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2023 PCPlayStationXbox free 👍 16 % Negative, 23,437 reviews on Steam

A multiplayer extraction shooter set in a zombie-overrun post-apocalyptic city, where you scavenge and try to survive. It is best known for its long troubled development, rocky early access launch and the controversy over its legitimacy.

What defines The Day Before:

  • Open world
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for The Day Before are Infestation: The New Z, Nether and H1Z1. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Day Before special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Infestation: The New Z

96 %

2016 PC free 👍 54 % Mixed, 33,815 reviews on Steam

  • Open world
  • Realistic visuals
  • Co-op or multiplayer

A free-to-play zombie survival MMO where you scavenge, shoot and fight for survival in an open world, alone or with friends, with PvP modes pitting you against other players.

Nether

Co-op or multiplayer

A punishing multiplayer survival game set in a ruined post-apocalyptic city where other players and teleporting Nether creatures are equally deadly. You scavenge, build defenses, and weigh cooperation against distrust.

H1Z1

Co-op or multiplayer

H1Z1 is a zombie survival shooter in a large post-apocalyptic world where many players scavenge, form alliances and fight each other. It was later split into Just Survive and the battle royale spin-off King of the Kill.

Vein

Open world

A post-apocalyptic survival sandbox where you scavenge supplies, search abandoned buildings and defend your base, solo or with friends. Still in active development.

Miscreated

Co-op or multiplayer

An unforgiving online survival sandbox where you scavenge, build bases and fight mutants, harsh weather and other players in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Dawn of Survivors

Open world

A zombie survival game for Switch where you scavenge for food, build shelter and team up with other players while fending off the undead and rival survivors online.

Dead Frontier

Co-op or multiplayer

A free browser-based MMO set in a zombie-ridden wasteland where you gather weapons, upgrade gear, and fight the undead or other players, solo or with friends.

DayZ

Open world

Unforgiving multiplayer survival across a vast zombie-infested countryside where hunger, sickness and above all other players are the real threat. Every encounter can turn into an alliance or a betrayal, and death means starting over from nothing.

The Forest

Open world

After a plane crash you build shelters and traps in a dense forest while tribes of cannibals stalk and attack you. Creepy mutant-filled caves and the mystery of your missing son drive the exploration, and it's best played with friends in co-op.

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