Addicted to State of Decay and need a new fix? Check out the top 11 games like State of Decay and get your gaming needs in check.
Are you hooked on State of Decay and need a new game in your life that’ll fill the void in your gaming heart? Check out the top 11 games like State of Decay and find the game you’ve been looking for.
11. Dead Frontier (2008)
Developer: Creaky Corpse
Genre: Horror, MMO
Theme: Man vs zombie
Dealing with the legion of the undead comes with its own challenges, but who would have thought that your career choice factored into it? With Dead Frontier you’ll want to harness all of the powers of an engineer, athlete, and even priest.
Dead Frontier is an expansive browser based game that takes place after a pharmaceutical company creates a wonder drug that turned people into zombies. Players take control of a survivor trying to get by in a world that has fallen into chaos.
Just another day in the zombie apocalypse
Players have 20 professions to pick from at the start of the game. There are tons of different options to fit various play styles. A player can pick from the production class and be a scientist who creates goods to sell, the service class and work as an engineer who can sell their services, the stat-boost class and be a formerly famous athlete, or the role playing class and be the toughest of priests. Players are also able to decide their character’s gender, skin tone, hair style, and facial expression.
Dead Frontier isn’t for the weak. The game has no formal tutorials and has one of the steepest learning curves too. Players essentially have to learn through lots of trial and error. New players should expect to spend their first few hours testing out the gameplay, exploring, and dying tons.
Whether you are playing alone or in a group, strategy is the key to survival. Players must constantly maintain their character’s health, hunger, and ammo or else death will come sooner than they hopped.
10. Survival: Postapocalypse Now (2015)
Developer: TB Games
Genre: Action, indie, massively multiplayer
Theme: Survival
Need a bit of a zombie break but don’t want your shooting skills to get dull, check out Survival: Postapocalypse Now and keep gaming on.
Survival: Postapocalypse Now is a multiplayer survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Instead of fighting mutants or zombies you’ll be facing off against wild animals and other players. Bears are super deadly when you’re unprepared.
You know he’s dead from not wearing shoes in winter
Players have a variety of weapons and vehicles to pick from, which is good for getting your dramatic road rage style revenge on the bear that killed you. The game allows players to customize their character’s model, so now you can walk around in the snow topless and showing off your rad tattoos.
Also, players need to keep their food, liquid, and temperature systems in check or they’ll die. Regardless of how you die, there’s a 60 second respawn timer. As you wait to respawn you can cycle through what other players are doing and get an idea as to what they’re up to.
As Survival: Postapocalypse Now is in early access it still has ways to go, but for the price of $6 dollars on Steam, it’s hard to pass up.
9. How to Survive (2013)
Developer: EKO Software
Genre: Horror, action
Theme: Man vs wild, man vs zombie
We’re never too old to learn, especially when video games are involved. It’s time to get zombie survival basics down with How to Survive.
How to Survive is a survival horror RPG where the player is shipwrecked on an island with zombies. Players take control of one of three characters, each with their own characteristics and skill trees. There is an archer, brawler, and all around character to pick from. In order to survive players will need to collect the pages of a survival guide that will teach them everything they need to know.
That plane isn’t going to be helping anyone
Players will soon learn that survival consists of more than just finding basic resources like food, water and shelter. However, without these resources the player’s character will lose strength, fight poorly, and over all reduce their ability to stay alive. But simply consuming the resources you come across won’t be a simple fix. If you’re hungry and you eat raw meat, you’ll be in trouble. All of the animals on the island are diseased and zombies love to follow the smell of meat.
How to Survive has four distinctive and well stocked islands for players to explore. Crafting plays a big role in the game. While crafting, the player will need to figure out what order the items should go in, or they’ll get a different resulting item than anticipated. Players can create over 100 handmade weapons and tools, ranging from Molotov cocktails to trusty shotguns.
There’s no better time than now to start preparing for the worst. Take the first step in preparing yourself for zombies and wilderness survival with How to Survive.
8. Lifeless (2014)
Developer: Ridge-Soft
Genre: Action, MMO
Theme: Man vs zombie
Need a game that covers your FPS and zombie apocalypse needs? Lifeless has you covered. In this game players must face off against challenging and intelligent zombies amongst other horrors.
In Lifeless players are constantly on the brink of dying and need to always be alert for any incoming dangers. Each of your limbs have a damage meter so a damaged leg will make you slower while a damaged arm will lower your accuracy. Players can keep themselves safe by creating and fortifying structures. These structures will last as long as another player doesn't destroy them.
Friend, foe, or unfeeling NPC?
