Games Like Zombie Exodus

Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?

Why similar: Text-Based 40.3%, Zombies 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, RPG 16.4%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct, more expansive successor to the original Zombie Exodus, offering even deeper survival mechanics and character development.

Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.

Why similar: Text-Based 42.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.8%, RPG 17.6%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex, stat-heavy rebellion simulation that matches the high stakes and strategic decision-making of a zombie apocalypse.

They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!

Why similar: Text-Based 52.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, RPG 14.4%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in branching narrative and complex character morality that rivals the depth found in the Zombie Exodus series.

Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Why similar: Text-Based 47.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, RPG 19.5%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at character-driven storytelling and relationship building, which are core components of the Zombie Exodus experience.

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy.

Why similar: Text-Based 46.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, RPG 22.1%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a similar text-based RPG structure that emphasizes unique character builds and tactical decision-making.

Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

Why similar: Text-Based 49.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, RPG 19%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of personal growth and social navigation found in the character-focused segments of Zombie Exodus.

Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

Why similar: Text-Based 41%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.6%, RPG 17.7%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This Western-themed interactive novel features an incredibly deep branching narrative and robust character customization similar to the original Zombie Exodus.

Travel through a medieval forest on an overgrown, abandoned road where sinister dangers lurk in the gloom of the night.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the World of Darkness, this text-based RPG offers a gritty, high-stakes survival narrative with significant player agency.

Take back your throne from demon-summoning usurpers in this 145,000-word interactive fantasy novel! Will your prince or princess choose to be good or evil?

Why similar: Text-Based 43.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, RPG 22.5%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic stat-based adventure that mirrors the RPG mechanics and character progression systems found in the original Zombie Exodus.

Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!

Why similar: Text-Based 38.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 36.4%, RPG 18.1%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a rich, atmospheric world and deep narrative choices that appeal to fans of high-quality interactive fiction.

Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.5%, Text-Based 32.6%, RPG 19.5%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to Guns of Infinity, it provides a similarly immersive military narrative with deep strategic choices.

Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!

Why similar: Text-Based 48.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, RPG 15.5%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast, branching fantasy narrative that rewards careful planning and strategic use of character abilities.

Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!

Why similar: Text-Based 49.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, RPG 18.1%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends supernatural elements with teen drama, offering a lighter but equally engaging interactive fiction experience.

As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!

Why similar: Text-Based 38.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 35.3%, RPG 18.6%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This military-themed interactive novel offers intense, high-stakes decision-making and a strong sense of consequence for your actions.

Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

Why similar: Zombies 72.7%, RPG 22.3%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: While more mechanical, this game perfectly captures the desperate, turn-based survival feel of the original Zombie Exodus.

Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

Why similar: Text-Based 47.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.4%, RPG 13.1%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique, dark fantasy setting with a complex legal and survival-based narrative structure.

When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?

Why similar: Text-Based 46.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, RPG 18%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This gothic-themed interactive story provides a compelling, character-driven mystery with strong supernatural elements.

You’re a werewolf. You’re in a city, infested with witches, hunters, ghosts, and vampires. That’s how this story starts. You decide how it ends.

Why similar: Text-Based 48.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, RPG 18.4%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: This werewolf-themed survival story captures the same tension and high-stakes decision-making found in zombie-themed survival games.

As a wanna-be hero, you must rescue a city held hostage by an evil wizard, and somehow find money to pay your rent! A 240,000-word interactive novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 38.9%, RPG 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the classic hero's journey with a robust stat system that will feel familiar to fans of text-based RPGs.

As the CEO of a corporation that sells superpowers to the highest bidder, you'll harness dark magic and travel through time to inflate your stock prices!

Why similar: Text-Based 54.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, RPG 17.8%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for a unique corporate-superhero narrative that emphasizes management and strategic decision-making.

Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?

Why similar: Text-Based 41.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, RPG 23.8%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more social-focused, it offers an excellent example of how to build complex, branching relationships within a text-based format.

The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

Why similar: Text-Based 45.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, RPG 16.3%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a strong focus on character reputation and social navigation within a competitive superhero setting.

With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, RPG 21.2%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a unique time-manipulation mechanic that adds a fresh layer of strategy to the standard interactive fiction format.

Can your steam-powered inventions save the ancient Library of Alexandria? Will you sacrifice the library to protect the city? Or the future king instead?

Why similar: Text-Based 37.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, RPG 20.5%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This historical narrative offers a unique setting that challenges players to manage resources and relationships in a changing world.

Seize the throne in the age of King Arthur! Lead an army of Britons against the darkest of enemies in this epic interactive medieval fantasy novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 51.2%, RPG 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a historical fantasy setting with deep political and personal choices that influence the outcome of the story.

Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?

Why similar: Text-Based 40.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.2%, RPG 24.2%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic fantasy adventure with a heavy emphasis on player choice and character-driven outcomes.

Make the movie of your dreams amid the glamor and romance of 1950s Hollywood! Hire Alfred Hitchcock, seduce Greta Garbo, or build your studio into a powerhouse.

