Games Like 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 40.2%, Tower Defense 30.3%, Survival 8.7%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Strategy 6%

Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the core loop of fortifying a position and managing limited resources to survive waves of undead.

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 38%, Tower Defense 31.5%, RTS 8.5%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Strategy 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the tactical, top-down perspective and focus on managing units to contain zombie outbreaks across a city.

Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

Why similar: Zombies 43.6%, Tower Defense 25.8%, Survival 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar focus on squad-based survival and tower defense mechanics in a gritty, zombie-infested environment.

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 40.7%, Tower Defense 27.2%, Survival 13%, RTS 9.7%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive experience for combining large-scale RTS base building with intense tower defense against massive zombie hordes.

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 41.7%, Zombies 36.9%, RTS 9.9%, Strategy 9.4%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the strategic placement of towers and units to protect a base from waves of enemies in a tactical setting.

Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

Why similar: Zombies 45.2%, Tower Defense 42%, Strategy 6.3%, Survival 3.6%, Casual 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: The classic tower defense experience that shares the core premise of using specialized units to stop waves of zombies.

In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough?

Why similar: Zombies 46.2%, Tower Defense 35.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Action 3.8%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same RTS-hybrid feel, requiring players to command units and deploy defenses to reclaim urban areas from zombies.

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 54.8%, Strategy 17.6%, RTS 14.5%, Action 5.1%, Top-Down 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical RTS focuses on managing small squads against overwhelming numbers of alien swarms, mirroring the high-intensity combat of the seed game.

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 47.3%, Survival 15.7%, RTS 13.7%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-RTS that forces players to balance base expansion with defensive fortifications against massive enemy waves.

"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 48.4%, Tower Defense 23.6%, Survival 12.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy and survival with a focus on managing a small group of survivors against zombie threats.

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 48.3%, Zombies 41.8%, Strategy 6.4%, Top-Down 1.9%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward tower defense game that focuses on tactical placement to survive waves of zombies.

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 63%, Survival 12%, Strategy 11.1%, Action 5.8%, Casual 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game where you manage a group of survivors and use special abilities to defend against zombie hordes.

Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!

Why similar: Zombies 37.8%, Tower Defense 34.4%, Survival 8.6%, RTS 8.3%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lane-based tower defense game that requires careful unit management to hold back zombie hordes.

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 71.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Survival 4%, Co-op 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends first-person action with tower defense, requiring the same active participation in combat as the seed game.

In this tug-of-war, casual defense game， you play Leonidas who is the hero-king of Sparta, against hordes of attacking zombies in Thermopylae. Recruit allies and build defenses to stop them!

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.7%, Zombies 36.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Casual 4.1%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, strategy-focused defense game that pits units against waves of zombies.

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 40.3%, Tower Defense 27.4%, Survival 11.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Action 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core loop of building defenses and surviving waves of zombies with cooperative elements.

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 62.8%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Survival 8.8%, Shooter 3.9%, Co-op 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an action-heavy top-down shooter experience with strong tower defense and survival elements.

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 71.2%, Strategy 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Co-op 4.5%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at combining trap-based tower defense with active hero combat, providing a similar strategic and action-oriented experience.

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 37%, Tower Defense 28.8%, Survival 11.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Horror 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-strategy game where you manage defenses and shoot zombies to protect your barricade.

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 55.7%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Survival 15%, Strategy 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic hybrid that forces players to balance building defenses with active character micromanagement during combat.

Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 58.4%, Strategy 24.2%, RTS 6.1%, Action 5.3%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a reverse tower defense mechanic where you manage units and abilities to push through enemy lines, similar to the RTS elements of the seed game.

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 65.3%, Survival 22.7%, Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic management of a survivor colony, emphasizing base defense and tactical decision-making.

“METAL SLUG”, the pinnacle of 2D action-shooting on NEOGEO returns in a brand new strategy game on Steam!

Why similar: Tower Defense 60.9%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Action 9%, Shooter 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced strategy game that uses unit deployment and base defense mechanics.

Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.

Why similar: Tower Defense 38.9%, Zombies 32.4%, Survival 13.7%, Strategy 7.9%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality tower defense game that emphasizes tactical unit placement and survival against waves.

Defend, Attack, Survive! Build up your base and defeat the zombies with this unique combination of tower defense, base building and supply chain management. Now with multiplayer, mods and loads of new content!

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.7%, Zombies 28.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Strategy 9.4%, RTS 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused tower defense game that requires base building and resource management to survive against zombies.

Shoot zombies from terrace like a boss! Zombo Buster Rising Remastered brings you a nostalgic experience of classic 2D side shooting-defense in enhanced build right from your Steam library!

Why similar: Zombies 42.6%, Tower Defense 40.2%, Action 8.3%, Shooter 4.5%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D tower defense game that emphasizes quick reactions and unit management against zombie waves.

Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Multiplayer 7.2%, RTS 5.5%, Co-op 3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep tower defense experience with RPG elements and strategic unit placement.

iBomber Defense combines classic tower defense gameplay with intense action and strategy. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactics, from rattling Machine guns, explosive cannons and awesome anti-aircraft artillery!

