What Are The Best Zombie Survival Games ?
We all imagine what it would be like to be in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. No? Just me? Well that’s the beauty of video games, it lets the player imagine themselves in the most bizarre and crazy situations possible. With the never ending hunger for those crazy scenarios, here is a list of the Top 10 Best Zombie Survival Games you can pick up today.
10. Miscreated
Miscreated Gameplay
Miscreated is a multiplayer “hardcore” survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Survive against the many shapes and sizes of zombies possibly created and even mother nature herself! The game throws you in the woodsy backyard of what looks to be North America (?) with the goal of, you guessed it! Survival. Adventure the land for new weapons and material to build your base to fend off the zombies in Miscreated.
It’s All About What's On The Inside. Except when the inside is all full of rotting flesh and a hunger for you.
Don’t Go In Alone! Take a buddy with you or your trusty gun to protect yourself from god only knows what!
9. Dead Frontier 2
DeadFrontier 2 Gameplay
If your scared of the dark….Hold up. Why are you even playing a zombie horror game in the first place?! Prepare for a few jumpscares and the ugliest zombies you’ll see in a horror game to date in Dead Frontier 2. While you explore the mostly abandoned buildings and the rainy outdoors, you’ll come across the decade creatures of the night. The story missions and multiplayer capability will keep you interested in progression throughout the game alone, but the real killer is the graphics! Rendered smoothly with amazing rain effect and that horror gritty feel to it, the games beckons you to keep playing and surviving. Fight along side your friends, gather what survival gear you need and share a few jump scares while bashing in some zombie heads.
Fire Wont Stop Them! If fire wont stop them, better pull out your trusty pistol cowboy and start shooting!
That Rain Effect tho! I can’t exclaim enough how beautiful this render rain effects is.
8. State Of Decay 2
State Of Decay 2 Gameplay
Set off with your team on one of the three maps to rid the world of the Blood Plague. This open rural survival game gives you a campaign to follow while mixing in survival aspects of searching for supplies to keep your community afloat and your team alive. Search and upgrade your weapons and base to fend of those red eye freaks, all while making sure your AI teammates don’t get eaten.
Pedal To The Metal. Make your escape before the dead get you.
Fire In The Hole! The horde swarms quick, so make sure you have a back up plan.
7. Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil 7 Gameplay
Resident Evil 7 takes psychological horror to the next level. When you think your safe around one corner, you can find yourself in an even worse one in a matter of seconds. This Resident Evil is set within an abandoned southern farmhouse..but is it truely abandoned? Searching for your missing wife, you’ll have to go through some nightmarish stuff that messes with the players psyche just a little too much. So buckle down, turn on a few lights, because this one will have you questioning what’s real and what's imaginary.
Dinner For Two? Family dinner can be bad enough, but with this feast you’ll be thinking twice.
X Marks the spot! Figure your way through a maze of clues or you’ll just end up like the rest of them.
6. Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 Gameplay
Closing out the Chris Redfield storyline within Resident Evil 5, you're sent off to africa to stop a biological weapons deal from happening. But along the way, you bite off more than you can chew. Less on the survival spectrum of zombie games, your more involved in story progression and the mystery behind the story then actual survival. But, Resident Evil 5 doesn’t fall short of bashing zombie heads in and blowing up massive giant zombie freaks in the slightest. It’s a constant twist and turn in story plot, were one will find enjoyment in the mix of narrative and blowing stuff up.
More Than The Eye Can See? These zombies come with a full set of teeth...and more.
Surrounded. You’ll find yourself in some tight situations, how will you escape
5. Dying Light Enhanced Edition
Dying Light Gameplay
Dying Light is a zombie survivalist wet dream. There’s no shortage of adventure in this city infested with the undead. You can explore every inch of the city by climbing on buildings and exploring the outskirts in cars. The diverse amount of zombies never ceases to amaze as well, for they pack a punch where you’ll find yourself running away more times than none. When the light dies (like the title suggests) you best be prepared to run or stand your ground. The side missions and story line will hold your interest but the zombies might have you rage quitting faster than you can kill them. But once you level up that skill set, you’ll be smashing zombie heads in more ways than one. Are you up for the task?
Run For Cover! Team up with your squad to defend against the undead...or others.
When Night Falls. You don’t want to get caught in the dark in this game. The zombies get more hungry and more viscous
4. Project Zombiod
Project Zombiod Gameplay
Project Zombiod puts your survival tactics to the test. Instead of mowing down zombies with a machine gun, Project Zombiod puts your hunger, sleep, thirst and anxiety first. Project Zombiod, tests your skills and decisions in a massively customizable sandbox map. Build farms, craft weapons, fish and loot the various abandoned buildings to keep your player alive and healthy in this zombie apocalyptic world. However, one small step in the wrong direction and you can easily find your character becoming one of the undead.
Plan B? Always have a plan B, an escape car, a backdoor, anything to avoid the horde.
Home is where the food is. Build farms and grow your community of survivors.
3. 7 Days To Die
7 Days To Die Gameplay
Survive the seven days of looting, building your base and gathering materials, for when the zombie hurds come strolling into town, you best be prepared. 7 Days To Die is a defence strategy survival game. With unpredicted weather changes, this game will keep you on your toes to find new ways to protect yourself from this zombie apocalyptic world. Every seven days, like the title suggests, a horde of flesh hungry zombies spawn in a horde in order to take down your base and yourself with it. So scour the land for material and badass weapons, because after seven days, there’s no going back.
Watch Your Step! Every corner a new zombie could be lurking...so watch your step.
Don’t Skip Leg Day! Stand your ground or run for your life, but in the end there’s no running after the seventh day.
2. Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead Gameplay
Left 4 Dead is a co-op horror survival game with a touch of…. “Oh shit, where are we running to next”. You can play with up to four players, were you and your friends desperately run around for new weapons and gear to fight off the massive swarm of zombies coming your way. Left 4 Dead has no real narrative so the objective is to make your way to one extraction point while bashing in some zombie heads on the way. With different difficulty settings, you’ll find yourself testing your combate and strategies against the zombies hordes in more ways than one.
Back Against The Wall. Were will you go from here when your only option is forward.
Shoot On Sight. These lovely creatures of the night come with a full set of claws.
1.Unturned
Unturned Gameplay
Minecraft...oh i'm sorry, I mean Unturned is one of the very few calming zombie survival games out there. In a minecraft style graphics, explore the vast open maps, gather materials and craft different weapons and tools to build fortresses. Play with friends while making new alliances to make your team and your chances of survival better. You’ll find yourself endlessly exploring the map for different regions and opportunities, but in the back of your head keep in mind...it’s still the zombie apocalypse.
Where To Go Next? There’s never an end to adventure in Unturned.
Not Minecraft friendly. The only difference...blood and zombie guts.
