# Games like Zombie Desperation

> The closest matches to Zombie Desperation: Walking Zombie: Shooter, Dead Effect, Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now, Zombie Army Trilogy, and Endless Horde. 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. [Walking Zombie: Shooter](https://imho.run/games/746140/walking-zombie-shooter) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Zombie Desperation. 159 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/746140/)
2. [Dead Effect](https://imho.run/games/286040/dead-effect) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 1,347 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286040/)
3. [Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now](https://imho.run/games/281920/splatter-zombiecalypse-now) — A frequent pick in Zombie Desperation players' libraries, and another Action. 675 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281920/)
4. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Zombie Desperation. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
5. [Endless Horde](https://imho.run/games/618610/endless-horde) — A frequent pick in Zombie Desperation players' libraries. 102 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/618610/)
6. [THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake](https://imho.run/games/1694600/the-house-of-the-dead-remake) — Also On-Rails Shooter and Zombies, like Zombie Desperation. 1,267 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1694600/)
7. [Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution](https://imho.run/games/440730/survival-zombies-the-inverted-evolution) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 435 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440730/)
8. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Zombie Desperation. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
9. [Primal Fears](https://imho.run/games/211280/primal-fears) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 86 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211280/)
10. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Zombie Desperation. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
11. [Yet Another Zombie Defense](https://imho.run/games/270550/yet-another-zombie-defense) — Also Zombies, like Zombie Desperation. 5,822 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270550/)
12. [Masked Forces: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/654850/masked-forces-zombie-survival) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 174 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654850/)
13. [Project RIP](https://imho.run/games/1131400/project-rip) — A frequent pick in Zombie Desperation players' libraries, and another RPG. 70 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131400/)
14. [Deadly 30](https://imho.run/games/264730/deadly-30) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 573 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264730/)
15. [Zombie Defense](https://imho.run/games/533780/zombie-defense) — Also Zombies, like Zombie Desperation. 921 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/533780/)
16. [Zedfest](https://imho.run/games/1037080/zedfest) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 150 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037080/)
17. [Blood Waves](https://imho.run/games/654470/blood-waves) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Zombie Desperation. 68 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654470/)
18. [ZOMBI](https://imho.run/games/339230/zombi) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 1,383 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339230/)
19. [Frontline Zed](https://imho.run/games/915490/frontline-zed) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Zombie Desperation. 107 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/915490/)
20. [Guns n Zombies](https://imho.run/games/264300/guns-n-zombies) — Also Zombies, like Zombie Desperation. 284 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264300/)
21. [Zombie Builder Defense](https://imho.run/games/945460/zombie-builder-defense) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 174 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/945460/)
22. [J.A.W.S](https://imho.run/games/753610/j-a-w-s) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 94 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753610/)
23. [Zombie Shooter](https://imho.run/games/33130/zombie-shooter) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 301 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33130/)
24. [Back 4 Blood](https://imho.run/games/924970/back-4-blood) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Zombie Desperation. 25,164 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/)

## 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=818570&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=818570
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/818570
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Zombie Desperation

Zombie Desperation is a small horror game where you shoot hordes of zombies until you die, aiming to obtain a higher rank in the online leaderboards while unlocking new scenarios and weapons.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 818570
- **Developer:** Ominous Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Ominous Entertainment
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Casual, Violent, Gore
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 22, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/818570/zombie-desperation)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=818570&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/818570/)
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