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2016PC60 % positive

You fight through a zombie apocalypse where undead are only part of the danger: you also have to manage hunger and thirst and watch out for other survivors. It is a small indie blend of action RPG and survival simulation.

Post-apocalyptic setting
Dread and tension
Melee combat with weapons or fists
Dark, serious atmosphere

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The closest matches for Story of the Survivor are State of Decay 2, State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition and State of Decay. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Story of the Survivor special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: State of Decay 2 91% match – Post-apocalyptic setting
Newest alternative: Survivalist: Invisible Strain 88% match – released 2025

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State of Decay 2

91 %Match

2018PCXboxSteam Deck playable83 % positive29.99 €

An open-world zombie survival game where you build and manage a community of survivors, scavenge supplies and upgrade your base. Permanent death for characters gives every decision weight, and you can play solo or in co-op.

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State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition

Melee combat with weapons or fists

An open-world zombie survival game where you lead a community of survivors, scavenge supplies and build up your base. When a character dies they are gone for good, and you carry on with the next one.

State of Decay

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A zombie survival game in an open world where you build up a home base, scavenge supplies and manage a roster of survivors with their own skills. Death is permanent for fallen characters, which gives every decision weight.

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A grim VR survival game set in flooded New Orleans, where you scavenge ruins, fight zombies in visceral hands-on combat, and make hard moral choices between rival factions.

Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Realistic visuals

A survival RPG set in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest, ten years after an infection broke out. You manage resources and settlements while a new, sinister threat emerges.

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Post-apocalyptic setting

An enormously deep open-source survival roguelike in a post-apocalyptic New England where you juggle hunger, illness and zombies, build vehicles and shelters, and carve out your own goals with no fixed objective.

Flesh Eaters

Post-apocalyptic setting

A retro-styled real-time strategy zombie survival game where you gather resources, build barricades, upgrade gear and explore a city besieged by the undead.

Project Zomboid

Post-apocalyptic setting

An unforgiving zombie survival sandbox where you loot, build, craft and train skills until your inevitable death. Its deep simulation and highly customisable rules turn every run into a personal survival story, solo or with friends.

Invasion 2037

Post-apocalyptic setting

An indie survival game where you play a scientist in a world ravaged by aliens and a zombie-making virus, searching for a cure, managing a shelter and fighting to stay alive.

Night of the Dead

Post-apocalyptic setting

You survive on a vast zombie-infested island, gathering resources, hunting, cooking and building bases and fortresses. Traps help you steer and fend off waves of zombies in this survival-crafting game.

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