Games like Pandemic Train
by Trigger Labs
In Pandemic Train you are in charge of the crew aboard a train roaming the postapocalyptic wasteland, ravaged by both war and a deadly plague. Your goal is to survive long enough to discover the cure… or die trying. Humanity’s fate is in your hands! Start your journey now!
View on Steam · $3.39 →
Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches

Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape
Sep 27 · TALLBOYS, tinyBuild
Both: Survival · Trains
In Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape, a group of humans try to outrun a player-controlled swarm of infected. Everyone spawns in a train station until one is randomly infected and needs to turn fleeing survivors into zombies. Survivors try to escape by train.
MultiplayerCo-opSurvivalMassively MultiplayerTrainsBattle RoyaleHorrorSurvival HorrorFPSParkour👍 1,762
-75%$3.74The Final Station
Aug 30 · DO MY BEST
Both: Survival · Trains
Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.
Pixel GraphicsPost-apocalypticSurvivalIndie2DAdventureZombiesActionTrainsAtmospheric👍 6,742
$29.99Voidtrain
Nov 7 · HypeTrain Digital
Both: Trains · Survival · Crafting
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Open World Survival CraftCo-opTrainsMultiplayerSurvivalBase BuildingOpen WorldCraftingOnline Co-OpAdventure👍 8,715
$19.99The Long Dark
Aug 1 · Hinterland Studio Inc.
Both: Survival · Exploration · Crafting
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonAdventureCraftingSandbox👍 111,802
$10.99Mist Survival
Aug 14 · Dimension 32 Entertainment
Both: Survival · Crafting
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftZombiesOpen WorldSingleplayerBase BuildingCraftingSandboxAdventureEarly Access👍 13,676
-75%$3.74How to Survive 2
Sep 8 · Eko Software
Both: Survival · Crafting
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
SurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldCo-opCraftingActionRPGAdventure👍 8,643
-80%$6.99Pathologic 2
May 23 · Ice-Pick Lodge
Both: Choices Matter · Survival
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterDifficultRPGSurvivalImmersive SimDetectivePsychological HorrorSingleplayer👍 9,559
$19.99Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
May 30 · Pentacle
Both: Trains · Survival
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Early AccessTrainsSimulationDrivingSurvivalFirst-PersonOpen WorldSandboxRealistic3D👍 1,833
The Black Death
Apr 19 · Syrin Studios, Small Impact Games
Both: Survival · Crafting
Plague has left a trail of destruction across 14th century Europe. Survivors confront sickness and scarce resources in a land rife with banditry. Fight for scarce resources and learn new crafting techniques. But at all times you MUST avoid the plague. This is the land of ‘The Black Death’.
SurvivalMedievalOpen WorldMultiplayerAdventureRPGEarly AccessActionCraftingMMORPG👍 1,311
$19.99Help Will Come Tomorrow
Apr 21 · Arclight Creations
Both: Survival · Choices Matter
In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.
SurvivalAdventureResource ManagementSimulationStrategyStory RichHistoricalAtmospheric2DChoices Matter👍 777
$16.99No One Survived
Dec 27 · Cat Play Studio
Both: Survival · Crafting · Exploration
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.
SurvivalOpen WorldZombiesMultiplayerCraftingSurvival HorrorPost-apocalypticExplorationBuildingCo-op👍 6,970
$19.99Stranded Deep
Aug 10 · Beam Team Games
Both: Survival · Crafting · Exploration
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCraftingFirst-PersonAdventureExplorationRealisticBuilding👍 43,637
$11.99ZED ZONE
Mar 29 · Leven Liu
Both: Survival · Crafting
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Early AccessSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldPost-apocalypticSandboxPixel GraphicsBuildingCraftingTop-Down👍 3,509
$19.99Cepheus Protocol
May 15 · Halcyon Winds
Both: Survival
Cepheus Protocol is an Open World RTS Military Survival Game. Play as the CERC hunting Patient 0, maintain Quarantine camps, fight dangerous mutations & Rogue Civilian Combatants . There’s nobody else coming, it’s up to you now.
SandboxZombiesRTSSurvivalPost-apocalypticBuildingStrategyGoreOpen WorldSingleplayer👍 2,983
$39.99Last Train Home
Nov 28 · Ashborne Games
Both: Trains · Choices Matter
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsTrainsHistoricalSingleplayerChoices MatterWar3DWorld War I👍 4,517
$9.99Don't Starve
Apr 23 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Survival · Crafting
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingAdventureIndieSandboxSingleplayerPerma DeathMultiplayerOpen World👍 97,019
$19.99Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Aug 19 · Longplay Studios
Both: Survival · Exploration
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
SurvivalZombiesRoguelikeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based StrategyOpen WorldSandboxRPGPixel GraphicsExploration👍 4,341
$6.99Another Try 2
Apr 17 · Hoki Wolf Studio
Both: Survival · Exploration · Crafting
The virus has devastated cities and lands. Most of the population died, the rest turned into the walking dead. You're one of the last survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another day.
