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Games Like Zombie Shooter

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Top-Down Shooter, Shooter, Singleplayer.

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

Reviews: Very Positive — 83% — of 1,315 reviews
Released: 2009-05-27
Developer: Sigma Team Inc.
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 50%

Overview

Zombie Shooter is a quintessential arcade-style top-down shooter that excels at delivering frantic, gore-filled action against overwhelming hordes of enemies. These recommendations focus on titles that capture that same high-intensity gameplay, emphasizing top-down perspectives, weapon progression, and the satisfying chaos of mowing down massive waves of monsters.

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  1. #1 Zombie Shooter 2
    97% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 40.3%, Gore 18.6%, Shooter 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, RPG 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the original with deeper RPG elements and even larger hordes of enemies.

  2. #2 Alien Shooter
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,607 reviews2009
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.

    Why similar: Blood 31.4%, Gore 15%, Shooter 10.3%, Action RPG 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this game features the exact same engine and satisfying arcade-shooter mechanics.

  3. #3 Crimsonland
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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: Gore 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A legendary top-down arena shooter that perfectly captures the feeling of surviving against endless waves of creatures.

  4. #4 Nation Red
    95% matchVery Positive88% of 2,776 reviews2009
    Dev: DiezelPower
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 44.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Gore 11.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.4%, Action 5%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses entirely on the horde-slaughter experience with fast-paced, arcade-style action.

  5. #5 Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,498 reviews2009
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Action RPG 16.9%, Gore 16.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Isometric 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: An enhanced version of the classic top-down shooter that maintains the series' signature frantic pace and gore.

  6. #6 Shadowgrounds
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,601 reviews2006
    Dev: Frozenbyte
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Gore 17.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Shooter 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric top-down shooter that balances intense combat with environmental storytelling.

  7. #7 The Last Stand: Aftermath
    92% matchVery Positive81% of 6,552 reviews2021
    Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 37.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Survival 9.7%, Action RPG 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that blends intense combat with scavenging and progression mechanics.

  8. #8 Shadowgrounds Survivor
    93% matchMixed61% of 794 reviews2007
    Dev: Frozenbyte
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Action RPG 15.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Isometric 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: The sequel to Shadowgrounds, offering more refined combat and a greater variety of weapons to combat alien threats.

  9. #9 Alien Breed: Impact
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,869 reviews2010
    Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    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: Shooter 29.6%, Isometric 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Action 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A polished top-down shooter that emphasizes tactical positioning and intense survival against alien swarms.

  10. #10 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 27.3%, Gore 18%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.6%, Shooter 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the defensive aspect of zombie survival, requiring you to build fortifications while fighting off massive waves.

  11. #11 Alien Shooter 2 Conscription
    90% matchVery Positive82% of 620 reviews2012
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    The Great War has begun! The world population capable of functioning is mobilized to serve in the army and the outcome depends on you!

    Why similar: Gore 37.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shooter 16.2%, RPG 12%, Action 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A standalone expansion that offers more of the classic Sigma Team top-down action and gore.

  12. #12 Alien Shooter: Revisited
    89% matchMixed64% of 849 reviews2009
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!

    Why similar: Gore 33.3%, Shooter 18.9%, RPG 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Isometric 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A modernized take on the original Alien Shooter that keeps the gameplay loop tight and familiar.

  13. #13 Alien Breed 2: Assault
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,040 reviews2010
    Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.

    Why similar: Shooter 29%, Action 17.6%, Isometric 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This entry introduces more explosive action and environmental hazards to the classic top-down formula.

  14. #14 Alien Breed 3: Descent
    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 605 reviews2010
    Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shooter 19%, Isometric 15%, Horror 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to the trilogy, providing a high-octane finale with satisfying weapon upgrades and intense combat.

  15. #15 Dead Effect
    87% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,752 reviews2014
    Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

    Why similar: Zombies 45.1%, Gore 15.6%, Shooter 12.5%, Horror 10.7%, Action 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: While a first-person shooter, it shares the same B-movie horror aesthetic and zombie-slaughtering focus as the seed game.

  16. #16 GARAGE: Bad Trip
    86% matchMixed67% of 809 reviews2018
    Dev: Zombie DynamicsPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.

    Why similar: Blood 21.8%, Zombies 18.2%, Gore 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A gritty, violent top-down shooter that emphasizes raw combat and a dark, atmospheric setting.

  17. #17 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 32,984 reviews2015
    Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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: Twin Stick Shooter 35.3%, Top-Down Shooter 34.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 6.4%, Isometric 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down squad-based shooter that delivers massive scale and relentless action against alien hordes.

  18. #18 Tesla vs Lovecraft
    85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Shooter 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Horror 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, chaotic top-down shooter that features explosive weaponry and a similar arcade intensity.

