Novels like I Took a Vacation, So How Did a Zombie Outbreak Start?
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Took a Vacation, So How Did a Zombie Outbreak Start?, best match first.
- 51 Zombie Virus: The Last Days Fortress 丧尸病毒之末日堡垒 One early morning, Xiao Ma and Xiao Zhang were gaming through the night in their university dorm. Xiao Zhang took off his headset and went to draw the curtains, only to freeze in shock by the window. The campus had already descended into chaos, and their other two roommates had somehow turned into zombies... This book has no special powers or System. It’s an original story, and I hope you enjoy it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Forged Doomsday Journal 被伪造的末日笔记 A realistic zombie apocalypse, a complete timeline of the outbreak, multiple points of view, tons of detail, no System, no bindings, and no mindless wish fulfillment. A terrifying plague upends life as we know it. An ancient virus is evolving, turning people into monsters driven only to feed and spread the infection. A journal records the real lives of ordinary people in the apocalypse, but who knows what kind of conspiracy lies behind this terrifying virus... 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Journey Through a Mountain of Corpses: The Real Apocalypse 尸山行，真实末世 This is an old-school zombie apocalypse novel with no pocket dimension, no supernatural abilities, and a focus on realism. Think The Walking Dead: a lone wolf at first, then a fight for supremacy! Xu Du and Yan Xi wrote the names of all their friends and family on a sheet of white paper, then stuck it to the wall. A sacrificial table stood right in front of it, laden with food and red candies. It was both an offering and a wedding feast. Kneeling before the table, the two worshipped, then bowed 1.1kReads8.1Score10214d adds
- 54 The Apocalypse Rules: The Seven-Day Transformation 末世规则之七日之变 A zombie Doomsday story with no superpowers, a focus on logic, and a realistic feel. It may touch on pets, so read with care. “A novice author's novel, pure beginner writing. Please be patient and bear with me.” The male lead is an ordinary man who, through a twist of fate, brings a mutated rabies virus back to China. It wasn't intentional, but it leads to a catastrophic disaster. On his journey to find his daughter, he faces all kinds of hardships and dangers. Only belatedly realizing what he h 806Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 55 Fleeing the Apocalypse, Heading North 末日逃亡一路向北 The apocalypse arrives, and the zombies rise. What should I do? How should I respond? As an ordinary person, how can I survive in this ruined city crawling with zombies? Following a major earthquake and tsunami in XXXX, the cores of Units 1 through 3 at a nuclear power plant on an island in a certain country melted down. After the accident, a power company continuously pumped water into the containment vessels of Units 1 through 3 to cool the reactor cores, collecting the contaminated water. By 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Apocalypse Arrives, Red Underwear from the Start 末日来临，开局红裤衩 This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, so read at your own discretion. No female lead, no special powers, no System. Zombies and nuclear war, an ordinary person’s struggle to survive the apocalypse. When several college students escaped the blood-soaked university district and thought they had grasped a glimmer of hope, a sickly white flash pierced the night. It wasn’t dawn. It was the death knell of civilization, as nuclear weapons tore open the sky above the city! In an instant, a dazzling fireb 444Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 57 The Last Person in the Supermarket 超市里的最后一人 In late autumn of 20XX, a mysterious plague broke out without warning. Within three days, the city lost power and internet access, then fell deathly silent. The infected lost their minds, their skin turned ashen, and hoarse growls rose from their throats as they chased the scent of the living. Chen Mo, an ordinary night-shift stock clerk at a supermarket, was locked inside the Huimin Supermarket where he worked in the early hours of the morning the plague began. The supermarket became his island 32Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 58 Struggling to Survive the Apocalypse 末日逐生 Human civilization collapsed overnight. Zombies ran rampant, and all order vanished. Li Chen only wanted to survive alongside his family and companions. A long road of hardship, a long road of bloodshed. People call him heartless? People call him a dictator? It doesn’t matter, as long as they survive. 3.2kReads8.7Score23114d adds
- 59 Realistic Apocalypse Survival 真实的末日生存 No mutations! No evolution! No harem! Just the apocalypse as it would be in real life! 1kReads6.4Score10214d adds
