Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like SAS: Zombie Assault 4 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with SAS: Zombie Assault 4 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: Zombie Panic! Source, which both zombie, survival, horror, atmospheric and relaxing.
- SAS: Zombie Assault 4 is tagged Free to Play, Zombies, Multiplayer, Top-Down Shooter, Action, Co-op, Shooter, Top-Down 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.
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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Zombie Panic! Source
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 8 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 PlayZombiesSurvivalHorrorOnline Co-OpShooterGoreCasual
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Resident Evil Revelations
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Zombies and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2013).
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Resident Evil Revelations at a glance Released 2013 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 81% positive of 18,430 Price $19.99 HorrorZombiesOnline Co-OpSurvivalShooterGoreSci-fi
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Art of War: Red Tides
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, science fiction and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Violent and Casual; released around the same time (2016).
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Art of War: Red Tides at a glance Released 2016 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 79% positive of 6,954 Price Free Free to PlayViolentCasualSci-fiZombiesHorrorSurvival
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Dead Frontier 2
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Zombies and Horror; 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 PlayZombiesHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvivalGoreViolentRPG
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Resident Evil: Revelations
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Zombies and Online Co-Op.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Resident Evil: Revelations at a glance Released 2012 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 81% positive of 18,426 Price $19.99 HorrorZombiesOnline Co-OpSurvivalShooterGoreSci-fi
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Transmissions: Element 120
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 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 PlayShooterZombiesHorrorSurvivalSci-fi
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CS2D
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, 2D and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
CS2D is a free fast-paced top-down multiplayer shooter. Featuring many different game modes, a built-in map editor and much more.
CS2D at a glance Released 2017 Studio Unreal Software Player sentiment 90% positive of 10,349 Price Free Free to Play2DShooterTop-Down ShooterCasualTop-DownZombiesGore
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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Gore; released around the same time (2016).
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier at a glance Released 2016 Studio Telltale Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 18,555 Price $14.99 ZombiesSurvivalGoreViolentHorrorCasual
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Zombies and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2020).
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Undead Labs Player sentiment 83% positive of 69,755 Price $29.99 SurvivalZombiesOnline Co-OpRPGGoreHorrorViolent
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Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Gore 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 HorrorGoreFree to PlayZombiesViolentSurvivalShooter
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Dead Space (2008)
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and Gore.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
Dead Space (2008) at a glance Released 2009 Studio EA Redwood Shores Player sentiment 92% positive of 29,163 Price $19.99 HorrorSci-fiGoreShooterSurvivalZombies
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BLOCKADE
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Zombies; 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 PlayShooterZombiesSurvivalCasualHorrorGore
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free Free to PlayHorrorShooterOnline Co-OpSurvivalSci-fi
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Infestation: Survivor Stories 2020
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Zombies, Survival and RPG.
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 ZombiesSurvivalRPGHorrorShooterFree to PlayCasual
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, Horror and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2021).
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite at a glance Released 2021 Studio Cold Iron Studios Player sentiment 80% positive of 27,048 Price $29.99 ShooterHorrorOnline Co-OpSci-fiSurvivalRPG
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RAGE
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and Gore.
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 ShooterSci-fiGoreRPGHorrorSurvivalOnline Co-Op
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DOOM
Why it matched: both zombie, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Gore, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2016).
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
DOOM at a glance Released 2016 Studio id Software Player sentiment 96% positive of 221,344 Price $19.99 GoreShooterSci-fiHorrorZombiesViolent
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Gore and Zombies; released around the same time (2017).
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 HorrorGoreZombiesViolentSurvivalShooter
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Gore and Violent; released around the same time (2017).
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Price $39.99 HorrorGoreViolentZombiesSurvivalShooter
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No More Room in Hell
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 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-OpShooter
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Cry of Fear
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Free to Play and Online Co-Op; 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 PlayOnline Co-OpZombiesShooterSurvival
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Killing Floor 2
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, Online Co-Op and Gore; 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-OpGoreHorrorShooterSurvival
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Why it matched: both zombie, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Zombies, Gore and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners at a glance Released 2020 Studio Skydance Interactive Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,074 Price $9.99 ZombiesGoreHorrorShooterViolentSurvivalRPG
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GTFO
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Online Co-Op, Horror and Shooter; released around the same time (2021).
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
GTFO at a glance Released 2021 Studio 10 Chambers Player sentiment 84% positive of 66,650 Price $39.99 Online Co-OpHorrorShooterGoreZombiesViolent
Common questions
What game is most like SAS: Zombie Assault 4?
Zombie Panic! Source, on the evidence we have. It both zombie, survival, horror, atmospheric and relaxing. 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 SAS: Zombie Assault 4" 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 SAS: Zombie Assault 4. 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.