- #1 The Last Stand: Aftermath
97% matchVery Positive81% of 6,642 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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 29.8%, Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shooter 6.9%, Violent 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, top-down post-apocalyptic survival experience with a focus on scavenging and combat against the undead.
- #2 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
96% matchVery Positive95% of 23,617 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 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: Top-Down Shooter 52.2%, Shooter 20.7%, Third Person 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the squad-based, top-down tactical combat and intense zombie-like alien encounters found in Zomborg.
- #3 Nation Red
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,783 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 53%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Action 8.7%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Violent 4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, top-down zombie shooter that mirrors the arcade intensity and horde-clearing gameplay of the seed game.
- #4 Strain Tactics
95% matchVery Positive85% of 240 reviews2017
Dev: Touch Dimensions Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!
Why similar: Zombies 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Action 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down real-time strategy game that emphasizes squad management and intense combat against alien infestations.
- #5 Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,837 reviews2021
Dev: Rotorist Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.5%, Zombies 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Survival Horror 7.1%, Shooter 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down survival shooter provides a gritty, atmospheric post-apocalyptic world filled with dangerous mutants and zombies.
- #6 Dead Sky
94% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.
Why similar: Zombies 63.5%, Action 23.4%, Indie 13%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter that focuses on frantic zombie survival and resource management.
- #7 Survivor Squad
93% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 48.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Action 10.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy and survival elements as you manage a squad of survivors through zombie-infested environments.
- #8 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 33,176 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: Top-Down Shooter 47.6%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 9.4%, Difficult 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic, top-down, squad-based combat that requires high levels of coordination and firepower to survive.
- #9 Deadstone
92% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2014
Dev: Timeslip Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Based on the inhospitable frontier world of Mars, against the backdrop of a bacterial outbreak, Deadstone offers a compelling blend of frantic combat and tower defense, backed by a highly nuanced character development system and strategic elements of resource management.
Why similar: Zombies 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Violent 16.6%, Action 12.8%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-strategy game that tasks you with defending your base against waves of violent creatures.
- #10 10 Miles To Safety
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,000 reviews2020
Dev: Trickjump Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.
Why similar: Zombies 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Violent 11%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that emphasizes top-down exploration and survival against massive zombie hordes.
- #11 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
90% matchMixed70% of 3,308 reviews2021
Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 38.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Multiplayer 14%, Third Person 10.1%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down shooter that focuses on squad survival and strategic combat in a hostile, sci-fi environment.
- #12 Zombotron
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,549 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 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 33.9%, Shooter 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Action 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action game that captures the same arcade-style, violent, and fast-paced zombie-slaying fun.
- #13 Guns n Zombies
89% 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 55.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 6.1%, Robots 5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that blends zombie-slaying with RPG elements and squad-based progression.
- #14 Zombie Shooter
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,334 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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!
Why similar: Zombies 40.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential top-down zombie shooter that focuses on pure action and massive enemy counts.
- #15 Crimsonland
86% matchVery Positive93% of 3,106 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: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Zombies 14.1%, Action 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down arena shooter that captures the same satisfying horde-clearing feel as Zomborg.
- #16 Dead Purge: Outbreak
87% 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: Zombies 28.7%, Violent 22.3%, Action 10.1%, Shooter 8%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action game that focuses on survival and combat against waves of zombies in a gritty world.
- #17 Ultimate Zombie Defense
84% matchVery Positive85% of 4,729 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.1 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 37.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Action 10%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Violent 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, tower-defense hybrid that focuses on fortifying positions against overwhelming zombie waves.
- #18 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
86% 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: Zombies 23.2%, Violent 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Action 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused action game that emphasizes teamwork and violent combat against the undead.
- #19 Shadowgrounds
85% matchVery Positive81% of 1,617 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.1 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 40.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%, Action 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that delivers intense combat against waves of hostile creatures in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #20 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
82% matchVery Positive94% of 13,063 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 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 47.5%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 9.5%, Shooter 7.8%, Robots 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down shooter with deep weapon customization and high-intensity combat encounters.
- #21 Dark Sector
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,482 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Action 23.9%, Violent 22%, Shooter 18.1%, Third Person 13%, Sci-fi 7%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person shooter that shares the gritty, violent, and post-apocalyptic tone of the seed game.
