ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7
Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh
5 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like World War Z that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 47 games similar to World War Z down to the 5 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Left 4 Dead, Killing Floor and Fallout 76 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to World War Z.
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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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DarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive
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Within the “Post-Apocalyptic” category, the closest game to World War Z is Left 4 Dead — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Killing Floor and Fallout 76 follow close behind.
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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like World War Z
5 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to World War Z. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineRangedMeleeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticSkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 69KRAWG👍 59%· 856MC72IGDB68· 5
Year 2009Dev Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloDarkPost-ApocalypticHorrorFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149
Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2
Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
Steam👍 87%· 1.4MRAWG👍 52%· 864MC66IGDB78· 4OC67· 29
Year 2018Dev Facepunch StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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