Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Romero's Aftermath (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Romero's Aftermath 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: DayZ, which both zombie, open world, survival and horror.
- Romero's Aftermath is tagged Free to Play, Zombies, Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer, Open World, Action, 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.
- 11 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: Last Man Standing.
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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DayZ
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 10 player tags including Survival, Online Co-Op and Zombies; released around the same time (2018).
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-OpZombiesShooterMassively MultiplayerFPSHorrorSandbox
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Just Survive
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 10 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2015).
Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.
Just Survive at a glance Released 2015 Studio Daybreak Game Company Player sentiment 59% positive of 76,763 Price Not listed ZombiesSurvivalMassively MultiplayerCraftingSurvival HorrorShooterSandboxFPS
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Infestation: The New Z
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 9 player tags including Zombies, Free to Play and Survival; published by the same company; released around the same time (2016).
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
Infestation: The New Z at a glance Released 2016 Studio Fredaikis AB Player sentiment 54% positive of 33,887 Price Free ZombiesFree to PlaySurvivalMassively MultiplayerFPSShooterSurvival HorrorHorror
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No More Room in Hell
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 10 player tags including Free to Play, Zombies and Survival; released around the same time (2013).
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 Free to PlayZombiesSurvivalHorrorOnline Co-OpFPSFirst-PersonSurvival Horror
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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 9 player tags including Zombies, Survival and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Techland Player sentiment 71% positive of 13,002 Price $19.99 ZombiesSurvivalFirst-PersonHorrorOnline Co-OpFPSSurvival HorrorOpen World Survival Craft
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Cry of Fear
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and horror; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Free to Play and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2013).
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Cry of Fear at a glance Released 2013 Studio Team Psykskallar Player sentiment 89% positive of 86,945 Price Free HorrorFree to PlaySurvival HorrorFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpFPSZombiesShooter
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BLOCKADE
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2019).
BLOCKADE Classic! First Person Shooter in an editable procedural cubic world. A large arsenal of weapons, 4 teams at the same time and up to 32 players on one map. A large number of game modes!
BLOCKADE at a glance Released 2019 Studio Novalink Player sentiment 75% positive of 11,533 Price Free Free to PlayFPSShooterMassively MultiplayerFirst-PersonZombiesSurvivalHorror
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The Forest
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Horror; released around the same time (2018).
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
The Forest at a glance Released 2018 Studio Endnight Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 680,814 Price $19.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorCraftingSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonSandboxZombies
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Dying Light
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Zombies, Survival Horror and Horror; released around the same time (2015).
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 ZombiesSurvival HorrorHorrorOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftFPS
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Transmissions: Element 120
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Zombies; released around the same time (2016).
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
Transmissions: Element 120 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Shokunin Player sentiment 95% positive of 9,952 Price Free Free to PlayShooterZombiesHorrorFirst-PersonFPSSurvivalWalking Simulator
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Horror; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Dead Island Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Techland Player sentiment 82% positive of 28,183 Price $19.99 ZombiesSurvivalHorrorFirst-PersonFPSOnline Co-OpCraftingSurvival Horror
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Arizona Sunshine VR Legacy
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Zombies, Horror and Survival; released around the same time (2016).
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
Arizona Sunshine VR Legacy at a glance Released 2016 Studio Vertigo Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 9,302 Price $14.99 ZombiesHorrorSurvivalOnline Co-OpFPSShooterFirst-PersonSurvival Horror
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Last Man Standing
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Free Reign Entertainment; both zombie, open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Survival and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
The Ultimate BATTLE ROYALE! Sharpen your skills and kill everyone in your way as you hunt for guns, gear and glory in a massive battlefield where only ONE can be crowned the LAST MAN STANDING. Earn cash prizes in a monthly competitions,
Last Man Standing at a glance Released 2017 Studio Free Reign Entertainment Player sentiment 61% positive of 17,338 Price Not listed Free to PlaySurvivalShooterMassively MultiplayerFPSFirst-PersonZombies
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Fallen Earth Free2Play
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Survival and Zombies; released around the same time (2012).
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 Free to PlaySurvivalZombiesMassively MultiplayerCraftingShooterFPSSandbox
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Z1 Battle Royale
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and FPS; released around the same time (2018).
Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
Z1 Battle Royale at a glance Released 2018 Studio Daybreak Game Company Player sentiment 56% positive of 202,362 Price Free SurvivalMassively MultiplayerFPSShooterFree to PlayZombiesOnline Co-OpFirst-Person
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Infestation: Survivor Stories 2020
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Massively Multiplayer; published by the same company.
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 ZombiesSurvivalMassively MultiplayerFPSHorrorShooterFree to Play
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Anarchy: Wolf's law
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Zombies and Crafting.
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 SurvivalZombiesCraftingOpen World Survival CraftShooterFPSFirst-PersonSurvival Horror
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Zombies, Horror and Survival; released around the same time (2015).
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 ZombiesHorrorSurvivalShooterSurvival HorrorFPSFirst-Person
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Zombie Panic! Source
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and horror; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Zombies and Survival.
Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.
Zombie Panic! Source at a glance Released 2008 Studio Zombie Panic! Team Player sentiment 85% positive of 7,862 Price Free Free to PlayZombiesSurvivalHorrorFPSOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonShooter
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Dead Frontier 2
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Survival Horror and Zombies; released around the same time (2019).
Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.
Dead Frontier 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Creaky Corpse Ltd Player sentiment 70% positive of 28,382 Price Free Free to PlaySurvival HorrorZombiesHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvivalMassively MultiplayerSandbox
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Survarium
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Survival and FPS; released around the same time (2015).
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 Free to PlaySurvivalFPSShooterFirst-PersonZombiesMassively MultiplayerCrafting
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Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Free to Play; released around the same time (2016).
You wake up alone on the floor of an abandoned farmhouse. Daylight is quickly fading. You must find a way out. A thrilling horror experience for the five senses. This full model change to the "Isolated View", and photorealistic graphics of RE Engine mark a new beginning for survival horror.
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour at a glance Released 2016 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 89% positive of 4,839 Price Free HorrorSurvival HorrorFree to PlayFirst-PersonZombiesSurvivalFPSShooter
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Killing Floor 2
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Zombies, Online Co-Op and FPS; released around the same time (2016).
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Killing Floor 2 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Tripwire Interactive Player sentiment 88% positive of 129,302 Price $2.99 ZombiesOnline Co-OpFPSHorrorShooterFirst-PersonSurvivalSurvival Horror
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Deceit
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Free to Play and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?
Deceit at a glance Released 2017 Studio World Makers Player sentiment 79% positive of 92,193 Price Not listed HorrorFree to PlayShooterFPSFirst-PersonZombiesSurvivalSurvival Horror
Common questions
What game is most like Romero's Aftermath?
DayZ, on the evidence we have. It both zombie, open world, survival and horror. 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 Romero's Aftermath" 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 Romero's Aftermath. 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.
What else did the makers of Romero's Aftermath do?
Last Man Standing is also from Free Reign Entertainment, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
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.