Games like Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
by CleverRaven
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a top-down 2D post-apocalyptic survival RPG roguelike: surviving, crafting and exploring. Terminus: Zombie Survivors and Project Zomboid play most like Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its survival, roguelike and zombies.
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Aug 19, 2024 · Longplay Studios
Both: Survival · Zombies · Roguelike
Top-down 2D post-apocalyptic turn-based survival roguelike, pixel graphics. Scavenging and crafting, turn-based combat, exploring procedurally generated maps.
SurvivalZombiesRoguelikeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based StrategyOpen WorldSandboxRPGPixel GraphicsExploration👍 4,343Project Zomboid
Nov 8, 2013 · The Indie Stone
Both: Survival · Zombies · Sandbox
Top-down 3D post-apocalyptic zombie survival sandbox, isometric realistic. Looting, crafting and building defenses.
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftSandboxPost-apocalypticCo-opCraftingBuilding👍 366,202UnReal World
Feb 26, 2016 · Sami Maaranen (creator), Erkka Lehmus (co-designer)
Both: Survival · Roguelike · Sandbox
Top-down 2D historical roguelike survival RPG, pixel art. Hunting, crafting and survival.
Open WorldSurvivalRoguelikeSandboxTraditional RoguelikeRPGImmersive SimOpen World Survival CraftHistoricalCrafting👍 1,248Elin
Nov 1, 2024 · Lafrontier
Both: Roguelike · Traditional Roguelike · Sandbox
Isometric 2D fantasy open-world sandbox roguelike RPG, pixel graphics. Exploration, crafting and base building.
Early AccessCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldRoguelikeRPGPixel GraphicsJRPGTraditional RoguelikeSandboxSingleplayer👍 8,431Cogmind
Oct 16, 2017 · Grid Sage Games
Both: Traditional Roguelike · Roguelike
Top-down 2D sci-fi traditional roguelike dungeon crawler, ASCII evolved terminal interface. Tactical combat, exploration, building and modifying a robot.
Early AccessTraditional RoguelikeAtmosphericRoguelikeTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerRobotsDifficultStrategyStory Rich👍 1,570ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Nov 16, 2015 · Thomas Biskup, Jochen Terstiege, Zeno Rogue, Krzysztof Dycha, Lucas Dieguez
Both: Traditional Roguelike · Roguelike
2D fantasy traditional roguelike CRPG, 2D graphical mode. Exploration, combat and questing.
Traditional RoguelikeCRPGDungeon CrawlerPerma DeathTurn-BasedRoguelikeDifficultTabletop2DRPG👍 1,253Death Road to Canada
Jul 21, 2016 · Rocketcat Games, Madgarden
Both: Zombies · Survival · Roguelike
Top-down 2D post-apocalyptic action roguelike road trip simulator, pixel graphics. Exploring cities, recruiting people and fighting zombies.
ZombiesPixel GraphicsAction RoguelikeLocal Co-OpSurvivalActionRoguelikeCharacter CustomizationIndieComedy👍 9,131