy 18.7%, Tactical 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A blend of city-building and tower defense that requires careful resource management to survive zombie attacks.
- #10 Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse
91% matchMixed69% of 162 reviews2016
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Part turn-based resource management, part real-time defense shooter, Emerge places you into a futuristic world, ravaged by a zombie Apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 55.7%, Tower Defense 44.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that centers on managing city defenses and resources during a zombie outbreak.
- #11 Diplomacy is Not an Option
88% matchVery Positive86% of 12,713 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, Tower Defense 19.9%, Military 11.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Tactical 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the tactical defense of a base against massive, overwhelming enemy hordes.
- #12 The Last Haven
89% matchMixed61% of 1,537 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Zombies 21.2%, Simulation 18.8%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the base-building and simulation aspects of surviving a post-apocalyptic zombie world.
- #13 Infectonator: Survivors
90% matchMixed67% of 1,169 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"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 41.4%, Tower Defense 23.9%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends strategy and survival mechanics with a focus on managing a group of survivors in a zombie-infested world.
- #14 Yet Another Zombie Defense
89% matchVery Positive87% of 12,391 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
Why similar: Zombies 90.4%, Tower Defense 6%, Strategy 1.8%, Action 1%, Indie 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-strategy game that focuses on building defenses to survive the night against zombies.
- #15 Z-Collapse
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: Pok&Co
Windows
Inspired by Max Brooks' World War Z novel, Z-Collapse takes you into a worldwide zombie apocalypse. As leader of the government of your choosing, make sure your country survives! Dramatic decisions are ahead of you. How do you manage them?
Why similar: Zombies 26.3%, Strategy 22.9%, Military 18.4%, Simulation 17.4%, War 15%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a grand-strategy approach to managing a global zombie outbreak and defensive efforts.
- #16 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,050 reviews2015
Dev: Northway Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
Why similar: Zombies 57%, Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep city-scale strategy experience focused on reclaiming territory from the undead.
- #17 Deadly Days
85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,917 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.
Why similar: Zombies 52.7%, Strategy 23.6%, Action 10.8%, Indie 9.1%, Tactical 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical zombie survival game that focuses on managing a group of survivors through strategic decision-making.
- #18 Last Hope - Tower Defense
86% matchVery Positive83% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.5%, Zombies 34.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense game that focuses on strategic placement to stop zombie incursions.
- #19 Zombie Cure Lab
84% matchMixed68% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: Thera Bytes GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.
Why similar: Zombies 38.4%, Tower Defense 34.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that incorporates base-building and defensive strategies to protect your population.
- #20 Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
81% matchVery Positive82% of 13,388 reviews2026
Dev: Brigada GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.
Why similar: Zombies 57.2%, Military 23.8%, Simulation 19%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game that focuses on the tactical choices required to survive a post-apocalyptic outbreak.
- #21 Decision: Red Daze
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 905 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 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: Zombies 44.8%, Tower Defense 35.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Action 8.2%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that emphasizes base defense and survival in a dangerous, zombie-filled world.
- #22 Envy the Dead
84% matchMixed66% of 245 reviews2016
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 36.8%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Tactical 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a tactical strategy experience focused on resource management and survival against zombies.
- #23 SurvivalZ
82% matchMixed60% of 318 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 62.6%, Action 21.2%, Indie 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented survival game that requires defensive strategies to stay alive.
- #24 Dead Unending
82% matchMixed45% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Tyler HudsonPub: Tylario
Windows
A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?
Why similar: Zombies 84.4%, Action 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on base-building and survival in an open-world setting with constant zombie threats.
- #25 BiteVille
81% matchMixed54% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Veelhoek Studios
Windows
The world has fallen victim to a deadly virus, zombies now roam the lands. While running for your life you stumble upon a small city. Claim this city as your own, protect it with your life and maybe other survivors will find you.
Why similar: Zombies 59.7%, Strategy 28.6%, Action 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-strategy game that focuses on cooperative defense against zombie waves.
