7 Games Like Megabonk for Horde-Survival Fans

Risk of Rain 2 is the strongest choice for roaming a full 3D stage while a horde closes in. Each alien locale has enemies, bosses, and loot to route around as you search for the next teleporter. Distinct survivors bring different combat styles and alternate skills, so movement and ability timing shape the run together.

The build payoff comes from items whose effects stack and interact, plus survivor unlocks and rule-changing Artifacts. You can play solo or bring up to three friends into online co-op. The paid base game has major gameplay expansions sold separately, and rising enemy strength makes lingering for extra loot a risky choice.

The verdict

Choose Risk of Rain 2 when roaming stages, rising hordes, and item synergies matter most.

Zombie Defence gives the horde fight a more hands-on shooting loop. On desktop, you move with the keyboard, aim with the cursor, fire, watch ammunition, and reload; touch fire targets the nearest living enemy. Pick a three-wave sector, endless scavenging, or a Scrap expedition with an extraction point, then choose when to engage and when to move toward the exit.

A Scrap expedition connects combat to a persistent shelter: picked-up Scrap is retained after extraction or defeat within storage limits, and can support production stations, weapon crafting, research, and hydroponic crops. Lettuce and tomatoes can feed the colony or become meals for the next deployment. Shelter upgrades persist through defeat, but they improve set stations rather than a freely built base. This is a strong fit if you want each horde run to finance a working home as well as another fight.

The verdict

Pick Zombie Defence for a shooter where the haul from a zombie expedition can keep a shelter growing.

20 Minutes Till Dawn is the clearest pick if you want a horde build to involve more deliberate weapon input. Its arena asks you to aim directionally and fire while moving through creatures, giving each shot a more active role than Megabonk's targeted weapon fire. Each weapon and character changes how that pressure feels, so positioning is about lining up attacks as well as avoiding a closing crowd.

More than 50 run upgrades, boss Tomes, and weapon evolution paths support different builds; Souls also feed a Rune system that carries growth across runs. Most of the planning still happens through combat choices inside an arena rather than through exploration between encounters. Its paid Steam version fits players who want direct shooting to be the center of the horde loop.

The verdict

Choose it for active directional gunplay wrapped around familiar horde upgrades.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor keeps the wave pressure but adds a mission route. One dwarf moves through generated caves, automatically firing weapons while mining riches and completing objectives. Digging can open a path through a crowded room or lead toward resources, so movement shapes the run and the caves become part of its build puzzle.

Each mission ends with a return to the Drop Pod, giving mining detours a clear extraction decision. Gear upgrades during a dive and permanent Mastery bonuses between dives build out later attempts. The solo format makes route planning the center of play, and the PC edition is paid; separate mobile editions offer a free try with a paid unlock.

The verdict

Pick Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor if mining and extraction objectives sound better than platforming through an open stage.

Vampire Survivors is a strong pick when you want to watch a modest build grow into a screen-clearing arsenal. You steer through crowds and experience drops, then choose weapons and passives at level-up; combinations can evolve into stronger attacks. Its pace comes from reading enemy movement and choosing where to travel while the weapons handle their own attacks.

Gold from runs buys upgrades that help later survivors, while a broad roster and unlocks keep new goals coming. Run-specific weapons and passives reset, so the lasting progress sits in unlocks and bought upgrades rather than a saved equipment loadout. The Steam edition supports local co-op for up to four players.

The verdict

Choose Vampire Survivors for the purest crowd-dodging and upgrade snowball, with a lighter control load.

Yet Another Zombie Survivors takes the horde-build idea back to zombies and makes the squad itself the build. Start with one survivor, recruit up to two allies, and combine their weapons and abilities as the enemy pressure grows. Areas, hazards, and enemy patterns encourage repositioning, while team roles give upgrade choices a clear purpose.

Items shape each run and permanent upgrades carry strength between attempts. The Survivors Base adds character missions, conversations, and radio transmissions, so there is a story hub between battles; its role is narrative rather than a production-and-crafting shelter. A free Steam demo lowers the cost of trying the paid PC game, and the publisher currently links console stores as well.

The verdict

Choose it for zombie hordes where the fun is assembling a squad that works as one build.

Brotato suits players who want the build puzzle without exploring a large map. The potato survivor can carry up to six weapons, and the default auto-fire setup lets you concentrate on movement through each compact arena. You can also enable manual aiming for more control. Waves are short, enemies fill the arena, and collected materials buy items at the shop between rounds.

Hundreds of items and weapons combine with character traits to make each attempt feel distinct, while difficulty options let you adjust enemy health, speed, and damage. Its rhythm is wave-and-shop, with a new purchase decision after each round instead of loot routing between objectives. The paid Steam game also has optional gameplay DLC, so check which content belongs to the base game before comparing bundles.

The verdict

Pick Brotato when you want a quick weapon-and-shop build cycle in compact waves.