- #1 Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue
97% matchVery Positive88% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue!
Why similar: Farming Sim 17.3%, Zombies 16.8%, Life Sim 13.8%, Agriculture 13.6% ★, FPS 8.7%
- #2 The Walking Trade
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,197 reviews2026
Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.
Why similar: Management 15.8%, Building 14.3%, Crafting 12.9%, Base Building 11%, FPS 10.2%
- #3 Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
96% matchVery Positive82% of 11,912 reviews2026
Dev: Brigada GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.2 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 25.8%, Life Sim 12.7%, Base Building 12%, Management 11.9%, Building 9.8%
- #4 Zompiercer
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,324 reviews2020
Dev: DDDimanN
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.
Why similar: Zombies 19.9%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Base Building 14.9%, FPS 12.7%, Survival 10.1%
- #5 Rise of Gun
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,099 reviews2024
Dev: PimpGameStudio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rise of Gun - immerses you in a world of zombie apocalypse as a gun store owner. Buy parts, craft, sell, upgrade your store and hire workers. Help to humanity survive
Why similar: Zombies 14.7%, Life Sim 14.1%, Building 13%, Base Building 12.6%, Management 12.2%
- #6 Zombie Diner Simulator 🥩 💀
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Octo Games studio
Windows
Zombie Diner — In a post-apocalyptic world, you run the only diner for the undead. Cook grotesque meals, serve hungry zombie patrons, and blast those who lose patience. Survival, management, and dark humor all on the menu!
Why similar: Zombies 16.9%, Life Sim 14%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 12.3%, Management 10.2%
- #7 Farm for your Life
93% matchVery Positive82% of 639 reviews2014
Dev: Hammer Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Your community was taken down by a heavy storm which caused an apocalypse and unleashed the living dead. Together with the other survivors, it is your task to rebuild and to allow that sustainable life can still be assured. Cultivate your farm and manage your restaurant to provide food and deal with all the zombies.
Why similar: Farming 23.4% ★, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Farming Sim 12.5%, Crafting 10.2%, Management 9.8%
- #8 DEADCRAFT
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Farm the dead to stay alive in DEADCRAFT, a new twist on the zombie survival-action genre! As a half-zombie, grow an army of loyal undead followers and build an arsenal to equip them to take revenge on the rulers of humanity's last city.
Why similar: Zombies 23.9%, Farming 20.6% ★, Crafting 17.3%, Survival 15%, Resource Management 10%
- #9 Night of the Dead
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,782 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Zombies 22.2%, Base Building 15.8%, Building 15%, Crafting 14.9%, Survival 11.8%
- #10 The Spotter: Dig or Die
90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,459 reviews2026
Dev: Puppyroar GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dig by day, fight by night in this blend of mining and Tower Defense. As the last Spotter at a ruined gas station, hold back mutant hordes, scavenge the wasteland, and repair your receiver to capture the President’s vital message and humanity’s last hope.
Why similar: Zombies 25.4%, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 16.8%, Survival 14.9%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #11 Ship Graveyard Simulator
91% matchMixed64% of 2,218 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Crafting 18.8%, Management 18%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 10.5%
- #12 Outbreak Island
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 963 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Zombies 14.8%, Survival 14.7%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 12.3%
- #13 Graveyard Gunslingers
89% matchMixed60% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Zombies 36.1%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelite 21.1%, Atmospheric 9%, Action 8.4%
- #14 Farming & Supermarket Simulator
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 838 reviews2025
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.1%, Management 18.2%, Building 17.8%, Crafting 17.5%, Simulation 8.5%
- #15 Ranch Farm and Store Simulator
86% matchVery Positive88% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Enjoy the experience of running your own ranch and store from the ground up. Grow crops, raise livestock, and keep your customers stocked with fresh products. Defend your farm from wild animal attacks. Hire employees and grow from a humble beginning into a thriving business.
Why similar: Agriculture 24.5% ★, Farming Sim 22.2%, Life Sim 18.1%, Management 9.8%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #16 The Infected
86% matchVery Positive84% of 6,935 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Base Building 17.7%, Building 16.1%, Crafting 15.5%, Zombies 15.3%, Survival 12.6%
- #17 ZIC: Survival
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
ZIC: Survival is a survival shooter where you feel The Zombie Apocalypse & become The Undead Hunter!
