- #1 Mad Max
97% matchVery Positive92% of 88,116 reviews2015
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 35.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Driving 14.6%, Open World 14.1%, Third Person 4.1%
- #2 Kenshi
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 110,185 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 70.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Open World 24.9%, Sandbox 22.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Building 15.9%, Strategy 7%
- #3 TerraTech
92% matchVery Positive91% of 24,441 reviews2018
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
Why similar: Building 26.7%, Vehicular Combat 19% ★, Sandbox 18%, Open World 15.8%, Strategy 4.9%
- #4 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
90% matchVery Positive88% of 286,135 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.2 hrsMean: 152.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Open World 27.4%, Sandbox 22.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Character Customization 11.2%, Simulation 6.6%
- #5 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
90% matchVery Positive85% of 14,629 reviews2021
Dev: Piranha Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 55.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 66.2% ★, PvE 12.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Action 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #6 Avorion
87% matchVery Positive90% of 14,272 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 98.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 25.5% ★, Building 18.6%, Sandbox 14.6%, Open World 12.7%, PvE 10.1%
- #7 X4: Foundations
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,902 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.2%, Building 20.8%, Open World 16.4%, Simulation 11%, Exploration 9.8%
- #8 Crossout
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 68,088 reviews2017
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 55.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crossout - the postapocalyptic MMO action game where you can create a unique design for an armoured vehicle from dozens of parts and then drive it into multiplayer battles raging on land and in the skies alike.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 32.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 11.6%, Third Person 8.9%
- #9 HoverCraft
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ximga
Windows
HoverCraft combines vehicle crafting and base-building. Play solo or team up, create unique hovercrafts, explore a large world for resources, refine them into valuable goods for higher profits, and upgrade your base. Defeat enemies guarding rare resources and keep your base safe!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 33.2% ★, Building 17.4%, Sandbox 13%, Open World 12.9%, Driving 12.7%
- #10 BATTLETECH
82% matchVery Positive84% of 32,615 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Strategy 54.8%, Character Customization 25.6%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 5.6%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #11 Reassembly
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,066 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Building 38.9%, Sandbox 25.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Open World 9.5%, Action 4.7%
- #12 ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
79% matchVery Positive88% of 54,150 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!
Why similar: Third Person 39.7%, Simulation 32.5%, Action 19.1%, Singleplayer 8.7%
- #13 Pacific Drive
78% matchVery Positive83% of 24,824 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Driving 33%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Building 15%, Sandbox 11.9%, Exploration 6.6%
- #14 Base Breakers
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Space Bacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chaotic team-based vehicle combat for up to 8 players. Blow everything to pieces in tanks, heavies, jeeps, helicopters, and jets across Deathmatch, CTF, War, and co-op Horde.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 30.9% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Driving 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, PvE 7.5%
- #15 SCAV
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MANIC GAMES
Windows
Drive through an alien desert wasteland in your truck, scavenging through monolithic wreckages and slaying ravenous monsters to fulfill contracts.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 31.9% ★, Driving 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Open World 10.6%, PvE 5.9%
- #16 Anarchy Racer: Fury Roads
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolt Games
Windows
Battle for survival in a savage post-apocalyptic desert in Anarchy Racers: Fury Roads. Upgrade cars, destroy enemies in dynamic modes, and conquer the ultimate survival challenge!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 29.8% ★, Driving 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Building 13.2%, Open World 9.1%
- #17 Trace Hunters
77% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Mantis Games
Windows
Trace Hunters is a third-person shooter where you pilot a futuristic combat vehicle. Outnumbered and alone, blast through hordes of enemies to discover precious resources and traces of lost technology. Unlock new weapons to take on even greater challenges!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 37.3% ★, Driving 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, PvE 6.9%
- #18 Convoy
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,462 reviews2015
Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 46.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 21%, Strategy 9.3%, Roguelite 8.6%, Exploration 3.6%
- #19 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
76% matchVery Positive94% of 11,291 reviews2019
Dev: SANDLOTPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
Why similar: Action 70.4%, Third Person 23.5%, Singleplayer 6%
- #20 Iron Convoy
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Nomads Studio
Windows
Iron Convoy is a tactical turn-based survival game set in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead your convoy, battle enemies, scavenge resources, and make tough choices to ensure survival. In this unforgiving world, only the strongest endure!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Wargame 15.5%, Sandbox 12.6%, Open World 12%
- #21 ARC Raiders
73% matchVery Positive86% of 370,194 reviews2025
Dev: Embark Studios
Windows
Median: 40.1 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.8%, PvE 24.2%, Open World 14.7%, Third Person 10.1%, Character Customization 9.9%
- #22 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
75% matchVery Positive89% of 21,686 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Why similar: Sandbox 31.7%, Building 20.4%, Simulation 18.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Open World 9.9%
- #23 Resthedex
76% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: TROPIC PENGUIN GAMES
Windows
Build some buildings, level up, drive vehicles and enjoy the ride but don't ever forget the protection! When the countdown begins on clocktower, you are going to need to act fast!When the countdown ends you'll face against enemies which will destroy your city unless you take some precautions!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 52.1% ★, Open World 16.9%, Driving 9.2%, Building 8.1%, Third Person 4.4%
- #24 Bayraktar and Stugna
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Nebocry Interactive
Windows
Bayraktar and Stugna is a multi-mode war arcade game where you take part in the fight against enemy forces using modern technology and tactics. Control drones, artillery, aircraft or infantry - each mode offers a unique style of play!