Why similar: Tower Defense 78.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Indie 3.4%, Casual 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense game that focuses on strategic placement and managing defensive assets.

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 72.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Action 5.7%

They Are Coming is a hybrid game that combines roguelike, tower defense, and base building in a side-scrolling shooter format. It offers a straightforward gaming experience for pure enjoyment.

Why similar: Zombies 38.5%, Tower Defense 33.5%, Survival 11.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Shooter 4.4%

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 87.5%, Tower Defense 4.9%, Survival 2.8%, Multiplayer 1.9%, Strategy 0.7%

Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. During the game you will hold your defense with your turrets against the massive hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 78.2%, Strategy 18%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A pure strategy tower defense game that requires careful planning and resource allocation to succeed.

YORG.io is a game with an original twist on supply chains and zombies. Your goal is to build a base which survives the night which is when zombies attack. Build and upgrade defensive towers to protect your base and try to survive as long as possible.

Why similar: Tower Defense 45%, Zombies 35.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Casual 3.3%, Indie 2.8%

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 39.6%, Tower Defense 32.5%, Survival 12.5%, Strategy 6.8%, Action 3%

If you like tower defense games , this game is for you ! A game is classic addictive tower defense / defense TD, style game and a lot of features. You can build towers, you can use abilities(bombs and soldiers) and you can use hero!

Why similar: Tower Defense 40.6%, Zombies 31.6%, Strategy 18.3%, Casual 5.5%, Indie 4%

CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis.

Why similar: Tower Defense 65.1%, Zombies 15.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Action 2.9%

An endless Tower Defense game of epic heroes vs evil zombies. Unlock and upgrade countless Heroes, artifacts, and technologies to defend against the infinite zombie swarms. Strategize the most effective placement of Heroes to synergize their skills and abilities.

Why similar: Zombies 46.9%, Tower Defense 40.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Top-Down 2.1%, Casual 1.9%

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 58.4%, Survival 14.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Action 4.4%

Zero Zone 2020 is a classic Tower defense game where you will need to defend a home base from swarms of enemies

Why similar: Tower Defense 76.5%, Strategy 16.2%, Action 7.3%

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 33.8%, Multiplayer 27.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 7.6%, Survival 5.3%

"Defence to death" - game in genre "Tower Defence". Defend Your castle from monster! Show Your's strength and wisdom.

Why similar: Tower Defense 38.1%, Zombies 34%, Survival 9%, Strategy 8.5%, RTS 6.4%

"Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER" is a unique Roguelite tower defense game. You will slaughter thousands of zombies in the game and enhance your weapon towers through build character in the RPG way. and , the game also offers an idle mode, so you can enjoy building weapons anytime and anywhere.

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.1%, Zombies 36.8%, Survival 8.6%, Strategy 7.2%, Casual 2.5%

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

Why similar: Zombies 61.3%, Survival 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Horror 4.1%, Action 3.3%

Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!

Why similar: Zombies 55.6%, Strategy 23.6%, RTS 18%, Indie 2.8%

Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!

Why similar: Tower Defense 78.7%, Strategy 10.4%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1%

Z Rush is an exciting strategic 3D game where your task is to place zombies in such a way that they can destroy all the turrets on the level.

Why similar: Zombies 62%, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

DEFENSURVIVOR is a strategy game where you build obstacles and place and move units to block zombies. There are various units with unique characteristics and powerful high-level units that can be obtained through combination. Use randomly given units to survive until the end!

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.3%, Zombies 24.8%, RTS 12.5%, Strategy 8.5%, Top-Down 2.9%

Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!

Why similar: Tower Defense 75.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Co-op 1.9%, Indie 1.6%

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 36.6%, Tower Defense 29.6%, Survival 11.9%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Action 4.1%

Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.

Why similar: Zombies 41.6%, Tower Defense 24.5%, Survival 12.7%, Strategy 10%, Action 4.9%

Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!

Why similar: Tower Defense 59.6%, Strategy 16.9%, RTS 8.2%, Action 7.8%, Indie 3.9%

Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

Why similar: Tower Defense 87.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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 70.8%, Multiplayer 12%, Shooter 7.5%, Co-op 4.1%, Action 3.9%

Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.9%, Zombies 32.1%, Survival 13.6%, Strategy 8.5%, RTS 8.1%

Hire new soldiers and send them into battle with an inordinately growing army of various walking creatures.

Why similar: Action 43.5%, Casual 33.1%, Indie 23.4%

An endless Tower Defense game of epic Monsters vs evil War Machines. Unlock and upgrade tons of unique elemental Monsters (Water, Air, Earth, and Fire) to defend your home from an infinite swarm of robots. Strategize the most effective placement of Monsters to synergize their elemental abilities.

Why similar: Tower Defense 79%, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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 40.1%, Tower Defense 22.9%, Survival 17.4%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Strategy 4.8%

Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

Why similar: Tower Defense 75.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Action 5.1%, Indie 3.8%