[Top 15] Best Zombie Games for PC

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Get ready to survive the zombie apocalypse.


15. Project Zomboid (PC)

Project Zomboid Clips

Explore the open world of zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic Knox County as you fight for survival. You'll need to satisfy your basic needs while you scavenge and loot for supplies. Take it one day at a time and avoid the hordes of undead looking to make a meal out of you.

  • Loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish
  • Two gameplay modes add extra exciting features
  • Stay alive as long as possible before inevitably dying

Project Zomboid

You'll have to keep your wits to avoid this horde of the living dead

Project Zomboid

Create your own personalized character

14. SCUM (PC)

Scum - Open World Gameplay Clip

Join the hundreds of other players in this open-world zombie-infested island and fight to stay alive. Earn points from surviving or from various tasks that you can redeem to clone yourself back to life in the event of your death. Test your skills as they are your greatest asset in this living nightmare.

  • Combat and stamina abilities will all depend on your skill level
  • Cover your tracks to avoid other players from finding you
  • Improve abilities by paying close attention to your stats

Customizable characters reflect the player's playing style

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Combat enemies to level up your character and hone your skills

13. DayZ (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

DayZ Single Player Offline Mode Clips

As one of the few remaining survivors who are immune to the virus that turned the majority of the world's populations into zombies, you must fight to stay alive. With no way to save or extra lives to use, every decision is extremely important. Stay vigilant as you never know what is lurking behind every corner.

  • The highly-detailed landscape creates a vast open-world
  • Interact with up to 60 other playable characters
  • Smooth and easy character controls

DayZ

Beautifully rendered characters and locations bring life to the dead

DayZ

No help tips or tutorials means you're on your own in this zombie wasteland

12. State of Decay 2 (PC, XBOX ONE)

State of Decay 2 - Gameplay Launch Trailer

It's time to take charge, recruit your team and build your community in this open-world survival-fantasy cooperative game. Killer zombies lurk around every corner so you'll need to choose and fortify your base while collecting and storing supplies.

  • Unique character skillsets make this game stand out from the crowd
  • Choose each characters tasks to keep your community safe
  • Each decision makes for a one of a kind gameplay experience

State of Decay 2

Choose your team and assign them their roles to protect the community

State of Decay 2

Fight your way through the streets to scavenge for survival gear

11. The Walking Dead (PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE)

The Walking Dead Game Ep. 1 Clip

Explore the world of The Walking Dead in this third-person action-horror title. throughout 5 episodes, you'll play as original characters and interact with your surroundings to make the best use of your environment. Dialogue choices and quick-time events progress the story along in this post-apocalyptic horror-adventure.

  • See another part of the popular Walking Dead comic and television universe
  • Detailed characters and environments create a stunning game
  • Different choices create different results for unique gameplay

The Walking Dead

Think fast with these quick-time action events

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Stylized graphics make it appear as if the comics have come to life

10. Mist Survival (PC)

Mist Survival - Greenlight trailer

Terror takes on many forms in this post-apocalyptic survival strategy game. You'll battle the undead, bandits and wild animals while searching for food, water, and shelter. Save other survivors along the way and recruit them to your team.

  • Dynamic weather systems in addition to day and night cycles
  • Switch between stealth and assault attacks to take down a variety of enemies
  • Regular updates add more features to the gameplay

Mist Survival

Monsters only stalk in the dark and the mist so make sure you're well prepared

Mist Survival

The first-person perspective makes unobstructed detailed 3-D environments

9. Unturned (PC)

Unturned 4.0 All Gameplay clips

This playfully designed game may look innocent but features many of the same aspects of your standard zombie survival series. Find weapons and supplies while gaining experience points to upgrade your arsenal. Team up or fight your friends, just do whatever it takes to survive.

  • Free to play!
  • Different difficulties make gameplay accessible for any skill level
  • Multiplayer modes give a variety of gameplay options

Unturned

Don't let their cartoonish appearance fool you. These zombies are out for blood!

Unturned

Take aim and lay waste to these virus monsters

8. They Are Billions (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

They Are Billions - The Six Wonders

The zombie apocalypse gets a steampunk makeover in this real-time strategy survival horror game. Keep the undead at bay by building a base and planning the layout and your defense. Collect supplies from local villages and fight hordes of zombies to stay alive.

