Games Like Zombie Grinder

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 75.3%, Action 13.3%, Indie 7%, Multiplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential top-down zombie shooter that perfectly matches the horde-slaughtering intensity of the seed game.

#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.

Why similar: Action 59.4%, Indie 40.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same twin-stick arena-shooter mechanics with a focus on survival against massive waves of zombies.

Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 58.6%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar top-down, co-op experience with heavy emphasis on weapon customization and massive zombie counts.

One of the highest rated Xbox Indie Games is now available for PC! How long can you survive in this online co-op wave based shooter? Featuring 35 characters, over 100 weapons, 30 stat-boosting hats, and 6 levels, Zombie Estate 2 is a frantically fun experience to share with friends!

Why similar: Zombies 51.2%, Action 28.3%, Indie 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art, co-op zombie shooter that mirrors the aesthetic and gameplay feel of the seed game.

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 60.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 11.1%, Indie 7.2%, RPG 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines pixel-art visuals with side-scrolling zombie survival and looting mechanics.

Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!

Why similar: Zombies 58%, Action 16.6%, Indie 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D, co-op focused zombie survival game that emphasizes arcade-style action and map progression.

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 63.8%, Multiplayer 15.8%, RPG 11.2%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a top-down, co-op experience with deep RPG progression and weapon upgrades similar to Zombie Grinder.

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

Why similar: Zombies 32.1%, Action 29.4%, RPG 24.7%, Indie 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive twin-stick horde shooter that shares the same addictive, fast-paced combat loop.

Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!

Why similar: Zombies 34.3%, RPG 18%, Action 15.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, pixel-art action-roguelike that emphasizes cooperative zombie-slaying and variety.

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

Why similar: Action 37.6%, RPG 36.6%, Indie 25.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-octane, twin-stick action with satisfying power-ups and fast-paced combat.

Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!

Why similar: Zombies 22.3%, RPG 20.5%, Action 19%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, twin-stick shooter that focuses on arcade-style score chasing and fast combat.

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Why similar: Zombies 64.3%, RPG 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Action 9%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Adds a layer of crafting and survival management to the top-down zombie shooter genre.

Zombie Playground is a single player or coop online, action arena game with RPG elements. The game combines childhood nostalgia with horrific monsters, visceral combat, and a unique atmosphere straight out of a child’s nightmares.

Why similar: Zombies 32.5%, RPG 25.6%, Action 18.3%, Indie 12.9%, Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that blends zombie-slaying with character progression and cooperative play.

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, co-op shooter that shares the tactical, horde-based combat structure found in the seed game.

Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.

Why similar: Zombies 67.4%, Action 22.4%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D, side-scrolling shooter that focuses on cooperative play and relentless zombie combat.

Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.

Why similar: Zombies 54.8%, Multiplayer 15.3%, RPG 10.9%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused zombie survival game that emphasizes cooperative team play.

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Zombies 60.1%, RPG 23.4%, Multiplayer 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down co-op shooter that emphasizes team coordination against overwhelming odds.

HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

Why similar: Multiplayer 53.4%, Action 46.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, co-op masterpiece that excels at chaotic, high-intensity horde combat.

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: Zombies 37.2%, Action 36.5%, Indie 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused shooter that leans into extreme gore and intense wave-based combat.

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 65.2%, Action 16%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building mechanics with cooperative zombie defense for a tactical twist.

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 53%, RPG 19.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 10%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a top-down perspective with a heavy focus on exploration, crafting, and zombie survival.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.6%, Action 24.7%, Indie 21.9%, RPG 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, twin-stick roguelike that captures the intense, twitch-reflex combat of the genre.

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 36.6%, Zombies 31.9%, Action 19.2%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down RPG that focuses on hack-and-slash combat against zombie hordes.

Step into the sturdy boots of McJagger and take on an army of the undead!

Why similar: Zombies 54.1%, Action 26.6%, Indie 19.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated twin-stick shooter focused on high-score survival in a zombie-infested world.

Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.

Why similar: Zombies 65.2%, Action 20.6%, Indie 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D, side-scrolling zombie defense game that requires team management and tactical positioning.

Boss Crushers is a multiplayer roguelike game. Play with your friends on randomly generated levels, confront enemy hordes, find valuable items and improvements, die and try again.

Why similar: RPG 39.1%, Action 26.5%, Indie 19.1%, Multiplayer 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features cooperative play and RPG elements similar to the seed game.

Battle zombies, earn experience, collect loot and level up in this dopamine fueled auto shooter filled with roguelike action.

Why similar: RPG 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Action 22.9%, Adventure 21.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arena-based shooter that focuses on quick, action-packed zombie combat.

HordeCore is a kick-ass side-scrolling shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Play alone, or as a team - and destroy, survive, craft, and explore!

Why similar: RPG 72.2%, Indie 27.8%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling, party-based RPG that focuses on survival and cooperative combat.

