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Games Like Zombie Desperation

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Zombies, Gore, Indie.

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Zombie Desperation is a small horror game where you shoot hordes of zombies until you die, aiming to obtain a higher rank in the online leaderboards while unlocking new scenarios and weapons.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 118 reviews
Released: 2018-03-22
Developer: Ominous Entertainment
Genres: Violent, Gore, Action, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 54 min
Mean playtime: 2.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 47%

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    97% matchMixed51% of 264 reviews2020
    Dev: Idea Cabin
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Inspired by arcade game experiences, Drive By Hero is an apocalyptic shooter game. Shoot enemies, kill bosses, use new weapons and try to survive in this horrific action game. Alone with your car and your gun, you are not the hero they deserve but the one they need.

    Why similar: Gore 33%, Violent 30.8%, Casual 10.1%, Action 9.9%, Indie 8.3%

  2. #2 Task is to Survive
    96% matchMixed52% of 64 reviews2017
    Dev: Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    Task is to Survive - Is a first person shooter. You play as a soldier and you were sent by helicopter to the infected object in which there are a huge number of dangerous zombies. Do you have a special mission - to kill as many zombies before the time, until you die!

    Why similar: Gore 36.7%, Violent 35.4%, Zombies 13.3%, Indie 6.3%, Survival 5.8%

  3. #3 Dead Purge: Outbreak
    96% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
    Dev: Microlith Games
    Windows

    Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.

    Why similar: Gore 30.2%, Violent 28.3%, Zombies 13%, Action 6%, Indie 5%

  4. #4 Zombie Derby
    95% matchVery Positive83% of 142 reviews2018
    Dev: Brinemedia
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Zombie Derby is a small 3D racing action in the world of zombie apocalypse. Drive to survive! How far can you get before they get you?

    Why similar: Gore 27.2%, Violent 25.4%, Zombies 19.1%, Action 13%, Indie 10.9%

  5. #5 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
    94% 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: Gore 28.9%, Violent 25.8%, Zombies 22.9%, Action 7.7%, Indie 5.8%

  6. #6 Dead Effect
    94% 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 36.4%, Gore 23.2%, Action 9.9%, Horror 8.4%, Survival 7.6%

  7. #7 Defense: Abominations
    93% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2018
    Dev: Ominous Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Defense: Abominations is a first person tower defense game where you try to survive the abominations stored in the laboratory, as long as you can.

    Why similar: Gore 30.6%, Violent 28.6%, Zombies 7.8%, Action 6.4%, Indie 5.4%

  8. #8 Zombie Killing Simulator
    91% matchMixed66% of 149 reviews2023
    Dev: Meka Games
    Windows

    Kill all the damn zombies in different game modes!

    Why similar: Gore 33.4%, Violent 29.5%, Zombies 12.8%, Action 6.6%, Indie 5.2%

  9. #9 Project RIP
    92% matchMixed63% of 132 reviews2019
    Dev: Storming Tech
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Welcome to Project R.I.P. , control AI driven Agents in the battle against hordes of demons. Show your skills on the battlefield and on Global Leaderboards in this Singleplayer Horror Survival First Person Horde Shooter.

    Why similar: Gore 33.1%, Violent 30.2%, Zombies 9.8%, Action 6%, Post-apocalyptic 5.2%

  10. #10 Cruel Arena
    91% matchMixed64% of 311 reviews2015
    Dev: Panda Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Cruel Arena is a classic arena survival zombie game. Face endless hordes and survive as much as you can, Through The Doodles and The Frames!! Will you do the best record among your friends?

    Why similar: Gore 44.8%, Violent 29.2%, Zombies 13.3%, Action 12.7%

  11. #11 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2017
    Dev: NukGames
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?

    Why similar: Gore 30.2%, Zombies 26.9%, Action 16%, Indie 11.7%, Horror 7.7%

  12. #12 Square Head Zombies - FPS Game
    90% matchMostly Negative32% of 115 reviews2018
    Dev: Sabrina Aridi
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Square head zombies are everywhere. Grab your gun and shoot all the undead.

    Why similar: Zombies 27.1%, Gore 25.9%, Violent 14.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Casual 9.2%

  13. #13 Putrefaction
    89% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
    Dev: Kazakov Oleg
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

    Why similar: Gore 35.6%, Violent 15.2%, Zombies 12.5%, Action 12.2%, Horror 9.7%

  14. #14 Invention 3
    88% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
    Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows

    In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.