- #22 Paradox Soul
84% matchMixed43% of 640 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.5%, Robots 12.6%, Difficult 10.9%, Action 8.3%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic adventure game that features top-down exploration and survival-focused combat.
- #23 Project Zomboid
80% matchVery Positive94% of 455,059 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 84.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Zombies 49.6%, Post-apocalyptic 26.2%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Survival Horror 5.9%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more simulation-heavy, it offers the definitive top-down, post-apocalyptic zombie survival experience.
- #24 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
82% matchVery Positive85% of 2,895 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.5%, Difficult 18.6%, Action 10.1%, Sci-fi 7%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, top-down survival shooter that emphasizes tension and tactical movement in a post-apocalyptic facility.
- #25 RUNNING WITH RIFLES
81% matchVery Positive88% of 16,644 reviews2015
Dev: Osumia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 52.6%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Shooter 15.7%, Action 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down shooter that focuses on squad-based warfare and large-scale combat scenarios.
- #26 Super Cyborg
81% matchVery Positive86% of 833 reviews2015
Dev: Artur Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Shooter 23%, Difficult 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Indie 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired, fast-paced action shooter that focuses on challenging combat and boss encounters.
- #27 Door Kickers: Action Squad
79% matchVery Positive95% of 10,548 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 48.4%, Shooter 18.4%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Action 11.9%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, side-scrolling shooter that emphasizes the same mercenary-style squad coordination found in Zomborg.
- #28 Nuclear Throne
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,623 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, Difficult 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down action-roguelike that rewards aggressive play and quick reflexes.
- #29 Hotline Miami
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 123,420 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Violent 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Action 10.8%, Difficult 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hyper-violent, top-down shooter that emphasizes tactical planning and fast-paced execution.
- #30 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
77% matchMixed60% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Shooter 8.1%
- #31 Where the forest ends
74% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: MonkeyBassGames
Windows
Shred zombies and bandits, collect and upgrade weapons, and explore the beauty hidden within industrial decay in a new story-driven, top-down horror shooter. Survive one more day in the post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Violent 12.9%, Shooter 8.4%
- #32 Post Soviet Zombies
77% matchVery Positive89% of 90 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 31.4%, Post-apocalyptic 25.3%, Violent 13.7%, Action 10%, Shoot 'Em Up 8%
- #33 Zombie Shooter: Ares Virus
78% matchMostly Negative38% of 183 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 31.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 10.8%, Violent 9%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #34 ZomDay
76% 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 47.4%, Violent 16%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Shooter 7.5%, Action 6.2%
- #35 Invention 3
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: Zombies 31.8%, Post-apocalyptic 28.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 8.9%, Violent 7.4%
- #36 Undeads
72% matchMixed85% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: Sezual Pte LtdPub: Undeads Interactive Limited
Windows · Mac
Embark on a risky but exciting journey through the world of Undeads. Search for weapons, armor, supplies and medicine. Survive or hunt survivors. Enjoy unique matches, sell your loot, and fight bloody and challenging battles against the background of the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Shooter 8.7%
- #37 Survivors Of The Zombie World
73% matchVery Positive81% of 54 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 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 5.8%
- #38 The Day Of Survival
74% matchMixed44% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
Windows
The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.5%, Zombies 21.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 8.4%, Third Person 8.1%
- #39 HVOR
75% matchMixed61% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: OFFMONREALPub: OFFMONREAL GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
HVOR - a dynamic top-down shooter, which takes place in the world,affected by an unknown infection.Kill the infected - and try not to join him.
Why similar: Zombies 36.2%, Violent 21%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action 13.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #40 FALL
71% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: 谭浩翔
Windows
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
Why similar: Zombies 31.6%, Post-apocalyptic 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Action 4.8%, Strategy 3.7%
- #41 Grey Phobia
75% matchMixed51% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Blackturn Ltd
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Grey Phobia is a Hack and Slash, third person shooter game, which is based on post apocalyptic, sci-fi, comix scenario.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 49.1%, Action 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Indie 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #42 ZOMVIRUS
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: DMONG Co., Ltd.
