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Games like Z-Company

If Z-Company is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Last Camp, Defend the Fort and Dead Zone Defense — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Z-Company: You and your friends can be part of the Z-Company. Defend Targets against huge hordes of zombies with all kinds of weapons and buildings in this Tower-Defense/Shooter hybrid.

2021ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDWindowsby MecHead Games
Z-Company — Steam game cover

Players who liked Z-Company also play

Steam players who put hours into Z-Company also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Last Camp

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Z-Company.

    This is a top-down survival-building game blending farming, tower defense, and micromanagement, requiring you to fend off zombie hordes, grow crops, and strategically deploy traps to defend your homestead.

    2025IndieRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Defend the Fort

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    2D topdown zombie survival shooter, build defences, survive the waves of zombies

    2021ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dead Zone Defense

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A new look at tower defense, full of dynamics and tactics! A terrible virus has struck humanity. You will have to build defenses with your friends or alone and fight off the hordes of zombies who want to get to you.

    2024Strategy10.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Keep Her Safe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Z-Company.

    Scavenge by day, defend by night. Gather resources, build and fortify your base in a wasteland ravaged by acid rain, protect the Energy Core from relentless zombie hordes, and work toward completing a rocket project that could end the apocalypse.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Make It Count

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    Make It Count is a 1-3 players Co-op, post-apocalyptic, top-down shooter with roguelite elements. Venture into your mission with randomized routes, find trinkets and bring carnage to the filth that is infesting this world!

    2025ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. ZERO Sievert 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    ZERO Sievert 2 is a top-down PvE extraction shooter set in the ruined country of Zakov. Hunt alone or with a crew, face anomalies, bandits, and mutants, and make it out alive.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Zombie Builder Defense 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ultimate Zombie Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Z-Company fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Z-Company.

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

    2020ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Z-Company at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Z-Company.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Z-Company.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Z-Company.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Z-Company.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Z-Company.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Z-Company.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Z-Company on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Z-Company.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Z-Company.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Z-Company.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Z-Company.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Z-Company.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Z-Company

How much does Z-Company cost?
Z-Company is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Z-Company have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Z-Company supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Z-Company?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Z-Company are The Last Camp, Defend the Fort, Dead Zone Defense.
Who developed Z-Company?
Z-Company was developed by MecHead Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Z-Company.

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