Choose Overcoming Pain
Choose Overcoming Pain if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Overcoming Pain launched in 2017.
Overcoming Pain vs Zombie City
Overcoming Pain and Zombie City both land in Action, Indie, Violent 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, Violent on Steam. Overcoming Pain (2017) is 1 year older than Zombie City (2018). Overcoming Pain is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Zombie City (2.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Zombie City
Choose Zombie City if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and RPG game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Only. Zombie City launched in 2018.
Both Overcoming Pain and Zombie City sit in Action, Indie, and Violent on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Overcoming Pain |  Zombie City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Violent, Gore | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.7% positive (12 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | FurGoldGames | Axe Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Violent on Steam.
- Overcoming Pain (2017) is 1 year older than Zombie City (2018).
- Overcoming Pain is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Zombie City (2.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
Overcoming Pain vs Zombie City — FAQ
- Should I play Overcoming Pain or Zombie City first?
- If you want chronology, Overcoming Pain (2017) came out before Zombie City (2018). 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 Overcoming Pain and Zombie City similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Violent 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.