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- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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Shares resource scavenging with Zombie Cure Lab.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
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Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Zombie Cure Lab.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
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Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Thera Bytes GmbH
- Price: $24.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 67% of 209 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Cure zombies instead of killing them
- Cute art style contrasts with survival stakes
- High customizability for endless mode
- Chill
- Contemplative
- Lighthearted
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About Zombie Cure Lab
The closest matches to Zombie Cure Lab: Timberborn, Infection Free Zone, They Are Billions, Dream Engines: Nomad Cities, and Flotsam. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Zombie Cure Lab is your kind of game, the closest matches are Timberborn, Infection Free Zone and They Are Billions — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and lighthearted, and single out its automation chains and base expansion. 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 Zombie Cure Lab: In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.
Is Zombie Cure Lab worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 66% of 209 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 55 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cure zombies instead of killing them
- Cute art style contrasts with survival stakes
- High customizability for endless mode
- Late game automation feels satisfying
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“THIS GAME IS DEAD NO UPDATES OR BUG FIXES IN OVER A YEAR DO NOT BUY 2026-you did one update that broke the game acted like you were going to work on this game then nothing no updates no talking to your community you did nothing so not only…”
“Feels like a scam game. The tutorial walks you through the mechanics well enough (despite glaring bugs that require a fair amount of patience to overcome), but when thrown into the game, it's just a sandbox. During the tutorial you are led…”
People who play it also play: Timberborn, Infection Free Zone, They Are Billions
Frequently asked about Zombie Cure Lab
Can I run it?
Does Zombie Cure Lab run on Steam Deck?
Zombie Cure Lab 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 Zombie Cure Lab cost?
Zombie Cure Lab is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Zombie Cure Lab?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zombie Cure Lab are Timberborn, Infection Free Zone, They Are Billions.
Who developed Zombie Cure Lab?
Zombie Cure Lab was developed by Thera Bytes GmbH and published by Aerosoft GmbH.