Games like Desperation
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In Desperation, you are an elite soldier, tasked to survive in an unknown location. You will be facing many challenges, such as building shelter, finding food and water, fighting off zombies, killer robots and even other soldiers. Will you stay solo, or will you group up? How will you survive?
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$12.99Not Quite Dead: Open World Survival
Sep 1 · Voidecho Studio
Both: Action RPG · Third-Person Shooter · First-Person
Open world zombie survival Coop game with base building, looting, crafting, vehicles, and exploration.
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$49.99Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2
Aug 25 · Cold Iron Studios
Both: Third-Person Shooter · Realistic · Third Person
This is a fight for survival. Xenomorphs swarm in overwhelming numbers. Every room could be your last.
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$39.99Into the Radius 2
Apr 23 · CM IMMERSIVE
Both: FPS · Realistic
Into the Radius 2 is an immersive VR survival shooter, set in a realm of surreal landscapes and deadly entities known as Pechorsk Anomaly. Arm yourself with realistic weapons and venture deeper into the mysteries within. Featuring co‑op for up to four players.
VRFPSSurvivalCo-opImmersiveRealisticGun CustomizationShooterPost-apocalypticAction👍 5,261
$9.99NO BACKUP
May 9 · Serundeox
Both: FPS · Realistic · First-Person
Escape together or die alone. A relentless creature is hunting you in this intense co-op bodycam horror experience. Communicate. Stay quiet. Survive. Every move matters. Every sound could be your last. Made by one developer.
HorrorFPSOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorActionRealisticFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorShooter👍 893
$19.99Project L33T: Founders Edition
Jun 23 · Targetpoint Interactive, Holmgard Games
Both: FPS · First-Person · Realistic
Join the persistent open world of OZERSK! Choose your way to play on PvE or PvP servers, fight for precious loot and gear, and risk it all in a hostile environment. Die, lose all your gear and loot, then return to the same server in hopes of retrieving what you lost. This is your story!
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$24.99Anymaker
3 days ago · Geometa
Both: First-Person · Realistic
Embark on your creative journey of vehicle design, as you create and operate vehicles to survive this dangerous open world. Anymaker is a detailed and technical vehicle builder and survival game. Design your chassis, build your engine, connect components, and travel into the unknown.
Early AccessSandboxSimulationOpen WorldMultiplayerBuildingFirst-PersonRealisticCo-opDriving👍 115
$5.99Besitupia: Mediator
May 3 · Oppressive HellMode
Both: FPS · Third-Person Shooter · First-Person
You have lost most of your memories after parabiosis. You will have to learn how to use your new abilities to figure out everything happening around you. Will you be able to adapt? Be sure to read “About the Game” before purchasing 👽
ExplorationMetroidvaniaImmersive SimFPSThird-Person ShooterSurvival HorrorPhysicsAction3DFirst-Person
FreeLegend Battles
Jan 16 · Hanxiang
Both: First-Person · Third Person · Third-Person Shooter
Free-to-play UE 5.6 Extraction Battle Royale in 500 km² neo-futuristic world with destructible environment and vehicles, massive ET-ACUs, armored Aliens, ferocious Monsters, heavily armed MetaHumans, complete missions to attack, defend, loot, extract facing dynamic weathers.
Early AccessActionFirst-PersonThird PersonBattle RoyaleStealthSurvivalShooterThird-Person ShooterMultiplayer
$29.99No More Room in Hell 2
Aug 11 · Torn Banner Studios
Both: FPS · First-Person
No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.
ZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-opSurvival HorrorActionSurvivalFPSFirst-PersonIndie👍 16,843
$14.99MycoRelic
Sep 24 · Sandy Dingo Games
Both: Action RPG · Third Person
MycoRelic is a cooperative third person action-RPG set on islands inhabited by tribal mushroom robots. Loot derelict foundries to upgrade your robotic body. Explore ancient temples to infuse your fungus with forgotten elemental powers.
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Both: Realistic · FPS
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$19.99Survive the Nights
Dec 5 · a2z Interactive
Both: Realistic
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
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$9.99Quarantine Zombies: Contamination
Jan 20 · Stones Games
Both: FPS · First-Person
A first-person shooter meets quarantine inspection in post-apocalyptic Chicago. You’ve got 30 days until the army arrives. Hold out, fix your car, and fight your way through Chicago to the main checkpoint to save your little brother.
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$14.99Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Aug 20 · Awesome Games Studio
Both: Action RPG
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
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$16.99No One Survived
Dec 27 · Cat Play Studio
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
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$4.99RoundZ
Oct 10 · GG Interactive
Both: FPS · First-Person · Realistic
RoundZ is a solo-developed round-based survival zombie game, with each round becoming progressively harder as the zombies get more health and in bigger waves.
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-43%$11.39Survival Machine
Jun 12 · Grape Pickers
Both: Third Person
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
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Aug 5 · Ubisoft
Both: Third-Person Shooter · Third Person
Jump into this free‑to‑play looter‑shooter RPG featuring tactical combat, deep progression, and an exclusive canon storyline, playable solo or with friends.
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