# Games like Survival Z

> The closest matches to Survival Z: Frontline Zed, Zombie Builder Defense, Shadowgrounds Survivor, State of Decay, and The Final Station. 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. [Frontline Zed](https://imho.run/games/915490/frontline-zed) — Shares wave based defense with Survival Z. 107 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/915490/)
2. [Zombie Builder Defense](https://imho.run/games/945460/zombie-builder-defense) — Shares skill tree with Survival Z. 174 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/945460/)
3. [Shadowgrounds Survivor](https://imho.run/games/11200/shadowgrounds-survivor) — Shares weapon upgrade system with Survival Z. 273 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11200/)
4. [State of Decay](https://imho.run/games/241540/state-of-decay) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 8,821 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241540/)
5. [The Final Station](https://imho.run/games/435530/the-final-station) — A frequent pick in Survival Z players' libraries, and another Action. 2,189 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435530/)
6. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
7. [The Last Stand: Aftermath](https://imho.run/games/1266840/the-last-stand-aftermath) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Zombies, like Survival Z. 2,373 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266840/)
8. [ZERO Sievert](https://imho.run/games/1782120/zero-sievert) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 7,696 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782120/)
9. [Guns n Zombies](https://imho.run/games/264300/guns-n-zombies) — A frequent pick in Survival Z players' libraries, and another RPG. 284 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264300/)
10. [FatalZone: Outbreak](https://imho.run/games/2523250/fatalzone-outbreak) — Shares skill tree with Survival Z. 93 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2523250/)
11. [Deadlight](https://imho.run/games/211400/deadlight) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 4,035 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211400/)
12. [Blood Waves](https://imho.run/games/654470/blood-waves) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 68 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654470/)
13. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Zombies, like Survival Z. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
14. [10 Miles To Safety](https://imho.run/games/1015140/10-miles-to-safety) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Zombies, like Survival Z. 499 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015140/)
15. [Dead Effect](https://imho.run/games/286040/dead-effect) — Shares weapon upgrade system with Survival Z. 1,347 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286040/)
16. [Sunset Overdrive](https://imho.run/games/847370/sunset-overdrive) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 6,834 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/847370/)
17. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — A frequent pick in Survival Z players' libraries, and another Strategy. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
18. [SurrounDead](https://imho.run/games/1645820/surroundead) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 14,774 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1645820/)
19. [DEAD RISING®](https://imho.run/games/427190/dead-rising) — Also Zombies, like Survival Z. 4,033 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427190/)
20. [Yet Another Zombie Defense](https://imho.run/games/270550/yet-another-zombie-defense) — Also Zombies, like Survival Z. 5,822 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270550/)
21. [Ultimate Zombie Defense](https://imho.run/games/1035510/ultimate-zombie-defense) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Zombies, like Survival Z. 288 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035510/)
22. [Nuclear Throne](https://imho.run/games/242680/nuclear-throne) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Survival Z. 9,705 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/)
23. [Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/2475440/last-hope-bunker-zombie-survival) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Zombies, like Survival Z. 86 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475440/)
24. [Final Days](https://imho.run/games/459830/final-days) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Zombies, like Survival Z. 55 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/459830/)

## 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=1585330&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1585330&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1585330&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1585330
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1585330
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Survival Z

There are 3 rules for surviving the zombie apocalypse: Shoot, Survive, Repeat.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1585330
- **Developer:** Ember Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Ember Entertainment
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 26, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1585330/survival-z)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1585330&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585330/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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