Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now similar games & best alternatives

Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.

What works

  • Engaging top-down shooter gameplay
  • Interesting story and noir atmosphere
  • Weapon upgrades and variety
  • Good value for price
  • Local co-op and survival mode

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length
  • Limited multiplayer options
  • Some difficulty spikes and balance issues
  • Graphics and voice acting are basic
  • No online co-op

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Star Saviors

  • Colt Canyon

  • Neon Chrome

  • SAS: Zombie Assault 4

  • Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens

  • Fury Unleashed

Less social

Games that feels like Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood

  • Keeper's Toll

  • Bloody Hell

  • Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded

  • Zombie Shooter 2

  • Razenroth

More intimate

Games that feels like Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now but with more focus on close relationships

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • UnderMine 2

  • CounterAttack: Uprising

  • Rocketbirds 2 Evolution

  • God's Trigger

  • Rampage Knights

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Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026