# Games like Yet Another Zombie Defense

> The closest matches to Yet Another Zombie Defense: Zombie Defense, Guns n Zombies, VERSUS SQUAD, I, Zombie, and They Are Coming. 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. [Zombie Defense](https://imho.run/games/533780/zombie-defense) — Shares resource management with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 921 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/533780/)
2. [Guns n Zombies](https://imho.run/games/264300/guns-n-zombies) — Shares tower defense with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 284 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264300/)
3. [VERSUS SQUAD](https://imho.run/games/471330/versus-squad) — Shares tower defense and base building with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 189 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/471330/)
4. [I, Zombie](https://imho.run/games/307230/i-zombie) — Also Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 667 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307230/)
5. [They Are Coming](https://imho.run/games/2630080/they-are-coming) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 181 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2630080/)
6. [Sanctum 2](https://imho.run/games/210770/sanctum-2) — Also Tower Defense, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 4,330 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210770/)
7. [How to Survive](https://imho.run/games/250400/how-to-survive) — A frequent pick in Yet Another Zombie Defense players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,613 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250400/)
8. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — A frequent pick in Yet Another Zombie Defense players' libraries, and another Action. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
9. [City Defense Z](https://imho.run/games/2635500/city-defense-z) — Shares tower defense and base building with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 145 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2635500/)
10. [Farmocalypse](https://imho.run/games/404550/farmocalypse) — Shares tower defense and base building with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 65 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/404550/)
11. [Over 9000 Zombies!](https://imho.run/games/273500/over-9000-zombies) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 447 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273500/)
12. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Shares co op with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)
13. [Blood Waves](https://imho.run/games/654470/blood-waves) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 68 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654470/)
14. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — Also Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
15. [Deadly 30](https://imho.run/games/264730/deadly-30) — Shares tower defense and base building with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 573 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264730/)
16. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
17. [Frontline Zed](https://imho.run/games/915490/frontline-zed) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 107 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/915490/)
18. [Resident Evil Revelations](https://imho.run/games/222480/resident-evil-revelations) — Also Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 4,029 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222480/)
19. [Atom Zombie Smasher](https://imho.run/games/55040/atom-zombie-smasher) — A frequent pick in Yet Another Zombie Defense players' libraries, and another Strategy. 927 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55040/)
20. [Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition](https://imho.run/games/3590/plants-vs-zombies-goty-edition) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 41,655 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590/)
21. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — Shares tower defense and base building with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
22. [Desperate Place](https://imho.run/games/3058140/desperate-place) — Shares tower defense and base building with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 54 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058140/)
23. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares tower defense and base building with Yet Another Zombie Defense. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
24. [SAS: Zombie Assault 4](https://imho.run/games/678800/sas-zombie-assault-4) — Also Zombies, like Yet Another Zombie Defense. 5,003 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/678800/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=270550&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=270550&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=270550&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=270550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/270550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Yet Another Zombie Defense

Yet Another Zombie Defense is a free-to-play top-down co-op game released in 2014 by Awesome Games Studio. Players build and defend bases against waves of zombies using turret placement and base-building mechanics combined with top-down shooter action. The game features resource management, multiple weapons, and supports online co-op play. Reviewers on Steam have given it an 86% positive rating based on over 5,800 reviews. Players describe it as a tense survival experience with addictive gameplay and competent execution of the tower defense formula. The challenging difficulty suits short play sessions. The game is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 270550
- **Developer:** Awesome Games Studio
- **Publisher:** Awesome Games Studio
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play Together, Co-op
- **Released:** Mar 28, 2014
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/270550/yet-another-zombie-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=270550&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270550/)
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