# Games like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning

> The closest matches to Zanki Zero: Last Beginning: Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk, Stranger of Sword City, Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma, Tower of Mask, and Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival. 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. [Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk](https://imho.run/games/566540/labyrinth-of-refrain-coven-of-dusk) — Also Grid-Based Movement and JRPG, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 527 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/566540/)
2. [Stranger of Sword City](https://imho.run/games/409890/stranger-of-sword-city) — A frequent pick in Zanki Zero: Last Beginning players' libraries, and another RPG. 265 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409890/)
3. [Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma](https://imho.run/games/311240/zero-escape-zero-time-dilemma) — Same dark mood as Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 2,665 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311240/)
4. [Tower of Mask](https://imho.run/games/2918410/tower-of-mask) — Shares grid based movement and inventory management with Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 198 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918410/)
5. [Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/2475440/last-hope-bunker-zombie-survival) — Shares base building and inventory management with Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 86 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475440/)
6. [Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi](https://imho.run/games/1570510/undernauts-labyrinth-of-yomi) — Also Grid-Based Movement and JRPG, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 87 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570510/)
7. [Mary Skelter: Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/837610/mary-skelter-nightmares) — Also JRPG and Dungeon Crawler, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 370 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/837610/)
8. [Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存](https://imho.run/games/685340/delivery-from-the-pain-survival) — Shares base building with Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 98 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/685340/)
9. [Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars](https://imho.run/games/458730/conception-ii-children-of-the-seven-stars) — Also JRPG and Dungeon Crawler, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/458730/)
10. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Same atmospheric mood as Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)
11. [Vaporum](https://imho.run/games/629690/vaporum) — Shares grid based movement with Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 580 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629690/)
12. [Metro: Last Light Redux](https://imho.run/games/287390/metro-last-light-redux) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 19,864 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287390/)
13. [Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy](https://imho.run/games/541450/operation-abyss-new-tokyo-legacy) — Also Grid-Based Movement and JRPG, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 70 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/541450/)
14. [NEO Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/248860/neo-scavenger) — Shares inventory management with Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 3,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248860/)
15. [Digimon Survive](https://imho.run/games/871980/digimon-survive) — Also JRPG, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 1,720 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/871980/)
16. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
17. [WORLD OF HORROR](https://imho.run/games/913740/world-of-horror) — Also Survival Horror, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 6,020 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/913740/)
18. [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl](https://imho.run/games/4500/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 15,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4500/)
19. [DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain](https://imho.run/games/3590290/dive-or-die-children-of-rain) — A frequent pick in Zanki Zero: Last Beginning players' libraries, and another Action. 509 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590290/)
20. [Legend of Grimrock](https://imho.run/games/207170/legend-of-grimrock) — Also Grid-Based Movement and Dungeon Crawler, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 3,288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207170/)
21. [Lost Dimension](https://imho.run/games/626600/lost-dimension) — Also JRPG and Post-apocalyptic, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 175 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/626600/)
22. [Dead State: Reanimated](https://imho.run/games/239840/dead-state-reanimated) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 1,503 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239840/)
23. [Persona 3 Reload](https://imho.run/games/2161700/persona-3-reload) — Also JRPG, like Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. 20,840 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2161700/)
24. [SKYHILL](https://imho.run/games/382140/skyhill) — A frequent pick in Zanki Zero: Last Beginning players' libraries, and another Indie. 634 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/382140/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Zanki Zero: Last Beginning

Explore the ruins, dungeons, and islands in this post-apocalyptic world through the POV of eight protagonists as they fight for survival and search for meaning in their never-ending cycles of life and death.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 819020
- **Developer:** Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- **Publisher:** Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- **Genres:** RPG
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 9, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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