Games Like Ebbtide: Zombie Survival RTS Picks on Steam

Ebbtide, the zombie survival RTS by ProjectAlive, is still unreleased on Steam (Coming soon as of 2026-10-22). If you are browsing games like Ebbtide, this page lists four titles that appear on Ebbtide’s Steam comparison row (US store metadata, 2026-10-22) and states plainly: none of them match Ebbtide’s published structure of operations map ↔ seamless real-time battlefield with no hidden auto-resolve (see gameplay overview for that Steam wording).

Store status for Ebbtide itself lives on release date and price. Hardware notes: system requirements. Quick filters: Ebbtide FAQ.

Do any of these games match Ebbtide’s structure?

Not on the evidence in each game’s own Steam listing. Ebbtide’s Steam About This Game text describes The Map Is the Battlefield: scrolling from the operations map into any street becomes the real-time battlefield without a loading screen, battles continue when you scroll away, and there are no separate missions with hidden auto-resolve—losses and kills persist on the map. None of the four games below advertise that same map-to-street seamless loop in their official store blurbs captured 2026-10-22.

Image: official Steam store screenshot © ProjectAlive. Early development footage — details may change before release.

They Are Billions (Numantian Games)

Field	Steam store fact (US, 2026-10-22)
Link	They Are Billions on Steam
Release	1.0 on 2019-06-18
Genres	Strategy
Price (observed)	$29.99 (regional pricing may differ)
Store pitch (short)	Steampunk colony builder defending against massive infected hordes

Overlap: zombie horde RTS defense. Difference: colony defense focus; no Ebbtide operations-map-to-street loop on Steam copy.

After Long Night (developer 疯狗工作室 / publisher OKJOY)

Field	Steam store fact (US, 2026-10-22)
Link	After Long Night on Steam
Release	2025-09-19
Genres	Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Price (observed)	$9.99
Store pitch (short)	Sandbox survival RTS: build bases, scavenge, craft weapons, rally militia, nightly zombie waves

Overlap: RTS units vs nightly hordes. Difference: sandbox scavenging/build vs Ebbtide TF-1 Ark + LA operations map on Steam.

Zombocalypse Now! (Pixel Drip Games)

Field	Steam store fact (US, 2026-10-22)
Link	Zombocalypse Now! on Steam
Release	2026-03-19
Genres	Indie, Strategy
Price (observed)	$10.99
Demo	Store notes a ~30 minute demo available
Store pitch (short)	Simplified base-builder RTS: build by day, fight by night

Overlap: RTS zombie waves. Difference: simplified day/night base builder vs Ebbtide combined-arms list on Steam.

Image: official Steam store screenshot © ProjectAlive. Early development footage — details may change before release.

The Black Siege (Fishbump Games)

Field	Steam store fact (US, 2026-10-22)
Link	The Black Siege on Steam
Release	2026-05-28
Genres	Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Price (observed)	$4.99
Store pitch (short)	Roguelite bullet-heaven base defense commanding a last army

Overlap: army under siege. Difference: roguelite bullet-heaven vs Ebbtide persistent operations map on Steam.

How Ebbtide differs on paper (Steam About This Game only)

The following bullets paraphrase only the Ebbtide Steam page About This Game section, not the four games above:

• You lead TF-1 “Ark”, described as humanity’s last carrier task force, with war beginning in Los Angeles.
• The Map Is the Battlefield: enter any street from the map to fight in real time without loading; leave and the fight continues; outcomes feed back to the map; no separate missions with hidden auto-resolve.
• Command a City Under Siege: pause or up to 4x speed; 15 districts in Hold → Crisis → Lost; National Guard, LAPD, LA County Sheriff, and Marines from Camp Pendleton; truck and helicopter convoys; zombies on the map only in friendly vision.
• Direct control: tanks, Bradleys, LAVs, Humvees, Apache and Viper gunships, Black Hawk fast-rope inserts; TAB to control a soldier, tank, or helicopter.

See also Los Angeles operations map and districts and helicopters on this wiki.

Image: official Steam store screenshot © ProjectAlive. Early development footage — details may change before release.

Ebbtide’s AI use disclosure is separate from this comparison; see Ebbtide AI disclosure on Steam. Recent store news: Steam page live and 15,000 wishlists.

Sources

• Steam store page — Ebbtide (app 4915700) — observed 2026-10-22
• They Are Billions on Steam — observed 2026-10-22
• After Long Night on Steam — observed 2026-10-22
• Zombocalypse Now! on Steam — observed 2026-10-22
• The Black Siege on Steam — observed 2026-10-22