Top 10 Games Like Project Zomboid in 2026
Project Zomboid is one of the most played games on Steam right now: 53,245 people were in game on October 18, 2026 (#23 by concurrent players). If you like its mix of Survival, Zombies, and Open World, these 10 games come closest by Steam user tags. Each pick has at least 1,000 reviews and 70% or more positive.
Best Project Zomboid alternatives
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1. How to Survive
2014 · 82% positive of 13,995 reviews · $3.74
In common with Project Zomboid: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror
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2. 7 Days to Die
2024 · 87% positive of 274,149 reviews · $24.74
In common with Project Zomboid: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Building
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3. VEIN
2025 · 87% positive of 11,803 reviews · $15.99
In common with Project Zomboid: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror, Crafting
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4. Mist Survival
2018 · 75% positive of 13,684 reviews · $8.24
In common with Project Zomboid: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Survival Horror, Crafting
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5. State of Decay: YOSE
2015 · 82% positive of 10,537 reviews · $4.99
In common with Project Zomboid: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror, Crafting
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6. Terminus: Zombie Survivors
2024 · 94% positive of 4,349 reviews · $19.99
In common with Project Zomboid: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Crafting, Survival
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7. ZED ZONE
2023 · 81% positive of 3,567 reviews · $11.99
In common with Project Zomboid: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Crafting, Building
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8. SurrounDead
2022 · 91% positive of 24,840 reviews · $11.99
In common with Project Zomboid: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Survival
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9. State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
2020 · 83% positive of 59,258 reviews · $7.49
In common with Project Zomboid: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Sandbox
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10. DeadPoly
2022 · 78% positive of 5,398 reviews · $4.99
In common with Project Zomboid: Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Crafting
FAQ
What is the best game like Project Zomboid?
How to Survive is the closest match: it shares Open World Survival Craft, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, and Survival Horror with Project Zomboid and has 82% positive reviews out of 13,995.
Are there free games like Project Zomboid?
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 Project Zomboid 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.