Choose The Living Remain
Choose The Living Remain if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Living Remain launched in 2025.
The Living Remain vs Zombies!
The Living Remain and Zombies! both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Zombies! (2021) is 4 years older than The Living Remain (2025). Zombies! is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than The Living Remain (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 Zombies!
Choose Zombies! if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Zombies! launched in 2021.
Both The Living Remain and Zombies! sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 The Living Remain |  Zombies! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.3% positive (179 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Five Finger Studios | Nichevo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Zombies! (2021) is 4 years older than The Living Remain (2025).
- Zombies! is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than The Living Remain (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
The Living Remain vs Zombies! — FAQ
- Should I play The Living Remain or Zombies! first?
- If you want chronology, Zombies! (2021) came out before The Living Remain (2025). 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 The Living Remain and Zombies! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.