Humans will possibly prove to be a greater risk than zombies in the game. Certain players can become your allies while others will just want to blow you up. As players travel in the game they’ll encounter NPCs who might ask them to complete quests or are crazy hostile and will shoot you in the face. Each decision the player makes will impact other players and even the NPCs, so think carefully before working with or hurting others.
While you’re not constantly worrying if you’re going to get killed by an NPC or false ally, you can kill zombies, craft, scavenge, and build forts. All of these things will allow the player to gain experience and enable them to unlock new character traits.
Players should stay on the lookout for updates. The developers have turf and supply battles, large scaled world events, and deeper character progression planned.
7. Project Zomboid (2013)
Developer: The Indie Stone
Genre: Zombie survival horror
Theme: Zombies vs humans
Are you ready for a surprisingly realistic zombie game? Look no further than Project Zomboid. This tactical game will have players trying to survive as long as they can against impossible odds as they work towards delaying their inevitable death.
Don’t be fooled by Project Zomboid’s appearance, though it looks simplistic it is one of the most innovative post-apocalyptic zombie survival games. Players will find themselves fleeing from a city filled with thousands of zombies and doing whatever it takes to survive.
It was a wild neighborhood party
Project Zomboid plays are a massively customizable sandbox. This slower paced, tactical game will have players focus on realistic survival. Players will need to do more than simply scavenging for supplies, crafting, cooking, building, and fighting. This game also has players deal with their keeping their character’s free from boredom, depression, illness, and addictions.
Despite being in early access, Project Zomboid has so much to offer. Whether you are playing alone or with friends, you’re in for a good time. The creators of the game have tons of improvements planned like new stories, varied and meaningful encounters with NPC survivors, an expansion of the city and countryside, a wilderness survival system, and many more items.
6. The Forest (2014)
Developer: Endnight Games Ltd
Genre: Action, Adventure
Theme: Man vs wild
Ever daydream about living on your own amongst the beauty that is nature? Did these daydreams include mutant cannibals? You’re in luck, The Forest has got all of your beautiful and mutant cannibal desires covered.
The Forest is an outstandingly well-crafted survival horror simulator that follows the sole survivor of a plane crash. The player takes control of this character as they find themselves lost within a strange forest and battling to stay alive. The player will quickly discover that they are not alone, there are cannibalistic mutants who are agile, muscular, and intelligent. They are lurking, waiting for a chance to have at you.
How can you get out of that mess?
Players must constantly adapt to their surroundings or they will die. The game does instruct players to explore, hunt, gather, build, defend, and then players can tackle the game as they wish. Players are given a great amount of freedom, but this freedom must be used wisely.
Don’t underestimate the cannibals, despite their mutations they do have emotions and morals. They even vary per tribe. Depending on how you interact with them some might fearfully avoid you while others are ready to take you out in blind rage. Where will your choices leave you?
5. Darkwood (2014)
Developer: Acid Wizard Studio
Genre: Action, adventure
Theme: Man vs the unknwon
Find yourself in need of something creepy? Darkwood is a story driven survival horror game whose surreal terrors will haunt you long after it’s over.
Darkwood has a constantly creepy and haunting atmosphere. Players must survive Darkwood during its radically different day and night cycle. During the day players will explore randomly generated worlds, scavenging for materials and weapons. Players can discover secrets, solve mysteries, as well as interact with (and even kill) the inhabitants of Darkwood.
Will you listen to its song?
During the night players will need to find shelter, create a barricade, set up traps, and defend themselves from the terrors in the dark. Players will be eagerly waiting for the morning light as they hide in terror. There are unique items that can be found during this time if players dare to look for them.
Players will need to be conservative with their resources. Deciding if you want to use your supplies to create more weapons, upgrade your workbench, or fortify your base won’t be easy. Players can develop their skills and perks by extracting essence from flora and fauna by injecting it into your blood stream. However, there might be consequences.
Players will come across the most bizarre and disturbing characters in Darkwoood. It is important to be cautious when interacting with them, every action made will impact Darkwood.
4. 7 Days to Die (2013)
Developer: The Fun Pimps
Genre: Survival horror
Theme: Man vs wilderness, man vs zombies
Return to the post-apocalyptic world you love with 7 Days to Die. This game takes place after the fall of civilization in a world that is entirely buildable and equally destructible, while also combining elements of exploration, scavenging, and base-defense.
Players get a unique experience each time they play as their world is randomly generated. Each world features expansive cities, mountains, caves, and other forms of wilderness. Players will need to scavenge these areas well if they want to survive. Resources are necessary for crafting tools, weapons, and homes for players.