Why similar: Text-Based 43%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, RPG 21.1%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a creative simulation experience that emphasizes long-term planning and character growth.

Everyone thinks you saved the world, but it was all a lie! You faked a "prophecy" with magical illusions. But now, your prophecy is coming true.

Why similar: Text-Based 53.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, RPG 16.7%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a grand, mythological narrative that rewards players for building a distinct character identity.

After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

Why similar: Zombies 75.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%

Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!

Why similar: Text-Based 45.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 36.8%, RPG 13.4%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a classic swashbuckling adventure with a focus on exploration and branching narrative paths.

From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...

Why similar: Zombies 43.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, RPG 18.3%

Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and...

Why similar: Zombies 65.2%, RPG 23.9%, Indie 10.9%

Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.7%, RPG 27.8%, Text-Based 26.6%, Indie 4.9%

Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 53.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.7%, RPG 8.4%, Indie 3.8%

Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?

Why similar: Zombies 74.9%, RPG 25.1%

Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 100%

Z-End is a multiple choice narrative game. During the zombie apocalypse, you'll encounter the mysterious Faye while searching for new members.What secrets is she hiding? Will she join you? Will you be able to overcome the danger of this world?

Why similar: Indie 100%

In the fall of 2050, nearly a decade after an AI crisis ended, the Bates and two others are trying to find their last hope, Ocean City. The shortage of supplies and the threat of zombies have already made things difficult for them, and the appearance of a band of bandits has added to their woes.

Why similar: Zombies 86.9%, Indie 13.1%

One thousand zombies from the massacre of Hachiko High are crashing Olive's birthday party! Trapped in the Grimalkin Estate they'll have to unravel the mystery behind the zombies, all while making sure their friends are having the Purrfect Apawcalypse!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.6%, Zombies 42.2%, RPG 12.1%

Survival Horror, with an erotic twist. A zombie outbreak ravages the world- you find yourself caught in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Stranded on the wrong side of the outbreak, will you be able to survive and fend off the shuffling hordes?

Why similar: RPG 57.6%, Zombies 39%, Indie 3.4%

399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 57.3%, Zombies 42.7%

Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.

Why similar: Text-Based 48.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, RPG 15.9%, Indie 6%

Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 56.7%, Text-Based 28.7%, Indie 14.6%

Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.

Why similar: Zombies 75.6%, RPG 21.9%, Indie 2.5%

Step into the cockpit of a giant "mecha" robot, dueling with plasma sabers in an interstellar civil war!

Why similar: Text-Based 38.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, RPG 23.1%, Indie 9.9%

A new virus is turning people into brain eating machines, etc. You know the rest. A cure has been found and all the infected people are now normal humans again. What is the problem then? Their skin color is still green. Play as an Ex-Zombie.

Why similar: Zombies 78.9%, RPG 15%, Indie 6.2%

Zombie Apocalypses turned out to be somewhat different from what science fiction authors used to write. Only women can turn into zombies. Day Z caught you in one of the biggest strip clubs in Las Vegas. You are gathering a group of three people in order to escape the city.

Why similar: Zombies 56.7%, RPG 31.1%, Indie 12.1%

All of us are not dead. Our school has been infested with zombies, and we are still alive. Every day, our hopes of escaping this school become less and less likely. Follow us as we try to survive and escape our zombie-filled school. A visual novel based on the popular webcomic.

Why similar: Zombies 61.7%, Text-Based 38.3%

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 83%, RPG 12.2%, Indie 4.8%

"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 66.7%, RPG 28.6%, Indie 4.7%

Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!

Why similar: Zombies 65.1%, RPG 28.7%, Indie 6.2%

A small American town is overrun by the living dead! You manage to enter the town just before the military locks it down and now you must slice and shoot your way through thousands of zombies in order complete your mission in this action-packed Hack & Slash RPG.

Why similar: RPG 44.9%, Zombies 41.1%, Indie 14%

Be immersed into Purgatory Island of undead and dying. Solve mysteries to escape while trying to survive. The undead are rising, zombie skags are swarming the land, and your end is fast approaching! Arm yourself, uncover what you need to survive, and escape the inescapable.

Why similar: Zombies 58.1%, RPG 30.4%, Indie 11.5%

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 48.9%, RPG 37.4%, Indie 13.7%

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 85.3%, RPG 13.7%, Indie 1%

Stop a deadly plague in a medieval fantasy tale of swords and surgery! Unearth medical knowledge, prevent the town’s purge, or plot your own escape.

Why similar: Text-Based 54.7%, RPG 32.6%, Indie 12.6%

Samurai of Hyuga is a brutal, heart-pounding interactive tale. Prepare to enter the land of silk and steel, where fantasy clashes against grim reality, and where the good guys don't always win in the end. It's a harsh world with tough choices at every turn. Good thing you're the toughest ronin around.

Why similar: Text-Based 42.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33%, RPG 17.7%, Indie 7%

Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.8%, RPG 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Indie 11%

Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

Why similar: Text-Based 44.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, RPG 17.1%, Indie 6.7%

Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace?

Why similar: Text-Based 57.1%, RPG 29.4%, Indie 13.5%