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Games like Zombie Panic

If Zombie Panic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cube Defense, I, Zombie and HAKO TOWER — 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 Zombie Panic: Merge buildings, develop facilities, and increase the number of humans and zombies in this strategic board game. Let the zombie horde grow, then activate FEVER to summon a firing squad and wipe them all out at once.

2026ActionStrategyIndieCasual3.59 USDWindowsby Kent Higashino
Zombie Panic — Steam game cover

Players who liked Zombie Panic also play

Steam players who put hours into Zombie Panic 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. Cube Defense

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Panic.

    You left alone camping in the mountains ... But during this time a virus has invaded the country and a cubic horde is heading towards you!

    2019ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. I, Zombie

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zombie Panic.

    Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

    2014StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. HAKO TOWER

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Panic.

    Welcome to HAKO TOWER, a physics-based tower builder! Stack blocks, scream as they fall, and dodge obstacles. And... adore Hako. A tiny hamster who just stares at you... He can’t help you... He’s... just... a hamster, after all. Test your luck and skill!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. LAB Defence

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Panic.

    Fight against enemy robots!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Zombie Head

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Panic.

    Zombie Head is a experimental project. In a casual game, everything should be colorful and cute? No! In Zombie Head, you will play the severed head of a dead man while listening heavy metal, overcoming meat grinders, saws and other bloody traps.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Axe Throw VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Zombie Panic.

    You've got a VR headset and some cool motion controllers, but what can you really do with them? Throw some virtual axes! In Axe Throw, a virtual axe throwing range becomes your playground.. or you can see how long you can fend off a zombie apocalypse in survival mode!

    2018ActionSportsCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Gore Crush

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Panic.

    Crush body parts together in this gory soft physics puzzle game. Create disgusting combos as your smash together like body parts keeping your bloody abattoir from overflowing as you chase ever higher scores.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Zumbi Olé

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Zombie Panic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Panic.

    Zumbi Olé is a skill-based survival arcade score-chaser where you face zombies with pure dribbling. Read the horde’s movement, unleash overpowered kicks, chain perfectly timed dashes, and survive until sunrise to prove you can master frantic arenas in the chaos of the zombie apocalypse!

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Zombie Panic at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Panic.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zombie Panic.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zombie Panic.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Zombie Panic.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zombie Panic.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zombie Panic.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zombie Panic.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Zombie Panic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zombie Panic.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Zombie Panic.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Zombie Panic.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Panic.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Zombie Panic.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Zombie Panic.

    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 ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Zombie Panic.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Zombie Panic.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Panic.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Zombie Panic

How much does Zombie Panic cost?
Zombie Panic is listed on Steam at 3.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Zombie Panic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zombie Panic are Cube Defense, I, Zombie, HAKO TOWER.
Who developed Zombie Panic?
Zombie Panic was developed by Kent Higashino.

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 Zombie Panic.

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