  19. #19 FatalZone
    84% matchMixed67% of 2,256 reviews2024
    Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Action RPG 16.7%, Roguelite 9.9%, Survival 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on managing massive zombie hordes with fast-paced, arcade-style combat.

  20. #20 Dead Horde
    86% matchMostly Negative34% of 658 reviews2011
    Dev: DnS Development
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    As a survivor of the mutant virus, make your way through the city and wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...

    Why similar: Zombies 76.9%, Action 11.2%, Survival 7.1%, Indie 4.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A straightforward top-down shooter that focuses on surviving waves of zombies with limited resources.

  21. #21 Neon Chrome
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Gore 16.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Roguelite 10.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed top-down shooter that incorporates satisfying RPG progression and destructible environments.

  22. #22 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
    Dev: Flow Fire Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.4%, Roguelite 18.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Isometric 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity shooter that rewards precision and tactical weapon management in a top-down perspective.

  23. #23 Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend
    83% matchMixed52% of 1,143 reviews2020
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Meet the completely reworked legendary game loved by millions of players worldwide! Alien Shooter 2 - the Legend is an ambitious follow-up to the famous Alien Shooter series.

    Why similar: Action RPG 16.5%, Gore 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Inventory Management 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A modern entry in the series that retains the classic top-down perspective and looter-shooter progression.

  24. #24 Putrefaction
    82% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
    Dev: Kazakov Oleg
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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

    Why similar: Blood 25.2%, Gore 23.9%, Zombies 15.5%, Horror 12.3%, Shooter 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A gore-heavy shooter that prioritizes fast movement and constant action against grotesque enemies.

  25. #25 Alien Shooter - Last Hope
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 321 reviews2020
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    New chapter in history of the legendary game, including 10 story missions.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Gore 20%, Action RPG 15.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Isometric 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides additional arena-style combat challenges that test your survival skills against endless waves.

  26. #26 Post Soviet Zombies
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2019
    Dev: Ascension Studio
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Zombies 38%, Gore 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Action 8.1%, Horror 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A simple, indie-developed zombie shooter that captures the gritty, low-budget charm of the genre.

  27. #27 Xeno Crisis
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2019
    Dev: Bitmap Bureau
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Gore 9.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style top-down shooter that captures the retro feel of classic monster-slaughter games.

  28. #28 Alien Shooter 2 - New Era
    79% matchMixed52% of 284 reviews2022
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A desert, an abandoned city, cramped underground corridors of MAGMAs research centers, and for hundreds of kilometers around there is only darkness and thousands of monsters coming from all sides. You have only two options - to achieve your goal or die.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Action RPG 22.8%, Zombies 18.8%, Isometric 12%, RPG 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A recent addition to the series that keeps the classic top-down formula alive with updated visuals and mechanics.

  29. #29 Alien Shooter TD
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 908 reviews2017
    Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Innovative Tower Defense inspired by legendary Alien Shooter series! The game was created in keeping with the best traditions of Sigma`s games, no concessions of any kind - everything is just like in real life!

    Why similar: Blood 38.4%, Gore 19.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Isometric 7.1%, Inventory Management 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A tower defense spin-off that utilizes the same assets and gore-filled aesthetic as the original shooter series.

  30. #30 Gore Storm
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
    Dev: Gundorado
    Windows

    Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Action RPG 12.6%, Shooter 10.7%

  31. #31 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2017
    Dev: NukGames
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 22%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Gore 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%

  32. #32 Dead Purge: Outbreak
    78% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
    Dev: Microlith Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Blood 22.7%, Zombies 21.9%, Shooter 8.1%, Horror 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and combat aspects of fighting off zombie outbreaks in a top-down environment.

  33. #33 BOXHEAD:Immortal
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 137 reviews2024
    Dev: Fire Source Studio
    Windows

    A zombie virus, brought to BOXHEAD World by a meteorite that fell unexpectedly, continues to turn people into the zombies. To survive in this purgatorial world, you must unleash every bullet into the hordes of the zombies and use any explosive objects to drench every inch of the land in blood.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Zombies 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action RPG 16.4%, Shooter 12.2%

  34. #34 Zombie Shooter: Ares Virus
    77% matchMostly Negative38% of 181 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 31.2%, Gore 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%

  35. #35 Walking Zombie: Shooter
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 496 reviews2018
    Dev: Alda Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, Blood 25.2%, Gore 14.2%, Shooter 10.1%, Action RPG 6.9%

  36. #36 Larva Mortus
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 751 reviews2009
    Pub: Meridian4
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action RPG 16.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Roguelite 8.7%

  37. #37 Palpus X Annihilation
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
    Dev: Sebastian Vargek (Meister Palpus)
    Windows

    Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!

    Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Isometric 11.9%

  38. #38 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
    74% matchMixed58% of 1,107 reviews2017
    Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.

