Ground Zero similar games & best alternatives

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Ground Zero

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2026

Should you play it?

Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.

What works

  • Authentic classic survival horror atmosphere and fixed camera style
  • Engaging combat with parry and critical shot mechanics
  • Branching paths and multiple difficulties increase replayability
  • Strong audiovisual design and immersive environments
  • Good value for price with substantial content and unlockables

Things to keep in mind

  • Performance and optimization issues reported
  • Some bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
  • Clunky controls and camera angle transitions
  • Inventory management and ui need improvement
  • Pacing issues and some repetitive or padded sections

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Eternal Evil

  • Them and Us

  • Haydee 2

  • Flesh Made Fear

  • Total Chaos

  • HOLE

Less expressive

Games that feels like Ground Zero but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • SCP: Ground Zero

  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers

  • Dino Trauma

  • Intruders: Hide and Seek

  • Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle

More relaxing

Games that feels like Ground Zero but with a more relaxing feel

  • 77p egg: Eggwife

  • PIGFACE

  • ADACA

  • The Killing Antidote

  • Red Matter 2

  • The Upturned

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Ground Zero. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Ground Zero. These titles are not in What to play next.

Ground Zero: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026