ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opPvPNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB83· 5
Year 2020Dev Epic GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch
11 Adventure games like DayZ that you should try
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The best adventure games like DayZ
11 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to DayZ. Each one has been evaluated across 26 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPCo-opMeleeSolo
Steam👍 73%· 2.3KRAWG👍 30%· 33
Year 2016Dev Buka Game Studio · PQubePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPMeleeRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 87%· 1.4MRAWG👍 52%· 864MC66IGDB78· 4OC67· 29
Year 2018Dev Facepunch StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPOnlineCo-opRangedMeleeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 56%· 203KRAWG👍 7%· 66IGDB66· 4
Year 2018Dev Daybreak Games CompanyOn PC · PS
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPOnlineCo-opRangedMeleeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 56%· 203KRAWG👍 7%· 66IGDB66· 4
Year 2018Dev Daybreak Games CompanyOn PC · PS
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerOnlinePvPCo-opRangedMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 61%· 17KRAWG👍 15%· 114
Year 2017Dev Free Reign EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineRangedTacticalMeleeFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 60%· 2.7MRAWG👍 46%· 2.0KMC81IGDB75· 16
Year 2017Dev Krafton · KRAFTONPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 1.0MRAWG👍 64%· 2.4KMC80IGDB88· 11OC80· 84
Year 2019Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPCo-opRangedTacticalMeleeNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 47%· 324KRAWG👍 38%· 319IGDB69· 9OC65· 158
Year 2021Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPThird Person
Year 2017Dev 111dots Studio · GarenaOn Android · iOS
✓ Same family of battle royale shooters: shooter, battle royale tension and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterTPS
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerPvPTacticalRangedMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 64%· 5.3KRAWG👍 30%· 69IGDB65· 2
Year 2015Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Wishlist GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC
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