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iRank80
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3
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The best games like The Walking Dead on PlayStation
22 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.
SurvivalCo-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
SurvivalCo-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
72
iRank82
SurvivalCo-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
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB82· 1
Year 1999Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: combat.
It predates The Walking Dead by 23 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals62Setting61Combat0
#6P.T.
62
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorStealthFirst Person
Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PS4
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: combat and visuals.
It predates The Walking Dead by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone68Setting61Combat0Visuals0
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativePost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 7.3KIGDB77· 17OC75· 91
Year 2016Dev The Molasses FloodOn PS4 · PC · Mac
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
It predates The Walking Dead by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone68Visuals62Setting61
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 8
Year 2012Dev Vatra Games · KonamiOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
It predates The Walking Dead by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone68Visuals62Setting61
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB87· 2
Year 2003Dev TecmoOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals.
It predates The Walking Dead by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone68Setting61Visuals45
#11Fatal Frame
62
iRank81
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB81· 1
Year 2001Dev Tecmo · Wanadoo EditionOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals.
It predates The Walking Dead by 21 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone68Setting61Visuals45
SurvivalCo-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
60
iRank71
SurvivalCo-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
59
iRank82
SurvivalCo-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
58
iRank88
SurvivalCo-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
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