  • A fresh new take on a familiar genre
  • Manage your resources to keep your community thriving
  • Stunning detail is captured in the game's isometric perspective

They Are Billions

Strengthen your defenses to keep these zombies out

They Are Billions

It's not just the zombies that are looking to take over

7. Killing Floor 2 (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

Killing Floor 2 Clips

A straight-up gore-fest, you'll sever limbs, spray blood and mow down the dead in this first-person shooter. Play alone or with up to six other people as you fight through waves of the undead that increases as the game progresses.

  • “Normal, Hard, Suicidal and Hell on Earth” difficulty levels are available for any player type
  • Different types of melee weapons are available to kill the undead
  • Gain experience points by completing perks to advance your character

These highly detailed grotesque monsters will haunt your nightmares

Killing Floor 2

Team up to take down the creatures that threaten your very survival

6. Dying Light (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

Dying Light Clips

You'll be scaling and jumping from buildings parkour-style in this first-person open-world game. Kill your enemies with any number of weapons or use your environment to your advantage. Go it alone to fight the undead or team up to increase your chances of survival.

  • Climb, leap and slide across buildings to move around this vast highly detailed world
  • Over a thousand different weapon possibilities exist to thwart your enemies
  • Setting traps in your environment creates a unique gameplay experience

Dying Light

One of the many melee weapons that are at your disposal

Dying light

Team up to take down the creatures that threaten your very survival

5. Left 4 Dead 2 (PC, XBOX 360)

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Fight your way across five separate campaigns in this co-op survival horror game. The infected will stop at nothing to tear you apart unless you use an assortment of melee weapons to protect yourself. Work together to survive this living nightmare.

  • A diverse set of locations create variety in this horror game
  • Different game modes add hours of entertainment
  • New types of “special” infected enemies to tear through

Left 4 Dead 2

Locked and loaded, join a team of four to take down your enemies

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No time to clown around when hordes of the dead lurk around every corner

4. 7 Days to Die (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

7 Days to Die clips

As a survivor of the nuclear Third World War your only goal is to stay alive by any means possible. Find shelter and scavenge for food water and supplies while killing the zombies that seek to destroy you.

  • Numerous richly designed locations for you to explore
  • Infinite options to build your world and create your items
  • Over 50 zombie types for you to massacre

7 Days to Die

Collect and upgrade your armor for added protection

7 Days to Die

Unlike the infected virus zombies of most lore, these were created from nuclear fallout

13. Resident Evil 3 Remake (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

RESIDENT EVIL 3 REMAKE Trailer (2020) HD

Nemesis has never looked so menacing in this reimagining of a horror classic. Jill is back and ready to rumble against Umbrella's virus monstrosities as you desperately try to escape this doomed city. Collect items, solve puzzles and try to survive this Resident Evil.

  • New and improved graphics on fully 3-D environments
  • Over-the-shoulder camera angle gives you a new perspective on terror
  • Online multiplayer mode, Resident Evil: Resistance included

Resident Evil 3

A familiar face gets ready to fight the horrors of Raccoon City

Resident Evil 3

Jill, the master of unlocking, is no novice to battling the undead

2. Resident Evil 2 Remake (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

Resident Evil 2 Remake: 10 Minutes Of Terrifying Tyrant Gameplay

A new twist on an old favorite, improved graphics, and a new perspective make the Resident Evil 2 Remake a terrifying addition to any fans collection. Marrying the over-the-shoulder camera angle of RE's 4, 5 and 6 with the atmospheric tension of classic titles, the horror is relentless and will have you jumping out of your seat.

  • Stunning visuals create the best looking RE title yet
  • New locations join familiar ones
  • Bonus missions add hours of extra gameplay

Resident Evil 2 remake

Dramatic lighting effects create atmospheric tension and the shadows conceal what's hiding in them

Resident Evil 2 remake

With eyes everywhere there's nowhere to hide

1. Resident Evil 7 (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)

Resident Evil 7 - Go Tell Aunt Rhody - scenes and gameplay clips

The series returns to its horror roots in this Ultra HD installment of the popular franchise. New characters, settings, and enemies will have you panicking as you try to locate your previously thought dead wife in a decaying southern plantation. You'll see things differently with its first-person perspective.

  • New to the series is a first-person perspective
  • Never before seen enemies will have you on the edge of your seat.
  • Explore brand new terrifying locations

Resident Evil 7

Crisp visuals bring these environments to life like never before seen in the series

Resident Evil 7

The Not a Hero DLC brings a familiar face back to the action

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