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Best zombie games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
90 Left 4 Dead 2	$19.99	Overwhelmingly Positive	FPS
90 7 Days to Die	$24.99	Very Positive	Survival / Open World
-- Dying Light	$59.99	Very Positive	-
-- How to Survive	$14.99	Mixed	-
-- Project Zomboid	$14.99	Very Positive	Survival / Open World

Left 4 Dead 2

Top Pro

Play as zombies or survivors

Experiencing both sides of the zombie apocalypse brings a fresh experience. See More

Top Con

Human teammates not the smartest

It seems very difficult to coordinate a team. See More

PatientIshara's Experience

I remember lots of fun when playing this game. Too bad I swapped from pc to ps4. Otherwise I would log-in for a Session, now that I read this. :) See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Co-Op:1 Player Online / 100 Player Couch / 400 Player LAN

Top Pro

Awesome game for singleplayer

One of the best co-op games for offline bot play. See More

Top Con

AI lacks craftiness

The AI has a tendency to make ridiculous choices that can screw up what players are doing. This can become a big problem when relying on AI teammates in order to get through a level. See More

MellowArtemis's Experience

How hard is it for your HUMAN teammates to cooperate? See More

Top Pro

Melee weapons have the best visceral experience

Left 4 Dead 2 includes melee weapons for the player to use during the game. These allow for not only more graphic violence, but also a more personal and visceral experience. See More

Top Con

Very difficult without team engagement

For those looking for a casual co-op experience, Left 4 Dead 2 probably isn't the best option. Without a good sense of teamwork and focus, this game can get very challenging. See More

Top Pro

Highly improved over Left 4 Dead

Those who loved the original Left 4 Dead will find this game even more enjoyable. Almost everything has been improved, including the AI. Other additions to the game include new enemies and melee weapons. See More

Top Con

Not much different from its predecessor

While the game has been improved from the original, if you did not have much fun with Left 4 Dead, you will probably not get much enjoyment out of the sequel. It is essentially the same game and some have complained that it just feels like a large DLC update. See More

Top Pro

Turn the gameplay upside down by hunting the hunters in a unique co-op mode where you play as the zombies

Left 4 Dead 2 features a co-op versus mode that pits two teams against one another. One takes on the role of survivors, which is very similar to the normal campaign. The other team, however, plays as the infected, opening up a whole new play style and set of strategies. See More

Top Pro

Invigorating cooperation based survival dynamic

Left 4 Dead 2 requires players on the same team to cooperate to survive. This makes for an interesting dynamic for teammates, as it will be increasingly difficult to make it through a level if any one player decides to go off on their own. See More

Top Pro

Unique and diverse co-op versus mode

Left 4 Dead 2 features a versus mode that pits two teams against one another. For the survivor team, it is basically the same game as the normal campaign. However, versus mode adds a new way for teammates on the opposing team to work together by playing as the infected, which opens up a whole new play style and set of strategies. See More

Top Pro

Melee weapons offer a more visceral gaming experience

Left 4 Dead 2 allows for the player's use of melee weapons. These create not only more graphic violence when playing (in comparison to that created when just using guns), but also a more personal and intimate experience. See More

Top Pro

Invigorating team-work dynamic

Left 4 Dead 2 requires players on the same team to cooperate in order to survive. This makes for an interesting team dynamic, as it will be increasingly difficult to make it through a level if any one player on the team decides to go off on their own instead of staying with the group and cooperating. See More

Top Pro

Local two-player and online four-player co-op

Left 4 Dead 2 supports two-player local co-op as well as four-player online co-op. See More

Top Pro

Much improved from Left 4 Dead

If you loved the original Left 4 Dead, this game will be even more fun for you. Almost everything has been improved, such as the AI and multiple new additions to the game (like new enemies and weapons). See More

7 Days to Die

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Top Pro

Endless gameplay

It is an epic game with a massive open world map and hundreds of lootable buildings and items. The zombies are terrifying at night and looting without experience is scary, but the game is great still. It is also almost endless because after a certain amount of time loot re-spawns so you can reloot and get better gear all the time. See More

Top Con

Currently in Early Access

While the game is currently selling for $24.99, it isn't actually finished yet, so there will be bugs. Be sure to adjust your expectations accordingly before making the investment. See More

EncouragingRohe's Experience

Who doesn't like a good jump scare crafting survival game See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Survival / Open World

Controller Support:No

Top Pro

What you build is not only for creativity, but also for gameplay purposes

In 7DTD players don't build their homes only as bases or places to sleep in, or build cool looking things just for the fun of it and to test their skills. Every 7 days, a large horde of zombies will attack the player wherever he or she is, trying to destroy them and what stands in the way of the player and the horde. This is why the player needs to think about how to build traps that will help them kill a lot of zombies and how to make a strong enough house that will not be destroyed easily. See More

