Rank 01Why this
Shares base management and crafting with Z Dawn.
- $1.07 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Games like Z Dawn
- 28 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Z Dawn also play
The closest matches to Z Dawn: Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG, Dead State: Reanimated, Dust to the End, Dead Grid, and Vigilantes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Turn-Based and Post-apocalyptic, like Z Dawn.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2014
Rank 03Why this
Shares base management with Z Dawn.
- $11.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Dead Grid
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Post-apocalyptic, like Z Dawn.
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Vigilantes
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Strategy RPG, like Z Dawn.
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Z Dawn.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Z Dawn
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
Shares base management and crafting with Z Dawn.
- 78% of 419 reviews
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: GoldenGod Games
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- 66% of 135 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Distinct survivor attributes and skills
- Methodical turn skipping for long term survival
- Randomly generated maps
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Z Dawn at current Steam store prices.
Thea: The Awakening
Why this: Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like Z Dawn.
Overfall
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Rogue-lite, like Z Dawn.
Crown Trick
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Z Dawn.
Pathway
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Strategy RPG, like Z Dawn.
Zafehouse: Diaries
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Post-apocalyptic, like Z Dawn.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Z Dawn, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Unturned
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Z Dawn.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like Z Dawn.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Why this: Same retro mood as Z Dawn.
More from GoldenGod Games
Other recommendable Steam games by GoldenGod Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Expect The Unexpected
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Z Dawn.
Mutant Meltdown
Why this: Shares resource scavenging with Z Dawn.
Jurassic Clans
Why this: Also Turn-Based Strategy and Crafting, like Z Dawn.
Commander: Modern War
Why this: Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based Combat, like Z Dawn.
Commander: World War II
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Turn-Based Combat, like Z Dawn.
About Z Dawn
The closest matches to Z Dawn: Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG, Dead State: Reanimated, Dust to the End, Dead Grid, and Vigilantes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Z Dawn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG, Dead State: Reanimated and Dust to the End — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its base management and character leveling. 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.
About Z Dawn: Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Is Z Dawn worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 66% of 135 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 10 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Distinct survivor attributes and skills
- Methodical turn skipping for long term survival
- Randomly generated maps
- Simple but satisfying resource management
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Not a fan of insta death events, its just pure bad luck when that happens not much of a chance to survive one and you need to search of food etc to not die. It went pretty badly my first game, got swarmed by zombies on normal mode and my…”
“Very simple game. Looks like some sort of board game that trying to be a computer game. Quite boring, actually. Most of problems came from rough interface. Even 30 years ago you can equip same items in all group, but not in this game. Lot…”
People who play it also play: Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG, Dead State: Reanimated, Dust to the End
Frequently asked about Z Dawn
Can I run it?
How much does Z Dawn cost?
Z Dawn is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Z Dawn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Z Dawn are Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG, Dead State: Reanimated, Dust to the End.
Who developed Z Dawn?
Z Dawn was developed by GoldenGod Games.