- 60 Tales of the Zombie Doomsday 丧尸末日那些事 This is a collection of stories that will shake you to the core, each set in an apocalypse overrun by zombies. Every story runs hundreds of thousands of words, and together these independent tales weave a portrait of the end times, revealing both its cruelty and its hope. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 An Ordinary Person's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末日普通人的求生之路 Hardcore sci-fi meets a zombie apocalypse! No System, no invincibility, no harem, no female lead, and no mindless plot! A global zombie virus outbreak erupts all at once! What caused it? Is it revenge by people from beneath the earth, or an alien invasion? Why was Long Tianhao reborn? What really happened to the world? How will Long Tianhao’s team find the answers? 53Reads—Score114d adds
- 62 My Struggles in the Apocalypse 我在末世摸爬滚打的日子 When a zombie virus spreads through the tap water, Su Yi, an ordinary water-treatment plant worker, travels across the ruined apocalypse with his long-legged female neighbor. Along the way, he also meets a female bureau chief, a beautiful police officer, a female manager, and more... (The first 200 chapters follow ordinary people struggling to survive the apocalypse. Superpowers appear after that, because the zombie virus evolves, and the main cast would be useless without abilities. As for what 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Immortality Through Divine Sense 神识长生 Survival in the apocalypse (●, ●) There is a tiny bit of romance, to move the plot along (●, ●) No System (●, ●) No invincible superpowers (●, ●) The spirit rain has come, and civilization has collapsed. Cities have become breeding grounds for bizarre creatures, while the wilderness has become a hunting ground for roaring mutant beasts. Amid this global wave of transformation, Zhong Cen is the “prophet.” His consciousness once reached the future, where he witnessed every possible ending. He help 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 64 Infection Frenzy: Starting on a Deserted Island 感染狂潮：从孤岛开始 The research base of Taris Biotech, where Lin Ran works, is located on a remote island. An accident led to a leak of a classified virus. The island fell, and zombies overran it. Food? Shelter? The struggle to survive begins now. No System, no rebirth. A gritty depiction of a zombie-ravaged world. 610Reads8.2Score14814d adds
- 65 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 647Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 66 Zombie Apocalypse: Surviving on Campus with My Classmates 丧尸末日：我与同学校园求生 No one knows how this disaster began. By the time people realized what was happening, the catastrophe had become inevitable. Food, water, daily necessities... These once-common things have become rare, and dilapidated classrooms are now the students' only hope of survival. What do they do about sleeping? What do they do without toilets? What do they do when conflicts break out between the boys and girls? A string of problems weighs on everyone's mind. In this struggle to survive, sacrifices are 298Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 67 The Zombie Apocalypse at School: The Happy Ending 校园丧尸末日：幸福终点站 A pure zombie apocalypse story, with no System and no special abilities. A realistic school-set zombie survival novel told largely through an ensemble cast. Every character is equally important, each with their own personality, and all are grounded in everyday life. Nobody is unrealistically powerful. It's the story of a group of ordinary students with different personalities, repeatedly escaping death as they make their way to a refugee camp. The settings are down-to-earth, and it's a straightf 418Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Dust of the Plague-Worn Land 疫土遗尘 [Zombies + apocalypse + ensemble cast + realistic + no special abilities + Western characters + shared human destiny] This is not a power fantasy. The writing style leans toward traditional literary fiction. Told from multiple perspectives and across different timelines, this story follows the zombie pandemic from beginning to end: how it spreads from isolated outbreaks to cover the entire globe. It describes how different countries respond to the crisis, as well as the pandemic's historical ori 284Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 69 The Nuclear Wastewater Disaster 核污水之灾 A great disaster struck. I thought I’d be able to stay out of it, but... Well, there’s nothing I can do. I’m just a broke nobody. I only want to stay alive. You’re asking for too much, and I can’t deliver. Don’t expect anything from me. I’m only looking out for myself. This is the tale of an unknown little nobody’s struggle to survive in the apocalypse! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Zombie Apocalypse: I Bought an Island with Online Loans 丧尸末世，我用网贷买了个岛 Driven to the rooftop by loan sharks and about to end it all, I hear screams from below: a zombie has bitten through my beautiful landlady's neck! Screw it, I'm fighting back! I take out a loan in seconds and buy a deserted island on Yunze Lake! With my parents and our mutt by my side, I fence off a safe zone with steel railings, light up the apocalypse with solar power, and use tunnel warfare to take down the bastards who come to steal my island! My ex-girlfriend comes crying and begs me to tak 40Reads—Score114d adds
