Co-op games like Zombuds
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Zombuds, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. Every pick supports cooperative play — online co-op, LAN co-op, or shared/split-screen — so you can play with friends right out of the box. imho.run pulls from the same Steam category data Valve uses internally, so "Co-op" here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Lexip
Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Zombuds.
Lexip is a cozy fantasy factory game about magic, rail logistics, and questionable sustainability. Build production chains across the overworld and underground, power machines with local magic, fulfill contracts, and keep Null pollution under control.
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Belts of Iron
Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Action and Simulation with Zombuds.
Explore, automate, and fight in this new open world factory automation game. Build factories connected by miles of conveyor belts. Manage power and fluid networks. Explore procedurally generated worlds filled with resources to harvest and hostile creatures to defeat. Play solo or online with friends
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Dirty Business
Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Zombuds.
Build a criminal empire from a hidden underground hangar. Produce drugs, craft weapons, print fake money, operate cartel airstrip and more. Hire workers, expand your gang, upgrade your base and take control of city distribution solo or in co-op.
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Brewgether
Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Action and Simulation with Zombuds.
Brewgether is a coop brewery sim. Run your own brewery, manage bars and employees, trade with townsfolk for different materials used in infusing the alcohol, build houses and furnish them in order to rent them out. Expand your business with new locations, brewery stations, vehicles and more.
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VEIN
Online Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Action and Simulation with Zombuds.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival
Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Action and Simulation with Zombuds.
Explore a dangerous open world, loot abandoned places, build your shelter, produce food, and manage your resources. Survive alone or in co-op against zombies, hostile humans, and the growing dangers that come with the fog.
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Ecliptica
Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Action with Zombuds.
Ecliptica is a first-person open-world colony survival simulator with a fully dynamic economy. Set on a hostile alien planet, you'll found corporations, fight for resources, and build a sustainable future—or be wiped out by ruthless nature, politics, and competition.
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Moonshiner Simulator
Co-op alternative to Zombuds — playable with friends. Shares Action and Simulation with Zombuds.
Moonshiner Simulator is an in-depth spirits production simulator. Start from the bottom and build your operation into a thriving empire by mastering the intricacies of the craft and creating unique recipes. But beware – there will always be those who want to see you fail.