Dead Rising (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as First-Person Shooters

The best First-Person Shooter alternative to Dead Rising is Left 4 Dead. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try No More Room in Hell or DEAD TRIGGER. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Dead Rising and 13 are First-Person Shooters so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting First-Person Shooter alternatives to Dead Rising are Aliens vs Predator, Killing Floor Mod, Dying Light and Clive Barker's Undying.

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Dead Rising alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2024
  1. Left 4 Dead icon
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    Left 4 Dead (abbreviated as L4D) is a cooperative first-person shooter arcade-style video game.

    38 Left 4 Dead alternatives
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    • Windows
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    Left 4 Dead Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Single player
    4.  Split-screen multiplayer
    5.  Support for Android Things
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  2. Aliens vs Predator icon
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    Aliens vs. Predator is a science fiction first-person shooter video game, developed by Rebellion Developments

    26 Aliens vs Predator alternatives
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    • Windows

    Aliens vs Predator Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
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  3. Killing Floor Mod icon
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    Killing Floor is a "Total Conversion" mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 game. Playing as a squad of marines, you must use firepower and teamwork to drive back massive hordes of bloodthirsty zombies.

    17 Killing Floor Mod alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Killing Floor Mod Features

    1.  Zombie Game
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  4. Dying Light icon
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    Dying Light is an open world first person action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Polish video game developer Techland and published by Warner Bros.

    38 Dying Light alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Dying Light Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Zombie Game
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  5. Clive Barker's Undying icon
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    The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

    40 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Undying Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
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  6. Fortnite: Save The World icon
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    For the free-to-play battle royale mode, see Fortnite Battle Royale.

    4 Fortnite: Save The World alternatives
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    Fortnite: Save The World Features

    1.  Procedurally generated
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  7. Clive Barker's Jericho icon
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    Jericho's core gameplay consists of leading the game's seven-man team codenamed Jericho, allowing control of all team members by jumping to each character during certain points in the game, through various environments that have been warped by the Firstborn while...

    40 Clive Barker's Jericho alternatives
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    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Jericho Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
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  8. No More Room in Hell icon
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    More Room in Hell is a co-operative realistic first person survival horror modification for the Source Engine.

    5 No More Room in Hell alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    No More Room in Hell Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Zombie Game
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  9. DEAD TRIGGER icon
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    The world has collapsed.

    In 2012 modern civilisation is coming to an end. Global economics have been disrupted, money has lost its value. People have risen against the ignorant politicians who were just lining their pockets – and they didn't spare any of them.

    However, th.

    13 DEAD TRIGGER alternatives
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    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    DEAD TRIGGER Features

    1.  Zombie Game
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    • DEAD TRIGGER is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Dead Rising.

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  10. Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies icon
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    The Call of Duty: Zombies phenomenon has risen back to life.

    Adapted from the best-selling console hit and built specifically for tablets and smartphones, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies delivers maps and weapons never before seen on mobile, and 50 levels of "Dead-Ops Arcad.

    9 Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies alternatives
    CALL OF THE DEAD!

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Features

    1.  Zombie Game
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  11. VRZ: Torment icon
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    VRZ: Torment is an open world first person VR shooter/survival game where you explore a creepy island infested with zombies and ghosts. Along with other experiments, you are trapped on an island owned by The Far Watchers, who created it to test you, their weapons, and all their...

    5 VRZ: Torment alternatives
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    • Windows
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift

    VRZ: Torment Features

    1.  Virtual Reality
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  12. Pandemic Express icon
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    Pandemic Express is a multiplayer, first-person shooter where survivors must escape on a train to flee from hordes of zombies. Everyone spawns in a train station until one is randomly infected and needs to turn fleeing survivors into zombies. Survivors try to escape by train.

    3 Pandemic Express alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Steam

    Pandemic Express Features

    1.  Zombie Game
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