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The best zombies indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-06-13. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 38 zombies indie games on Steam, holding 2,586,401 reviews at an average of 85% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is The Forest with 572,957 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. The Forest · 572,957 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  2. Unturned · 563,341 reviews · 91% positive · 2017
  3. Project Zomboid · 344,149 reviews · 94% positive · 2013
  4. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition · 140,718 reviews · 98% positive · 2009
  5. Black Mesa · 132,882 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  6. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide · 104,410 reviews · 71% positive · 2022
  7. SCUM · 96,987 reviews · 74% positive · 2025
  8. South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ · 60,075 reviews · 98% positive · 2014
  9. State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition · 57,706 reviews · 83% positive · 2020
  10. Plague Inc: Evolved · 56,431 reviews · 94% positive · 2016
  11. Saints Row: The Third · 48,670 reviews · 96% positive · 2011
  12. They Are Billions · 45,790 reviews · 85% positive · 2019
  13. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights · 42,008 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  14. Pavlov · 37,815 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  15. Dead Island Definitive Edition · 27,682 reviews · 82% positive · 2016
  16. SurrounDead · 25,078 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  17. Tower Unite · 21,723 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  18. No More Room in Hell 2 · 21,032 reviews · 49% positive · 2024
  19. Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition · 20,335 reviews · 77% positive · 2014
  20. Prototype 2 · 15,742 reviews · 77% positive · 2012

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.

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