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2013PC

24 games that share what Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead does well: 4X, sim and RPG. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Multiplayer

    Project Zomboid

    2013PC

    Zombies, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~32h
    IGDB

    $16.74was $24.99−33%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.52/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Dinkum

    2025PC · Switch

    Sandbox, open world

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $15.99was $19.99−20%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    7 Days to Die

    2024PC · PS · Xbox

    Zombies, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    36
    IGDB
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~187h
    IGDB

    $21.37was $44.99−53%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.11/hr

  • Dwarf Fortress

    2022PC

    4X, run-based

    Critics
    93
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $23.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Outbreak Island

    2025PC

    Zombies, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $14.99−40%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Lurkers

    2019PC

    Zombies, survival

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    IGDB
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $2.99was $5.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.50/hr

  • Days Gone

    2019PC · PS

    Zombies, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    75
    IGDB
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~42h
    IGDB

    $14.39was $39.99−64%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.34/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Multiplayer

    Rising World

    2014PC

    Survival, sandbox

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.24was $14.99−25%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • UnReal World

    1992PC

    Traditional roguelike, immersive sim

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.90was $14.50Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Terraria

    2011PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Survival, sandbox

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~68h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $9.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.07/hr

    In Game Pass · PS Plus

  • Don't Starve

    2013PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Run-based, survival

    Critics
    79
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.49was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Radiation Island

    2015PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Zombies, survival

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.99was $9.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    DayZ

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Zombies, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $24.99was $49.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

    In Game Pass

  • Multiplayer

    Scrap Mechanic

    2026PC

    4X, survival

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~50h
    IGDB

    $19.42was $28.99−33%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.39/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Core Keeper

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Survival, sandbox

    Critics
    86
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~35h
    IGDB

    $9.44was $19.99−53%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.27/hr

  • Multiplayer

    State of Decay 2

    2018PC · Xbox

    Zombies, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    69
    Metacritic
    Players
    83%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $29.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Death Road to Canada

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Zombies, run-based

    Critics
    77
    IGDB
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~75h
    IGDB

    $2.24was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.03/hr

  • Spore

    2008PC

    Aliens, 4X

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~20h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · EA Store · $0.25/hr

    In Game Pass · EA Play

  • Dredge

    2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Horror, open world

    Critics
    86
    IGDB
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $8.57was $24.99−66%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.71/hr

    In Game Pass · PS Plus

  • Multiplayer

    Necesse

    2025PC

    Survival, sandbox

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.74was $14.99−35%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • The Final Station

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Zombies, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    88%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $14.99−80%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Kingsway

    2017PC

    Run-based, pixel art

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $9.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • WorldBox

    2018PC · iOS · Android

    Sandbox, pixel art

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Once Human

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android

    4X, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    200h+
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

    In Game Pass