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Games like Ground Zero

2026PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable89 % positive17.99 €

A retro-style survival horror set in a ruined South Korea after a meteor strike, where mutated creatures roam. Scarce ammo, puzzles and gear upgrades deliver classic tension.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Resources and survival
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Ground Zero

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

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Resident Evil 2

95 %Match

1998USK 16PC, PlayStation90 % positive9.99 €

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

The survival horror classic sends Leon and Claire through zombie-infested Raccoon City, where scarce ammo, inventory management, puzzles and fixed camera angles keep tension high. Two intertwined scenarios reward multiple playthroughs.

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Hollowbody

Post-apocalyptic setting

A short tech-noir survival horror set in an abandoned British city: as smuggler Mica you search for your missing partner with scarce resources. It mixes exploration, puzzles and gunplay in the spirit of classic PS1-era horror games.

Cronos: The New Dawn

Post-apocalyptic setting

Bloober Team's survival horror casts you as a Traveler moving through a retro-futuristic, ruined Poland, from the 1980s to the apocalypse. Scarce ammo, monsters that merge unless you burn their corpses, and a layered time-travel plot keep the tension high.

Metro 2033

Post-apocalyptic setting

A claustrophobic first-person shooter set in Moscow's post-nuclear metro tunnels, where scarce ammo, gas mask filters and darkness turn every encounter into a fight for survival. Hidden moral choices quietly shape which ending Artyom reaches.

Daymare: 1998

Dark, serious atmosphere

A love letter to '90s survival horror classics, with scarce ammo, a fiddly manual reloading system and puzzles in a small town overrun by mutants, told through three playable characters.

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.

Metro 2033 Redux

Post-apocalyptic setting

An atmospheric story-driven shooter set in the ruined Moscow metro tunnels after nuclear apocalypse. Scarce ammo, gas mask management and stealth sections create a tense survival-horror mood.

Metro: Last Light Redux

Post-apocalyptic setting

A dark, story-driven first-person shooter set in the ruined Moscow metro after nuclear war, mixing stealth, scarce ammo and horror atmosphere. The Redux edition adds improved visuals and all DLC.

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.

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Post-apocalyptic setting

Classic survival horror in which Jill Valentine escapes a collapsing Raccoon City while hunted by the relentless Nemesis. Scarce ammo, puzzles, a dodge move and split-second live choices keep the tension high.

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