- #26 Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 515 reviews2016
Dev: Artem Kotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The sequel to the hit strategy game, with new weapons, landscapes, and options.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41%, Strategy 36.7%, Action 13.3%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tower defense experience that mirrors the tactical unit placement found in the seed game.
- #27 Undead Development
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Masterstrike
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
How long would you survive in this unrealistic representation of the zombie apocalypse? Scavenge for supplies, find a base, and construct your defenses. Break down furniture and board up your home. Set bear traps, nail your axe to a gun, or find your own ways to fight off the undead. VR required.
Why similar: Zombies 63.4%, Simulation 16.7%, Indie 10.2%, Action 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A base-building survival game that emphasizes tactical defense in an open world.
- #28 Sanctum 2
78% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 73.8%, Strategy 17.1%, Action 5.9%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique hybrid of first-person action and tower defense strategy for defending against hordes.
- #29 Cube Defense
79% matchMixed60% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
You left alone camping in the mountains ... But during this time a virus has invaded the country and a cubic horde is heading towards you!
Why similar: Zombies 58.5%, Action 20.9%, Indie 20.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual tower defense game that provides straightforward strategic challenges against zombie enemies.
- #30 City Defense Z
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 328 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
Why similar: Zombies 31.9%, Tower Defense 31%, Strategy 14%, Tactical 13.4%, Action 5.4%
- #31 Z Dawn
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Why similar: Zombies 43.6%, Strategy 38.8%, Indie 10.5%, Action 7.1%
- #32 Epicenter VR
76% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: FiveVolt Games
Windows
Save the last survivors after a deadly zombie virus has taken over your island home. Protect those closest to you at all costs and evacuate before supplies run out.
Why similar: Zombies 85.8%, Action 14.2%
- #33 Another Try 2
75% matchMixed54% of 1,161 reviews2025
Dev: Hoki Wolf Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.
Why similar: Zombies 86.5%, Action 13.5%
- #34 God Vs Zombies
78% matchMostly Negative31% of 68 reviews2018
Pub: Displacement Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Survive like a God in this inspiring survival simulation game.
Why similar: Zombies 31.5%, Strategy 28.5%, Simulation 20.9%, Action 11.3%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-strategy game that allows for god-like control over defensive efforts against zombies.
- #35 Zombie Commander
77% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: Pok&Co
Windows
Zombie Commander is a strategy game about bringing the extinction of humanity by a zombies invasion, and lead the apocalpyse !
Why similar: Zombies 47.5%, Strategy 22.7%, Military 14.2%, War 13.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #36 Surviving the Aftermath
74% matchMixed70% of 4,648 reviews2021
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Simulation 33%, War 9.8%, Tactical 7.4%
- #37 SwarmZ
75% matchMixed66% of 413 reviews2019
Dev: Mutiny Software
Windows
Face massive zombie swarms in this funny post-apocalyptic tactical sandbox! Do you know what it's like to be surrounded by 100,000 zombies? Well, you're about to find out!
Why similar: Zombies 30.2%, Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 17.8%, Tactical 10.1%, Action 9.1%
- #38 VAR: Exterminate
74% matchVery Positive88% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: VAR LIVE International Ltd
Windows
The fight is here, humanity’s fate is in your hands! Match up different offensive and defensive upgrades between waves and fend off the onslaught of zombies. Level up and strengthen core abilities and progress to new areas where strains of the virus have evolved.
Why similar: Zombies 83.3%, Action 16.7%
- #39 Kingdoms vs Zombies
70% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Kingdoms vs Zombies is a blend of strategy, tower defense, and roguelike gameplay, where you must defend your kingdom against endless hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34%, Strategy 28.7%, Zombies 21.4%, Action 10.3%, Indie 5.6%
- #40 Atom Zombie Smasher
72% matchVery Positive90% of 2,108 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
Why similar: Zombies 33.9%, Tower Defense 33.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 11.6%, Action 4.8%
- #41 IRON GUARD
70% matchVery Positive95% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Xlab Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43%, Strategy 19.5%, Military 15.9%, War 10.6%, Action 6.9%
- #42 UNDEAD FACTORY:Zombie Pandemic
73% matchMixed57% of 101 reviews2018
Dev: BTD STUDIO Co.,ltd.
