Games like Deadly Flare

If the dark and tense rhythm of Deadly Flare stuck with you, this helps. These games could fill that gap nicely. Sharing the fun is easy with these picks.

1. SurrounDead

   

   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

   90%90% of 25,316 Steam reviews are positive1.5KPlayers online now: 1,494$11.99

2. THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival

   

   Explore a dangerous open world, loot abandoned places, build your shelter, produce food, and manage your resources. Survive alone or in co-op against zombies, hostile humans, and the growing dangers that come with the fog.

   Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Scary

   24%24% of 605 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7$22.50

3. DREADZONE

   

   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 Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Scary

   51%51% of 1,189 Steam reviews are positive$24.99

4. LifeZ - Survival

   

   LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.

   Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Scary

   68%68% of 222 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

5. Survival: Lost Way

   

   An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

   Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Scary

   34%34% of 247 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

6. Night of the Dead

   

   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 · Dark, Tense, Scary

   77%77% of 10,415 Steam reviews are positive145Players online now: 145$29.99

7. Plains of Pain

   

   A brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where the sun itself is out to kill you. Fight heat, thirst and hordes of madmen, build a settlement from nothing, craft hover vehicles to cross the desert, and pick a side in a faction war over the last outposts. Solo or with friends, every procedurally generated wasteland plays out differently.

   Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense

   84%84% of 1,041 Steam reviews are positive37Players online now: 37$19.99

8. DeadPoly

   

   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 · Dark, Tense, Scary

   78%78% of 5,589 Steam reviews are positive124Players online now: 124$9.99

9. 7 Days to Die

   

   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 · Dark, Tense, Scary

   86%86% of 281,086 Steam reviews are positive31.4KPlayers online now: 31,376$44.99

10. The Infected

    

    A first-person survival sandbox where you build a homestead, farm, hunt and mine through changing seasons, with hunger, thirst and cold to manage. The twist: the hybrid Vambies are optional. Turn them off and it becomes a pure survival-building game, or keep them on and fight.

    Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Scary

    84%84% of 6,621 Steam reviews are positive110Players online now: 110$15.99

11. The Glade

    

    The Glade is a beautiful open world survival set on a stylized island which has been struck all over from large and mysterious meteorites creating a bridge for evil creatures from another world to enter and destroy anything in their path.

    Also in Survival crafting · Tense, Scary

    59%59% of 120 Steam reviews are positiveFree

12. Gone: Survival

    

    Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world

    Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Scary

    40%40% of 254 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

Cheaper than Deadly Flare

SurrounDead

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.

90%90% of 25,316 Steam reviews are positive1.5KPlayers online now: 1,494$11.99

LifeZ - Survival

LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies…

68%68% of 222 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

Survival: Lost Way

An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

34%34% of 247 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

DeadPoly

Loot a low-poly apocalypse for supplies, raise a base, and keep yourself fed as long as you can, alone or with friends.

78%78% of 5,589 Steam reviews are positive124Players online now: 124$9.99

INCUR Survival

A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base…

80%80% of 100 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

Gone: Survival

Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world

40%40% of 254 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

Far Lands

Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies.

62%62% of 154 Steam reviews are positive$10.99

The Last Disease Z

The Last Disease Z is a harsh multiplayer survival experience where everything is against you.

53%53% of 86 Steam reviews are positive$8.99

Dead District: Survival

Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.

47%47% of 429 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

Dead Unending

A deadly virus plagues the city and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies.

41%41% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

SurvivalZ

A virus ravaged the planet, and you are one of the last survivors!

59%59% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

Another Try

The virus has devastated cities and lands, you are one of the last survivors!

49%49% of 290 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Hidden gems like Deadly Flare

Outbreak Island

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

78%78% of 1,005 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$14.99

Project: Mist

Scavenge a monster-haunted island, build a moving base on rails, and uncover its secrets alone or with friends.

72%72% of 325 Steam reviews are positive29Players online now: 29$17.99

Plains of Pain

A brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where the sun itself is out to kill you.

84%84% of 1,041 Steam reviews are positive37Players online now: 37$19.99

IfSunSets

Gather, craft and fortify on a cursed island, then hold your ground when the dead rise at dusk.

74%74% of 2,373 Steam reviews are positive93Players online now: 93$19.99

HumanitZ

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

74%74% of 11,630 Steam reviews are positive1.1KPlayers online now: 1,090$19.99

INCUR Survival

A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base…

80%80% of 100 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

Survive the Nights

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

68%68% of 4,799 Steam reviews are positive69Players online now: 69$19.99

Night of the Dead

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

77%77% of 10,415 Steam reviews are positive145Players online now: 145$29.99

SurrounDead

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.

90%90% of 25,316 Steam reviews are positive1.5KPlayers online now: 1,494$11.99

Fargone

Scavenge the wasteland, raise a stronghold and shape a world where every survivor's fate hangs on your choices.

70%70% of 545 Steam reviews are positive22Players online now: 22$11.99

iZolated

iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest…

66%66% of 120 Steam reviews are positive$5.99

DeadPoly

Loot a low-poly apocalypse for supplies, raise a base, and keep yourself fed as long as you can, alone or with friends.

78%78% of 5,589 Steam reviews are positive124Players online now: 124$9.99

Newest games like Deadly Flare

ZED ZONE

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

82%82% of 4,336 Steam reviews are positive2.2KPlayers online now: 2,206$7.19

Project: Mist

Scavenge a monster-haunted island, build a moving base on rails, and uncover its secrets alone or with friends.

72%72% of 325 Steam reviews are positive29Players online now: 29$17.99

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.

82%82% of 1,068 Steam reviews are positive101Players online now: 101$16.88

HumanitZ

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

74%74% of 11,630 Steam reviews are positive1.1KPlayers online now: 1,090$19.99

No One Survived

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

64%64% of 7,023 Steam reviews are positive100Players online now: 100$16.99

Survive the Nights

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

68%68% of 4,799 Steam reviews are positive69Players online now: 69$19.99

The Front

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

66%66% of 9,526 Steam reviews are positive45Players online now: 45$19.99

Outbreak Island

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

78%78% of 1,005 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$14.99

VEIN

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

87%87% of 12,355 Steam reviews are positive693Players online now: 693$19.99

Survive the Fall

Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike.

65%65% of 607 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$24.99

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

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

89%89% of 9,478 Steam reviews are positive1KPlayers online now: 1,001$24.99

IfSunSets

Gather, craft and fortify on a cursed island, then hold your ground when the dead rise at dusk.

74%74% of 2,373 Steam reviews are positive93Players online now: 93$19.99