Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Deadside (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Deadside on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: XERA: Survival, which both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival.
- Deadside is tagged Survival, Open World Survival Craft, FPS, Post-apocalyptic, PvP, Open World, Multiplayer, Third-Person Shooter by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 8 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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XERA: Survival
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 12 player tags including Base-Building, Open World Survival Craft and Survival; released around the same time (2021).
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
XERA: Survival at a glance Released 2021 Studio Spotted Kiwi Interactive Player sentiment 66% positive of 7,941 Price Free Base-BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingPost-apocalypticShooterMassively MultiplayerFPS
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Anarchy: Wolf's law
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 10 player tags including Survival, Realistic and Crafting; released around the same time (2023).
Action. Chaos. Power. Anarchy: Wolf Laws is a dynamic first-person shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and strategic management. Capture territories, upgrade your production, and run your business in a world of total lawlessness.
Anarchy: Wolf's law at a glance Released 2023 Studio Anarchy Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 825 Price $9.99 SurvivalRealisticCraftingOpen World Survival CraftShooterFPSPvPPost-apocalyptic
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Defiance
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 10 player tags including Looter Shooter, Massively Multiplayer and Third-Person Shooter.
Join the futuristic online open-world shooter where thousands of players scour a transformed Earth competing for alien technology.
Defiance at a glance Released 2014 Studio Trion Worlds Player sentiment 77% positive of 12,617 Price Not listed Looter ShooterMassively MultiplayerThird-Person ShooterShooterSurvivalFPSPost-apocalypticOnline Co-Op
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Tom Clancy's The Division
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Looter Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and Shooter.
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Tom Clancy's The Division at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Reflections Player sentiment 71% positive of 96,706 Price $29.99 Looter ShooterThird-Person ShooterShooterOnline Co-OpPost-apocalypticSurvivalMassively MultiplayerThird Person
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Rust
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Crafting and Open World Survival Craft.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Rust at a glance Released 2018 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,394,551 Price $39.99 SurvivalCraftingOpen World Survival CraftPvPFirst-PersonFPSShooterOnline Co-Op
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Tom Clancy’s The Division
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Looter Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and Shooter.
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Tom Clancy’s The Division at a glance Released 2016 Studio Massive Entertainment Player sentiment 71% positive of 96,713 Price $29.99 Looter ShooterThird-Person ShooterShooterOnline Co-OpPost-apocalypticSurvivalMassively MultiplayerThird Person
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Undawn
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, Survival and Post-apocalyptic; released around the same time (2023).
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Undawn at a glance Released 2023 Studio Lightspeed Studios Player sentiment 54% positive of 6,602 Price Free Massively MultiplayerSurvivalPost-apocalypticCraftingShooterPvPThird-Person ShooterThird Person
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Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Looter Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2023).
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Ubisoft Player sentiment 79% positive of 35,893 Price $29.99 Looter ShooterThird-Person ShooterOnline Co-OpShooterPost-apocalypticSurvivalMassively MultiplayerPvP
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DayZ
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Online Co-Op and Post-apocalyptic.
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
DayZ at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 78% positive of 468,392 Price $24.99 SurvivalOnline Co-OpPost-apocalypticShooterPvPMassively MultiplayerFPSFirst-Person
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Will To Live Online
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Post-apocalyptic and Open World Survival Craft.
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Will To Live Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio AlphaSoft LLC Player sentiment 69% positive of 18,389 Price Free SurvivalPost-apocalypticOpen World Survival CraftFPSMassively MultiplayerShooterFirst-PersonCrafting
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Fallen Earth Free2Play
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Post-apocalyptic and Massively Multiplayer.
Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.
Fallen Earth Free2Play at a glance Released 2012 Studio Little Orbit Player sentiment 60% positive of 7,569 Price Free SurvivalPost-apocalypticMassively MultiplayerCraftingShooterFPSFirst-PersonThird-Person Shooter
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Survarium
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, FPS and Post-apocalyptic.
Survarium is a post-apocalyptic online FPS game. If you are looking for a shooter where skills matter, look no further! The opposing players and deadly anomalies will never stop you on the way to victory, right? Then start playing now for free!
