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10 Best Games Like Project Zomboid But For PC (Microsoft Windows)

The Knox Event is used to refer to the zombie outbreak that occurs prior to and throughout the game. The event first takes place around Muldraugh and West Point, Kentucky. The incident is considered to have begun on the 4th of July, 1993, American Day of Independence. Just two days later the military evacuated residences from around the affected area and set up blockades in what is now known as the Knox Evacuation. The affected area is given the name: the Exclusion Zone, with the primary camp being south of Louisville.

If you enjoyed playing Project Zomboid and are looking for similar games on PC (Microsoft Windows), here are 10 great alternatives.

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10 Games Like Project Zomboid But For PC (Microsoft Windows)

1. Days Gone

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4

Similar shooter genre and horror theme.

2. Starbound

Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) +2 more

Similar platform genre and science fiction theme.

3. 7 Days to Die

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux +4 more

Similar shooter genre and horror theme.

4. Life is Feudal: Your Own

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Similar role-playing (rpg) genre and fantasy theme.

5. Rising World

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Similar role-playing (rpg) genre and survival theme.

6. Miscreated

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Similar shooter genre and survival theme.

7. Force of Nature

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Similar role-playing (rpg) genre and survival theme.

8. Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Similar role-playing (rpg) genre and theme.

9. Junkyard Simulator

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5

Similar simulator genre and non-fiction theme.

10. Mr. Prepper

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac +2 more

Similar point-and-click genre and survival theme.

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