Why similar: Wargame 31.8%, Vehicular Combat 28% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, PvE 11.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #25 EVERSPACE™ 2
73% matchVery Positive86% of 12,576 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
Why similar: Open World 28%, PvE 20.7%, Third Person 12.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Simulation 10.6%
- #26 ZERO Sievert
72% matchVery Positive85% of 14,688 reviews2024
Dev: CABO StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Now with over 500,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 39.3%, Open World 19.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Exploration 7%
- #27 Wartales
73% matchVery Positive87% of 34,145 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Open World 45%, Sandbox 21.1%, Strategy 13.6%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 5.9%
- #28 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
73% matchVery Positive95% of 12,415 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Building 42.5%, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #29 Race Day Rampage: Streamer Edition
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Xform GamesPub: STREAMSIX
Windows
Streamers, be the Race Director and connect with your community through real-time races you host on stream. Use pre-made tracks or build your own, invite your community and new players to join the race day chaos. Start those engines and call the action, live on stream!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 34.6% ★, Driving 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Building 12.4%, Character Customization 8.6%
- #30 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
73% matchVery Positive92% of 105,946 reviews2015
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 65.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Why similar: Open World 45.9%, Third Person 17.6%, Sandbox 17.4%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 4.3%
- #31 Bullet Race
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moving Games
Windows
Dive into the world of "Bullet Race," a low-poly arcade combat car game where wielding powerful weapons is the difference between shadowy evasion and seizing control. Race, combat, and dominate in this adrenaline-fueled thrill ride!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 29% ★, Driving 21.4%, Sandbox 13.4%, Open World 10.2%, Character Customization 8.8%
- #32 Dead by Daylight
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 886,824 reviews2016
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 34.3 hrsMean: 354.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.
Why similar: Third Person 56.2%, Action 25.4%, Strategy 18.4%
- #33 Cepheus Protocol
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,504 reviews2020
Dev: Halcyon Winds
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cepheus Protocol is an Open World RTS Military Survival Game. Play as the CERC hunting Patient 0, maintain Quarantine camps, fight dangerous mutations & Rogue Civilian Combatants . There’s nobody else coming, it’s up to you now.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Building 19.4%, Sandbox 17.6%, Open World 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%
- #34 PANDO Engines
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backwoods Gaming
Windows
A 2.5D, Online Co-op Party Game where players work together to create their own massive land engine. Whether the different threats by manning turrets, putting out fires, shoveling coal, repairing segments, and performing daily maintenance. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 34.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%, PvE 9.3%
- #35 Dust Raiders
70% matchMixed67% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Dust Raiders is a management strategy game, set in a lawless wasteland. Upgrade your vehicles, engage in tactical fights against raiders hunting for your resources and gather a crew to rule the area.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 25.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Driving 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #36 Blood Drive
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Byte-Era
Windows
Drive, drift, and blast your way through massive hordes of up to 4,000 zombies in this high-octane vehicular survival game. Customize your ride, recruit gunners, and carve a path of destruction through the undead apocalypse.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 37.6% ★, Driving 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Open World 5.9%
- #37 Ramshackle
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mountainous Development
Windows · Linux
Ramshackle is a multiplayer sandbox game where you design a combat vehicle, or "Vessel", out of destructible parts and armor, and put it to the test against other player-driven and AI Vessels. Share designs with other players on your server or license it out to the AI and encounter it in battle!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 33.9% ★, Driving 18%, Building 16.8%, Sandbox 13.8%, PvE 7.3%
- #38 Rust Runners
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Peter Shushmaruk
Windows
Survive a post-apocalyptic world with 16 customizable armored vehicles. Outsmart rivals using guns, grapple winches, and oil slicks. Battle 5 epic bosses, level up your driver, and relive the thrill of combat and exploration.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 48.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Driving 17%, Action 4.2%, Adventure 3.2%
- #39 The Last Market
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Burhan Yıldırım
Windows
