Games like Z Diaries
If Z Diaries is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series and Ashwalkers — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Z Diaries: Z Diaries is an interactive zombie fiction game where you read daily diary entries. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. The objective is to escape from Portland before the bombs drop.
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Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
WHY THIS
Top pick for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Ashwalkers
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
A survival journey through a harsh world without rules or judgement. Only your choices matters in the face of moral dilemmas. Manage your party, food & equipment in this non-linear narrative survival sim with 34 possible endings.
Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
One thousand zombies from the massacre of Hachiko High are crashing Olive's birthday party! Trapped in the Grimalkin Estate they'll have to unravel the mystery behind the zombies, all while making sure their friends are having the Purrfect Apawcalypse!
The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
March of the Living
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Astronaut: The Best
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Z Diaries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Z Diaries at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Z Diaries on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Z Diaries on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
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.
Landlord of the Woods
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Z Diaries on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Ukrainian ball in search of gas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Z Diaries on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.
The Vagrant
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Z Diaries on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Hentai Vs Furries
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Z Diaries on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
Hentai VS Furries offers colorful gunshots. Skins, special angles for your enjoyment. And a "Pleasure" mode without a fight if you want to enjoy calm.
Achievement Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Z Diaries on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
Feel like a real Achievement hunter! Earn Achievements, upgrades and get the most Achievements on steam!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
one night, hot springs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Lily's Well
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Nexus Media
Other recommendable Steam games by Nexus Media, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Gate
WHY THIS
Another title from Nexus Media, the studio behind Z Diaries. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.
DarkRealms
WHY THIS
Another title from Nexus Media, the studio behind Z Diaries.
A brutal 2.5D boomer shooter. Blast through demons and undead with shotguns, rockets, and a katana in fast-paced aerial combat. Dash through speedrun-focused levels packed with brutal bosses, aggressive movement, retro-inspired visuals, and heavy metal action.
Cold Dark
WHY THIS
Another title from Nexus Media, the studio behind Z Diaries.
Cold Dark is a survival horror boomer shooter. Wake up in a deserted hospital with no memory of how you got there. Battle zombies and mutated horrors with your shotgun and chainsaw as you uncover the truth behind a deadly outbreak consuming the city.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
Astronaut: The Best
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Z Diaries.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
Frequently asked about Z Diaries
- How much does Z Diaries cost?
- Z Diaries is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Z Diaries?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Z Diaries are Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, Ashwalkers.
- Who developed Z Diaries?
- Z Diaries was developed by Nexus Media.
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