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Games like Dark Days

2016PC2.99 €

A top-down zombie survival shooter set on the infected island of Colbrook, where you scavenge locations, rescue survivors and secure safe houses. Scarce resources and staying alive are the focus.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Resources and survival
  • Dread and tension
  • Shooting and gunplay

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In short: Games like Dark Days

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dark Days special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

92 %Match

2020PlayStation85 % positive19.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Dark Days: a post-apocalyptic setting, scarce resources and survival as well as dread and tension.

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.

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Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition

Post-apocalyptic setting

You roam the irradiated Russian wilderness as Artyom through vast, non-linear levels, following a story that spans a full year. Tense gunfights, stealth and survival horror moments combine with a bleak, immersive post-apocalyptic atmosphere.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

Post-apocalyptic setting

A brutal, atmospheric shooter set in the Chernobyl Zone, where faction wars, deadly anomalies and blowouts make survival a constant struggle. This prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl leans harder into faction warfare and tough firefights.

Into the Radius

Post-apocalyptic setting

An unforgiving VR survival shooter set in an anomaly-ridden exclusion zone. You scavenge, manage scarce inventory and physically handle realistic firearms, making every encounter tense.

State of Decay

Post-apocalyptic setting

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.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Post-apocalyptic setting

An atmospheric survival shooter set in the Zone around Pripyat, where you dodge anomalies, hunt artifacts and fight mutants and rival stalker factions. Its open hubs, consequential side quests and oppressive mood make it a cult classic.

Days Gone

Post-apocalyptic setting

As biker Deacon St. John you roam a Freaker-infested Oregon, maintaining your motorcycle and surviving massive hordes that flood entire valleys. A gritty, emotional story about loss and loyalty set in a tense open world.

Chernobylite

Post-apocalyptic setting

A bleak survival horror adventure set in a photogrammetry-recreated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where a physicist hunts for his vanished fiancée. You scavenge zones, build up a base, recruit companions and plan toward a final heist, with choices you can even rewrite reshaping the story.

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