- #1 They Are Billions
97% matchVery Positive85% of 51,351 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 56.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Base Building 28.5%, Zombies 24.2%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Survival 14%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-pressure experience of managing base defenses against massive, overwhelming swarms of zombies.
- #2 Infested Planet
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,039 reviews2014
Dev: Rocket Bear Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.5%, Strategy 32.2%, Action 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RTS emphasizes controlling small squads against massive alien hordes, mirroring the tactical management required in the seed game.
- #3 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,629 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Zombies 20.1%, Arena Shooter 16%, Tower Defense 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Base Building 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade-style defense game that focuses purely on surviving the night with limited resources and heavy firepower.
- #4 Ultimate Zombie Defense
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,774 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 30.4%, Tower Defense 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Survival 10.1%, Base Building 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the base-building and defensive fortification aspects of surviving a zombie apocalypse.
- #5 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
94% matchVery Positive95% of 23,766 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Class-Based 48.4%, Top-Down Shooter 30.8%, Shooter 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes squad coordination and defensive positioning against relentless waves of enemies.
- #6 Zombie Builder Defense
94% matchMixed67% of 513 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 24.1%, Base Building 17.5%, Tower Defense 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Survival 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines action-shooter mechanics with base-building elements to create a satisfying defensive loop.
- #7 Sanctum 2
93% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 66.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Shooter 8.2%, Survival 6.5%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This hybrid of first-person shooting and tower defense perfectly captures the 'defend the base' loop found in the seed game.
- #8 Orcs Must Die! 3
91% matchVery Positive86% of 14,886 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69%, Strategy 16.8%, 3D 7.5%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished blend of action-shooter mechanics and strategic trap placement to hold off large enemy waves.
- #9 Frontline Zed
92% matchMixed59% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.
Why similar: Zombies 20.6%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Survival 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty defensive shooter where you must manage your ammo and repair barricades while fighting off waves of zombies.
- #10 Door Kickers: Action Squad
90% matchVery Positive95% of 10,599 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Zombies 56.7%, Shooter 32%, Action 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down shooter that rewards careful planning and precise execution during intense combat scenarios.
- #11 Dead Unending
91% matchMixed45% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Tyler HudsonPub: Tylario
Windows
A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Loot the apocalyptic open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you survive the apocalypse or become one of the undead?
Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Base Building 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Survival 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and base-building aspects of a zombie apocalypse in a 3D open-world environment.
- #12 Zombie Defense
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,171 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Zombies 42.9%, Tower Defense 28.1%, Survival 13.1%, Strategy 7.6%, Shooter 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward tower-defense game that uses real-time strategy elements to manage zombie incursions.
- #13 Zombie City Defense 2
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 209 reviews2016
Dev: Mozg Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough?
Why similar: Zombies 29.5%, Tower Defense 23.7%, Military 15.9%, Strategy 14.2%, War 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused game that tasks you with defending urban areas from zombie outbreaks using tactical unit placement.
- #14 Diplomacy is Not an Option
86% matchVery Positive86% of 12,512 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 26.3%, Base Building 19.2%, Military 15.1%, War 13.4%, Tower Defense 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale base defense against massive armies, requiring strategic placement of defenses and resource management.
- #15 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
87% matchVery Positive86% of 9,662 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 43.1%, Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Survival 11.1%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes character progression and surviving increasingly difficult waves of zombies.
- #16 Infection Free Zone
84% matchVery Positive81% of 18,524 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.7 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 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Base Building 21.6%, Survival 9.8%, Time Management 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to build and defend a base in real-world locations, emphasizing tactical city-wide defense.
- #17 Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 163 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!
Why similar: Zombies 25.9%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Survival 14.5%, Strategy 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that requires careful management of survivors and resources in a hostile, zombie-filled world.
- #18 FatalZone
84% matchMixed67% of 2,283 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, Arena Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Survival 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on surviving massive hordes with powerful upgrades and tactical positioning.
- #19 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
82% matchVery Positive91% of 14,401 reviews2026
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Zombies 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Survival 18%, Dark 11.9%, 3D 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-heaven style game that captures the feeling of mowing down thousands of zombies with high-powered weaponry.
- #20 Endless Horde
85% matchMixed67% of 200 reviews2017
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The horde is here to eat your brain and murder every single one of your scientists. Gather your forces, this is the last stand before we lose the facility! Place guards, close doors, and position traps. Survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26%, Zombies 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, War 15.3%, Survival 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tower-defense experience that focuses on the survival aspect of holding off endless waves of enemies.