- 71 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! 2.2kReads7.3Score14514d adds
- 72 Zero Epidemic Zone 零疫区 A story mode similar to The Walking Dead. For readers who were dissatisfied with how The Walking Dead ended. A Zero-Infected Zone means a place created by people, with no zombies and absolute safety. (This title might not attract many readers!) No special abilities + materialism + scientific realism + an ordinary protagonist, not a self-sacrificing saint. As the Z-virus continues to evolve, it becomes a brain virus with an extremely high rate of transmission. With the zombie crisis breaking out 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Apocalypse Game: Extreme Survival 末世游戏之极限求生 [Transmigration + apocalypse + everyday life + survival] This is a story of survival in the apocalypse, with no superpowers and no overpowered golden finger. The heroine, Shen Xi, is an ordinary girl. Clever and kind, she is also somewhat timid and meek. In the brutal conditions of the apocalypse, Shen Xi cannot survive on her own, so she joins forces with her companions to begin their struggle for survival. In the apocalypse, the law no longer holds sway, and the good and evil in human nature g 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 74 After She Died, Our Family Was Finally Reunited 她死后，终于一家团聚。 After she died, the family was finally reunited. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Survival: I'll Lead Everyone in Building Tower Defense 生存之我带大家建塔防 My new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Zombie Apocalypse: Your Teammates Aren't Human 丧尸末日：你的队友不是人 [Apocalypse + zombies + no System. There will be evolution, but no magical duels or anything like that, just physical enhancement] On the first day after graduating from the police academy, Ye Fan accompanies Officer Zhang to arrest a “lunatic.” In the sixth-floor living room, a man in a tank top kneels on the floor, gnawing on a corpse. His blue-gray hands tear through flesh, the crunch of bones louder than the sirens. This isn’t a drug addict. It’s a zombie. In the apocalypse, impostors lurk a 802Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 77 A Record of the Zombie Apocalypse 末日丧尸纪实 (The rating is low because it was just released and started out with a low score. Check the detailed reviews; they’re mostly positive!) Synopsis: [Traditional Apocalypse]+ [Military]+ [War between humans and zombies] In 2025, a flu spread across the globe, and everyone seemed to take it in stride… Then the Apocalypse suddenly broke out, and zombies began appearing. How would humanity survive…? After the Apocalypse broke out, Zhao Leng escaped death and joined the army, beginning a war between hu 531Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 78 Brain-Eating Fungus 噬脑魔菌 At the York City Central Station subway platform, fourteen strangers jumped onto the tracks together as a train pulled in... At an Arctic research station, an entire United Nations expedition team was wiped out overnight... Three thousand kilometers beneath the surface, terrifying lizard people lived inside a gigantic, mysterious cube... All these strange events pointed, without exception, to a mysterious fungus from antiquity... And humanity had long since become a Host to its spores... Humanit 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Bones Still Remain 尸骨犹存 [This story has no System or golden finger. It follows realistic logic and focuses on growth and survival. No mindless wish fulfillment. Enjoy!] When the zombie virus shatters everything good, law, morality, and hope all disappear. All that remains is endless darkness, the howls of the walking dead, and the despair that has sunk deep into the survivors’ bones. Li Musen, a migrant worker far from home, is one of the lucky few to escape infection in this catastrophe. But he finds himself trapped i 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 I Only Took a Nap, So How Did the Zombies Show Up? 我就睡了个午觉，怎么就闹丧尸了 When most of the world's population has turned into savage, brutal zombies, the protagonist must save himself and others while surrounded by the undead, form a team, find the safe zone built by the government, and uncover the secrets behind a series of events happening to him. (No special abilities + zombies can mutate + no naive do-gooders + humans are slightly stronger than usual) There's no lucky break here, only mutations that come at a price! (The first three volumes focus on survival and f 1.2kReads8.7Score12914d adds
