[Top 10] Zombie Games for Low End PC (Ranked Fun To Most Fun)

Updated:

20 Dec 2022

10 - How to Survive

2013 (PlayStation 4/PlayStation 3/Xbox One/Microsoft Windows/Xbox 360/Wii U)

What Is It About: You're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Collect the pages of a Survival Guide and figure it out, of course! Find food, water, and shelter before you perish. Uh oh, is it getting dark? Figure out how to get through the night! While you’re at it, gather up some of this awesome stuff and piece together over 100 handmade weapons and tools—from shotguns to Molotov cocktails. Now you can defend yourself and your friends like a boss!

You can try to learn a lot of new skills for a zombie apocalypse, including crafting and learning how to smash brains.

(How To Survive trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Explore four islands filled with unique flora and fauna and a variety of abhorrent monstrosities
Choose one of the three playable characters, each with different characteristics and skill trees
Collect “Survival Guide” video chapters to learn tips that will save your life!

9 - Zombie Night Terror

2016 (Nintendo Switch/Android/Microsoft Windows/iOS/Linux/Mac OS)

What Is It About: Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened, and people everywhere are turning into bloodthirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

I would definitely choose this game to play on a Friday night when I want a light-hearted game. You can break the stereotype of horror games by being the great mastermind behind it all! Don’t let those foolish heroes stop you.

(Zombie Night Terror trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Unique Mutation System: Having an army of deadly zombies is awesome. Having an army of mutated zombies is way better!
You are not alone: Having zombies is kind of like having a pet; it’s fun but you need to take care of them… That’s what humans are for, as they are the perfect way to keep your zombies well-fed and busy
Command a Zombie Horde: You are the brain and they are the muscles. Your zombie horde will obey your commands without any strike risk or complaints

8 - Survivalist

2015 (Microsoft Windows)

What Is It About: It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.

This game gives me a lot of Telltale game vibes. Your choice always matters, even if you regret it later…

(Survivalist trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Innovative dialog system with characters that remember your actions and form their opinion of you accordingly
Fast zombies and challenging combat require you to make use of all resources available to survive
Combines Action-RPG and Real-Time Strategy elements - you can take control of, or issue commands to, any character that joins your community

7 - Infectonator 3: Apocalypse

2018 (Android/Microsoft Windows/iOS/Mac OS)

What Is It About: A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.

Yet another game where you can be the mastermind behind it all. You can plan your evil scientist plan with this game and see if it works!

Choose this game if you like:

Classic Pixelart With a Modern Twist
Built for Challenge and Customisation – Randomized events, mutations, and locations add difficulty to various maps, while optional modifiers can make the game harder... or more casual, if you prefer
Over 35 Zombies to Discover and Craft – Splice DNA to unlock new mutations, from common walking-undead to leaping alien parasites

6 - Yet Another Zombie Defense HD

2017 (Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Microsoft Windows)

What Is It About: Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, and put your skills to the test to stay alive for as long as possible! The darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

In another arcade zombie game, you have to build your defenses and prepare yourself for a night of a lot of action, great training if your friends are planning to begin a zombie apocalypse.

(Yet Another Zombie Defense HD trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Create your own characters and levels - play just the way you like it!
Mount your favorite firearms on automated turrets and set up traps - they’re not expecting that
Compete with others and own the Leaderboards

5 - I, Zombie

2011 (Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Microsoft Windows/Xbox 360)

What Is It About: Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

This list is full of games where you can learn how to start a zombie apocalypse or how to pretend to be a zombie, if you want to fit in in the post-apocalypse world, you should definitely play this game. Or if you just want to see the chaos unfold…

(I, Zombie trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Indie games with a zombie twist
Be the leader of the zombie horde
Each scenario requires a tactical approach and careful planning to achieve success

4 - Run!ZombieFood!

2017 (Microsoft Windows)

What Is It About: After the outbreak of the zombie virus, a group of survivors hit the zombies to survive! You can get a variety of special professional roles, weapons, supplies props, etc. - and perhaps a little white dog!

Play as multiple characters and keep adding more people to your time to fight zombies. If you want to start a zombie apocalypse fighters club, this is a great skill to learn.

(Run!ZombieFood! gameplay

I couldn’t find the trailer on YouTube but here’s the stream trailer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/671800/RunZombieFood/ )

Choose this game if you like:

Play as a team and win
Control multiple players
Building and exploring

3 - Atom Zombie Smasher

2011 (Microsoft Windows/Linux/macOS/Mac OS Classic)

What Is It About: The zombie apocalypse is upon us, and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

Be the hero everyone needs by leading a tactical mission to help people flee the zombie-infested city. But be careful not to let the power fill your head.

(Atom Zombie Smasher trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Mercenaries for hire
Blow up everything and anything
New environments

2 - Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

2015 (Android/Microsoft Windows/iOS/Mac OS Classic)

What Is It About: Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, and deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife, and zombie attacks.

Learn how to make difficult choices like deciding which one of your favorite characters will die, but don’t worry, there’s humor in this game…Dark humor.

(Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Strategic fort defense and interactive attacks
Endless replayability with randomized cities and events
Characters with individual skills, perks, relationships, and stories

1 - Death Road to Canada

2016 (Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/Android/iOS/Xbox One/Microsoft Windows/macOS)

What Is It About: Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

You can simulate your own road trip when the time comes and you have to run from zombies. Pick up new friends (or not) and try to manage your new post-apocalypse partners.

(Death Road to Canada trailer)

Choose this game if you like:

Find special and rare events, weapons, and characters with strange abilities
Make tough choices in Interactive Fiction events. Get different options and results based on the traits of your party members
Most family-friendly zombie apocalypse game on the market

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