Top Con

Really laggy even on high end PCs

Can only get 20 fps on high settings, even on an PC with GTX 960 and Intel i5-4690k. See More

Top Pro

Unique combination of voxel & polygon models with fun physics

The game is a mix between a voxel world and full polygon models for buildings, making for a versatile survival based world that brings exploration and creation to the zombie survival genre. Structural integrity is a real thing in 7 Days To Die. That means there cannot be unsupported floating blocks. The player can set up traps to take out hordes of zombies with a falling building. Weapons will break and crumble but can also be forged to be awesome, and food will spoil so the player must cook and maintain supplies. See More

Top Pro

Creative mode

The game allows players to make custom maps without zombies attacking to set up scenarios or make player made game types. See More

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Randomly generated open worlds

Recently added in the Alpha 9 release, randomly generated worlds allow the player a new play experience every time they open up the game. This means every server will have a different dynamic based on their layout of the world. See More

Top Pro

Robust crafting system

Create everything from a chainsaw to various guns to defenses for your fort - the crafting system lists what you can make with the materials you currently have in the player's inventory. See More

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Single, co-op, and multiplayer gameplay modes

Three different play modes including solo, with friends, or competitively over the internet. See More

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Dying Light

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Fluid parkour movement

The main protagonist is capable of scaling buildings, jumping over obstacles and vaulting over zombies with ease making traversing the open world city a lot more enjoyable. See More

Top Con

It ends

RobustDurius's Experience

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Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 PLayer LAN

Controller Support:Full

Top Pro

KRATOS

Top Con

Poor plot and characters

The story is nothing new with many elements that are too familiar at this point. A Reluctant hero and a cold government agent mixed with a plot that can bee seen from miles away points to a lack of imagination while trying to create a game for the masses. See More

Top Pro

Rewarding side-missions

There's a wide variety of side-quests and a large chunk of them are multi-part adventures with great storytelling. See More

Top Con

VR may cause motion sickness

In addition to some minor persistence issues, there are some sensory information mismatch issues created by the in-game characters movements and players stationary position that can easily induce nausea. The issue is a lot more prominent during cut-scenes that take the control away from the player completely. See More

Top Pro

Satisfying combat

The combat is impactful, visceral and offers a great deal of variety in terms of available weapons and different enemy types. It presents a reasonable amount of challenge that is rewarding to overcome and offers multiple ways of emerging victorious in each encounter. See More

Top Con

Poor multithreading

Sadly Dying Light does not do multi-threading very well which results in low framerates. For a modern game that is to be played on consoles with 8 cores or PCs that also have multiple cores, to not take advantage of proper multi-threading is pretty mind boggling. Really it just comes down to laziness, something that is not new to Techland and their poorly optimized ports. See More

Top Pro

Expansive weapon-crafting system

There are blueprints found throughout the gameworld that can be used to modify existing weapons in a wide variety of ways by adding various elements to them and creating weapons such as enemy seeking grenades, exploding throwing stars, and makeshift bats with nails through them. See More

Top Con

VR has a downgraded visual experience

VR version of the game is low fidelity and introduces visual glitches that the standard version doesn't have. See More

Top Pro

Enjoyable co-operative multiplayer

Dying light features up to four player LAN and online co-op. See More

Top Con

Enabling VR support isn't straightforward

Enabling VR support requires editing config files. Instructions can be found here. See More

Top Con

Poor VR UI

Things such as subtitles, instructions, menus, prompts, etc are hard to see clearly. See More

Project Zomboid

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Zombies pose an actual threat

Unlike many other games in the genre, Project Zomboid manages to instill fear of zombies pretty quickly. You are considerably outnumbered and the smartest move in many cases is to run away from an encounter. You're not superhuman in this game, zombies will overwhelm if you're not careful. See More

Top Con

Slow development prone to setbacks

Projest Zomboid development has been going on for several years now and has hit quit a few snags that have set back it's full release. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Survival / Open World

Controller Support:Partial

Top Pro

Feels more realistic compared to other survival horror games

Project Zomboid feels less arcadey compared to similar games. You are not an all-powerful character capable of carrying the town's arsenal in your backpack and taking on hordes of enemies alone. If you break a window to get into a house, you might get cut, if you decide to stock up on food and not use it, it will rot, etc. See More

Top Con

Weapon and weapon crafting systems could use some work

The weapons (mostly guns) in the game could use some work. They are oversimplified compared to the rest of the mechanics in the game. For example, to repair used guns the player uses other guns, which feels wrong. It would make much more sense to use cleaning kits to maintain them. See More