Why similar: Zombies 16.8%, Farming Sim 15.7%, Base Building 13%, Crafting 11.9%, Building 11%
- #18 Farmer's Life
84% matchVery Positive89% of 2,712 reviews2023
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life," where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Farming 20.3% ★, Agriculture 19.2% ★, Farming Sim 13.9%, Life Sim 10.8%, Building 9.1%
- #19 Grimshire
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,830 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.9%, Agriculture 22.2% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Survival 12.1%, Resource Management 8%
- #20 Mist Survival
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,126 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Zombies 29.9%, Survival 24.5%, Base Building 16%, Crafting 12.2%, Sandbox 6%
- #21 They Don't Sleep
84% matchVery Positive97% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: Missing Middle Games
Windows
Eat, sleep, and shoot zombies in this survival simulator with roguelite elements. Battle to survive until you die and do it all over again. Level up your skills and keep your child alive as you fight to escape your wintry hell.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.6%, Zombies 22.1%, Survival 14.6%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #22 Graveyard Keeper
83% matchVery Positive86% of 52,820 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 27.3%, Agriculture 21.6% ★, Management 17.9%, Building 14.2%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #23 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,987 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 63.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.
Why similar: Building 23.5%, Management 21.6%, Crafting 13.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #24 Gas Station Simulator
81% matchVery Positive88% of 27,112 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Building 25.1%, Management 23.6%, Base Building 23.4%, Simulation 18.2%, First-Person 9.6%
- #25 The Unholy Priest
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Grejuva
Windows
Manage a haunted funeral service as a priest in a cursed forest. Bury or cremate the dead, perform exorcisms, fend off demonic possessions, and quiet restless souls. Survive terrifying encounters, maintain sanity, and experience the pinnacle of horror simulation in The Unholy Priest!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.7%, Management 26.3%, Simulation 15%, Resource Management 12.7%, First-Person 9.3%
- #26 Shooting Range Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 187 reviews2026
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Management 21.6%, Building 18.8%, Life Sim 18.3%, Resource Management 11.4%, Simulation 10.8%
- #27 Backwoods Town
80% matchVery Positive94% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: Andrii Prots
Windows
Backwoods town is an atmospheric forest survival simulator. Build your base, grow crops, fight bosses and rebuild the destroyed settlement, finding all its inhabitants along the way.
Why similar: Agriculture 30.7% ★, Farming Sim 24.2%, Building 18.5%, Survival 13%, Sandbox 7%
- #28 Surviving Ceres
79% matchVery Positive87% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.
Why similar: Farming Sim 17.4%, Building 15.6%, Crafting 15.3%, Base Building 14.3%, Survival 12.9%
- #29 Recycling Center Simulator
78% matchVery Positive87% of 2,830 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.3%, Management 17.7%, Building 15%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #30 Survive the Nights
77% matchMixed66% of 6,549 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 28.1%, Survival 16.4%, FPS 15.9%, Sandbox 11.8%, Shooter 10.8%
- #31 Food Processing Simulator
76% matchVery Positive89% of 294 reviews2026
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility.
Why similar: Life Sim 31.5%, Management 20.3%, Sandbox 14.9%, Resource Management 14.2%, Simulation 12%
- #32 Embers of the Night
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: 巨浪游戏
Windows
In the game, day and night alternate. Zombies will not be active during the day, so you can build your home with confidence. But at night you have to resist hordes of zombies and guard your camp!
Why similar: Zombies 46.4%, Base Building 27.3%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 10.4%
- #33 CURE - A Hospital Simulator
74% matchVery Positive89% of 730 reviews2025
Dev: Sentinel Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Manage the night shift of an ER during the apocalypse, solo or with friends online: Diagnose patients. Design and grow your hospital, and defend against the undead while treating the living. If you're a creator, connect the game to Twitch and make the audience your patients for even more fun!
