Games like DARKEST DAYS
If DARKEST DAYS is your kind of game, the closest matches are HumanitZ, Once Human and Project Zomboid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fast travel is convenient, gunplay feels satisfying and bleak. 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 →DARKEST DAYS is a free-to-play zombie survival RPG released in 2025 by NHN, set in a post-apocalyptic world following a sudden zombie outbreak. The game features an open-world setting with crafting, gacha-based upgrades, and region-locked matchmaking for online cooperative play. Players report that fast travel proves convenient, the free ammo system is generous, and gunplay feels satisfying during combat encounters. Raid missions offer structured objectives within the otherwise massive and grind-heavy experience, with loot-splitting mechanics encouraging cooperative play. Players describe the atmosphere as bleak, dark, grim, and tense, with zombie dismemberment delivering visceral feedback. The game holds a 49% positive rating from 1359 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.
About DARKEST DAYS: DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.
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HumanitZ
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Shares crafting with DARKEST DAYS.
Top pick for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DARKEST DAYS.
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
Once Human
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Second-strongest match for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DARKEST DAYS.
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
Project Zomboid
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Shares crafting and a tense mood with DARKEST DAYS.
Third-strongest match for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with DARKEST DAYS.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Undawn
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Ranked #4 for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with DARKEST DAYS.
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Survival Nation
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Ranked #5 for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DARKEST DAYS.
An open-world online RPG, survival game designed for VR. In this game, you will kill hundreds of zombies, acquire weapons, learn new skills, craft, explore the world, complete quests, and fight for survival. Choose from three modes: Solo, PVE, and PVP. Will you join a Survival Nation?
Rust
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Shares a tense mood with DARKEST DAYS.
Ranked #6 for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DARKEST DAYS.
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.
VEIN
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Shares a dark mood with DARKEST DAYS.
Ranked #7 for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with DARKEST DAYS.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
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Ranked #8 for DARKEST DAYS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DARKEST DAYS.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
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Frequently asked about DARKEST DAYS
- Does DARKEST DAYS work on Steam Deck?
- DARKEST DAYS is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is DARKEST DAYS free to play?
- Yes — DARKEST DAYS is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does DARKEST DAYS have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — DARKEST DAYS supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to DARKEST DAYS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DARKEST DAYS are HumanitZ, Once Human, Project Zomboid.
- Who developed DARKEST DAYS?
- DARKEST DAYS was developed by NHN.
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