Early AccessSurvivalAdventurePost-apocalypticZombiesExplorationLootCraftingDrivingAction👍 1,002
$19.99The Forest
Apr 30 · Endnight Games Ltd
Both: Survival · Crafting
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorOpen WorldCraftingAdventureBuildingSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonAction👍 581,565
$29.99Sons Of The Forest
Feb 22 · Endnight Games Ltd
Both: Survival · Crafting
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerCo-opSurvival HorrorBase BuildingHorrorCraftingBuildingFirst-Person👍 284,737
Just Survive
Jan 15 · Daybreak Game Company
Both: Survival · Crafting
Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.
ZombiesSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerMassively MultiplayerCraftingPost-apocalypticActionSurvival HorrorCo-op👍 62,779
$10.99The Rule of Land: Pioneers
Jul 18 · Horgee Games
Both: Survival · Crafting
This is a survival game. After the coronation, human beings had to move into the underground. Fifty years later, some people thought the disaster was over and organized a survival competition on the surface. Some brave people took part in the competition . You are one of them.
SurvivalResource ManagementInventory ManagementBase BuildingCraftingSimulationHuntingSingleplayerBuildingOpen World Survival Craft👍 301
$14.99SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
Dec 3 · TB Games
Both: Survival · Crafting
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerPost-apocalypticFPSCraftingActionAdventureZombies👍 7,751
$14.99Escape The Pacific
Feb 23 · Gamers4Gamers Team
Both: Survival · Crafting · Exploration
Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldCraftingFirst-PersonImmersive SimExplorationRealisticSingleplayerBuilding👍 719
$19.99Starsand
Nov 17 · Tunnel Vision Studio
Both: Survival · Exploration · Crafting
Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldRealistic3DFirst-PersonExplorationCraftingBase BuildingInventory Management👍 807
$29.99Miscreated
Dec 18 · Entrada Interactive LLC
Both: Survival · Crafting
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerZombiesPost-apocalypticCraftingMassively MultiplayerPvPAction👍 23,048
$29.99Chernobylite Complete Edition
Jul 28 · The Farm 51
Both: Survival · Exploration
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
SurvivalPost-apocalypticHorrorRPGSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureFirst-PersonExplorationSurvival Horror👍 12,573
$14.99Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
Jun 4 · Rotorist Workshop
Both: Survival · Crafting
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Post-apocalypticSurvivalTop-Down ShooterAction RPGZombiesStealthCraftingAction-AdventureAtmosphericSurvival Horror👍 1,684
$11.99SurrounDead
Jun 24 · Zurvivor
Both: Survival · Exploration
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
ZombiesSurvivalOpen WorldPost-apocalypticSingleplayerLootExplorationShooterBase BuildingOpen World Survival Craft👍 24,567
$24.99Survive the Fall
May 22 · Angry Bulls Studio
Both: Survival · Crafting
Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.
SingleplayerSurvivalBase BuildingOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPost-apocalypticStealthActionRPGCrafting👍 592
$19.99RailGods of Hysterra
May 7 · Troglobytes Games
Both: Survival · Crafting · Exploration
Embark on a co-op survival journey for 1-5 players through a post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian world! Command and evolve a living, monstrous train, craft weapons, build a mobile base, gain powers, and face the Great Old Ones. Explore an ever-changing world, hold on to your sanity, and ascend to godhood!
Early AccessSurvivalBase BuildingLovecraftianCraftingMultiplayerExplorationOnline Co-OpPvEBuilding👍 290
$18.99Winter Survival
Nov 19 · DRAGO entertainment
Both: Survival · Exploration
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCookingOpen WorldAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayerAdventureFirst-PersonBase Building👍 595
$19.99Dread Dawn
Sep 30 · Kioop
Both: Survival · Exploration
This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.
ZombiesSurvivalExplorationSandboxOpen WorldBase BuildingTower DefenseAdventureRPGAtmospheric👍 2,113
$19.99Zompiercer
Apr 3 · DDDimanN
Both: Trains
Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.
Early AccessSandboxZombiesFPSBase BuildingShooterPost-apocalypticTrainsAction-AdventureOpen World👍 4,573
$49.99DayZ
Dec 13 · Bohemia Interactive
Both: Survival
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
SurvivalOpen WorldZombiesOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPost-apocalypticShooterPvPMassively MultiplayerFPS👍 387,937
