Games like 7 Days to Die

3.4average player rating•5 games

7 Days to Die’s pull is the loop: scavenge by day, build a base, survive the blood moon. These picks keep that survival-crafting pressure — building that matters, nights that test it, and systems deep enough to reward planning.

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Games5

Avg. player rating3.4/5

Avg. playtime7h

Main genreIndie

Released2013–2021

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Indie5 of 5
Adventure4 of 5
Action3 of 5
Simulation2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating.

1
Valheim
ActionAdventureIndie
Structural integrity and raids make building a survival puzzle — too weak and raids wreck it, too heavy and beams fail.
4.0/5Player ratingView game
2
Project Zomboid
RPGIndie
Hardcore survival where noise, visibility, and fortified safehouses turn zombie swarms into problems you plan for, not brute-force.
3.9/5Player ratingView game
3
The Forest
ActionAdventureIndie
Daylight to scavenge and fortify; night brings relentless tests of your walls, deadfalls, and spike racks.
3.7/5Player ratingView game
4
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
AdventureStrategySimulation
Mine, craft, and blueprint full bases and ships, then power and defend them against drones and assaults across hostile planets.
3.1/5Player ratingView game
5
Night of the Dead
ActionAdventureSimulation
Trap-stacked base defense every night — crafting paths, wiring, and structural choke points decide whether the horde chews through.
2.1/5Player ratingView game