Survarium at a glance Released 2015 Studio Vostok Games Player sentiment 55% positive of 25,266 Price Not listed SurvivalFPSPost-apocalypticShooterFirst-PersonPvPMassively MultiplayerCrafting
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Infestation: Survivor Stories 2020
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and PvP.
Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
Infestation: Survivor Stories 2020 at a glance Released Not recorded Studio Fredaikis AB Player sentiment 42% positive of 25,385 Price Free SurvivalMassively MultiplayerPvPFPSPost-apocalypticShooterThird-Person ShooterThird Person
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No More Room in Hell
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Online Co-Op and FPS.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
No More Room in Hell at a glance Released 2013 Studio No More Room in Hell Team Player sentiment 90% positive of 76,511 Price Free SurvivalOnline Co-OpFPSFirst-PersonShooterPost-apocalypticRealisticMassively Multiplayer
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CRSED: F.O.A.D.
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Shooter and FPS.
CRSED: Cuisine Royale – is a brutal MMO last-man-standing shooter with realistic weaponry, elements of lethal mystic forces and incredible superpowers!
CRSED: F.O.A.D. at a glance Released 2018 Studio Darkflow Software Player sentiment 79% positive of 38,607 Price Free SurvivalShooterFPSMassively MultiplayerThird-Person ShooterPvPFirst-PersonRealistic
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Creative Destruction
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Massively Multiplayer.
Welcome to the world of Creative Destruction where everything is fully destructible! Creative Destruction is a new FPS/TPS sandbox survival game that features the utmost fun of building and firing.
Creative Destruction at a glance Released 2018 Studio NetEase Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 18,190 Price Not listed ShooterFPSMassively MultiplayerFirst-PersonThird PersonThird-Person ShooterPvPSurvival
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SCUM
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2025).
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
SCUM at a glance Released 2025 Studio Gamepires Player sentiment 74% positive of 126,526 Price $44.99 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMassively MultiplayerRealisticCraftingFPSPvPThird Person
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Gray Zone Warfare
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Online Co-Op, FPS and Realistic; released around the same time (2024).
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
Gray Zone Warfare at a glance Released 2024 Studio MADFINGER Games, a.s. Player sentiment 72% positive of 78,632 Price $39.99 Online Co-OpFPSRealisticShooterFirst-PersonMassively MultiplayerPvPSurvival
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Dying Light
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, First-Person and Survival.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Dying Light at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 95% positive of 494,569 Price $24.99 Online Co-OpFirst-PersonSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftFPSPvPPost-apocalyptic
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Darwin Project
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, PvP and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2020).
In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing. It's a unique take on battle royale with a Show Director to influence the match and Spectator Interactions to create a one-of-a-kind game show.
Darwin Project at a glance Released 2020 Studio Scavengers Studio Player sentiment 82% positive of 18,460 Price Free SurvivalPvPMassively MultiplayerShooterCraftingThird PersonFPSThird-Person Shooter
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Survival and Shooter.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
Zombie Army Trilogy at a glance Released 2015 Studio Rebellion Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,739 Price $44.99 Third-Person ShooterSurvivalShooterPost-apocalypticThird PersonFPSFirst-Person
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ICARUS
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building; released around the same time (2021).
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
ICARUS at a glance Released 2021 Studio RocketWerkz Player sentiment 75% positive of 67,694 Price $8.74 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-OpCraftingFirst-PersonRealisticThird Person
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Post-apocalyptic, Shooter and First-Person.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Fallout 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 428,604 Price $19.99 Post-apocalypticShooterFirst-PersonFPSSurvivalThird PersonThird-Person Shooter
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RAGE
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Post-apocalyptic and Shooter.
Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!
RAGE at a glance Released 2011 Studio id Software Player sentiment 78% positive of 18,288 Price $9.99 FPSPost-apocalypticShooterFirst-PersonCraftingSurvivalOnline Co-Op
Common questions
What game is most like Deadside?
XERA: Survival, on the evidence we have. It both post-apocalyptic, open world and survival. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Deadside" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Deadside. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.