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Games like Dead Ground

2018USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch4.99 €

You defend your base in a blend of tower defense and shooter action while scavenging scrap and water. Randomly generated guns, skills and augments make every run different.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Resources and survival
  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Build variety

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In short: Games like Dead Ground

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

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Apocalypse Express

93 %Match

2026PC, Steam Deck verified81 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Dead Ground: a post-apocalyptic setting, runs that differ every time as well as scarce resources and survival.

You haul your train through endless enemy waves across a wasteland, upgrading and repairing it as you go. Action combat blended with resource management makes every run feel like a fresh journey.

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Deadly Days

Shooting and gunplay

A zombie survival shooter with strategy elements: you send your survivors out each day to scavenge, upgrade your base and unlock weapons. When all else fails, there is always the nuclear strike.

Skyhill

Post-apocalyptic setting

You fight your way down a infected high-rise hotel floor by floor, juggling hunger, supplies and gear. A compact survival roguelike with a horror mood and constant resource pressure.

Survival Log

Post-apocalyptic setting

An urban zombie survival game centered on preparation: stockpile supplies, fortify your home, and refine each run using what you learned from earlier failures.

Dead Pixels

Post-apocalyptic setting

A side-view pixel-art zombie shooter where you scavenge towns for supplies, trade with survivors and fight through undead hordes. Randomly generated city layouts and plenty of weapons keep each run varied.

FatalZone

Post-apocalyptic setting

An auto-shooter with roguelike and RPG elements where you fight off zombie hordes, gather resources, upgrade your camp and level up mercenaries.

Wall World

Build variety

You climb an endless wall on a giant robot spider, mining resources below and defending against monster waves above. Permanent upgrades between runs create an addictive roguelike loop.

Frostrain 2

Post-apocalyptic setting

As the last conductor you lead the survivors of a frozen world aboard a train, expanding and upgrading it while building synergies with powerful artifacts.

Space Raiders in Space

Loot and gear

You lead a barely competent crew through a bug apocalypse, looting weapons and supplies and building defenses. It blends tower defense, squad management and roguelike runs with a strong comedic streak.

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