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Games like Survival Z

If Survival Z is your kind of game, the closest matches are Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid, Warp Tango and Astro Ike — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and whimsical. 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 Survival Z: There are 3 rules for surviving the zombie apocalypse: Shoot, Survive, Repeat.

2021Action14.99 USDWindows · macOSby Ember Entertainment
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Bright art style hides surprising depthMobile inspired controls work surprisingly wellTactical level choices shape campaign flowChallengingContemplativeWhimsical

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Steam players who put hours into Survival Z 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. Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Survival Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Exterminate zombies in style with up to 4 players in this action packed co-op top-down shooter.

    2022ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Warp Tango

    WHY THIS

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

    Warp Tango is a 1-6 player co-op shooter where you exterminate waves of darn vermin with your friends. Warp between the map's islands, grab strange weapons, and revive your teammates until the vermin claim you.

    2023ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Astro Ike

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Survival Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Astro Ike is an exhilarating single-player, third-person zombie wave shooter that will immerse you in an intense battle for survival. Step into the shoes of Astro Ike, a fearless protagonist, as you face relentless waves of zombies. The challenge awaits—how long can you endure?

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Quiver and Die

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Survival Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Quiver and Die is a medieval top down zombie shooter where you play as an archer defending your base against the hordes of the undead. Fight endless zombies, unlock powerful upgrades and discover all the hidden secrets. Will you reach the Castle and save your friend?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Survivors Of The Zombie World

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Survival Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Survivors Of The Zombie World is a 3D pixel-style zombie survival game. Survivors fight in a world full of zombies. Your goal is to survive, find food, ammunition, medicine and other supplies on the map and try to survive.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. One Clone Left

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Survival Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Team up with friends to fight hordes of zombies and mutants that roam post-apocalyptic earth. Need extra lives and allies to help you fight? Just clone yourself and your weapons! Protect your fabricator to become an unstoppable force, able to take on any mutant in your sights.

    2016ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Final Days

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Survival Z.

    Ranked #7 for Survival Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Last Stand: Aftermath

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Survival Z.

    Ranked #8 for Survival Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Survival Z on Steam right now. Shares Action with Survival Z.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

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

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Survival Z

How much does Survival Z cost?
Survival Z is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Survival Z?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Survival Z are Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid, Warp Tango, Astro Ike.
Who developed Survival Z?
Survival Z was developed by Ember Entertainment.

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 Survival Z.

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