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A tense multiplayer zombie survival game where scavenging, building, and permadeath collide with betrayal-prone fellow survivors.

Necrosis: Dawn of Dread
A co-op survival horror game in a zombie apocalypse, with mission-based gameplay, vehicles, puzzles, and multiple playable survivors, praised for its atmosphere but noted for UI jank.
2026-01-29
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Action

First person

Adventure

Horror

Indie

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7 Days to Die

An open-world voxel zombie survival sandbox with FPS combat, base building, and long co-op play, though recent patches have divided its community.

2024-07-25

Shooter
Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Strategy
Third person
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world
Sandbox
Virtual Reality

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Deadside

A hardcore semi-open-world survival shooter with base building and intense PvPvE loot runs, where reviewers report glitches and excessive running despite long-term engagement.

2024-12-05

Shooter
Action
First person
Adventure
Indie

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Rust

A brutal multiplayer-only survival sandbox focused on resource gathering, base building, and raiding, with a punishing player-driven world and extreme time investment.

2018-02-08

Shooter
Action
First person
Adventure
Survival
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world
Sandbox

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Dead Frontier 2

A free-to-play survival horror MMO that mixes scavenging, skill progression, and player trading in a zombie-infested city, with tense resource management early on but grindy late-game systems and limited multiplayer activity.

2019-07-15

Action
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

A post-apocalyptic co-op survival sim about scavenging, building bases, and managing a survivor community, with engaging progression but repetitive fetch-quest missions.

2020-03-13

Action
Horror
Survival
Third person
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world

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SCUM

A long-haul ruthless open-world survival game set on a hostile island, with deep character customization and co-op/PvP, though cheaters and server setup friction make it best for dedicated players.

2025-06-17

Shooter
Action
First person
Science fiction
Survival
Third person
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world

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Survivalist: Invisible Strain

A post-apocalyptic zombie survival strategy game with settlement management, single-player and co-op, offering a deep but punishing sandbox for long-term play.

2025-04-25

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Third person
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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HumanitZ

An isometric open-world zombie survival sandbox where players scavenge, craft, and fight solo or in multiplayer, though reviewers find it buggy and derivative.

2026-02-06

Action
Adventure
Survival
Bird view / Isometric
Role-playing (RPG)
Sandbox

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Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

An open-world post-apocalyptic action RPG where parkour and day/night zombie threats drive a long co-op campaign, with repetitive combat but engaging movement.

2022-02-03

Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world

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Days Gone

An open-world, single-player action-adventure that casts you as a drifter on a motorcycle in a bleak post-pandemic Oregon, blending bounty hunting and zombie-horde survival over a roughly 40-hour slow-burn story.

2021-05-17

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Third person
Open world
Sandbox

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Unturned

A free-to-play open-world zombie survival sandbox focused on scavenging, crafting, and base building in a post-apocalyptic world.

2017-07-07

Shooter
Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Third person
Indie
Open world