
Human Host
Gather and build by day, survive the night horde, or put your whole base on wheels and move on before the zombies catch up.
Did DARKEST DAYS leave you in a dark and tense frame of mind? These games offer a similar pull for your backlog. Most of them work well for a shared session.
An open-world zombie survival game where the day is for gathering, crafting and building, and the night is for holding the line. Explore the island, gear up, raise a fortress and survive the horde that comes after every sunset, alone or with friends.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal
Five years after the virus, the towns are quiet, the dead are not, and survival is up to you. SurrounDead drops you into a wide open wasteland to loot guns and coats, trade for the missing piece, fortify a hideout, and keep your car running. Rough, roomy, and easy to lose an evening in.
Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Scary
HumanitZ is an isometric open-world zombie survival sandbox where zeeks have taken over and humans are nearly done for. Scavenge cities, live off the land, craft, build, and drive through bad weather and worse company, solo or with friends. Survive as long as humanly possible, and maybe push toward the island that holds the truth.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal
The dead took the valley, and the few survivors left are yours to keep alive. State of Decay is a third-person zombie survival game about a community, not a hero: pick a base, fortify it, raid empty houses for food and ammo, and rescue survivors with talents of their own. When someone dies, they stay dead, and every scavenging run carries that weight.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Brutal
A hardcore zombie survival sandbox where the day is for work and the night is for holding on. Fortify a house or turn a school bus into a rolling fortress, alone or with friends.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Scary
7 Days to Die is a survival sandbox in a ruined land full of the undead, blending shooting, tower defense, and role-playing. You loot, craft, grow skills through perks and books, and build a fort to hold through zombie hordes. It rewards planning, building, and playing with friends across a large, rough world.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to the undead, and you lead ordinary survivors trying to get out alive. Scavenge ruined streets, craft weapons and shelter upgrades, and keep moving from refuge to refuge as the hordes close in.
Also in Colony sim · Dark, Tense, Brutal
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival sandbox for going it alone or rebuilding with friends. You scavenge abandoned buildings, fight zombies and bandits, fortify a safehouse, grow food, and keep a car running after the canned goods run out.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Brutal
DeadPoly is a low-poly zombie survival looter shooter: scavenge, craft, build a base, level up, and stay fed while the world falls apart. Survival is the only goal; everything else is optional. Play alone, on servers, or in co-op with friends, and see how long you last.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Scary
The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Scary
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Brutal
A hardcore open-world survival sandbox in a zombie apocalypse. Track hunger, thirst, illness and mood, learn everything from metallurgy to cooking, build a real house with load-bearing walls, and defend it when the horde comes. Play alone or with friends, and tune the apocalypse to your taste.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal

Gather and build by day, survive the night horde, or put your whole base on wheels and move on before the zombies catch up.

Search a fog-bound island for your missing father while the dead rise after dark and a ruined farm slowly becomes your stronghold.

Scavenge a hostile open world, craft and mod your gear, raise a fortified base and push toward escape, alone or with friends.

Keep a fragile group of survivors fed, armed and moving through a grim, tense story where every choice can cost a life.

Scavenge, build and fight your way through a grim open world, alone or with friends at your side.

Scavenge a quarantined city for food and materials, fortify your school camp with other survivors, and hold out against the hordes until rescue…

Scavenge ruined cities, build a shelter worth defending, and see how long you last in a grim open world.

Scavenge, fortify a shelter and get ready before dark, then survive the night alone or with friends in a grim, tense zombie world.

An open-world zombie survival game where the day is for gathering, crafting and building, and the night is for holding the line.

Turn the undead into farmhands and bodyguards, then carve a home out of a ruined world, alone or with friends.

Scavenge a zombie-ridden open world for gear and supplies, trade for what you lack, and turn a hideout into a base that keeps you alive.

Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival.

Scavenge a hostile open world, craft and mod your gear, raise a fortified base and push toward escape, alone or with friends.

Build up a colossal moving base, keep it fueled, and defend its deck from zombie hordes by night, alone or with friends.

Gather and build by day, survive the night horde, or put your whole base on wheels and move on before the zombies catch up.

Scavenge ruined cities, build a shelter worth defending, and see how long you last in a grim open world.

Scavenge, craft and build a real home in a grim zombie world, then hold it when the dead close in, alone or with friends.

Scavenge, fortify a shelter and get ready before dark, then survive the night alone or with friends in a grim, tense zombie world.

Gather, craft and fortify a base, then push back against the empire in first person, alone or with friends.

Search a fog-bound island for your missing father while the dead rise after dark and a ruined farm slowly becomes your stronghold.

Scavenge, build and fight your way through a grim open world, alone or with friends at your side.

Keep a fragile group of survivors fed, armed and moving through a grim, tense story where every choice can cost a life.

A grim open-world survival shooter where every run risks your gear against other players, and a fortified base waits for what you bring home.

Lead Delta Team across a vast post-apocalyptic open world, surviving, crafting and fighting to rebuild what the virus destroyed.