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Zombie games for PC and browser: the best picks

The best zombie games for PC and console, the kinds of zombie game (survival, shooter, tower defense) and two online zombie games to play right now in your browser. Polarzinho held the horde back.

By Polarzinho ·

Official Zombra Survivor cover art

Zombie games are a whole genre: survival, shooters, horror, co-op with friends and even tower defense. As a panda, I am terrible at running, so I learned to survive another way: by picking the right game.

Here you will find the best zombie games for PC and console, the kinds of zombie game so you can find yours, and two online zombie games that run in your browser with nothing to install.

Play Zombra Survivor Play Barricade Z

Kinds of zombie games

  • Survival: gather resources, build a shelter and last as long as you can.
  • Wave shooters: hold off a horde that keeps getting bigger.
  • Horror and story: less shooting, more tension.
  • Co-op: survive together with friends.
  • Tower defense: build defenses so the horde cannot get through.

The best zombie games for PC and console

  1. Resident Evil (1996): the series that made survival horror popular.
  2. Left 4 Dead (2008): four-player co-op, running from hordes between safe rooms.
  3. Plants vs. Zombies (2009): plant-based tower defense for all ages.
  4. Dead Rising (2006): a mall full of zombies where anything is a weapon.
  5. The Last of Us (2013): a powerful story in a world taken by infection.
  6. State of Decay (2013): survival with a community to look after.
  7. Dying Light (2015): parkour by day, horror by night.
  8. Project Zomboid: realistic isometric survival, known for being tough.

Online zombie games to play in your browser

Two zombie games from Polar Games, for computer or phone, with nothing to install:

Zombra Survivor: pixel-art wave survival

Pick one of six survivors and hold out wave after wave. Between waves, spend your earnings on weapons, use your class abilities and take down the bosses. There are three maps and a helicopter waiting at the end, if you make it.

Zombra Survivor on wave 2 of 4 with a boss, 58 kills, a submachine gun equipped and the objective 31 meters away

PolarzinhoThe boss showed up and I remembered pandas do not run. The submachine gun handled it.

Zombra Survivor, in Portuguese: a boss wave and 58 zombies on the counter.

Barricade Z: merge tower defense with zombies

Merge two matching turrets into a stronger weapon, arrange five defenses and stop the horde before it breaks the barricade. There are 30 campaign waves, three bosses and 12 turret levels, with an aimed grenade and an overload blast for when things get tight.

Barricade Z on wave 10 with the Demolisher boss in the horde, a DOUBLE KILL message and numbered turrets on the side

PolarzinhoA boss called the Demolisher against a barricade. Spoiler: the barricade is me, and I am sweating.

Barricade Z: the Demolisher arrives on wave 10. The turrets answer with a DOUBLE KILL.

What is tower defense

In a tower defense game, enemies follow a path and you place towers to stop them before they reach the end. The challenge is choosing where and when to spend. Plants vs. Zombies and Barricade Z are two examples with zombies.

FAQ

What is the best zombie game for PC?

It depends on what you like: Left 4 Dead for friends, Resident Evil for horror, Project Zomboid for survival and Plants vs. Zombies for something light.

Are there zombie games I can play online without downloading?

Yes. Zombra Survivor and Barricade Z run right in your browser, on computer or phone.

Hold the horde

Pick your style: survive on the move in Zombra Survivor or build the defense in Barricade Z. Both are below, and the blog has a full review of each one.

Play Zombra Survivor Play Barricade Z