Novels like City of the Dead
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as City of the Dead, best match first.
- 1 A Gaming Addict’s Survival in the Apocalypse 网瘾少年末世求生 As an ordinary person, what makes any of you think you can survive the apocalypse? Don’t tell me you have money or power! And don’t even mention superpowers or a pocket dimension! Those are just fantasies made up by a bunch of idiots. You like reading that stuff too? If you really love that kind of nonsense, I’ll give you a pocket dimension later in this book. With a beep, I’ll stash ten thousand beauties inside, then with another beep, I’ll put in half the world’s supplies. I’ll be in there eat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After a Zombie Bites Me, I Become a Scumbag 被丧尸咬后，我做起了渣男 (A very important note: this book has no supernatural powers, no System, no ridiculous comedy, and no goody-two-shoes.) The apocalypse arrives and society collapses. An ordinary young man is bitten by a zombie, but turns misfortune into fortune. Watch him grow step by step, using his lock-picking skills to make a way through mountains and build bridges over rivers, roaming the wasteland as if no one else were there. (The novel incorporates real-world details, place names, and terminology, but it 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Apocalyptic Calamity 末日灾劫 Apocalypse + Zombies + Mutant Beasts + Low-Profile Growth. Li Shaoqing returns from reincarnation and uses his memories of his previous life to build a safe shelter well before the apocalypse arrives in this life. After the apocalyptic disaster strikes, zombies and mutant beasts roam everywhere. The world beyond the shelter becomes perilous, and human survivors become food for the zombies and mutant beasts. In an apocalypse riddled with danger, humanity struggles to survive. Does humanity still 80Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 4 Surviving the Zombie Horde: Our Whole Family in the Apocalypse 尸潮求生：我们全家在末世 [Zombie Apocalypse, Ordinary People Ensemble, No Do-Gooders, No System, No Evolution] Straight into hell from the start! Earthquakes, toxins, and zombies unleash a chain of three disasters! A subversion of feel-good power fantasies, this story follows only the ingenuity and courage of ordinary people under the pressure of survival at its limits. An incredibly immersive look at growth and destruction from a realistic perspective on the apocalypse. {The novel has only just started receiving ratin 644Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 5 A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse 末世苟活路 A realistic apocalypse story: everyday life, no System, no special abilities, a slow burn, and character growth. The protagonist isn't invincible from the start. Tie Qiang is an ordinary office worker. When the apocalypse arrives, he takes his whole family from the city to the mountains and establishes an apocalypse camp. Think that's where the story begins? No! There's much more to come! 367Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 6 The Outbreak: A Road to Escape 尸变，逃亡之路 (Classic zombie story + road trip + no System + no pocket dimension + no golden finger + cautious, step-by-step survival + two female leads) Su Zhe is an ordinary man who happened to survive the outbreak of the zombie virus. With exceptional composure and ruthlessness, he seizes the fleeting chance before the troops seal off the city and escapes. He's no savior, and he has no System golden finger from the heavens. His only goal is to survive, no matter what it takes! 2.2kReads7.3Score15214d adds
- 7 The Walking Dead: No Way Out 行尸走肉之无路可退 [The heroine grows over time + transmigrate + no golden finger + crossbow guy as love interest + ensemble cast + original story] This book focuses on logical storytelling and detailed battle scenes. It's not a power fantasy: there is no System, inventory space, superpower, or other cheat. This is a realistic, slow-burn story of surviving the apocalypse, grounded in reality. The early chapters mainly follow the two leads' perspectives, gradually shifting toward the ensemble cast. The plot is full 1.4kReads8.3Score—14d adds
- 8 A Century of Upheaval 百年丧乱 [Zombies + no saintly protagonist + decisive and ruthless + multiple narrative threads + ensemble cast + apocalypse fortress + war + survival + slow-paced] No rebirth, no supernatural abilities, no System or pocket dimension, no plot armor, and no romantic entanglements. This is not a power fantasy. It focuses more on realistic portrayals, particularly the story of humanity's resistance in an age overrun by zombies, and accounts of people trying to survive the apocalypse from multiple perspectiv 16kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 9 Tomorrow After: The Weak Are Reborn 明日之后：弱者重生 Lin Yun, a gaming nerd, unexpectedly transmigrated to a parallel universe hit by a sudden zombie outbreak. Worse still, he ended up in the body of a frail, delicate girl. How will he survive the apocalypse and rise step by step to become the lord of a refuge city? 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏 10.3kReads7.6Score69314d adds