- 81 Doomsday Vanguard 末日尖兵 [Soldiers! Heavy Combined Arms Brigade! No sci-fi cultivation, only steel clashing with flesh and blood!] This world had endured the Third World War and a nuclear war. Just as people were rebuilding their homes among the ruins, a zombie-virus outbreak destroyed everything, forcing them to flee their homes once more. Yang Li, a soldier in a heavy combined arms brigade, and his comrades survived the Third World War. Now they fight to the very last moment once again, shedding their blood for their 1.5kReads8.7Score10914d adds
- 82 Nightmare in Red 红衣噩梦 Nightmare in Red 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Observation Log of the Doomsday World 末日世界观察日志 (Realistic, true-to-life apocalypse simulation + projections of real national armies + zombie apocalypse + multiple perspectives + ensemble cast + hardcore + no characters losing intelligence for plot convenience + no protagonist plot armor) The quality is guaranteed, and the story gets even better after chapter fifty. The low rating is only because the book has just been released, so feel free to give it a try. The low readership is because the author took a break from updating for a while. It 69Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 84 The Dead and the Faraway 尸与远方 Luo Yuanfang is a shameless, carefree zombie. Through his one human eye, he looks at both the zombie world and the human world. What is the apocalypse like? A thousand people have a thousand different ideas. I hope you'll like the version I've imagined. 55Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 85 Lucky to Find Clover in the Apocalypse 末世幸逢三叶草 [Post-apocalyptic survival + high-octane action + firefights + combat vehicles + no supernatural powers + no System + one heroine] The real zombie apocalypse is here. Don’t you want to learn how to make useful survival tools? They’re all in this book! 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Year One of the Zombie Apocalypse: The Gray Mist Laws 丧尸元年：灰雾法则 Deep down, everyone longs for the end of the world. A zombie apocalypse story that explores our own lives as the walking dead. To our bodies, destined to rot, and our immortal souls. The first book in the Year of the Zombie trilogy. 83Reads—Score414d adds
- 87 I Hunt Insects in Another Realm 我在异域杀虫子 The Ye family suffered a devastating calamity. Lin Yun, son of the Lin family, hereditary retainers of the Ye family, fled in panic with the Ye family's eldest daughter. To evade their enemies, they traveled east and escaped by sea, arriving in a completely new land. Sunshine ~ beach ~ alien insects That's right, this continent is also home to strange monsters: giant insects that slaughter its people without restraint. The people of this continent fight fiercely to resist these creatures. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Doomsday Scavenger Master, Beautiful Teammates Stick With Me 末日搜刮大师，美女队友跟我混 A pure, hard-core post-apocalyptic story [Massive zombie hordes storming the city] + [Decisive, ruthless action] + [Road-trip survival] + [Realistic combat] Massive zombie hordes launch wave after wave of assaults on the walls. The defenses are built from piled-up flesh, and the grueling battle to hold the city rages day and night. The zombie threat alone is terrifying. Z1 ordinary zombies swarm across the land! Z2 berserk zombies charge straight at you! Z3 agile zombies move so fast they leave 280Reads—Score2614d adds
- 89 From Ambulance Driver to Rebuilder 从救护车到重建者 From saving lives in a white coat, to serving as a local administrator, to leading troops to reclaim lost territory, Wang Weimin and his companions have traveled a road to reconstruction paved with blood, sweat, and hope. The waters of the Qing River will one day wash away the filth of Y City, and their unshakable resolve will restore their home to glory. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Apocalypse: I Encountered a Zombie Outbreak After Leaving the Special Forces 末世：从特战退伍后遇到丧尸爆发 [One Female Lead] [No System] [No Golden Finger] [Team Survival] [Ultra-Realistic Apocalypse] [Packed with Details] [Slow Paced] A zombie outbreak sweeps across the globe, utterly destroying order and civilization. Yu Luo, who had retired early from the special forces, thought the military would soon bring the situation under control, using its advanced weapons to swiftly wipe out the zombies. But the virus spreads through the air, infecting the living as well. Anyone who dies, no matter how, tu 8.4kReads7.7Score65714d adds
- 91 Doomsday Makes Tough Men 末日出狠人 An apocalypse zombie story. No System, no harem, no transmigration, and there’s a military force. In the first volume, the story shifts to an apocalyptic setting, and the protagonist joins the military. In the second volume, he builds up a large force and farms points in a low-level game. In the third volume, the military takes the protagonist into high-level battles, and he finally earns a place at the table. The fourth volume is omitted. After a major battle against the zombies, the military’s 1.1kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 92 Rust-Colored Dusk Specimen 锈色黄昏标本 [Not for children: strong female lead + no goody-two-shoes heroine + yuri + horror + gore + extreme content + cruelty + no System + no rebirth] When the apocalypse erupts, college student Ning Qian is trapped on campus and faces a sudden crisis. How will she survive… There is no savior, no hope for the future, only the cruelest animal kingdom lurking beneath civilization’s torn facade. 923Reads8.2Score11414d adds