Top Pro

Well realized bleak atmosphere

You truly feel like you're survival is at stake. You are constantly reminded of the ever-present danger of zombies everywhere with sound cues. And even though it's a top-down game, your field of view is limited - zombies could sneak up on you or you might run into one around a corner. Any move you make could be your last one. See More

Top Con

Difficult

Survival in Project Zomboid is pretty difficult, which makes advancing in the game something to be relished when accomplished. See More

Top Pro

True sandbox gameplay where you are always free to do whatever you like

There are no missions in Project Zomboid, meaning the player can do anything they can think up, at anytime they want. This gives a level of freedom not always found in games, but of course makes for a great way to just waste time screwing around and testing the limits of the sandbox. See More

Top Pro

Can truly challenge your survival skills

While you can turn the difficulty down, PZ can present a true survival horror experience for those that are interested in it. In PZ zombies pose and actual threat, crafting is not easy, fortifying your shelter is hard and a the tiniest mistake can be fatal. And there are so many tiny mistakes you can make - forgetting to change your bandage might get your wounds infected, leaving the stove on could burn your house down. The odds are stacked against you and you won't win, but let's see how long can you survive. See More

Top Pro

Easily adjustable difficulty

You can adjust the difficulty in sandbox mode, which can greatly impact the way the game plays. You could make it extremely easy to survive, but the opposite can also be accomplished with the with a more difficult setting. See More

Top Pro

True sandbox gameplay

There are no missions in Project Zomboid, meaning the player can do anything they can think up at anytime they want. See More

Top Pro

Weather systems

There is randomly generated weather in the game which can effect your character such as getting sick from being wet and cold. See More

Top Pro

Character traits add more fun to the game

You can level traits as you play like strength, carpentry, cooking, etc. See More

Top Pro

Can truly challenge your survival skills, creating an environment where you must adapt fast in order to survive

While you can turn the difficulty down, PZ can present a true survival horror experience for those that are interested in it. In PZ zombies pose and actual threat, crafting is not easy, fortifying your shelter is hard and a the tiniest mistake can be fatal. And there are so many tiny mistakes you can make - forgetting to change your bandage might get your wounds infected, leaving the stove on could burn your house down. The odds are stacked against you and you won't win, but let's see how long can you survive. See More

The Walking Dead

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Top Pro

Difficult Decisions

The Walking Dead requires that the player make decisions throughout, these typically will be in the form of action or conversation options. In many of these situations there is no obviously correct or best choice yet these decisions must be taken in stressful situations often giving a matter of seconds. They can be morally testing as you can attempt to do what is 'right', what is best for the group or what is best for yourself as well having differing repercussions on how your character is perceived by different people. See More

Top Con

Superficial player impact

While the game may on the face of it appear to have far reaching consequences for the decisions taken by the player. At times it can appear that these consequences cause mainly only superficial differences as the story progresses. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre:Narrative, Adventure, Survival Horror

Top Pro

Engrossing Storyline

The Walking Dead tells a genuinely gripping story which can be a testing and exhausting experience for the player. It is told through the interactions between people fighting to survive in a new world in which resources are scarce and threats can come from both the living and the undead. Perhaps the major strength of the game in creating a compelling story telling experience is that it causes the player to care about the characters involved. This is an all too uncommon experience in gaming, and in The Walking Dead adds much greater meaning to the decisions which must be made along the way. See More

They Are Billions

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Top Pro

Difficult but rewarding

It takes patience and a lot of strategy to win any game even on easy difficulty. However, if you get it right and survive the final horde then it feels awesome and is rewarding. See More

Top Con

Fairly difficult

They Are Billions is a game about optimization and micromanagement, requiring optimal building placements, efficient resource management, and precise unit control, even on the easiest difficulty settings. It's sometimes hard to keep up with these three tasks, especially if you've just started out with TAB or if you're new to strategy games in general. As a result, it might feel frustrating and needlessly difficult until you get a hang of it. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Superb feeling of tension

Surviving in the post-apocalyptic world of TAB isn't an easy task. You always need to cover every side of your settlement with soldiers, walls, or defense turrets. When your settlement grows larger, it becomes much harder to defend everything evenly. As a result, you might accidentally let one zombie slip through your defenses, setting off a chain reaction that infects your entire settlement. This thought always stays at the back of your head, keeping you on your toes throughout a playthrough. It's a quality seen only in a few other games, making it a very memorable experience. See More

Top Con

Limited content

They Are Billions is still in early access, so not all the content that's been planned for it has been added yet. You're left with only being able to play the Survival mode, where you have to survive for over 80 in-game days to win. After beating it once, there's very little incentive to play again, other than improving your high score. See More

