Games like Parasitic Descent
Games like Parasitic Descent include DayZ, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Standard Edition, Left 4 Dead 2, Metro Exodus, and Fallout 4. We matched them by the tags players give Parasitic Descent on Steam (Action, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, and Crafting): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

DayZ
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Standard Edition
Shared: Post-apocalyptic · Survival · FPS

Left 4 Dead 2
Shared: Zombies · Action · Survival

Metro Exodus
Shared: Post-apocalyptic · Action · FPS

Fallout 4
Shared: Post-apocalyptic · Exploration · Action

Days Gone
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic

Rust
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Action

SurrounDead
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic

7 Days to Die
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic

Project Zomboid
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic

Far Cry® Primal
Shared: Survival · Action · Open World

SCUM
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Action

Left 4 Dead
Shared: Zombies · Action · Survival

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Shared: Survival · Shooter · Action

Fallout: New Vegas
Shared: Post-apocalyptic · Action · Open World

The Forest
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Action

METRO Last Light Redux
Shared: Post-apocalyptic · Action · FPS

Once Human
Shared: Survival · Action · Open World

Miscreated
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic

Killing Floor 2
Shared: Zombies · Post-apocalyptic · Action

Far Cry® 4
Shared: Action · FPS · Shooter

METRO 2033 Redux
Shared: Post-apocalyptic · Action · FPS

Next Day: Survival
Shared: Survival · Post-apocalyptic · Action

VEIN
Shared: Survival · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic