What games are like Project Zomboid?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Project Zomboid by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Forest (577,971 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Project Zomboid" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Project Zomboid, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Project Zomboid

Looking for games like Project Zomboid? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Project Zomboid is a indie game from 2013; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is The Forest with 577,971 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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The Forest

2018 · Action

577,971 reviews · 96% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen World

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into horror.
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Stranded Deep

2022 · Adventure

43,449 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into first-person.
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Tinkerlands

2025 · Action

3,542 reviews · 86% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

2024 · Indie

3,966 reviews · 85% positive

SingleplayerRPGSimulation

Same: shares Singleplayer and RPG. Different: leans more into casual.
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Rust

2018 · Action

1,383,303 reviews · 87% positive

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer

Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into pvp.
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Terraria

2011 · Action

1,227,439 reviews · 97% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

583,081 reviews · 83% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into dinosaurs.
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Raft

2022 · Adventure

321,118 reviews · 93% positive

SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft

Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Satisfactory

2024 · Adventure

232,215 reviews · 97% positive

Open WorldMultiplayerCrafting

Same: shares Open World and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into base-building.
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The Long Dark

2017 · Adventure

110,972 reviews · 89% positive

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Open World Survival Craft. Different: leans more into exploration.
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Forager

2019 · Action

43,850 reviews · 90% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCrafting

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Necesse

2025 · Action

23,379 reviews · 93% positive

Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen World

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Project Zomboid?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Project Zomboid by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Forest (577,971 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Project Zomboid" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Project Zomboid, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.