20 Best Upcoming Zombie Games of 2025: Survival Horror, Co-op Carnage & Open World Mayhem

by Fernando Diaz / Lists, Editorials, Slider Posts / 03 Feb 2025

Zombie fans, listen up!! 2025 is set to unleash an undead outbreak on your gaming backlog. You’ve got options: cause mayhem in open worlds, team up for cooperative carnage or face hordes alone. This roundup includes must-play titles for any zombie enthusiast…

So get ready for 20 best zombie games scheduled to launch this year. Your inner survivor will have a field day…

Echoes of the Living

A love letter to classic Resident Evil, this survival horror title mingles fixed camera angles, creepy exploration, and tense atmosphere with modern 3D environments and next-generation visuals. Set in 1996, a quiet European town spirals into chaos when an eerie fog rolls in one night—and hell breaks loose.

Midnight Walkers

This PvPvE horror FPS throws you into a tight playground. While most zombie games span large areas, this one crams every nightmare into a single creaking building. Clash floor by floor as unease coils like a serpent.

Killing Floor 3

Nightfall—humanity’s last stand against Horzine’s lab-grown Zeds. Round up five mates. Stem the tide of unstoppable waves. Scavenge Dosh from the devastation. Unlock upgrades: radical skills, Flesh biter weapons. No respawns. No mercy. Just fast, filthy co-op where every floor climbed feels like cheating death.

State of Decay 3

This open-world survival game unfolds years after the apocalypse. Build a community, make impactful choices, and survive permadeath threats. Team up with friends in a shared, persistent world of up to four players.

Dr. Gloom’s Lab

Throw yourself into a grotesque lab riddled with twisted experiments and dark secrets in this first-person survival horror. Powered by UE5: fight mutants, solve puzzles, and uncover the terrifying truth.

The New Dawn

This survival horror fuses brutalist Eastern European architecture with futuristic technology. Leap through time ruptures, shifting between dystopian futures and 1980s Poland to battle nightmarish creatures.

Ebola Village

A ’90s survival horror love letter dripping with atmosphere. Explore a hostile world, solve twisted puzzles, scavenge weapons, and survive—every corner has a new nightmare waiting for you.

Project Z: Beyond Order

This fast-paced WWII zombie shooter lets you team up with three friends. Each survivor has unique abilities—teamwork is key. Customize guns, gear up, and unleash chaos on undead hordes.

ILL

A dark, story-driven horror where you’re trapped in a town overrun by grotesque creatures. Dynamic enemy behaviour, a brutal dismemberment system, and scavenge/craft mechanics that uncover the town’s horrifying secrets…

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Lead survivors through a 1980s Texas zombie outbreak. Scavenge resources, craft gear, and keep morale high while navigating shelters. Threats include both the undead… and rival survivors.

Becrowned

This surreal survival horror channels Resident Evil-style gameplay. Explore the ruins of an ancient kingdom, fight horrific monsters, and make tough choices that shape the fate of the world…

Tormented Souls 2

Caroline Walker is back in this sequel, exploring creepy monasteries, fighting off creatures, and searching for her cursed sister. Survive with makeshift weapons & limited resources.

Dreadvil

A thrilling horror shooter where one decision changes the rules of the game. Solve one problem → risk creating another. Quick thinking and resource management are your only tools for survival.

Hunger

This PvPvE horror RPG throws you into war-torn Napoleonic Europe. Scavenge, fight monsters, and go on missions solo or in squads. Mixes melee combat, shooting, and RPG progression.

The Last Courier

A topdown zombie survival game with a twist: you’re a courier delivering packages in an undead-infested world. Dodge hordes, collect deliveries, and keep your sense of humor intact.

Patient 001

Escape a sinister asylum in this psychological horror. Solve puzzles, manage inventory, and outsmart the sadistic insane doctor. Sanity is as fragile as your life…

Codename CURE 2

Sequel to the co-op zombie shooter intensifies with large hordes of zombies, frantic missions, and refined teamwork. Gather up to five friends & fight for your survival.

The Sinking City 2

Lovecraftian horror meets a flooded Arkham: roam the streets teeming with undead sea abominations. UE5 delivers a haunting dive into madness.

VULTURES

This tactical turn-based horror puts you at the helm of operatives in a decaying ’90s-inspired metropolis. Scavenge for materials to cure a global infection while fighting twisted monsters.

Dying Light: The Beast

A countryside solo adventure: play as Kyle Crane, a hero who’s been released after years of experiments. Revenge is just the beginning. Greater stakes await.

Fernando Diaz

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