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An indie sci-fi FPS about zombie hordes with B-movie cutscenes, janky mobile-style shooting, and a compact 4-5 hour campaign.

Dead Effect 2 VR
A sci-fi FPS with RPG elements and co-op, ported to VR — fun but with dated movement and aiming, lasting roughly 20 hours.
2017-10-03
- Shooter
- Action

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Games like Dead Effect

An indie sci-fi FPS about zombie hordes with B-movie cutscenes, janky mobile-style shooting, and a compact 4-5 hour campaign.

Dead Effect 2 VR
A sci-fi FPS with RPG elements and co-op, ported to VR — fun but with dated movement and aiming, lasting roughly 20 hours.
2017-10-03
- Shooter
- Action

First person

Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

Virtual Reality

Zombotron

A single-player indie action-shooter with tight gunplay and tense alien-planet survival, usually around 10 hours for reviewers.

2019-04-22

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

Dead Effect 2

A post-apocalyptic sci-fi FPS with RPG progression and co-op, where player opinions split between fun port and dated cheapness.

2016-05-06

Shooter
Action
First person
Science fiction
Horror
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

Zombeer

A short, darkly comedic first-person action game where drinking beer is the only cure for a zombie bite.

2015-01-30

Shooter
Action
First person
Comedy
Horror
Indie

Dead On Duty

A compact wave-based zombie shooter with fast-paced co-op action, ported from mobile with limited PC customization.

2025-12-15

Living Dead Outbreak

A short, charmingly retro single-player zombie FPS focused on fighting through dense, overwhelming hordes in about an hour.

2026-03-12

Action
First person
Adventure
Horror

Death Scourges

A single-player survival horror game in a research facility, featuring combat against infected and resource management in a tight ~4-hour linear campaign.

2026-03-05

Action
Adventure
Indie

Space Trench

A compact, single-player survival-horror roguelite FPS about salvaging scrap and fighting hordes in derelict spacecraft, with addictive mechanics and a short, replayable run length.

2026-01-02

Shooter
Action
First person
Horror
Indie

DEAD TRASH

A short, fun old-school FPS where you fight infected in a ruined city using guns and a hammer.

2025-03-11

Shooter
Action
First person
Horror
Survival

Zombie Desperation

A compact old-school horror shooter where you fend off zombie hordes, climb online leaderboards, and unlock new content.

2018-03-22

Action
Indie

The Hordes of the Dead

A brutal, gory survival horror with limited resources and dismemberable zombies, typically played in about three hours.

2025-10-30

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Horror
Third person
Indie

Infected Swarm

A single-player FPS adventure on an infested research station, with mixed reviews and a roughly 11-hour campaign.

2026-01-26

Action
First person
Adventure
Indie

Dead Effect 2 VR