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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 39 games similar to The Walking Dead down to the 20 that fit the “PC” category. Jurassic Park: The Game, Dino Crisis and Silent Hill 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Walking Dead.

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to The Walking Dead is Jurassic Park: The Game — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Dino Crisis and Silent Hill 3 follow close behind.

#1Jurassic Park: The Game84 #2Dino Crisis79 #3Silent Hill 379 #4Minecraft: Story Mode77 #5Deliver Us the Moon72

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The best games like The Walking Dead on PC

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Walking Dead. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Jurassic Park: The GameClosest overall match

84

Jurassic Park: The Game

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 69%· 2.1KRAWG👍 31%· 96MC54IGDB61· 4

Year 2011Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Security systems have failed and the creatures of the park roam free. Now, a rogue corporation will stop at nothing to acquire the dinosaur embryos stolen and lost by Dennis Nedry.

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting.

It predates The Walking Dead by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals62Setting47

79

Dino Crisis

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorIsometric

IGDB60· 1

Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter and setting scifi, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting.

It predates The Walking Dead by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals71Setting48

#3Silent Hill 3

79

Silent Hill 3

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB88· 3

Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: combat and setting.

It predates The Walking Dead by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals62Setting48Combat47

#4Minecraft: Story Mode

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Minecraft: Story Mode

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 8.3KIGDB66· 7

Year 2015Dev Mojang StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, fantasy world and crafting mechanics, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone88Visuals46Setting40

Steam GOG Nintendo

#5Deliver Us the Moon

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Deliver Us the Moon

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 88%· 9.2KIGDB78· 5OC74· 67

Year 2019Dev KeokeN Interactive · Wired ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone64Visuals45Setting0

#6Influent Language Learning Game

68

Influent Language Learning Game

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeThird PersonTacticalModern

Year 2024Dev Murat Doğançay · Butik Game StudiosOn PC

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, setting modern and exploration and discovery, while skipping strong narrative focus

Feature List6 different characters you can play with 8 Interface Languages 6 different Alphabets (ABC) 3 difficulties suitable for all ages (Easy 7-12, Normal 9-15, Hard 15+) Intra-word usage and pronunciation for each letter About the GameLanguage Learning Simulator - Alphabet is an educational…

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Combat84Visuals31Setting0

#7The Flame in the Flood

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The Flame in the Flood

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativePost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 7.3KIGDB77· 17OC75· 91

Year 2016Dev The Molasses FloodOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, procedural generation and crafting mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting69Visuals62Tone60

#8Silent Hill 4: The Room

62

Silent Hill 4: The Room

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFirst Person

IGDB72· 2

Year 2004Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals.

It predates The Walking Dead by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Setting61Visuals45

#9Stranded Deep

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Stranded Deep

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 74%· 47KOC64· 14

Year 2015Dev Beam Team GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting61Game mode26Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

#10Slender: The Eight Pages

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Slender: The Eight Pages

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Year 2012Dev Parsec ProductionsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals.

It predates The Walking Dead by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Setting61Visuals0

#11The Long Dark

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The Long Dark

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativePost-ApocalypticOpen WorldSandbox World

Steam👍 89%· 122KRAWG👍 78%· 881MC76IGDB82· 5OC77· 53

Year 2014Dev Hinterland StudioPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

The Long Dark is a game about surviving in the unforgiving conditions of frozen North Canadian taiga. The Arctic wilderness may be breathtakingly beautiful, thanks to the game’s artful visual style, but it is also deadly.

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals.

It predates The Walking Dead by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting69Tone60Visuals0

#12The AltersClosest on visuals

58

The Alters

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeIsometricThird PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 90%· 17KIGDB87· 5OC86· 115

Year 2025Dev 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting.

Released 3 years after The Walking Dead.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone58Setting0

#13The Invincible

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The Invincible

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB79· 5OC73· 85

Year 2023Dev Starward Industries · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting0Visuals0

#14Don't Starve Together

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Don't Starve Together

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 531KRAWG👍 72%· 1.4KMC83

Year 2016Dev Klei EntertainmentPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and punishing difficulty, while skipping puzzle design

Don't Starve Together is surrealistic and grim survival game made up for six people simultaneously. Initially, Don't Starve is a single-player game with a core mechanic of going through various problems of your character. You have to sleep and eat well.

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: game mode.

Genre100Tone80Setting61Visuals61Game mode26

#15Dying Light: The BeastClosest on setting

55

Dying Light: The Beast

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticMultiplayer

Steam👍 87%· 68KIGDB82· 7OC81· 126

Year 2025Dev TechlandOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals and game mode.

Released 3 years after The Walking Dead.

Genre100Setting100Tone68Game mode34Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

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