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2013PCSteam Deck playable85 % positive19.50 €

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.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Deep systems to master
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Project Zomboid

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2013PCSteam Deck verified94 % positive25.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead: a post-apocalyptic setting, a sandbox with your own goals as well as building and crafting.

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.

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7 Days to Die

Post-apocalyptic setting

A zombie survival sandbox built on crafting, looting, base building and skill progression, where every seventh night a massive horde tests your fortifications. Played solo or in co-op, it blends first-person shooting with tower-defense tension.

Dwarf Fortress

Deep systems to master

An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.

State of Decay

Open world

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.

Caves of Qud

Deep systems to master

An extremely deep science-fantasy roguelike where you explore a vast, part handcrafted, part procedural world turn by turn. Dozens of mutations and interlocking simulation systems enable unusual builds and emergent stories where you can do almost anything.

State of Decay 2

Open world

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.

Outbreak Island

Open world

An open-world survival horror sandbox on a remote island where a mysterious outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. You craft, build and defend your base to make it through.

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