Why similar: Zombies 21%, Life Sim 18.1%, Management 14.5%, Survival 12.1%, Resource Management 9%
- #34 Sun Down Survivors
78% matchMixed50% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows
Sun Down is a roguelike survivors-type game with a twist. Between upgrading your abilities during and between runs, you can craft turrets, collect battle-ready pets, and buy store upgrades to survive hordes of enemies through four changing seasons.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.7%, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Base Building 15%, Building 11%, Action Roguelike 10.3%
- #35 Hydroponics Farm & Store Simulator
75% matchVery Positive83% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Transform your passion into profit with hydroponics! Design, build, and manage your own sustainable farming and business system. Experiment with different plants and fish, customize your setup, supply the market needs, and harvest your success. Dive into the future of farming today!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.8%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Life Sim 15.3%, Management 9.9%, Building 8.5%
- #36 7 Days to Die
71% matchVery Positive87% of 399,251 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 108.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Zombies 24.1%, Survival 19%, Base Building 16%, Building 14.1%, FPS 11.3%
- #37 Gone: Survival
77% matchMixed44% of 310 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Zombies 18%, Building 14.4%, Crafting 14.3%, Base Building 14.3%, Survival 12.4%
- #38 Dead Engine
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
Why similar: Zombies 30.8%, Base Building 25%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Survival 14.1%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #39 City Defense Z
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 312 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 24.5%, Base Building 18.6%, Management 16.2%, Survival 14%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #40 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
71% matchVery Positive85% of 4,559 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Agriculture 22.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.1%, Life Sim 12.7%, Crafting 11%, Building 10.9%
- #41 Junk Survivor
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, Survival 15.7%, Building 14.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Base Building 12.2%
- #42 Green Project
73% matchVery Positive80% of 1,445 reviews2020
Dev: Zerone Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Post apocalyptic survival farming, green the world to survive !
Why similar: Farming Sim 43.8%, Survival 29.9%, Simulation 26.3%
- #43 Infection Free Zone
70% matchVery Positive81% of 17,669 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.7 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 29.2%, Base Building 26.4%, Management 15.3%, Survival 12.1%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #44 Megastore Simulator
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,151 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines
Why similar: Life Sim 22.6%, Management 18.9%, Crafting 16%, Building 13.5%, Simulation 9.5%
- #45 Supermarket Simulator
68% matchVery Positive92% of 82,065 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Management 28.4%, Simulation 19.3%, Life Sim 17.7%, Building 14.2%, Resource Management 8%
- #46 Medieval Dynasty
70% matchVery Positive90% of 50,786 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 18%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Crafting 17.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Survival 10%
- #47 Survival Machine
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Base Building 22.4%, Crafting 21.5%, Survival 15.4%, Resource Management 13.2%
- #48 Crime Scene Cleaner
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 32,534 reviews2024
Dev: President Studio
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.
Why similar: Simulation 32.2%, Life Sim 30.7%, First-Person 21.1%, Atmospheric 10%, Action 6%
- #49 Blood And Zombies
71% matchMixed53% of 453 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: Zombies 19.9%, Base Building 15.2%, FPS 14%, Survival 11%, Building 11%
- #50 Shadows of Kurgansk
72% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Zombies 26.2%, Survival 20.1%, Crafting 14.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Sandbox 9%
- #51 Pixel Combat: Zombie Shooter
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Avega GamesPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Pixel Combat Shooter is a pixel shooter where you have to fight for survival in a world plagued by zombie apocalypse. Defend your home from waves of zombies, build a time machine and fight unique bosses. Crafting, upgrades and a nostalgic atmosphere.
Why similar: Zombies 32.7%, Shooter 22.8%, Survival 18.4%, Action 13.8%, First-Person 12.3%
- #52 The Last Caretaker
65% matchVery Positive86% of 11,047 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Crafting 16.6%, Management 14.6%, Survival 13.5%, Resource Management 10.2%
- #53 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
68% matchVery Positive83% of 68,064 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
Why similar: Zombies 36.2%, Base Building 26.7%, Survival 24.8%, Sandbox 5.1%, Simulation 4.2%
- #54 Rest Area Simulator
66% matchVery Positive87% of 391 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.6%, Management 23.4%, Sandbox 13.8%, Resource Management 13.7%, Simulation 12.6%
- #55 Undead Inc.
70% matchMostly Negative34% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Rightsized GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Undead Inc. is a high-risk, high-reward resource management simulator where you establish and manage a local subsidiary of the Endswell Medical Corporation. Build, manage staff, conduct research, and trade in both cutting edge medical treatments and bleeding edge bioweapons.
Why similar: Zombies 45.7%, Simulation 31%, Action 14.9%, Resource Management 8.3%
- #56 The Gravedigger
67% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: First-Person 68.6%, Simulation 31.4%
- #57 Cowboy Life Simulator
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,162 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Agriculture 20.5% ★, Farming Sim 16.4%, Life Sim 12.8%, Building 11.8%, Base Building 11.5%
- #58 DYSMANTLE
66% matchVery Positive91% of 11,423 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 20.3%, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Crafting 15.7%, Survival 14.9%, Base Building 14.8%