# Games like John, The Zombie

> The closest matches to John, The Zombie: Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, Party Hard 2, POSTAL 2, Sunset Overdrive, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. 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. [Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse](https://imho.run/games/7800/stubbs-the-zombie-in-rebel-without-a-pulse) — Also Villain Protagonist and Zombies, like John, The Zombie. 945 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7800/)
2. [Party Hard 2](https://imho.run/games/572430/party-hard-2) — Shares vehicle driving with John, The Zombie. 591 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572430/)
3. [POSTAL 2](https://imho.run/games/223470/postal-2) — Also Violent, like John, The Zombie. 42,176 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/)
4. [Sunset Overdrive](https://imho.run/games/847370/sunset-overdrive) — Also Zombies and Violent, like John, The Zombie. 6,834 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/847370/)
5. [Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](https://imho.run/games/12120/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas) — A frequent pick in John, The Zombie players' libraries, and another Action. 22,358 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12120/)
6. [Goat Simulator](https://imho.run/games/265930/goat-simulator) — Same comedic mood as John, The Zombie. 30,042 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265930/)
7. [Wrongworld](https://imho.run/games/664750/wrongworld) — Same comedic mood as John, The Zombie. 324 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/664750/)
8. [Prototype™](https://imho.run/games/10150/prototype) — Also Zombies and Violent, like John, The Zombie. 5,002 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10150/)
9. [Dude Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/825310/dude-simulator-2) — Also Violent, like John, The Zombie. 523 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/825310/)
10. [Dead Rising® 2](https://imho.run/games/45740/dead-rising-2) — Also Zombies, like John, The Zombie. 3,497 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45740/)
11. [Lucius II](https://imho.run/games/296830/lucius-ii) — Also Villain Protagonist, like John, The Zombie. 832 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296830/)
12. [Saints Row IV: Re-Elected](https://imho.run/games/206420/saints-row-iv-re-elected) — Same comedic mood as John, The Zombie. 23,347 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206420/)
13. [State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition](https://imho.run/games/495420/state-of-decay-2-juggernaut-edition) — A frequent pick in John, The Zombie players' libraries, and another RPG. 21,377 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/495420/)
14. [Andarilho](https://imho.run/games/450860/andarilho) — Shares vehicle driving with John, The Zombie. 248 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450860/)
15. [Zombie Night Terror](https://imho.run/games/416680/zombie-night-terror) — Also Villain Protagonist and Zombies, like John, The Zombie. 1,072 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416680/)
16. [I, Zombie](https://imho.run/games/307230/i-zombie) — A frequent pick in John, The Zombie players' libraries, and another Strategy. 667 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307230/)
17. [Zombeer](https://imho.run/games/262190/zombeer) — Also Zombies and Violent, like John, The Zombie. 176 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262190/)
18. [Destroy All Humans!](https://imho.run/games/803330/destroy-all-humans) — Also Villain Protagonist, like John, The Zombie. 6,456 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803330/)
19. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Also Zombies, like John, The Zombie. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
20. [SpongeBob SquarePants™: The Patrick Star Game](https://imho.run/games/2322380/spongebob-squarepants-the-patrick-star-game) — Shares vehicle driving with John, The Zombie. 170 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322380/)
21. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in John, The Zombie players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
22. [Maneater](https://imho.run/games/629820/maneater) — Also Villain Protagonist and Violent, like John, The Zombie. 8,199 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629820/)
23. [BROKE PROTOCOL](https://imho.run/games/696370/broke-protocol) — Also Violent, like John, The Zombie. 1,175 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/696370/)
24. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Same dark mood as John, The Zombie. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)

## 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=741500&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=741500&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=741500&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=741500
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/741500
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About John, The Zombie

Welcome to Johnwood, a weird and mysterious place where scientists become zombies by accident, hardware stores sell frozen brains, people are hit by cars with no apparent reason and every citizen claims to have seen horses flying!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 741500
- **Developer:** Minimal Lab
- **Publisher:** Minimal Lab
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 22, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/741500/john-the-zombie)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=741500&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/741500/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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