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Looking for games like Day Zero? Here are top management recommendations with a post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with COVID: The Outbreak, Prevent WW3 or The Sworn.

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  1. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    68% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Covid: The Outbreak is a real-time strategy game in which you play the role of a global organization that has to deal with a global pandemic. Issue decrees, manage resources, develop projects, and construct buildings. A race for the vaccine begins! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to COVID: The Outbreak.

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  2. The world stands on the brink of World War III. Chaos is spreading across the globe. You are the leader of an international organization similar to the UN, trying to prevent total collapse. You have no direct power - your capabilities depend on international support and your ability to maintain control. Prevent WW3 is a global strategy game set in the near future. Wars erupt across the world - fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prevent WW3.

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  3. You're not a hero. You're the Captain.The badge is easy to put on. It's what you carry home that matters. The Sworn is a US police precinct management simulation built on lived experience — not Hollywood. You take command of West Side Precinct, Anchorpoint Police Department, as a newly promoted Captain. The precinct is yours to build. The city is yours to protect. Every officer under your command… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sworn.

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  4. War in Asia is a grand strategy game built around systemic simulation. Its goal is to deeply and comprehensively simulate the East Asian theater of World War II from 1937 to 1945 through three major pillars: military operations, economy, and logistics networks. Command and CampaignsWar in Asia features its own distinctive wargame-style operational system. Chinese forces are represented primaril… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War in Asia.

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  5. In a time of growing unrest and uncertainty, new threats to humanity emerge - take control of any nation as major outbreaks challenge world order. Global Pandemics and Mysterious Outbreaks will test humanity to the limits. Supreme Ruler Global Outbreak includes three new Campaigns, two new Sandboxes, a new Scenario, and a number of new game features. New Campaigns will test your leadership skills … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler Global Outbreak.

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  6. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 1,842 reviews

    Face the first few days after the survivors come to the surface. Gather resources, scavenge the buildings and create a Zone that will be able to stop horde attacks at night. Conquer Prologue to prove you're ready for the upcoming full version of Infection Free Zone. “The Mad Virus” has spread throughout the world with the speed of jet planes. The infected are highly aggressive, fast and strong. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone – Prologue.

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  7. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    This Is the President is a political thriller. You are the newly elected leader with a shady background. It is up to you to abuse the position of the most powerful man in the world to escape justice for past crimes - even if that pitches the country into utter chaos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is the President.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    65% User Score Based on 194 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival base builder placed at the beginning of the next century. There is almost nothing left of the Old World. Overpopulation, environmental exploitation, and complete disregard for nature resulted in the depletion of drinkable water by 2040. It took less than 15 years after that for the complete annihilation of our civilization. But a few lucky souls survived the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeseek.

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  9. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 375 reviews

    Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful - you may find yourself replaced in the next election. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue State Revolution.

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  10. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Kapital is a hybrid of city-builder and society management game. You play as a new mayor of the city that was recently destroyed by war. Your goal is to restore the city to former glory by managing limited resources, resolving social conflicts and overcoming crisis situations. The population of your city consists of 3 classes: nobles, bourgeois and workers. All of them want a better tomorrow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kapital: Sparks of Revolution.

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  11. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Undead.

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  12. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    77% User Score Based on 429 reviews

    Discover the origins of I Am Your President story by playing as a protagonist’s predecessor! I Am Your President: Prologue is a free game that includes features available in the full version. Play this narrative strategy simulator in order to experience an engaging story with branching dialogues and different endings. Use the right strategy to win the election and if you fail, you can always get … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Am Your President: Prologue.

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  13. StrateZ is the first game being released by Youtuber Kottabos Games and is a casual post-apocalyptic RTS game. Jump into a destroyed world and take command of one of three factions and fight to survive and take back the wastes … or you know make it more of a wasteland, your call Zombies, the slow moving horde where numbers are everything. Survivors, Defensive scavengers who rely on range. Mara… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StrateZ.

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  14. The Mandate is a political career simulation set in American politics. Hold elected office, choose an agenda, and build a career while rivals, staff, donors, and journalists pursue goals of their own. HOLD OFFICE. BUILD POWER.Use limited time and influence to pass legislation and serve your constituents. Raise money, protect your credibility, win reelection, and seek higher office. Decide which … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mandate.

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  15. GLOBAL SUPREMACYThe world never stops. Only your decisions can change it. A world unfolds across the map: 2,604 real administrative regions, 2,445 cities, and 196 nations, each with its own ambitions and fears. One of them is yours. Global Supremacy is a real-time geopolitical simulation that flows not in turns, but in time. The moment you begin, the world's heart starts beating — armies move an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Global Supremacy.

