Choose Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
Choose Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven launched in 2016.
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven vs The War for the West
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven and The War for the West both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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 Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven (2016) is 3 years older than The War for the West (2019). Both sit near 85% positive on Steam (Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven: 200 reviews, The War for the West: 65). 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 The War for the West
Choose The War for the West if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The War for the West launched in 2019.
Both Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven and The War for the West sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.5% vs 84.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven |  The War for the West | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.5% positive (200 reviews) | 84.6% positive (65 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hosted Games | Hosted Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven (2016) is 3 years older than The War for the West (2019).
- Both sit near 85% positive on Steam (Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven: 200 reviews, The War for the West: 65).
- The War for the West is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven (7.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven vs The War for the West — FAQ
- Should I play Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven or The War for the West first?
- If you want chronology, Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven (2016) came out before The War for the West (2019). 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 Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven and The War for the West similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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.