    Why similar: Zombies 23.2%, Gore 15.4%, Violent 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Action 8.5%

  15. #15 Walking Zombie: Shooter
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 496 reviews2018
    Dev: Alda Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The Walking Zombie is a stationary FPS with an online co-op mode in a world full of zombies to kill. Buy and upgrade your weapons, kill all enemies in 200 levels and destroy mighty boss monsters before they eat you alive!

    Why similar: Gore 25.8%, Zombies 25.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Action 8.3%, Casual 7.7%

  16. #16 Choo Choo Survivor
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 580 reviews2023
    Dev: GTGD
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!

    Why similar: Zombies 33.5%, Post-apocalyptic 22.9%, Action 14%, Arcade 13.9%, Horror 12.2%

  17. #17 Lone Leader
    87% matchMostly Negative35% of 366 reviews2016
    Dev: SirGoosePub: Displacement Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Lone Leader is a unique zombie apocalypse survival game. Your only aim in life is to survive. Explore the spine chilling open world map in a quest to survive.

    Why similar: Gore 35.9%, Violent 33.6%, Indie 13.5%, Action 10.2%, Horror 6.9%

  18. #18 HordeZ
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 391 reviews2016
    Dev: Zenz VR
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    If you are looking for a on-rails arcade experience that blends between classics like Doom, Left 4 dead and House of the Dead then we got you covered! Fast and simple gameplay that will bring you into a creepy world of zombies and demons. Show your skills to the world through our global leadboard system!

    Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Action 20%, Indie 16.4%, Horror 10.9%, Shooter 10.3%

  19. #19 Waves of Rotting Flesh
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2020
    Dev: Chim Ruoi Games
    Windows

    A wave based FPS where you defend a barricaded house against increasing hordes of the dead.

    Why similar: Gore 24.6%, Violent 23%, Zombies 19.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 11.2%

  20. #20 Dead Containment
    83% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2022
    Dev: Grump Dog Games
    Windows

    Dead Containment is an on-rails shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Players fend off the undead as they race through a city under siege, blasting away the horrors that roam the streets using a variety of weapons. Playable solo or online co-op.

    Why similar: Zombies 39.7%, Action 12.4%, Arcade 11.9%, Casual 11.2%, Shooter 8.4%

  21. #21 Simple Zombie Survival
    79% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: Omega Play Games
    Windows

    A wave-based FPS for 1–4 players, made with passion by one dude! Pick your load out, mow down hordes, Roast Mr Hotdog and earn cash. Spin Vegas-style slots (random box) between waves for upgrades, compete for the best score, and see if your luck (and skill) can keep you standing. Can you survive?

    Why similar: Zombies 30.6%, Shooter 15.6%, Horror 13.6%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 11.8%

  22. #22 Everyone Dies
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 161 reviews2020
    Dev: JPEG OF PAIN GAMESPub: JPEG OF PAIN
    Windows

    [Great time killer game] People have never been so close to extinction, and all because of one mistake of nature. A dove a symbol of peace, love, purity, hope? Not in 2027.

    Why similar: Gore 26.4%, Violent 22.6%, Action 12.9%, Casual 12.4%, Indie 10.7%

  23. #23 DOOMED
    82% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2018
    Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

    Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Violent 26.1%, Action 14%, Indie 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

  24. #24 Survivor
    81% matchMixed55% of 223 reviews2021
    Dev: kolacape
    Windows

    Get ready for an intense survival battle against an ever-growing horde of zombies. Play solo or co-op with friends, test your shooting skills and luck in this relentless combat and see how long you can stay alive.

    Why similar: Zombies 32.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 10%, Shooter 8.5%, Horror 7.6%

  25. #25 Zombie Apocalypse: Escape The Undead City
    82% matchMostly Negative36% of 97 reviews2016
    Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Battle through Zombie Apocalypse horror! Which is better - shotgun, pistol or AK-47? Blast their rotten, infected brains out and choose your favorite! Scavenge weapons and armor to pimp out your souped up zombie slaying car - then plow down the man-eating hordes to Escape the Undead City, and try not to get your guts torn out!!!

    Why similar: Zombies 59.1%, Action 21.4%, Indie 17.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  26. #26 Zombie Riot
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 91 reviews2017
    Dev: PlaySide VR
    Windows

    ZR is an action packed horror survival game where you must use your wits and surroundings to survive the apocalypse! Purchase a huge array of weapons, from Dual Pistols to a Tesla Assault Rifle! All in your own home, survive the end of the world in this visually stunning VR experience!