- #21 Carrier Command 2
83% matchVery Positive82% of 3,750 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.9%, War 27.9%, Military 25%, Strategy 11.1%, 3D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a high-level tactical perspective where you manage vehicles and air support to dominate the battlefield.
- #22 Lost Light
81% matchMixed55% of 28,119 reviews2022
Dev: NetEase Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Join the "Firefly" task force and unveil the sinister plot behind the exclusion zone in the world of Lost Light. You could either scavenge for supplies or go out with guns blazing and plunder. Survive the brutal domain where danger lurks in every corner!
Why similar: Shooter 31.3%, Survival 30.8%, War 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Action 6%
Why You'll Like It: An extraction shooter that emphasizes survival and tactical gear management in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #23 Gunship Battle Total Warfare
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: JOYCITY
Windows
In a post-apocalyptic world submerged by the sea, the wake of the enemy is apparent at every turn. From turning the tides of naval warfare to dominating the skies in break-neck aerial combat, every decision you make will change the outcome of the battle.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.4%, Military 22.7%, War 19.2%, Base Building 14.2%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy wargame that focuses on military units and real-time tactical combat.
- #24 Blood Waves
82% matchMixed68% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: Light Road Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 194.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.6%, Zombies 17.1%, Base Building 13.7%, Tower Defense 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building with third-person shooting to create a frantic defensive experience.
- #25 The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,060 reviews2024
Dev: Deca Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the dangerous world of The Walking Dead: No Man's Land. Lead survivors in turn-based strategy battles, manage resources, and make tough choices to ensure their survival. Fight walkers, build your base, and face endless dangers.
Why similar: Zombies 21.7%, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Base Building 16%, Survival 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes squad management and survival in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #26 Codename CURE II
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,152 reviews2026
Dev: Raptor BytePub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Codename CURE II is a co-operative first person shooter set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. Create an elite military squad with up to five players and fight your way through hordes of zombies in a variety of dynamic objective missions.
Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Military 21.2%, Class-Based 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Shooter 8.2%
- #27 Zombie Builder Defense 2
78% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Zombies 16.1%, Class-Based 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%
- #28 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 732 reviews2025
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 22.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Military 12.8%, Base Building 12.2%
- #29 Left to Survive: Zombie Shooter
79% matchMixed59% of 567 reviews2021
Dev: MY.GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Left to Survive is an action shooter game with the post-apocalyptic world setting with a base building feature. Become a hero, challenge other players, join tournaments, raid bases. Would you be able to survive in a dead world?
Why similar: Zombies 33.1%, Survival 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Realistic 10.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #30 FatalZone: Outbreak
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Outbreak is the demo version of FatalZone, a bullet heaven zombie apocalypse shooter where you'll have to upgrade your base, hone your mercs' skills, and put them to the test to survive.
Why similar: Zombies 25.5%, Arena Shooter 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Survival 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%
- #31 DARKEST DAYS
76% matchMixed49% of 5,125 reviews2025
Dev: NHN
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Survival 15.6%, Base Building 13.2%, Shooter 11.5%
- #32 City Defense Z
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 322 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 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Tower Defense 15.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Time Management 13.3%
- #33 State of Survival
75% matchMixed57% of 475 reviews2023
Dev: FunPlus International AG
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 206.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Survive the Zombies War in this RPG game of Apocalypse and Survival
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.5%, Zombies 19.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Realistic 12.8%, Survival 10.1%
- #34 Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic heroes vs evil zombies. Unlock and upgrade countless Heroes, artifacts, and technologies to defend against the infinite zombie swarms. Strategize the most effective placement of Heroes to synergize their skills and abilities.
Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Tower Defense 24.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Time Management 18.2%, Strategy 9.2%
- #35 The Last Stand: Aftermath
72% matchVery Positive81% of 6,743 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Survival 15%, Shooter 9.5%
- #36 Doomsday: Odysseus Returns
73% matchMixed64% of 926 reviews2023
Dev: IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 104.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Z-Virus Adventure upgrade! Defend the survivors' last shelter from the zombies!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 28.5%, Zombies 26.1%, Strategy 16.7%, Base Building 16.2%, Survival 12.5%
- #37 BiteVille
74% matchMixed54% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Veelhoek Studios
Windows
The world has fallen victim to a deadly virus, zombies now roam the lands. While running for your life you stumble upon a small city. Claim this city as your own, protect it with your life and maybe other survivors will find you.
Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Base Building 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Survival 10.1%
- #38 UNDEAD FACTORY:Zombie Pandemic
75% matchMixed57% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: BTD STUDIO Co.,ltd.
Windows
Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!
Why similar: Zombies 56.3%, Strategy 43.7%
- #39 Yet Another Zombie Defense
72% matchVery Positive87% of 12,385 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
Why similar: Zombies 85.7%, Tower Defense 5%, Survival 4.9%, Shooter 2.2%, Strategy 1.2%
- #40 Keep Her Safe
68% matchVery Positive96% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: Gugu Studio
Windows
Keep Her Safe is a survival shooting game. Gather resources, fortify your base, and withstand zombie hordes to keep the rocket project alive and bring an end to the acid rain apocalypse. Besides the hard life in wasteland, you can also chill up with friends in different multiplayer gameplays.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Base Building 15.2%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%
- #41 After Long Night
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
Why similar: Zombies 20%, Base Building 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Military 11.5%
- #42 Decision: Red Daze
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 896 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 24.8%, Tower Defense 17%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Base Building 15.5%, Survival 15%
- #43 Zombie Siege City
70% matchMixed62% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: STAR WORKS COMPANY LIMITED
Windows
Grab your weapon, enjoy the thrill of zombie shooting, and don't stop firing until every last zombie is... well and truly dead. Earn rewards for your efforts, unlock new weapons, upgrade existing ones, and exterminate as many walking dead as possible.
Why similar: Zombies 50.1%, Shooter 30.5%, Strategy 19.4%
- #44 Zap Zap Zombie Cats
73% matchMixed63% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: Hang Time Studios
Windows
You are one of the few survivors of a zombie cat-pocalypse. With only your wits, your weapons, and a few turrets, you must defend yourself from the hordes of zombie-cats that come at night. Grenade, blast, shoot, heal, and place traps to survive each wave until safety comes with the sunlight.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #45 Blood And Zombies
71% matchMixed52% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 27.9%, Base Building 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Survival 15.4%, Shooter 14.4%
- #46 Zombie Hunter
71% matchMixed53% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: 1MBPub: VIVA STUDIOS
Windows · Mac
Take your guns and start killing zombies in the best FPS Shooting game
Why similar: Zombies 35.5%, War 25.6%, Shooter 25.4%, Action 13.6%
- #47 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,829 reviews2021
Dev: Ska StudiosPub: Ska Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Arena Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%
- #48 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship - Prologue
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship - Prologue is a quick foray into the world of Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship. Take command of the last ship in a zombie-filled world and defend against endless waves of the undead. Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Zombies 21.3%, Tower Defense 17%, Survival 11.7%, Strategy 9.6%
- #49 瘟疫清零计划 Project Zero
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,702 reviews2022
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
这是一款3D俯视角的Roguelike射击游戏。 通过选择不同的天赋,玩家将Build出一个超强幸存者。 从而可以更好地击杀丧尸,并且活下来。 最终,玩家将会背负结束这场瘟疫的使命,为“清零”而战吧!
Why similar: Zombies 33.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Survival 10.6%
- #50 Northend Tower Defense
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,454 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.6%, Tower Defense 19.3%, War 18.1%, Military 17.5%, Base Building 12.2%
- #51 Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue
67% matchVery Positive88% of 202 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: Zombies 67.7%, Action 13.7%, 3D 11.1%, Base Building 7.6%
- #52 Infectonator: Survivors
70% matchMixed67% of 1,161 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 41.8%, Tower Defense 21.2%, Survival 19.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Action 4%
- #53 Zombie Survivors
69% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: WubsGames
Windows
Battle zombies, earn experience, collect loot and level up in this dopamine fueled auto shooter filled with roguelike action.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 52.5%, Shooter 25.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Action 9.3%
- #54 Survivor Squad
70% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 39.3%, Survival 17.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%
- #55 World War Z
66% matchVery Positive82% of 32,437 reviews2021
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
Why similar: Zombies 62.2%, Shooter 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Action 5.9%
- #56 Zombie Shooter: Ares Virus
69% matchMostly Negative38% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: joynow
Windows
In YEAR 2037, a pandemic of an unknown plague virus infection wiped out most of world animals and citizens. The world turns into a DEAD ZONE and survivors’ lives are threatened with zombies! How will you survive in this Zombie Pandemic game?
Why similar: Zombies 38%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Action 6.2%
- #57 Dead Engine
64% matchMostly Positive71% of 220 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 27%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Base Building 21.9%, Survival 13.5%, Strategy 8%