Games like DayZ
Closest overall match: Rust (★ 3.4). Highest rated: Don't Starve Together at ★ 3.8. Quickest to finish: Cuisine Royale at about 1 hours.
We compared DayZ against every game in our catalog on shared tags, genre, rating, playtime and release era, and these 25 came closest. What ties them together most: Survival, Survival Horror and cooperative. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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63%
1. Rust
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror, PvP and Early Access and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 15h
- Finish rate
- 21%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
-
55%
2. No More Room in Hell
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror, Zombies and Survival and 3 more tags; about 15h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 26%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
55%
3. The Forest
Shares Survival Horror, Zombies, Early Access, Survival and Horror and 2 more tags; rated 0.7 higher; about 9h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
55%
4. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Shares Military, PvP, Survival, Open World and cooperative; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 18h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
55%
5. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, PvP and cooperative; rated 0.3 higher; about 13h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
54%
6. Conan Exiles
Shares PvP, Early Access, Survival, Open World and cooperative; about 7h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 67
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 26%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
54%
7. 7 Days to Die
Shares Survival Horror, Zombies, Early Access, Survival and Horror and 2 more tags; about 8h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Playtime
- 9h
- Finish rate
- 29%
- Shared genres
- Indie
-
53%
8. Killing Floor 2
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Survival Horror, Zombies, Survival and Horror and 1 more tags; rated 0.5 higher; about 8h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 9h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
53%
9. Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Shares Survival, Horror, cooperative and Steam Cloud; rated 0.4 higher; about 12h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 39%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
53%
10. Don't Starve Together
Shares Survival Horror, Survival, Horror, Open World and cooperative; rated 0.7 higher; about 10h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
53%
11. Path of Exile
Shares cooperative; rated 0.6 higher; about 11h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
-
53%
12. Unturned
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Early Access and Survival and 4 more tags; rated 0.4 lower; about 14h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.7
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 21%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
53%
13. Resident Evil Revelations
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Survival Horror, Zombies, Survival and Horror and 2 more tags; rated 0.7 higher; about 9h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
52%
14. Neverwinter
Shares Zombies, PvP, Open World and cooperative; about 11h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 14%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
52%
15. Cuisine Royale
Shares Early Access, Survival, Horror, Open World and cooperative; rated 0.5 lower; about 16h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 2.6
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 8%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
52%
16. ARK: Survival Evolved
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Early Access, Survival, Open World and cooperative and 1 more tags; about 11h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 70
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
-
52%
17. Outlast
Shares Survival Horror, Survival, Horror and Steam Cloud; rated 0.7 higher; about 14h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
52%
18. War Thunder
Shares Military, Open World and cooperative; about 11h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 16%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
52%
19. Cry of Fear
Shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Survival Horror, Zombies, Survival and Horror and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 higher; about 16h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 55%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
52%
20. For Honor
Shares PvP and cooperative; about 9h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 24%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
52%
21. We Happy Few
Shares Survival Horror, Early Access, Survival, Horror and Open World and 1 more tags; about 13h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 64
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 30%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
-
51%
22. How to Survive
Shares Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror, Zombies, Survival and Open World and 2 more tags; about 14h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 60
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
51%
23. State of Decay
Shares Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror, Zombies, Survival and Horror and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 higher; about 12h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
51%
24. Crossout
Shares Post-apocalyptic, PvP, Early Access, Survival and Open World; about 14h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 11%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
-
51%
25. Warface: Ice Breaker
Shares Military, Zombies, PvP, Open World and cooperative; rated 0.7 lower; about 15h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.4
- Metacritic
- 62
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 12%
- Shared genres
- 4, Massively Multiplayer
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like DayZ?
On our similarity model, Rust is the closest match to DayZ — shares Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Post-apocalyptic, Survival Horror, PvP and Early Access and 3 more tags.
Which game like DayZ is rated highest?
Don't Starve Together holds the highest player rating in this list at 3.8/5 from 1,404 players.
Are there games like DayZ on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 6 games like DayZ on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against DayZ on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.