Look how neatly they’re lined up for you
If needed, players can destroy anything that they come across for resources. Even the terrain can be destroyed and mined. Players can spend their time growing plants, hunting animals, developing skill trees to enhance abilities, and completing missions for NPCs in exchange for experience and items.
Players will need to do whatever it takes to increase their chances of survival. 7 Days to Die can be played alone or with a friend. With an ally at your side you can create sturdy shelters and defenses quickly and safely.
As 7 Days to Die is currently in its alpha stage, all of these features will be expanded upon in future developments. Players can expect even more depth and dangers to come their way.
3. Dead Island: Epidemic (2014)
Developer: Stunlock Studios
Genre: Horror, action
Theme: Man vs zombie
Are you read for a crazy fun zombie hack-and-slash? Dead Island: Epidemic is the zombie MMO of our wildest dreams and it’s ready to give us the zombie killing mayhem we deserve.
Dead Island: Epidemic has a constantly expanding roster of vibrant characters to choose from. There are characters to fit any play style as there are those who specialize in close range combat, ranged combat, support, and a mix of everything in between.
Don’t let those looters get you down
Throughout the game players will collect blue prints, each blue print provides the design for a weapon from six different weapon categories. Each weapon can be modded and given special attributes. Players have an extreme amount of freedom in how they want to customize their gameplay experience.
Players have two modes to pick from in the game, player verses enemy mode and player verses player mode. In PvE: Crossroads players will be teamed up with three other players and will carry out three randomly generated missions. These missions can range from freeing survivors, gathering supplies, fighting tons of zombies, and facing off against a super powerful bosses.
In PvP: Scavenger the game pits three teams consisting of four members each against each other in zombie filled maps. Victory will go to the team with the most resources. At the end of each session players will be awarded for how well they did and the difficulty for their following mission will be scaled accordingly.
Despite being in open beta, Dead Island: Epidemic is one of the best online zombie killing games out there and will only improve with future development.
2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2009)
Developer: GSC Game World
Genre: Action, RPG
Theme: Man vs nuclear chaos
Return to the successful S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. The game begins where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl ended. Players will be taken back to Chernobyl's nuclear reactor that had exploded in 1986.
This area, known as the Zone, is highly contaminated and blocked off by the military and stalkers, modern fortune hunters, in search of rare artifacts. All life within the zone has been twisted into hideous and deadly entities. Players take control of Agent Alexander Degtyarev who is masquerading as a stalker. He is sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of five military helicopters and stand off against various stalker groups.
Hit it with a stick
Players have primary missions and quests to take on. While completing quests, if you give specific NPCs what they want they will offer you services like upgrading your weapon to boost its accuracy or increase your armor's defense. This is crucial in a game where armor and weapons will wear and break down with use.
This game features a trading system where you repair guns, buy ammo, and medical supplies, and upgrade your gear. You will need to hunt down and trade artifacts if you want to upgrade your supplies well. The game's firearms have tons of variations making players feel like they really are using different weapons.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat also has multiplayer that supports 32 players with different modes to pick from such as capture the flag and death matches, as well as various maps to play on. The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series isn’t going to let any player down.
1. Dead State: Reanimated (2014)
Developer: DoubleBear Productions
Genre: RPG, strategy
Theme: Man vs zombie, man vs man
Find yourself in a leadership position during the zombie apocalypse with tons of humans under your command in Dead State: Reanimated.
Dead State: Reanimated is a survival RPG set in Texas, during the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. As society crumbles, the player must organize a group of survivors, create a shelter, scavenge for supplies, work with or against other groups, and maintain order inside their group.
The worst piolets emerge during the zombie apocalypse
Players will need to focus on improving their base, which is a school in various states of disrepair. It won’t be easy deciding if you want to use your precious resources to fix rooms or create new ones such as a science lab or infirmary. At least the people in your group are ready to help out with collecting supplies and carrying out tasks.
Players are able to recruit tons of survivors and have them join their group. Keeping everyone’s morals up in the base is a whole other ordeal. Characters morals are impacted by an array of factors, such as food availability, working toilets, and amount of antibiotics in the base. In order to keep some players moral up you might need to supply them with endless amounts of hot sauce, seriously.
The game does not encourage players to kill as freely as other games might, fighting might even be a mistake at times. Human looters can be as deadly as zombies, they can use weapons, move further, and call their allies to beat you up and loot you. Rather than through fighting, players will gain experience by saving survivors, gathering supplies, and making the best decisions for their team.
Forget about keeping yourself alive in a zombie outbreak, can you keep an entire community alive and happy?
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