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  16. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    STORYA mysterious deadly plague has infected the city of Sun Stone, and all communications with the city administration have been cut off.You are the appointed commander who must assemble a strike team and deploy them within the epicenter to find answers before the plague spreads beyond the city limits.GAMEPLAYIf you ever wanted to feel like a military commander, now is your chance.You will get to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome Back, Commander.

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  17. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 7,962 reviews

    Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play on any city in the world, using real geographical data! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone.

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  18. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

    A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

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  19. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    65% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    Our civilization has fallen. From the ashes, four new powers emerge. Immerse yourself in a combat-heavy twist on a classic turn-based 4X strategy where steam, steel, atom and diesel-punk corporations clash to spread their technology and the way of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Punk Wars.

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  20. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 780 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Become the ruler of any country in the modern world in Realpolitiks, a streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, and your military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination! Become the ruler of any contemporary country in this streamlined r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realpolitiks.

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  22. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    62% User Score Based on 354 reviews

    Play as another US president! Decide the fate of the world and run the country any way you like. Do you wish to start a war or make peace? Take care of the poorest or support capitalists? Advocate for gun rights or stand against them? It is all up to you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Am Your President.

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  23. ■ Game Overview Dragon's Ruler is a single-player, turn-based strategy wargame set in a fantasy world. Players freely choose a small country of their choice from 64 territories on continents and islands to become king, The player controls more than 140 different types of units to expand his/her territory and rebuild his/her country through internal administration and wars. The world has collapse… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon's Ruler.

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  24. LoreInfected. Man made by government forces, Rabid angry packs of infected ready to run at you & anything around it to feast. They only lurk in the shadows, coming out later in the evening and fully roaming at night. Fast, violent infected driven by a nerve-burning pathogen. They sprint, swarm, and overwhelm. They don’t feel pain—and they don’t stay down unless you put them down. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hours 2–4: Dead City Protocol.

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  25. RUN YOUR CAMPAIGN. WIN THE PRESIDENCY.SimElection USA is a turn-based political strategy game where you take control of a presidential campaign and fight your way to the White House. Build your candidate, shape your message, and navigate a system where money, media, influence, and timing decide everything. ──────── THINK LIKE A REAL CAMPAIGN STRATEGISTEvery turn is a high-stakes decision. Rai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIM Election USA.

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  26. This is a simulation management game where you run an international organization called "Global Quarantine Bureau," managing global public health and pandemic affairs. You can construct different functional floors in your headquarters building, allowing you to perform corresponding tasks: Archive Room: Participate in investigating global public health events. Disease Identification C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GlobalQuarantine.

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  27. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,813 reviews

    The Blood Ravens have saved the sector, now can they save themselves? In SEGA and Relic Entertainment’s sequel to the acclaimed Dawn of War II real time strategy franchise, you return to Sub-Sector Aurelia where a long lost frozen ice planet has reappeared from the Warp, bringing with it new secrets to uncover and deadly new foes to face.In Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising you will take command of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising.

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  28. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    87% User Score Based on 998 reviews

    Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Trade.

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  29. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,628 reviews

    Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler.

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  30. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 458 reviews

    Found a powerful corporation. Use it to market horrific products, control the media, cause riots, crash stock markets, topple governments and become immortal. In this 8-20 hour turn-based management game, you will: Achieve immortality with cutting edge tech. Bribe politicians, spread fake news, rig elections. Research products such as metacritic for friendships, sentient social media and ‘auto-car… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spinnortality | cyberpunk management sim.

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  31. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 2,424 reviews

    Find patient zero before an alien virus takes over San Francisco and the cepheus protocol is enacted. Command your squad, save civilians, and stop the Pangu virus. Kill patient zero and save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cepheus Protocol.

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  32. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    81% User Score Based on 2,587 reviews

    It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences. Your aim is to find other survivors, gain their respect, and build a community. You'll scavenge for supplies, trade, plan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivalist.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Reshaping Mars is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reshaping Mars.

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  34. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    85% User Score Based on 6,798 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Democracy 4.

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  35. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    43% User Score Based on 384 reviews

    Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realpolitiks 2.

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  36. BUILD A NATION FROM ALMOST NOTHINGYou begin with an empty artificial platform off the coast of Florida, a small treasury, and the extremely reasonable conviction that you should be allowed to found your own country. Expand the platform tile by tile. Generate power, secure water and food, attract citizens, assign workers, research new technologies, construct industries, and transform a lonely slab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platform Nation.

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  37. Overview: POTUS Election Sim is a deep, immersive strategy simulation that puts you in command of a presidential campaign and the presidency itself. Navigate the complex world of American politics, manage campaigns across all 50 states, make critical decisions that shape policy, and lead the nation through crises, diplomacy, and electoral battles. Every choice matters. Every decision echoes. G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to POTUS Election Sim.

