Unturned similar games & best alternatives

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Unturned

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

What works

  • Free to play with no pay-to-win
  • Frequent updates and active developer
  • Large maps with diverse content
  • Strong multiplayer and community features
  • Extensive crafting and building systems

Things to keep in mind

  • Toxic and immature community on some servers
  • Presence of hackers and abusive admins
  • Performance issues and lag on some setups
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Limited narrative and minimal story

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Get Stuffed!

  • Marathon

  • Enemy On Board

  • AQtion

  • Hellbreach: Vegas

  • SCP: Secret Laboratory

Less dominating

Games that feels like Unturned but with less domination over others

  • Abiotic Factor

  • Subterror

  • Barony

  • Citywars Tower Defense

  • Lethal Company

  • Content Warning

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Unturned but with less narrative immersion

  • Ben and Ed - Blood Party

  • UpGun

  • Screencheat

  • Redmatch 2

  • BLOCKPOST LEGACY

  • Banana Shooter

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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).

Unturned: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination, Leadership, Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026