# Games like Dread Dawn

> The closest matches to Dread Dawn: Decision: Red Daze, Night of the Dead, HumanitZ, Infection Free Zone, and State of Decay. 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. [Decision: Red Daze](https://imho.run/games/1621760/decision-red-daze) — Shares survivor recruitment with Dread Dawn. 386 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621760/)
2. [Night of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/1377380/night-of-the-dead) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Dread Dawn. 3,150 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377380/)
3. [HumanitZ](https://imho.run/games/1766060/humanitz) — Shares crafting with Dread Dawn. 3,908 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1766060/)
4. [Infection Free Zone](https://imho.run/games/1465460/infection-free-zone) — Shares resource scavenging with Dread Dawn. 6,678 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465460/)
5. [State of Decay](https://imho.run/games/241540/state-of-decay) — Also Base-Building and Zombies, like Dread Dawn. 8,821 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241540/)
6. [Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days](https://imho.run/games/2239710/into-the-dead-our-darkest-days) — Also Zombies and 2.5D, like Dread Dawn. 2,649 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239710/)
7. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — A frequent pick in Dread Dawn players' libraries, and another Strategy. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
8. [The Spotter: Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/3976500/the-spotter-dig-or-die) — Shares tower defense and crafting with Dread Dawn. 454 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3976500/)
9. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Also Zombies, like Dread Dawn. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
10. [Zompiercer](https://imho.run/games/1262460/zompiercer) — Shares resource scavenging and crafting with Dread Dawn. 973 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262460/)
11. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares tower defense with Dread Dawn. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
12. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — A frequent pick in Dread Dawn players' libraries, and another Action. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
13. [Taora : Survival](https://imho.run/games/2165470/taora-survival) — Also Base-Building and Third-Person Shooter, like Dread Dawn. 93 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2165470/)
14. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — A frequent pick in Dread Dawn players' libraries, and another RPG. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)
15. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — Also Base-Building and Zombies, like Dread Dawn. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
16. [IfSunSets](https://imho.run/games/2271930/ifsunsets) — Shares tower defense and crafting with Dread Dawn. 622 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2271930/)
17. [Survival Machine](https://imho.run/games/1601330/survival-machine) — Shares horde defense with Dread Dawn. 208 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601330/)
18. [Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse](https://imho.run/games/2782610/bad-2-bad-apocalypse) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Zombies, like Dread Dawn. 184 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2782610/)
19. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Base-Building and Zombies, like Dread Dawn. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
20. [ZED ZONE](https://imho.run/games/1211600/zed-zone) — Shares crafting with Dread Dawn. 693 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211600/)
21. [Dead District: Survival](https://imho.run/games/1772910/dead-district-survival) — Shares crafting with Dread Dawn. 106 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1772910/)
22. [DeadPoly](https://imho.run/games/1621070/deadpoly) — Shares crafting with Dread Dawn. 3,869 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621070/)
23. [Blood Waves](https://imho.run/games/654470/blood-waves) — Also Base-Building and Third-Person Shooter, like Dread Dawn. 68 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654470/)
24. [Survivalist](https://imho.run/games/340050/survivalist) — Also Base-Building and Zombies, like Dread Dawn. 1,320 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340050/)

## 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=2093920&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2093920&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2093920&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2093920
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2093920
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dread Dawn

This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2093920
- **Developer:** Kioop
- **Publisher:** Kioop
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 30, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2093920/dread-dawn)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2093920&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093920/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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