Games Like DayZ for WindowsSimilar Survival & Open World Games like DayZ

There are many alternatives to DayZ for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Rust (Game). It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Unturned or H1Z1. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to DayZ and 18 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to DayZ are Metro, Escape From Tarkov, State of Decay and 7 Days to Die.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
DayZ alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Metro icon
     22 likes

    Metro is a survival horror first-person shooter video game series, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.

    44 Metro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  2. Incessant warfare in Tarkov has sparked massive panic; the local population has fled the city, but those who stayed are looking to improve their fortunes at the expense of others. Well-armed gangs started the redivision of the city.

    26 Escape From Tarkov alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Unturned icon
     16 likes

    Unturned is a sandbox game in the emerging multiplayer apocalypse survival genre. Rather than focusing on being an MMO it provides players with easy systems to sit down and survive the zombie infestation with their friends.

    21 Unturned alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
  4. The dead rose, and civilization fell. Now your small group of survivors must scavenge an open world for resources and build a home base that can withstand hordes of zombies in this action-strategy-simulation hybrid. Supports up to four networked players.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox
     
  5. H1Z1 icon
     5 likes

    H1Z1 is a fast-paced, highly competitive, battle royale shooter. Parachute in and search for weapons, ammo, vehicles and supplies to stay alive. MAKE EVERY BODY COUNT.

    17 H1Z1 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    |
    1
  6. 7 Days to Die icon
     15 likes

    In the year 2034 nuclear attacks have decimated the Earth and the remaining population is infected by an unknown virus. The infected die within 7 days and soon reanimate becoming blood-thirsty zombies. No one believed it; nobody expected it and nothing can stop it!

    32 7 Days to Die alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
    |
    1
  7. Wasteland icon
     6 likes

    Wasteland was originally developed by Interplay, and spawned the creation of the Fallout series. The game was published by Electronic Arts. inXile Entertainment, is planning on remastering the original version that was created by Interplay.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Islanded icon
     2 likes

    Islanded is a Survival Nature Sandbox game, based in the interaction with the nature to survive. Use animals to explore, find food and fight while searching for resources to build in a huge open world with total freedom.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Infestation: Survivor Stories (formerly known as The War Z) is an open world zombie survival game where players endure the hardships of a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  10. SCUM icon
     1 like

    The world’s unquenchable need for entertainment has turned towards bloodlust as entertainment behemoth TEC1 is set to premiere season two of its television sensation SCUM. This new season moves the contest from the rugged, enclosed indoor arenas to the lush forests, rolling...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  11. The Culling icon
     1 like

    In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 20 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, hunt and kill each other.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
12 of 18 DayZ alternatives