Games like Killing Floor
If Killing Floor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Killing Floor 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and Killing Floor 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric horror, british character charm and challenging but fair. 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.
Get personalized picks →Killing Floor is a 2009 cooperative survival horror action game developed by Tripwire Interactive. Players face wave-based survival against hordes of zombies in cooperative multiplayer, with a trader system for purchasing weapons and perk-progression that allows characters to specialize across multiple classes. The game features difficulty-scaling and workshop support for community content. According to players, the game offers atmospheric horror with a grim and intense tone, with gameplay described as methodical yet satisfying, featuring challenging-but-fair combat and satisfying gunplay. The British character designs contribute to the game's distinctive atmosphere. It currently holds a 96% positive rating from over 21,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Killing Floor: 6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
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Killing Floor 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Top pick for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Second-strongest match for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
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.
Killing Floor 3
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Killing Floor.
Third-strongest match for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
GTFO
WHY THIS
Shares cooperative play and a stressful mood with Killing Floor.
Ranked #4 for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
In Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Treyarch and Raven Software are bringing players the biggest Black Ops ever across an innovative Co-Op Campaign, an electrifying Multiplayer experience, and the legendary Round-Based Zombies mode.
Dead by Daylight
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Killing Floor.
Ranked #6 for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.
Back 4 Blood
WHY THIS
Shares difficulty scaling and a challenging mood with Killing Floor.
Ranked #7 for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
Left 4 Dead
WHY THIS
Shares cooperative play and a stressful mood with Killing Floor.
Ranked #8 for Killing Floor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Killing Floor
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Deep Rock Galactic
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killing Floor.
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
HELLDIVERS™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
Strange Brigade
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
Mycopunk
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival and an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Cut through fungal aliens in this hyper-customizable, mission based looter shooter. Hundreds of hand-crafted upgrades, 4-player co-op, and a little roach man. What’s not to love?
Zombie Army Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with Killing Floor.
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
WHY THIS
Shares difficulty scaling and an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
Gunfire Reborn
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Reviewers of Killing Floor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Killing Floor at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Killing Floor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Priced ~50% under Killing Floor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Killing Floor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Killing Floor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Killing Floor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Killing Floor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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More from Tripwire Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Tripwire Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Killing Floor 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
WHY THIS
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Killing Floor.
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
Maneater
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killing Floor.
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
Killing Floor 3
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Killing Floor.
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
WHY THIS
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through...
Killing Floor: Incursion
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Killing Floor.
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Killing Floor: Incursion is a fully-realized, multi-hour, story-driven adventure with an additional endless mode. In solo or co-op mode, travel diverse environments, from creepy farmhouses to the catacombs of Paris, in order to uncover who... or what is behind the Zed menace.
Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor. Shares Action with Killing Floor.
Also contains all multi-player content from Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Frequently asked about Killing Floor
- Does Killing Floor run on Steam Deck?
- Killing Floor 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 Killing Floor cost?
- Killing Floor is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Killing Floor have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Killing Floor supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Killing Floor?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Killing Floor are Killing Floor 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Killing Floor 3.
- Who developed Killing Floor?
- Killing Floor was developed by Tripwire Interactive.
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