4 Ranged games like 7 Days to Die that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to 7 Days to Die down to the 4 that fit the “Ranged” category. Bloons TD 6, Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to 7 Days to Die.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

The best ranged games like 7 Days to Die

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to 7 Days to Die. Each one has been evaluated across 28 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Bloons TD 6

55 similarity to 7 Days to Die

NGL91

Closest overall match

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeSandbox WorldSkill Tree

Year 2018Dev Ninja KiwiPlaytime ~8hOn PC · iOS · Android

Genre puts it alongside 7 Days to Die, and so does a sandbox world, ranged combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to skill tree progression. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.

Released 5 years after 7 Days to Die.

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Details →1/1 agree it's a good match

Stronghold

50 similarity to 7 Days to Die

NGL96

Closest on world

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldBase BuildingExploration

Year 2001Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC · Mac

Same family as 7 Days to Die: a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on base building. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a medieval setting.

It predates 7 Days to Die by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Stronghold Crusader

48 similarity to 7 Days to Die

NGL92

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSandbox WorldBase Building

Year 2002Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

It comes from the same genre as 7 Days to Die and shares a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to base building. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: tactical combat and historical setting.

It predates 7 Days to Die by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Kingdom: Classic

46 similarity to 7 Days to Die

NGL84

Closest on combat

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloRangedProceduralBase BuildingCasual

Year 2015Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn Linux · PC · Mac

It comes from the same genre as 7 Days to Die and shares procedural generation, ranged combat and single-player focus. To that it adds base building. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

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