# Games like 7 Days to Die

> The closest matches to 7 Days to Die: Project Zomboid, Rust, Valheim, ARK: Survival Evolved, and The Forest. 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. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Shares skill based progression with 7 Days to Die. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
2. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Building, like 7 Days to Die. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
3. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like 7 Days to Die. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
4. [ARK: Survival Evolved](https://imho.run/games/346110/ark-survival-evolved) — A frequent pick in 7 Days to Die players' libraries, and another Action. 253,840 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
5. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Building, like 7 Days to Die. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
6. [DayZ](https://imho.run/games/221100/dayz) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like 7 Days to Die. 175,514 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221100/)
7. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — A frequent pick in 7 Days to Die players' libraries, and another Strategy. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
8. [Palworld](https://imho.run/games/1623730/palworld) — A frequent pick in 7 Days to Die players' libraries, and another RPG. 455,015 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/)
9. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like 7 Days to Die. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
10. [Abiotic Factor](https://imho.run/games/427410/abiotic-factor) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like 7 Days to Die. 26,314 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/)
11. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like 7 Days to Die. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
12. [Night of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/1377380/night-of-the-dead) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like 7 Days to Die. 3,150 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377380/)
13. [State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition](https://imho.run/games/495420/state-of-decay-2-juggernaut-edition) — Also Base-Building and Zombies, like 7 Days to Die. 21,377 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/495420/)
14. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like 7 Days to Die. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
15. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like 7 Days to Die. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
16. [Conan Exiles](https://imho.run/games/440900/conan-exiles) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Building, like 7 Days to Die. 37,574 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/)
17. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Also Open World Survival Craft, like 7 Days to Die. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
18. [Empyrion - Galactic Survival](https://imho.run/games/383120/empyrion-galactic-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Voxel, like 7 Days to Die. 17,802 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383120/)
19. [PolyZ](https://imho.run/games/2735220/polyz) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like 7 Days to Die. 68 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2735220/)
20. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like 7 Days to Die. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
21. [Terraria](https://imho.run/games/105600/terraria) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Building, like 7 Days to Die. 590,217 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/)
22. [Unturned](https://imho.run/games/304930/unturned) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like 7 Days to Die. 220,437 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304930/)
23. [Raft](https://imho.run/games/648800/raft) — A frequent pick in 7 Days to Die players' libraries, and another Indie. 127,970 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648800/)
24. [Miscreated](https://imho.run/games/299740/miscreated) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like 7 Days to Die. 11,535 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299740/)

## 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=251570&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=251570&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=251570&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=251570
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/251570
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About 7 Days to Die

7 Days to Die is an open-world survival sandbox set in the post-apocalyptic region of Navezgane, developed by The Fun Pimps and released in 2024 at $44.99. It blends first-person action, strategy, and simulation, tasking players with surviving against zombie hordes using skill-based progression, item crafting, and base construction. The game features biome challenges, a temperature system, water collection mechanics, and zombie AI capable of destroying structures, creating layered survival demands. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive and tense, with deep survival systems that reward creativity and tactical base defense that becomes critical during nighttime zombie attacks. The title holds an 85% positive rating from over 124,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 251570
- **Developer:** The Fun Pimps
- **Publisher:** The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jul 25, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=251570&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
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