Windows
Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!
Why similar: Strategy 48.4%, Zombies 44.6%, Indie 6.9%
- #43 Risen Kingdom
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 458 reviews2020
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.8%, Strategy 31.6%, Zombies 27.9%, Indie 8.7%
- #44 ZIC: Survival
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
ZIC: Survival is a survival shooter where you feel The Zombie Apocalypse & become The Undead Hunter!
Why similar: Zombies 75.8%, Simulation 24.2%
- #45 Rabiez: Epidemic
73% matchMixed44% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: Sekerin ProductionsPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Real-time combat in the zombie apocalypse! Guide your survivors through hordes of the infected to escape the epicentre of infection!
Why similar: Strategy 54%, Indie 46%
- #46 Survivor Squad
71% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 55.9%, Strategy 27.2%, Action 9.2%, Indie 7.7%
- #47 Zombie Gunship Survival
70% matchMixed50% of 2,355 reviews2021
Dev: Flaregames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The Apocalypse came and went. All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of zombies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds.
Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Tower Defense 23.6%, Military 15.9%, Strategy 14.1%, War 11.2%
- #48 FALL
67% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: 谭浩翔
Windows
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
Why similar: Zombies 56.2%, Military 12.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Action 6.9%
- #49 Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 222 reviews2022
Dev: Seasun Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved is a villain protagonist real-time strategy game. You will play as the King of the Dead and rule the world once again by creating zombie legions and destroying human cities. As the King of the Dead, you can infect humans, turn them into zombies and rule the world!
Why similar: Zombies 47.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Tactical 17.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Indie 5%
- #50 After Inc: Revival
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,512 reviews2026
Dev: Ndemic Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Can you rebuild civilization after a zombie apocalypse? From the creator of Plague Inc. comes a unique blend of strategic simulation, survival city builder and ‘mini 4X’. Build post-apocalyptic settlements, harvest resources and shape society as you lead humanity out of the darkness.
Why similar: Zombies 58.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Simulation 18.7%
- #51 IRON GUARD: Salvation
66% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Xlab Digital
Windows
Defend humanity in IRON GUARD: Salvation. Build and upgrade turrets, support your heroes, and personally join the fight with your drone’s firepower against relentless machines.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.4%, Strategy 18.1%, Military 17.9%, Tactical 11.4%, Action 6.2%
- #52 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
68% 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: Zombies 70.1%, Simulation 19.7%, Action 10.2%
- #53 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
68% matchVery Positive82% of 3,715 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 41.5%, Tower Defense 36.1%, Strategy 15%, Action 4.7%, Indie 2.8%
- #54 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Exabyte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 39.3%, Tower Defense 33.2%, Strategy 21.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #55 Abyss Raiders: Uncharted
71% matchMixed42% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: DarkStar GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Abyss Raiders: Uncharted is an action tower defence game, set in a future where robots are the dominant species in the universe. You will need to survive waves of fierce enemies whilst searching for the ancient ruins that have the power to prevent the second apocalypse.
Why similar: Strategy 41.2%, Tower Defense 41.2%, Action 10.6%, Indie 7%
- #56 Quarantine Zombies - Prologue
65% matchMixed58% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Stones Games
Windows
Experience the first four days of the Prologue, where FPS action meets quarantine inspection in post-apocalyptic Chicago. You’ve got 30 days until the army arrives. Hold out, fix your car, and fight your way to the main checkpoint to save your younger brother.
Why similar: Zombies 51.5%, Tower Defense 27.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Action 7%, Indie 2.4%
- #57 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
62% matchVery Positive89% of 9,899 reviews2025
Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Why similar: Zombies 85.2%, Action 14.8%
- #58 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 751 reviews2025
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 45%, Strategy 19.3%, Military 14%, Tactical 13.9%, Action 7.9%