Choose Nation Red
Choose Nation Red if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.6% positive across 1,196 reviews.
Nation Red vs Over 9000 Zombies!
Nation Red and Over 9000 Zombies! both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Nation Red (2009) is 6 years older than Over 9000 Zombies! (2015). Nation Red scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Over 9000 Zombies! (83.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Over 9000 Zombies!
Choose Over 9000 Zombies! if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Over 9000 Zombies! launched in 2015.
Both Nation Red and Over 9000 Zombies! sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Nation Red |  Over 9000 Zombies! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.6% positive (1,196 reviews) | 83.7% positive (447 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | DiezelPower | Loren Lemcke |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Nation Red (2009) is 6 years older than Over 9000 Zombies! (2015).
- Nation Red scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Over 9000 Zombies! (83.7% positive).
- Over 9000 Zombies! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Nation Red (2.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Over 9000 Zombies! is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Nation Red has no Deck rating yet.
Nation Red vs Over 9000 Zombies! — FAQ
- Which is better, Nation Red or Over 9000 Zombies!?
- On Steam reviews Nation Red scores higher (90.6% positive) than Over 9000 Zombies! (83.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Nation Red is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Nation Red or Over 9000 Zombies! first?
- If you want chronology, Nation Red (2009) came out before Over 9000 Zombies! (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Nation Red and Over 9000 Zombies! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Nation Red and Over 9000 Zombies! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Nation Red ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Over 9000 Zombies! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.