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2010PEGI 18PlayStation

A top-down zombie shooter from Housemarque where you fight through hordes using guns, traps and exploding cars. Score multipliers and weapon upgrades drive the arcade-style chase for high scores, including in co-op.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Dread and tension
  • Playing together in co-op

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In short: Games like Dead Nation

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

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Left 4 Dead

93 %Match

2008USK 18PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable96 % positive9.69 €

Brings what grabs you about Dead Nation: a post-apocalyptic setting, playing together in co-op as well as dread and tension.

Four survivors fight through relentless zombie hordes together, with an AI Director reshaping enemy waves and special infected so every run feels tense and different. Teamwork is essential – stray from the group and you'll be pinned down fast.

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Arizona Sunshine II

Dread and tension

A VR zombie shooter set in the Arizona desert where you mow down hordes with guns and a machete, accompanied by a dog companion. Gory, action-packed and darkly humorous, with co-op support.

Arizona Sunshine

Dread and tension

A VR zombie shooter set in the Arizona desert where you wield weapons with your own hands and fight the undead at arm's length. Playable solo or in co-op, it mixes tense horror with a wisecracking apocalypse.

No More Room in Hell

Dread and tension

A cooperative zombie survival-horror shooter built on the Source engine, inspired by George Romero's films. Scarce ammo, deadly infection and teamwork drive tense, short survival rounds.

Left 4 Dead 2

Post-apocalyptic setting

Four survivors battle through swarms of infected as an AI Director keeps every run unpredictable with special zombies and sudden hordes. A timeless co-op shooter with gallows humor and a fierce versus mode.

Arizona Sunshine VR Remake

Post-apocalyptic setting

A VR zombie shooter set in the sun-scorched American Southwest, where you gun down the undead with hands-on weapon handling, solo or in co-op with up to three others. The remake brings rebuilt visuals and combat.

World War Z

Post-apocalyptic setting

A four-player co-op third-person shooter where you fend off enormous zombie swarms across cities around the world. The appeal is chaotic teamwork against hundreds of undead at once.

Nation Red

Post-apocalyptic setting

A frantic arena shooter where you hold out alone or in co-op against endless zombie hordes and bosses. Dozens of perks and modes like Barricade and Survival keep the runs varied.

Resistance 3

Post-apocalyptic setting

A grim first-person shooter set in an alien-ravaged 1950s America, where you fight to survive as Joseph Capelli. Upgradeable weapons, the weapon wheel and a co-op campaign define the experience.

The Forever Winter

Dread and tension

A cooperative tactical survival shooter where you scavenge loot between colossal war machines locked in endless conflict, trying to slip out alive. The bleak, oppressive perpetual-war world defines the mood.

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