Windows
"ZOMVIRUS" is a first-person zombie apocalypse survival shooting game set in Hongdae, Korea. Within the quarantined zone, gather survival supplies and weapons to protect yourself from zombies, and move to safe zones to stay alive. the zombies won't wait for your transformation.
Why similar: Zombies 39.3%, Shooter 19.7%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #43 EBOLA
73% matchMixed41% of 233 reviews2019
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your main task is to find out who is involved in the spread and experiment on the "E" virus - Ebola, you need to stop the spread of the virus, and at the same time survive yourself! Millions of people may die.
Why similar: Zombies 31%, Violent 12.9%, Survival Horror 12%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Difficult 8%
- #44 Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
73% 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 36.3%, Post-apocalyptic 29.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Action 12.8%, Indie 6.6%
- #45 Temporal Purge: Z
68% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Exec Games
Windows
Become an interdimensional zombie slayer in Temporal Purge: Z, an action-packed zombie-survival FPS. Face the zombie onslaught as you eradicate countless undead monsters on your quest to save the future.
Why similar: Zombies 39.9%, Post-apocalyptic 34.7%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 6.9%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #46 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,934 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.5 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 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Action 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Difficult 7.8%
- #47 DEADBOLT
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,597 reviews2016
Dev: Hopoo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Zombies 17.1%, Difficult 15.1%, Action 9.7%, Violent 9%
- #48 Zombie Desperation
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.2 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: Zombies 27.3%, Violent 22.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 6.4%
- #49 Z.I.O.N.
71% matchMostly Negative67% of 598 reviews2016
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Z.I.O.N. - First-person shooter in a post-apocalyptic setting, where robotic creatures take over the planet and Z.I.O.N. group agents are trying to save the world.
Why similar: Action 78.5%, Adventure 21.5%
- #50 Heavy Metal Death Can
65% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Krufs Productions
Windows
Heavy Metal Death Can is an old-school survival horror game set on a Swedish Cold War–era submarine. Trapped beneath the ocean, you must fight against the terrifying Sludge which has turned your crew into Zombies. Look for survivors and uncover the truth behind the madness.
Why similar: Zombies 45.4%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Third Person 9.8%, Action 8.5%, Dark 7.6%
- #51 Atom Zombie Smasher
69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,095 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
Why similar: Zombies 53.8%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Action 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%
- #52 Ground Zero
63% matchVery Positive90% of 595 reviews2026
Dev: Malformation GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.
Why similar: Zombies 29%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Shooter 9.3%, Third Person 7.3%
- #53 Dark Light: Survivor
64% matchMostly Positive77% of 263 reviews2026
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows
Dark Light: Survivor is a dark sci-fi action roguelike with ARPG loot and third-person shooter combat. Switch anytime between top-down view and TPS aiming as you build weapons, skills, and classes across brutal multiverse runs.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Zombies 21.1%, Action 8.5%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #54 Defense: Abominations
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defense: Abominations is a first person tower defense game where you try to survive the abominations stored in the laboratory, as long as you can.
Why similar: Violent 22%, Zombies 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Action 10.5%, Strategy 10.5%
- #55 Mother Hub
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.1%, Zombies 21.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Action 10%
- #56 Earth's Shadow
66% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Earth's Shadow is a third person action Sci-Fi dungeon crawler set in the year 3081 on planet Sumbra; a remote alien planet where legends of valuable relics surround this black world, calling to the greedy and brave explorers seeking a bright future... but end up uncovering an even darker past.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.8%, Shooter 21.3%, Action 15.7%, Third Person 13%, Robots 9.8%
- #57 Death Below
67% matchMixed53% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Soft
Windows
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Zombies 42.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Survival Horror 14%, Action 9.5%, Third Person 7.4%
- #58 Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,431 reviews2014
Dev: DreamworldsPub: Untold Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
Why similar: Zombies 28.2%, Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Action 6.6%, Shooter 4.3%
- #59 Killbot
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 121 reviews2016
Dev: nobodyshotPub: diman production
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ZOMBIE CO-OP SHOOTER
Why similar: Zombies 48.6%, Action 28.4%, Indie 11.6%, Adventure 11.4%