Choose After the Fall®
Choose After the Fall® if you want the Online PvP, PvP, and Tracked Controller Support side of the pairing. 1,513 Steam reviews back the pick.
After the Fall® vs ZIC – Zombies in City
After the Fall® and ZIC – Zombies in City both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. ZIC – Zombies in City (2019) is 2 years older than After the Fall® (2021). Both sit near 77% positive on Steam (After the Fall®: 1,513 reviews, ZIC – Zombies in City: 22). 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 ZIC – Zombies in City
Choose ZIC – Zombies in City if you want an Indie game with Stereo Sound. ZIC – Zombies in City launched in 2019.
Both After the Fall® and ZIC – Zombies in City sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (76.7% vs 77.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 After the Fall® |  ZIC – Zombies in City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (1,513 reviews) | 77.3% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Vertigo Games | Megame LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- ZIC – Zombies in City (2019) is 2 years older than After the Fall® (2021).
- Both sit near 77% positive on Steam (After the Fall®: 1,513 reviews, ZIC – Zombies in City: 22).
- ZIC – Zombies in City is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than After the Fall® (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- After the Fall® is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; ZIC – Zombies in City has no Deck rating yet.
After the Fall® vs ZIC – Zombies in City — FAQ
- Should I play After the Fall® or ZIC – Zombies in City first?
- If you want chronology, ZIC – Zombies in City (2019) came out before After the Fall® (2021). 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 After the Fall® and ZIC – Zombies in City similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both After the Fall® and ZIC – Zombies in City have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: After the Fall® ships Online Co-op, Co-op; ZIC – Zombies in City ships Online Co-op, Co-op.