# Games like Killing Floor

> The closest matches to Killing Floor: Killing Floor 2, Left 4 Dead, GTFO, Back 4 Blood, and Zombie Army Trilogy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Killing Floor 2](https://imho.run/games/232090/killing-floor-2) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Killing Floor. 41,923 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/)
2. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — Shares cooperative play with Killing Floor. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
3. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Also Team-Based and Zombies, like Killing Floor. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
4. [Back 4 Blood](https://imho.run/games/924970/back-4-blood) — Shares difficulty scaling with Killing Floor. 25,164 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/)
5. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — A frequent pick in Killing Floor players' libraries, and another Action. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
6. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Killing Floor. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
7. [Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2](https://imho.run/games/247910/sniper-elite-nazi-zombie-army-2) — Shares cooperative play and wave based survival with Killing Floor. 1,304 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247910/)
8. [Masked Forces: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/654850/masked-forces-zombie-survival) — Shares wave based survival with Killing Floor. 174 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654850/)
9. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — A frequent pick in Killing Floor players' libraries, and another RPG. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
10. [DOOM 3](https://imho.run/games/208200/doom-3) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Killing Floor. 5,237 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/)
11. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6](https://imho.run/games/2291060/earth-defense-force-6) — Shares difficulty scaling and wave based survival with Killing Floor. 3,919 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291060/)
12. [Dead Effect 2](https://imho.run/games/394760/dead-effect-2) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Killing Floor. 913 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394760/)
13. [Project RIP](https://imho.run/games/1131400/project-rip) — Shares wave based survival with Killing Floor. 70 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131400/)
14. [World War Z](https://imho.run/games/699130/world-war-z) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Killing Floor. 6,916 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/699130/)
15. [The Darkness II](https://imho.run/games/67370/the-darkness-ii) — Also Gore and Violent, like Killing Floor. 3,614 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/67370/)
16. [Trepang2](https://imho.run/games/1164940/trepang2) — Also Gore and Violent, like Killing Floor. 11,287 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/)
17. [No More Room in Hell](https://imho.run/games/224260/no-more-room-in-hell) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Killing Floor. 30,312 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224260/)
18. [ZOMBI](https://imho.run/games/339230/zombi) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Killing Floor. 1,383 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339230/)
19. [Blood: Refreshed Supply™](https://imho.run/games/3884520/blood-refreshed-supply) — Also Gore and Violent, like Killing Floor. 494 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3884520/)
20. [Earthfall](https://imho.run/games/415590/earthfall) — Shares cooperative play with Killing Floor. 755 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415590/)
21. [F.E.A.R. 3](https://imho.run/games/21100/f-e-a-r-3) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Killing Floor. 3,124 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21100/)
22. [Second Extinction™](https://imho.run/games/1024380/second-extinction) — Also Team-Based and Violent, like Killing Floor. 2,815 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1024380/)
23. [Insurgency: Sandstorm](https://imho.run/games/581320/insurgency-sandstorm) — Also Gore and Violent, like Killing Floor. 59,257 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/)
24. [Painkiller](https://imho.run/games/2300120/painkiller) — Shares wave based survival with Killing Floor. 368 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300120/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1250&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1250&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1250&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1250
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1250
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Killing Floor

Killing Floor is a 2009 cooperative survival horror action game developed by Tripwire Interactive. Players face wave-based survival against hordes of zombies in cooperative multiplayer, with a trader system for purchasing weapons and perk-progression that allows characters to specialize across multiple classes. The game features difficulty-scaling and workshop support for community content. According to players, the game offers atmospheric horror with a grim and intense tone, with gameplay described as methodical yet satisfying, featuring challenging-but-fair combat and satisfying gunplay. The British character designs contribute to the game's distinctive atmosphere. It currently holds a 96% positive rating from over 21,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1250
- **Developer:** Tripwire Interactive
- **Publisher:** Tripwire Interactive
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Co-op
- **Released:** May 14, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 72
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1250/killing-floor)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1250&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/)
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