Top 10 Games Like 7 Days to Die in 2026
7 Days to Die is one of the most played games on Steam right now: 21,520 people were in game on October 18, 2026 (#62 by concurrent players). If you like its mix of Survival, Zombies, and Multiplayer, these 10 games come closest by Steam user tags. Each pick has at least 1,000 reviews and 70% or more positive.
Best 7 Days to Die alternatives
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1. Project Zomboid
2013 · 94% positive of 367,862 reviews · $16.74
In common with 7 Days to Die: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Building
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2. State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
2020 · 83% positive of 59,258 reviews · $7.49
In common with 7 Days to Die: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Base Building, Survival
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3. State of Decay
2013 · 84% positive of 15,290 reviews
In common with 7 Days to Die: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Base Building, Survival
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4. SurrounDead
2022 · 91% positive of 24,840 reviews · $11.99
In common with 7 Days to Die: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Base Building
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5. DeadPoly
2022 · 78% positive of 5,398 reviews · $4.99
In common with 7 Days to Die: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Base Building
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6. DayZ
2018 · 78% positive of 389,147 reviews · $49.99
In common with 7 Days to Die: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, FPS, Survival
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7. VEIN
2025 · 87% positive of 11,803 reviews · $15.99
In common with 7 Days to Die: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Base Building, Survival
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8. Mist Survival
2018 · 75% positive of 13,684 reviews · $8.24
In common with 7 Days to Die: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Base Building, Survival
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9. HumanitZ
2026 · 74% positive of 11,281 reviews · $11.99
In common with 7 Days to Die: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Base Building, Survival
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10. How to Survive
2014 · 82% positive of 13,995 reviews · $3.74
In common with 7 Days to Die: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Survival
FAQ
What is the best game like 7 Days to Die?
Project Zomboid is the closest match: it shares Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, and Building with 7 Days to Die and has 94% positive reviews out of 367,862.
Are there free games like 7 Days to Die?
None of these 10 picks is free to play. The cheapest is How to Survive at $3.74 (Steam price when the list was built).
How were these games picked?
We compare the Steam user tags of 7 Days to Die with every Steam game that has at least 1,000 reviews and 70% or more positive, giving more weight to its most-voted and rarest tags. At most two games of one series make the list. The list was built on October 18, 2026.