    Why similar: Gore 34.4%, Violent 32.1%, Zombies 12.1%, Action 8%, Casual 7.2%

  27. #27 Operation: Outbreak
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 468 reviews2025
    Dev: DREADMITH Games
    Windows

    Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game.

    Why similar: Gore 29.2%, Zombies 27%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Horror 8.8%, Shooter 8.3%

  28. #28 Dead Effect 2
    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,287 reviews2016
    Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.Pub: App Holdings
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

    Why similar: Zombies 31%, Gore 23.7%, Survival 10.7%, Action 10%, Horror 9.4%

  29. #29 Masked Forces: Zombie Survival
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 395 reviews2017
    Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    What will you do when the zombie apocalypse comes, are you ready to tackle it right now and stay face to face with all the horrors that will appear?

    Why similar: Zombies 30.1%, Gore 29.4%, Action 11.4%, Indie 8.9%, Survival 7.4%

  30. #30 Dead Pixels
    77% matchVery Positive87% of 2,424 reviews2012
    Dev: CSR-Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 57.7%, Action 12.9%, Indie 9.8%, Survival 8.8%, Gore 7%

  31. #31 Undead Shadows
    80% matchMostly Negative29% of 63 reviews2015
    Dev: Ignition Games Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Undead Shadows is a fast paced action zombie shooter that keeps players on their toes and tests their survival instinct. You are a survivor in the harsh post apocalyptic world looking for any means of survival against never ending waves of zombies from sun up to sun down – and even worse in between.

    Why similar: Action 36.4%, Casual 34.4%, Indie 29.2%

  32. #32 Hell Shooter
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2018
    Dev: 天河(TH Game)
    Windows

    Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

    Why similar: Gore 35.4%, Violent 33.1%, Action 11.5%, Indie 9.4%, Arcade 4.8%

  33. #33 Road Z : The Last Drive
    76% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2020
    Dev: Blue Moose Games
    Windows

    Drive through hordes of zombies in this zombie-splattering roguelike, collecting hardware to upgrade your vehicle with turrets, flamethrowers, nitro boosts and more.

    Why similar: Gore 24.1%, Zombies 20.6%, Violent 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Action 6.2%

  34. #34 CRUEL
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
    Dev: James Dornan
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

    Why similar: Gore 34.3%, Violent 25.3%, Action 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%

  35. #35 Zombie Hunter
    75% matchMixed53% of 130 reviews2021
    Dev: 1MBPub: VIVA STUDIOS
    Windows · Mac

    Take your guns and start killing zombies in the best FPS Shooting game

    Why similar: Zombies 44.1%, Action 27.1%, Shooter 19.6%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

  36. #36 Zombie Derby 2
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 151 reviews2018
    Dev: Brinemedia
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Discover the dangerous post-apocalyptic world with cool upgradable cars!

    Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Gore 22.3%, Violent 20.9%, Action 15.3%, Indie 11.4%

  37. #37 Primal Fears
    76% matchMixed59% of 309 reviews2013
    Dev: DnS Development
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world.Use a variety of weapons to stop the mutated population, and save yourself from being another victim.

    Why similar: Gore 32.6%, Violent 27.8%, Action 12.1%, Zombies 10.9%, Indie 9.2%

  38. #38 Zombie Shooter 2
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.

    Why similar: Zombies 39.6%, Gore 33.6%, Action 11.8%, Indie 7.7%, Shooter 6.6%

  39. #39 Post Soviet Zombies
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2019
    Dev: Ascension Studio
    Windows

    Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.

    Why similar: Violent 25.3%, Gore 22.2%, Zombies 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Action 8.6%

  40. #40 Ravenous Horde
    69% matchMixed53% of 197 reviews2025
    Dev: Vector Interactive
    Windows

    Team up with 64 players to fight off the horde of zombies in this post-apocalyptic FPS or join the horde against the living! Turn on your teammates and tear them apart. Level up and unlock new weapons, perks, clothing options and more! Equip your favourite loadout and join the fight!

    Why similar: Gore 31.9%, Zombies 25.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Survival 9%, Shooter 7%

  41. #41 ETERNAL BLOOD
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 108 reviews2021
    Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
    Windows

    ETERNAL BLOOD is a high-adrenaline arcade-action FPS. Face legions of demons, harvest their souls and become a God of Destruction.

    Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Gore 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Horror 7.8%, Shooter 7.4%

  42. #42 Bloody Streets
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2015
    Dev: Headless Wizard
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?

