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Shares base building and crafting with ZED ZONE.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like ZED ZONE
- 20 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to ZED ZONE: ZERO Sievert, Project Zomboid, DeadPoly, HumanitZ, and NEO Scavenger. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares crafting with ZED ZONE.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
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NEO Scavenger
Why this: Shares inventory management with ZED ZONE.
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LifeZ - Survival
Why this: Shares base building with ZED ZONE.
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Sheltered
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like ZED ZONE.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like ZED ZONE
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Shares base building and character customization with ZED ZONE.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Leven Liu
- Price: $11.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 82% of 693 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Base building with permadeath of structures
- Deep crafting and vehicle systems
- Low entry price with frequent updates
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Hypnotic
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Cheaper alternatives
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PolyZ
Why this: Shares base building with ZED ZONE.
Crafting Dead
Why this: Shares base building and crafting with ZED ZONE.
Another Try
Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like ZED ZONE.
Taora : Survival
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like ZED ZONE.
Welcome to ParadiZe
Why this: Shares crafting with ZED ZONE.
Don't Starve
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Crafting, like ZED ZONE.
FatalZone
Why this: Also Zombies and Rogue-like, like ZED ZONE.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to ZED ZONE, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Unturned
Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like ZED ZONE.
Fallout Shelter
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like ZED ZONE.
About ZED ZONE
The closest matches to ZED ZONE: ZERO Sievert, Project Zomboid, DeadPoly, HumanitZ, and NEO Scavenger. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If ZED ZONE is your kind of game, the closest matches are ZERO Sievert, Project Zomboid and DeadPoly — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and hypnotic, and single out its base building and character customization. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About ZED ZONE: A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Is ZED ZONE worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 693 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 78% positive across 326 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- On sale: 40% off, now $7.19 (checked Nov 6).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 27 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 12 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Base building with permadeath of structures
- Deep crafting and vehicle systems
- Low entry price with frequent updates
- Mutants feel genuinely horrifying and unpredictable
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“To everyone saying "give the dev time!", I've owned this game since near release date. I don't have many hours, but it's for a good reason. This game has not seen any updates making me want to come back, considering I still see people…”
“Played this game shortly after launch and aside from it being a buggy mess, there was zero lack of keybind support, and the dev really didn't care when multiple people made requests for it to be added. Edit 1: Now 8 months later there's…”
People who play it also play: ZERO Sievert, Project Zomboid, DeadPoly
Frequently asked about ZED ZONE
Can I run it?
Does ZED ZONE run on Steam Deck?
ZED ZONE is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does ZED ZONE cost?
ZED ZONE is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ZED ZONE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ZED ZONE are ZERO Sievert, Project Zomboid, DeadPoly.
Who developed ZED ZONE?
ZED ZONE was developed by Leven Liu and published by INDIECN.