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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 12 that fit the “Xbox” category. Jurassic Park: The Game, Minecraft: Story Mode and FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Walking Dead.

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The best games like The Walking Dead on Xbox

12 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

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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.

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#2Minecraft: Story Mode

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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.

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#3FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

iRank71

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB90· 1OC52· 10

Year 2020Dev Steel Wool Studios · Steel Wool GamesPlaytime ~2hOn Xbox · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and visual first person, while skipping melee combat

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Survive terrifying encounters with your favorite killer animatronics in a collection of new and classic FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S™ experiences. “Where fantasy and fun come to life!

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals.

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#4Deliver Us the Moon

iRank82

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.

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#5The Flame in the Flood

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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

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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.

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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.

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#8The AltersClosest on visuals

iRank88

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.

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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.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Don't Starve Together

iRank85

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.

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#11Dying Light: The BeastClosest on setting

iRank84

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.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkPost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 6.3KRAWG👍 45%· 406MC79IGDB86· 2OC79· 24

Year 2013Dev FlippFly · FlippflyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping puzzle design

In Race the Sun you control a spaceship powered by solar energy. You have to dodge objects on your way, for example, from laser beams, other ships and various obstacles, while collecting blue pyramids that will boost the player.

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

It predates The Walking Dead by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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