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  38. Ravengate: The King’s Last March is a medieval-themed, story-driven, decision-making strategy RPG set in a kingdom on the brink of collapse. As the newly enthroned king, listen to the people's pleas, manage your treasury, command your troops, contain rebellions, and strive to keep your kingdom afloat against internal and external threats. Every day, your decisions will impact the kingdom's future:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ravengate: The King’s Last March.

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  39. Wealth of NationsTake control of a nation and guide it through decades of economic, political, and social challenges. Build a prosperous economy, manage public finances, respond to crises, and shape your country's future in a deep grand-strategy simulation inspired by real-world economics. Every decision matters. Adjust tax policy, shape government spending, allocate public budgets, and respond t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wealth of Nations: Economic Strategy.

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  40. The world didn't end it became blighted.  humanity clings to survival in a land overrun. The dead wander, The living struggle. And every decision you make determines whether your settlement thrives… or collapses. You begin with only a handful of survivors and a broken down RV in an unforgiving wilderness. What starts as a makeshift camp must become something more. Shelter must be built, food… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blighted Frontier.

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  41. WarTable: Democracy Is OptionalBrief Description: WarTable is a real-time strategy sandbox where teams of up to nine players take command of a host nation. Build your military, shape your government, forge alliances—or betray them. In WarTable, strategy is everything, and democracy is just one of many options. ️ Steam Page DraftTitle: WarTable Tagline: Democracy Is Optional. About This … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WarTable: Democracy is Optional.

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  42. Feature List Nuclear Frost is a breathtaking, atmospheric first-person shooter. Feel yourself in a dead frozen world. Witness the horror that the Ice Orusfaira fungus spawns and fight it. Explore a world devastated by ice and radiation. Fight for your warmth. Help the hero save his house from extinction. About the GameNuclear Frost is an action-adventure first-person shooter where you have t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Frost.

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  43. synopsis============================================ God, save the king of man! Life on the Atelian continent, where many races coexist, is like that of the jungle. In a world of disorder in which the weak fall and the strong conquer him, the answer to survival is only individual. The Elf, the ruler of time and technology, the Devil, the revolutionary of curses and magic- Suin, the strongman of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 그랑 엠파이어 : 그래픽 리마스터.

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  44. The world stands on the precipice of a revolution that will transform the landscape of the old world into a new realm of steel and smoky skies. Take control of a nation and guide it through this transformative time, embrace new technologies, and fight to survive and thrive. Choose Your NationPlay as one of 100 countries spanning 1306 provinces, each with unique starting situations from popula… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clockwork Dawn.

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  45. Imperialist is a colonial-era 4X Strategy game where the path to becoming a Superpower runs through logistics, governance, and the slow burn of economic dominance — not just the size of your army. Your Capital is the Engine of EverythingEvery resource extracted from every province flows back to your Capital. Raw timber, iron ore, grain, silver — transported by wagon and cargo ship through a logis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperialist.

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  46. The world ended. You are the Commander of a megacity housing nearly one million people in hundreds of districts of crumbling concrete, humming reactors, and questionable plumbing. You didn't build this city, you inherited it. Half the infrastructure predates the collapse, two factions want you dead, one wants to worship you, and someone in Sector 7 has declared their hab-block an independent natio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEGACITY.

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  47. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 5,587 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

    "Papers, Please" meets zombie apocalypse. Command the last blockade, inspect survivors, and decide their fate: trust, quarantine, or liquidate. Expand your base, upgrade defenses, and fend off hordes. Every step shapes humanity’s survival. Your choice matters and every mistake costs a life... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quarantine Zone: The Last Check.

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    30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    47% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Apocalypse is Not the End—It's Your Beginning. Become the supreme leader of a civilization in an apocalyptic world ravaged by extreme weather. Guide your people through an eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth, fighting to preserve the ember of survival. Every collapse fuels the rise of a new era—your choices will forge a legacy across four monumental epochs. DEFY A MERCILESS WORLD Face le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epoch Cycle.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    ​UNLEASH DESTRUCTION ON AN EPIC SCALE Our unique technology simulates over 80,000* humans simultaneously on screen as you deploy devastating plagues, natural catastrophes, global conflicts and more tragedies. Designed using real-world data for an authentic simulation of humanity’s downfall. MORE THAN JUST A 2D SIMULATION  Watch disasters unfold in real-time, dynamically evolving and spreading b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Extinction Day.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    76% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    Can you push back against fate, live among ruthless gangs and fight back the zombie horde, with just a handful of ragtag militias to help you? Enjoy an unique blend of old school turn-based strategy, post-apoc survival mechanics and a thrilling RPG storyline. With all the benefits of the modern Unreal Engine, real bullet ballistics, day/night cycle, fire with dynamic material consumption and sprea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Strife.

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