- 93 Her and Their Glimmer of Light 她和他们的微光 The third cataclysm completely destroyed what little order remained. The last few survivors huddle in their respective corners, barely clinging to life. What is the point of struggling to survive? Jing Lin doesn't know. She's done everything she can, but she truly doesn't know how to keep herself alive, or save the few companions she has left. This is my first work. Please be kind. A little angst? Absolutely ✓ 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Great Doomsday Restart 末日大重启 [Dark apocalyptic fiction, ruthless and decisive, no bleeding-heart saint, autocracy, warlords, awakened ones] On June 7, 2035, a video broke through layer upon layer of restrictions and came to public attention, exposing a decade-long calamity that had been concealed. Was the world destroyed by a supposed prophet truly a vision of the future, or a reborn timeline? Was the early launch of the Seraphim Project a plot by extraterrestrial civilizations, or humanity’s salvation, or its destruction? 33Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 95 Zombies on the First Day of School? Are You Kidding Me? 刚开学就闹丧尸？玩呢？ [Zombies] [No special abilities] [No System] [Not reborn] [No pocket dimension] [No harem] [Small-group survival] [Students] On the first day of registration at the start of the school year, the zombie outbreak began just after they had finished entering their personal information. Nanda University became a slaughterhouse. Faced with zombies that felt no pain, never tired, and attacked fiercely, how could ordinary college students survive? After the small group led by Li He and Wang Hao finally 2.3kReads8.5Score20014d adds
- 96 It's Doomsday, and I'm Still Delivering Takeout 都末日了，我还在送外卖 [No System + No Superpowers + A Zombie Apocalypse Where Everyone Is Infected] My name is Lu Ye, and I’m a software engineer who got laid off. That day, I was making food deliveries as usual. When I saw a customer raise the tip to thirteen thousand just to get a bag of rice delivered, I knew the apocalypse was coming. This book may be unlike any apocalypse story you’ve read before, because the protagonist is a normal person, not a dumbass. 75Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 97 Adrift in a Sea of Corpses: Betrayed from the Start, I’ve Gone Completely Mad 尸海浮生：开局遭背叛我彻底疯魔 (No System, no transmigration, no cheats, no invincibility. There are supernatural abilities, human enhancement, biological hazards...) Nan Taiming was framed and fell into dire straits, his life hitting rock bottom. A sudden, abnormal downpour swept across the globe, and an unknown crisis descended without warning, bringing civilization to the brink of collapse. Amid the chaos, Nan Taiming unexpectedly escaped. In this wasteland-like new world, he chose to protect the survivors around him, make 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Reborn in the Apocalypse: The Civilization of the Base 重生末世，基地文明 Superpowers, zombie wars, factions! Disaster! Large-scale conventional warfare! The age of the superpowered, where the strong vie for supremacy! The apocalypse breaks out. Zombies run rampant, cities fall, and humanity begins building bases to fight back. Su Yi transmigrates to two hours before the zombie outbreak. Several thousand students are trapped on the sports field, and one in ten of them will turn into terrifying zombies. Faced with such a dire situation, Su Yi saves every last student w 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Doomsday: The Saintess Terminator 末日之圣母终结者 Have you ever imagined that one day, the zombie scenes from movies might spill into reality? When the world has been utterly devastated, will you have the courage to face it? When the apocalypse really comes, what will this world have to offer? No supernatural powers, no spiritual qi revival, and no high-level martial arts. All that remains for humanity are hordes of the walking dead, mutated beasts and birds of prey, extreme weather, and one forbidden zone after another left behind by nuclear w 240Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 100 The Doomsday Train 末日动车组 Seven days after the Third World War, nuclear winter has plunged temperatures to -40°C. There is only one way to survive: race south! Cheng Jiye, a former People's Liberation Army railway engineer and Tsinghua nuclear physics prodigy, transforms 16 high-speed rail cars into an apocalypse fortress and speeds off with 1,132 people aboard. For every kilometer traveled, the temperature rises by 0.01°C. At the end of the tracks lies a 42°C death zone. Every kilowatt-hour burned costs a life. Extreme 63Reads—Score514d adds
