Games Like Run or Rot: ZK1L4

The undead never stop coming… but neither do you!

ZK1L4 is a Left 4 Dead–style roguelike survival shooter where every run tells a different story. Fight through five handcrafted apocalypse scenarios, unlock devastating skills, and push forward toward a final escape… or die trying.

Fast, brutal, and endlessly replayable: ZK1L4 blends cinematic zombie survival with roguelike progression and chaos. Think Left 4 Dead meets a bullet-heaven roguelite.

8 Survivors

Choose from 8 unique survivors.

60+ Skills

Stack 60+ active and passive skills to create broken, beautiful chaos:

Your choices matter. Your build defines how you survive.

2 Players Couch Co-op Chaos

Bring a friend, you’ll need them.

Fight side by side in local 2-player co-op, combining builds, saving each other from the swarm, and turning desperate runs into heroic escapes.

5 Unique Scenarios

Each map is a chapter in the apocalypse:

You’re not just surviving! you’re moving through a collapsing world toward the truth behind the outbreak.

30 Collectibles

Discover 30 lore collectibles scattered across the world.

Each one reveals what happened before and during the zombie apocalypse: survivors, experiments, betrayals, and the price of failure.

The Enemies

The swarm is endless… but not all zombies are equal.

Face terrifying enemy types:

And now… a new threat:

The Golden Sir

A rare elite enemy that drops powerful rewards if you can take it down. High risk. High reward. Total chaos.