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Games like Cops N' Zombies

If Cops N' Zombies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Contagion, RIO - Raised In Oblivion and Left 4 Dead 2 — 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 Cops N' Zombies: A horror social deduction game where you and your friends take on the roles of police officers on a critical mission. But there is a zombie among you that can transform at will. Can you trust your friends?

2026ActionStrategyIndieRPGWindowsby Shahed
Cops N' Zombies — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cops N' Zombies also play

Steam players who put hours into Cops N' Zombies 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. Contagion

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cops N' Zombies.

    Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. RIO - Raised In Oblivion

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cops N' Zombies.

    There was an infection in a large part of Rio De Janeiro and, in order not to spread, the government built retaining walls, whoever is inside will not be able to leave and will have to survive until the cure is discovered.

    2021ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cops N' Zombies.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Killing Floor 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cops N' Zombies.

    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.

    2016Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Cops N' Zombies.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Nemesis: Distress

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cops N' Zombies.

    NEMESIS DISTRESS is a unique multiplayer Sci-Fi horror experience that aims at creating unforgettable, cinematic moments. Remember – this is NOT a shooter, in Nemesis you are not the hunter. You are the PREY.

    2022ActionEarly Access14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. DayZ

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cops N' Zombies.

    How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

    2018ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dead Matter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cops N' Zombies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cops N' Zombies.

    After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.

    2023ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Cops N' Zombies.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 Cops N' Zombies.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cops N' Zombies.

    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 ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cops N' Zombies.

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cops N' Zombies.

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cops N' Zombies.

    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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cops N' Zombies.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Contagion

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cops N' Zombies.

    Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cops N' Zombies.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Cops N' Zombies.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cops N' Zombies

Does Cops N' Zombies have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cops N' Zombies supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Cops N' Zombies?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cops N' Zombies are Contagion, RIO - Raised In Oblivion, Left 4 Dead 2.
Who developed Cops N' Zombies?
Cops N' Zombies was developed by Shahed.

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 Cops N' Zombies.

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