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Games like Dead Maze

  • 12 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Dead Maze also play

The closest matches to Dead Maze: Project Zomboid, Dead Frontier 2, Another Try, Miscreated, and Wild Terra 2: New Lands. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares crafting with Dead Maze.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • 2013
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares base building and crafting with Dead Maze.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2020
  1. Rank 07

    DeadPoly

    Why this: Also Loot and Zombies, like Dead Maze.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  2. Rank 08

    HumanitZ

    Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Dead Maze.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • 2026

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Dead Maze

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Project Zomboid

    Shares crafting with Dead Maze.

    • 94% of 147,516 reviews
  2. 2
    Dead Frontier 2

    Same atmospheric mood as Dead Maze.

    • 70% of 10,974 reviews
  3. 3
    Another Try

    Shares base building and crafting with Dead Maze.

    • 53% of 112 reviews
  4. 4
    Miscreated

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 64% of 11,535 reviews
  5. 5
    Wild Terra 2: New Lands

    Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 62% of 428 reviews
  6. 6
    Fallen Earth Classic

    Genres: Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play

    • 60% of 4,657 reviews
  7. 7
    DeadPoly

    Also Loot and Zombies, like Dead Maze.

    • 79% of 3,869 reviews
  8. 8
    HumanitZ

    Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Dead Maze.

    • 73% of 3,908 reviews
  9. 9
    DayZ

    Shares base building with Dead Maze.

    • 74% of 175,514 reviews
  10. 10
    ZED ZONE

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 82% of 693 reviews
  11. 11
    Afterinfection

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 57% of 261 reviews
  12. 12
    Immune - True Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 55% of 201 reviews
  13. 13
    How to Survive 2

    Also Zombies and Crafting, like Dead Maze.

    • 66% of 1,936 reviews
  14. 14
    Undawn

    Genres: Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

    • 52% of 2,452 reviews
  15. 15
    DREADZONE

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 62% of 507 reviews
  16. 16
    Just Survive

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 56% of 31,770 reviews
  17. 17
    Nomad

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 55% of 1,819 reviews
  18. 18
    PolyZ

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 56% of 68 reviews
  19. 19
    Crafting Dead

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 55% of 113 reviews
  20. 20
    Zombie Survival Game Online

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 70% of 173 reviews
  21. 21
    PIONER

    Shares crafting and inventory management with Dead Maze.

    • 71% of 1,152 reviews
  22. 22
    No One Survived

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 65% of 2,271 reviews
  23. 23
    Plains of Pain

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 423 reviews
  24. 24
    WAKFU

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 68% of 4,026 reviews
Dead Maze — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Atelier 801
  • Price: Free to play
  • 68% of 1,371 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Auto attack combat feels rewarding
  • Encourages teamwork and community
  • Persistent world with resetable secrets
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Cozy

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About Dead Maze

The closest matches to Dead Maze: Project Zomboid, Dead Frontier 2, Another Try, Miscreated, and Wild Terra 2: New Lands. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Dead Maze is your kind of game, the closest matches are Project Zomboid, Dead Frontier 2 and Another Try — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and cozy, and single out its auto attack and base building. 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.

Dead Maze is a 2D multiplayer survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Released in 2018 by Atelier 801 as a free-to-play title, it features mechanics including auto-attack combat, crafting, base-building, boss-fighting, and expedition-based group coordination. Players engage in resource scavenging and gear progression within a persistent online world that reviewers note offers a strong sense of atmosphere and a nostalgic feel. The game is described by players as challenging yet cozy, with combat systems that feel rewarding and design that encourages teamwork and community building. Reviewers highlight that the persistent world contains resettable secrets for returning players, and that the game runs well on lower-spec hardware. The title holds a 68% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews.

About Dead Maze: Dead Maze is a 2D MMO game set in a destroyed contemporary world, filled with zombies. Explore the world, scavenge and craft as many items as possible, to survive the hostile environment and upgrade your gear and camp as you go.

Is Dead Maze worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 68% of 1,371 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 59 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 62 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“The game is dying, so I wouldn't recommend trying to get into it if you're new. The developer abandoned it because he wasn't sure how to market it. The game itself is awesome, it had a good storyline and people actually like the…”
713 h played
“The game is really good. Hell, it's one of the best Zombie Apocalypse games I've ever played. It has a ton of items and build options, runs well and the combat does feel quite rewarding. But then why not recommend it? Last update was…”
155 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Project Zomboid, Dead Frontier 2, Another Try

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Frequently asked about Dead Maze

Can I run it?

Is Dead Maze free to play?

Yes — Dead Maze is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Dead Maze have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Dead Maze supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).

What games are most similar to Dead Maze?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead Maze are Project Zomboid, Dead Frontier 2, Another Try.

Who developed Dead Maze?

Dead Maze was developed by Atelier 801.