    Why similar: Gore 39.9%, Zombies 35%, Action 13.2%, Indie 11.9%

  43. #43 ALPAGES : THE FIVE BOOKS
    74% matchMostly Negative35% of 240 reviews2015
    Dev: Nicolas BernardPub: M.INDIE
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    RUN, ESCAPE, SHOOT, SURVIVE AND FIND THE 5 BOOKS ! An indie Arcade Horror Game.

    Why similar: Zombies 35.3%, Action 21.4%, Indie 15.1%, Horror 11.4%, Shooter 10.1%

  44. #44 Blood And Zombies
    71% matchMixed53% of 450 reviews2022
    Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.

    Why similar: Violent 27.8%, Zombies 27.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Survival 11.3%, Shooter 8.9%

  45. #45 Temporal Purge: Z
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: Exec Games
    Windows

    Become an interdimensional zombie slayer in Temporal Purge: Z, an action-packed zombie-survival FPS. Face the zombie onslaught as you eradicate countless undead monsters on your quest to save the future.

    Why similar: Zombies 34.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 14.4%, Horror 8.8%, Action 7.8%

  46. #46 Propagation VR
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,809 reviews2020
    Dev: WanadevStudio
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?

    Why similar: Gore 26.1%, Violent 22.1%, Zombies 19.2%, Horror 8%, Action 7.3%

  47. #47 Tunnels of Despair
    72% matchMixed62% of 74 reviews2018
    Dev: BearFighterDev
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric game with horror and survival elements, in which you are to explore the tunnels of an abandoned subway system, find a way out and escape the underground.

    Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Survival 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Action 13.1%, Indie 10.6%

  48. #48 Nation Red
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,776 reviews2009
    Dev: DiezelPower
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

    Why similar: Zombies 43.9%, Gore 20.4%, Action 9.5%, Violent 9.3%, Survival 6.5%

  49. #49 Zombie Shooter
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,315 reviews2009
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!

    Why similar: Gore 35.4%, Zombies 26.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Action 6.8%, Horror 6.6%

  50. #50 My Putrid Ponies
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 142 reviews2024
    Dev: Ajolote Dev
    Windows

    A zombie ponies game where you have to survive with a shotgun.

    Why similar: Zombies 28%, Action 23.1%, Survival 19.6%, Horror 13%, Violent 12.8%

  51. #51 DEADBOLT
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,556 reviews2016
    Dev: Hopoo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

    Why similar: Gore 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Violent 15.4%, Zombies 10.4%, Indie 7.9%

  52. #52 VAR: Exterminate
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 146 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: Gore 30.8%, Zombies 26.2%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9%, Action 8.5%

  53. #53 Nightmare of Decay
    66% 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: Gore 26.6%, Zombies 22.5%, Violent 21.7%, Horror 10.3%, Action 8.5%

  54. #54 J.A.W.S
    71% matchMixed50% of 165 reviews2018
    Dev: Corn Fed Games, LLC.
    Windows

    An RNG, dynamic and strategic FPS. Test your mettle against endless waves of super soldiers. How long can you last?

    Why similar: Gore 29.9%, Violent 26.2%, Zombies 10.9%, Horror 8.6%, Action 7.7%

  55. #55 Zedfest
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 216 reviews2023
    Dev: Diagrammet AB
    Windows

    Zedfest is the goriest game show ever created! A hardcore 6 player co-op third-person shooter with the goal to complete objectives while neutralizing Zeds with lots and lots of visceral gore.

    Why similar: Gore 32.8%, Violent 28.9%, Action 11.1%, Indie 9.3%, Zombies 9.2%

  56. #56 ZomDay
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 835 reviews2020
    Dev: Intostudio
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    As zombie crisis broke out around the world,you will play one of the warrior of S.E.A.T(Special Event Action Team)to fight against the zombies all over the world.ZomDay is a fast pace VR shooting game contains multi-player mod,exciting Boss fight,character perk and hardcore weapon system.

    Why similar: Zombies 26.3%, Gore 25%, Violent 24.9%, Post-apocalyptic 5.4%, Action 4.5%

  57. #57 The DeadLine
    64% matchVery Positive95% of 278 reviews2025
    Dev: ROTTEN APPLEPub: Jungle Game Lab
    Windows

    The last subway departs in a world overrun by zombies. At each station, gather materials, find better weapons, and fight off the undead. As you get closer to your family, the danger grows. Survive, upgrade, and make it to the final stop.

    Why similar: Zombies 42%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Horror 13.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 10.8%

  58. #58 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    Why similar: Zombies 41.1%, Survival 15.3%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 9.9%, Casual 9.8%

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