Endless Combat, is a coop game which is about fighting as characters with unique skills against zombies, the game also contains free for all mode

Why similar: Zombies 42.9%, Action 33.6%, Indie 23.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action game that provides simple, arcade-style combat suitable for local multiplayer sessions.

Team up with up to 4 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, and cosmetics.

Why similar: Zombies 54.6%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Action 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world’s rarest treasures!

Why similar: RPG 24.1%, Multiplayer 19.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Action 12.4%

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: Zombies 61.4%, Action 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, RPG 11%

Kill all the damn zombies in different game modes!

Why similar: Zombies 58.4%, Action 24.8%, Indie 16.8%

Multiplayer Survivors: Meet MIGHT’N MOW’EM. Mow thousands of enemies with an ever-growing arsenal of weapons and magic, solo or with friends. Classes, upgrades, ultimates, quests, and group buffs add a rewarding meta game to a dopamine-filled core loop.

Why similar: RPG 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Indie 18.3%

Embark on an online co-op Survival Roguelite adventure. Team up with friends, slash through endless waves of foes, conquer formidable bosses, fulfill quests, craft potent weapons, and unlock unique characters!

Why similar: RPG 49.7%, Action 28.8%, Indie 21.5%

Zombie singleplayer shooter in modern polygon graphics with rich RPG elements.

Why similar: Zombies 48.3%, RPG 15.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 7.6%

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 72.3%, Action 16.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%

ZOMBIE CO-OP SHOOTER

Why similar: Zombies 42.1%, Action 26.3%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 15%

2D top-down multi co-op action game. Survive the zombies together with a stranger.

Why similar: Zombies 44.5%, RPG 17.1%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action 9%

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 61.4%, Action 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%

Zombie arena is a multiplayer first person shooter gamer, focused on cooperation to annihilate zombies and various monsters in a post apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Zombies 59.7%, Action 17.1%, Indie 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.4%

A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

Why similar: RPG 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Action 14.3%, Indie 14%, Adventure 11%

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 64%, Action 18.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Adventure 7.2%

Collect crazy power-ups, upgrade your weapons into tools of destruction, and escape from the robotic zombie horde - alone, or with friends.

Why similar: Zombies 65%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Action 8.7%

Packed with classical action game essences, high-definition visual, and real-time multiplayer features.

Why similar: Zombies 66.9%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Indie 6.1%

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 58.3%, RPG 19.3%, Action 14.3%, Indie 8%

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Zombies 67.9%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Action 14.3%

They Are Hundreds is an evolving Third-person wave based zombie game, co-op with up to 4 friends with endless ammo and guns!

Why similar: Zombies 51.6%, Action 18.7%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Indie 12.9%

Take the challenge of surviving waves of increasingly difficult evil MuTecs! Grab a friend to hunt and slay them. Crush each wave with randomly dropped weapons & gadgets. Earn Achievements, new maps and top ranks in this Community-driven, solo-dev project. Help shape the future of this game!

Why similar: Zombies 68.4%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Indie 12.5%

Miner Meltdown is an action-packed team-based multiplayer game. Scour the map for minerals, upgrade your gear, and attempt to blow up the opposing team all the while avoiding monsters, traps, and environmental pitfalls along the way.

Why similar: Zombies 39.7%, Action 19.6%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Indie 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%

Create your character and survive wave after wave of zombies! Gain exp, level up and unlock new skills. Acquire over 20 Weapons with different rarities.

Why similar: Zombies 38.8%, RPG 31.7%, Action 17.4%, Indie 12.2%

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: Zombies 69.4%, Multiplayer 18%, Action 12.6%

Experience the innovative "LOCO" motion VR movement system to grind through hordes of physics-based zombies! Weapons? We give you over 60 tools to unleash Your creativity - guns, explosives, traps, swords, bows, spears! A true first peek into the future of VR movement.

Why similar: Zombies 58.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 11.7%, Indie 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.

Why similar: Zombies 79.5%, Action 20.5%

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 58.8%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10.4%, Indie 7.1%

A thrilling combination of violence, extreme gore, amazing graphics, simple controls, fun and humor. When you find yourself trapped in a mysterious house being overrun by the dead you do what anyone would. Slaughter them, collect their organs, build some guns and kill some bosses.

Why similar: Zombies 55.1%, Action 26.1%, Indie 18.8%

Online shooter with a variety of game modes and a huge arsenal of weapons. Fight with other players, or team up with them to defeat hordes of zombies and mutants!

Why similar: Zombies 38.1%, Action 22.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 11.9%, Multiplayer 11%

The ultimate couch fragger gibfest! Armed with a powerful shotgun, bullet deflecting shield and power-up tarot cards, 2 to 4 local players will battle it out to collect each others souls in 9 different competitive game modes across 4 realms & 40 arenas. This is frantic local multiplayer action at its bloodiest!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38%, Action 36.6%, Indie 25.5%