Games like DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Looking for games like both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS? Below are 24 Steam games ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender for players who enjoy both titles. Both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer roots, making the overlapping player base a strong signal for what to play next. Each pick is scored by combining collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries — players who own DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS also tend to own these — with content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, plus review-mined vibe embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when genre labels differ. No Steam login required.
Best matches for fans of both games
Ranked by collaborative filtering, genre overlap, and review-mined vibes — the same signals that power imho.run.
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Rust
Top pick for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
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Z1 Battle Royale
Second pick for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
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Contagion
Third pick for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Ranked #4 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and RPG with both games.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
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Dying Light
Ranked #5 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and RPG with both games.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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XERA: Survival
Ranked #6 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
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Escape from Tarkov
Ranked #7 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Simulation with both games.
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Ranked #8 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action with both games.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
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Battlefield™ 6
Ranked #9 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action with both games.
The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.
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Apex Legends™
Ranked #10 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.
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Hunt: Showdown 1896
Ranked #11 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action with both games.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.
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Counter-Strike
Ranked #12 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action with both games.
Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.
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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Ranked #13 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.
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The Day Before
Ranked #14 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
The Day Before offers players a uniquely reimagined journey into post-apocalyptic open-world MMO survival set in the present day on the US East Coast following a deadly pandemic.
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Dead District: Survival
Ranked #15 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
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Deadside
Ranked #16 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
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Nether: Resurrected
Ranked #17 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Nether is a unique, first-person, multiplayer urban survival experience. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Nether forces players to make life-saving decisions in a fast-paced struggle against players and the environment. Join tribes, hold territory, scavenge, craft, trade and loot your way to stay alive.
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Infestation: The New Z
Ranked #18 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
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SCUM
Ranked #19 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
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Insurgency: Sandstorm
Ranked #20 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action with both games.
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.
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Vigor
Ranked #21 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
Outlive the apocalypse! Dive into intense Encounters and extract the most valuable spoils the Outlands have to offer! Loot, shoot, and build to become the absolute Outlander and explore the landscape of a post-war Norway in Vigor, a free-to-play looter shooter.
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Afterinfection
Ranked #22 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Afterinfection is a brand new zombie survival game designed in Unreal 4 and being developed by a small team from Thailand. After creating your survivor, you’ll start with nothing and have to make your way across a large island searching for food, water, weapons, and crafting supplies.
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Gray Zone Warfare
Ranked #23 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Simulation with both games.
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
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Call of Duty®: Warzone™
Ranked #24 for fans of both DayZ and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Shares Action and Free To Play with both games.
Welcome to Call of Duty®: Warzone™, the massive free-to-play combat arena. Experience thrilling modes & new gameplay features across Endgame (for a limited time), Battle Royale, Black Ops Royale, and Resurgence.