    Why similar: Zombies 41.3%, Gore 28.2%, Shooter 13%, Horror 7.2%, Action 7.1%

  39. #39 VAR: Exterminate
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2021
    Dev: VAR LIVE International Ltd
    Windows

    The fight is here, humanity’s fate is in your hands! Match up different offensive and defensive upgrades between waves and fend off the onslaught of zombies. Level up and strengthen core abilities and progress to new areas where strains of the virus have evolved.

    Why similar: Zombies 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Gore 15.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 8.9%

  40. #40 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
    74% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
    Dev: DEKLAZON
    Windows

    A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!

    Why similar: Gore 21.4%, Zombies 21.4%, Blood 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8%, Action 7.2%

  41. #41 Guns n Zombies
    73% matchMixed69% of 978 reviews2014
    Dev: Krealit
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    This is the world after a zombie apocalypse in which the main characters have to go through many perils. It is a story about ordinary people who, when faced with danger, decided not to run away from it, but to fight back. As the story goes along, you will learn what caused the disaster and help other survivors to overcome its aftermath.

    Why similar: Zombies 54.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, RPG 10.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.2%, Action 8.9%

  42. #42 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 9,502 reviews2017
    Dev: Ninja Kiwi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 40.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Gore 6.4%, Survival 4.9%

  43. #43 Task is to Survive
    73% matchMixed52% of 64 reviews2017
    Dev: Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%

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

    Why similar: Gore 35.5%, Blood 29.5%, Zombies 23.6%, Survival 6.7%, Indie 3.5%

  44. #44 Ammo and Oxygen
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: Juvty Worlds
    Windows

    🔫👽 Adrenaline shooter-roguelike with a survival and suspense atmosphere. Caution and accuracy are as important as conserved ammo and an extra explosion that raises the alarm in the lair. Stock up on oxygen, batteries, and ammo to survive another terrifying night.

    Why similar: Blood 31.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Action RPG 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Shooter 10.3%

  45. #45 Survivors Of The Zombie World
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Dafu Game Studio
    Windows

    Survivors Of The Zombie World is a 3D pixel-style zombie survival game. Survivors fight in a world full of zombies. Your goal is to survive, find food, ammunition, medicine and other supplies on the map and try to survive.

    Why similar: Zombies 28%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Survival 8.2%

  46. #46 Zombie Desperation
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 reviews2018
    Dev: Ominous Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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

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

  47. #47 ZomDay
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 835 reviews2020
    Dev: Intostudio
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, Gore 19.4%, Blood 16.7%, Shooter 7.9%, Horror 5.4%

  48. #48 Masked Forces: Zombie Survival
    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 395 reviews2017
    Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 27.2%, Blood 26.3%, Gore 14.4%, Shooter 7.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 6%

  49. #49 Dead Estate
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 6,426 reviews2021
    Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Zombies 17.8%, Gore 10.6%, Horror 9.9%

  50. #50 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 30.2%, Action RPG 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Roguelite 9.6%, Arcade 8.8%

  51. #51 Zombie Apocalypse: Escape The Undead City
    73% matchMostly Negative36% of 97 reviews2016
    Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 58.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Action 10.9%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  52. #52 Frontline Zed
    71% matchMixed59% of 333 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 21.3%, Gore 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Shooter 7.3%

  53. #53 Zombotron
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,501 reviews2019
    Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

    Why similar: Zombies 34.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Shooter 15.9%, Action RPG 10.8%, Action 6.1%

  54. #54 REMEDIUM
    68% matchMixed64% of 88 reviews2023
    Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows · Linux

    The fast-paced twin-stick shooter game in the grim post-apocalyptic Renaissance setting. It had been more than a hundred years since the terrible plague devoured the whole continent and turned almost everyone there in the maddened mutants.

    Why similar: Gore 15.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Action RPG 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%

  55. #55 Zombie Builder Defense
    69% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Gore 16.3%, Horror 8.1%, Survival 8.1%

  56. #56 Final Days
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 105 reviews2018
    Dev: +7 Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

    Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Gore 12.5%, Shooter 9.7%

  57. #57 Bloody Walls
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,497 reviews2016
    Dev: L. Stotch
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    The world was plunged into chaos following an accident at a bio-weapon research facility. 100% of the earth's population has been infected. There is an antidote that blocks infection from the airborne strain of the virus, but the effect is temporary.

    Why similar: Zombies 42.4%, Gore 25.6%, Action 10.1%, Shooter 6.5%, Roguelite 4.8%

  58. #58 FatalZone: Outbreak
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 304 reviews2023
    Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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 31.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Action RPG 16.4%, Roguelite 9.8%, Survival 8.6%

  59. #59 Dead Pixels
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,424 reviews2012
    Dev: CSR-Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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

    Why similar: Zombies 66.9%, Action 7.7%, Survival 6.6%, Gore 4.4%, RPG 4.1%

  60. #60 Horde Hunters
    65% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Antti Vaihia
    Windows

    Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Roguelite 16.1%, RPG 8.3%, Survival 8.2%

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