Top Pro

Fun mix of genres

TAB is a mix of RTS gameplay, colony building, and tower defense elements where your main goal is to survive. You only have one building and a group of soldiers at first, so the key to success is gradually exploring the map, clearing out zombies, collecting resources, and constructing new buildings to expand your settlement. The main obstacle, however, are the increasingly large zombie hordes that occasionally try to invade your settlement. To prevent his, proper defenses and military might is a must, requiring you to properly balance your resources between expanding and training new soldiers. Even though it may seem difficult at first, you'll gradually improve, making it exciting to see how far you can get in each playthrough. See More

Top Pro

Unusual setting

While a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies isn't the most original game idea, the Victorian Era steampunk setting helps immensely to freshen it up. You get to witness the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse with a backdrop of Victorian Era architecture, brass structures, steam engines, and various steampunk gadgets. Even if you're already tired of killing zombies, seeing a gentleman with a top hat disintegrate zombies with a giant steam-powered robot is a new experience. See More

How to Survive 2

Specs

Steam Rating:Mixed

Metal Gear Survive

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Top Con

Hunger, thirst, and stamina reminders are a pain

As you run around the world, you'll have to manage your hunger, thirst, and stamina, with constant reminders from the game when you need to watch out for these three things. Your AI companion is in charge of telling you when you need to eat food, drink water, or slow down to conserve your stamina. Her robotic voice is monotone and uninteresting, growing annoying after listening to it over and over again. It'll more than likely drag on you after a while, possibly killing your enjoyment with the game. See More

Top Pro

Base-building is great for those who like to micromanage small details

As you collect resources like metals and wood from around the open world, you'll return to your base where you can improve the structures to better protect you from the zombie invasion. Building more walls and tougher enclosures will be your main focus to help make sure you have a place to escape from the harsh environments filled with zombies everywhere else. If you're diligent about collecting materials, you can build some sturdy additions to your home base to help you have a safe place to return to. It's a solid feature that makes resource collecting feel worthwhile with a payoff, especially if you like keeping track of small details. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

Genre:Action-Adventure, Survival

Top Con

Phoned-in story presentation

Cutscenes are really boring, lacking the inventiveness that the Metal Gear series is known for. There isn't much flavor to the cutscenes or voice acting to keep you invested in the story. Important segments will show slides of dialog with the character's picture while their voice actors drone on as they oversupply you with information about operations. Everything has a staleness about it that feels dated and passionless. See More

Top Pro

Smooth graphics

The Fox Engine used for Metal Gear Survive looks great, with human faces and models that look believable, and great textures for environments. Characters are fine to look at during cutscenes, almost true-to-life in how realistic they seem at times. Even though the open world itself is pretty empty, it's realistic enough with smooth surfaces for the ground and bodies of water. For the most part, everything is pleasing to the eye and you might not notice anything all that jarring or out of place. See More

Top Con

Fights against zombies are easily exploitable

At first, you'll notice that zombies do quite a lot of damage to you, but there are a few simple ways to deal with them that cheapens the entire game. Hitting enemies while you're on higher ground from them keeps you from taking any damage whatsoever, making these battles trivial. You'll be free to whack away at them with your spear while they just run into the cliff or bridge or whatever you find yourself standing on. You can also build a gated fence when you don't have any higher ground to stand on, and the zombies will, for the most part, keep running into the gate while you hit them through the wall. These are such boring workarounds, but they're sadly the best ways to deal with enemies and avoid damage altogether. See More

Top Pro

Only costs $39.99 USD at launch

The game is a bargain right away, costing less than most retail non-indie games at launch. If you don't want to pay the usual price to purchase other new games, then this is an option for you. See More

Top Con

Combat is bland and boring

Whether you're fighting with a spear or a bow and arrow, combat is incredibly bland, with the same repeating animations over and over. Battles with spears are the worst offenders, since your character will do the same 1-2-3 motion over and over again. Combat lacks weight and realism and will probably get on your nerves after a while from how uninspired it feels. See More

Top Con

Extra save slots locked behind real money purchases

It's frustrating that you can only have one save file for free. If you want to make a new save slot for another playthrough, you'll have to fork over $9.99 USD first. Gating such an integral game mechanic behind a microtransaction is unnecessary. See More

Top Con

Bare-bones, tacked-on multiplayer

The multiplayer is basically the same horde mode against countless zombies, except you get to play with other people. Nothing feels new or exciting here, other than how easy it is to obtain resources here compared to the tedium of single-player mode. Other than that, it's the same gameplay with the added frustrations from the terrible matchmaking system and long load times, forcing you to wait for minutes at a time to play a single match. See More

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