The Last Market is an open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic world where you run your own market in a safe zone for survivors. Fight zombies, collect sellable items, and grow your market by selling them.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Building 15.6%, Driving 15.1%, Open World 13.8%, Simulation 10.6%
- #40 Hovercrafts x Nihilism
68% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: soomr
Windows
A 3D open-world vehicular boss-hunting game set in the ruins of a dead civilization. Inspired by Shadow of the Colossus, explore dusty low-poly landscapes and engage colossal foes in high-speed, cinematic combat.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 34.1% ★, Driving 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Open World 11.9%, PvE 8.9%
- #41 FUMES
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,042 reviews2025
Dev: FUMES team
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Arm your vehicle with deadly weapons and roam endless wastelands in this fast-paced single-player car combat game. Collect upgrades for your car to melt enemies and giant bosses in this bizarre world. Retro vibe. Retro cars. Retro gameplay!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 34.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Driving 16.7%, Open World 9.3%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #42 Earl vs. the Mutants
68% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Falling State Inc.
Windows
Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 36% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Driving 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #43 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
69% matchVery Positive83% of 67,002 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
Why similar: Open World 39.5%, Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Sandbox 13.2%, Third Person 6.8%, Simulation 6.6%
- #44 ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
67% matchVery Positive92% of 82,764 reviews2023
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 38.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Character Customization 16.4%, Third Person 11.5%, Action 5.7%
- #45 Armored Front: Tiger Command
70% matchMixed50% of 49 reviews2021
Dev: AutoRotate180
Windows
Immerse yourself in a fully interactive VR Tiger Tank game and lead your way across the treacherous deserts of North Africa in a Legendary Tank of World War 2.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 30.4% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Driving 13.1%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #46 Schedule I
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 286,517 reviews2025
Dev: TVGS
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Why similar: Open World 24.9%, Building 20.4%, Driving 18%, Simulation 16.2%, Character Customization 8.6%
- #47 Sanctum:Whispers of Qingcheng
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白玉京工作室
Windows
Enter the mythic world of Sanctum: Whispers of Qingcheng, Seek ascension through the Three Orthodox Schools, or delve into the Nine Unorthodox Arts of the mortal realm—mastering forbidden arts like corpse refinement and demonic shapeshifting. Your path defines the realm.
Why similar: Building 22.7%, Wargame 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Open World 14.7%, Sandbox 12.1%
- #48 ❂ Hexaluga ❂ Witch Hunter's Travelling Castle ♉
70% matchMostly Negative26% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: Hede
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Travel the world in your own moving castle fighting against monsters and helping people.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.6%, Building 18.4%, Sandbox 14.2%, Open World 13.6%, Strategy 8.2%
- #49 MENACE
65% matchVery Positive91% of 9,724 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Character Customization 40.5%, Strategy 31%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #50 Tempest Rising
66% matchVery Positive88% of 10,813 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: Strategy 69.6%, Wargame 21.1%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Action 3.7%
- #51 After
69% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Hyperdrive Gaming Studio
Windows
In the thick of a dustbowl—where the poor beg for scraps from the rich—play as a driver trying to survive the wastelands taking any job he can to get by. Caught between a hail of bullets and a colorful cast of characters, the fate of the community rests on your decisions. Drive fast, choose wisely.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 28.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, PvE 10.8%, Open World 10.5%
- #52 Drivers of the Apocalypse
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dinosaurs Are BetterPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Mac
Steal enemy cars and battle through convoys in Drivers of the Apocalypse. Weaken vehicles with gunfire, then leap into new rides to keep the chaos going. Face off against multiple bosses in fast-paced, high-octane battles for survival in a brutal, post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 44.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Driving 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Action 5.4%
- #53 Truck Up: Catch Me If You Can
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emirhan GüngörmezPub: Han Interactive Ent.
Windows
Step into a post-apocalyptic world with Truck Up! Defend your towns from hordes of zombies with weapon-equipped vehicles, or control the undead army and unleash chaos upon cities.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 32.5% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Driving 16.5%, Third Person 5.9%
- #54 From the Depths
67% matchVery Positive89% of 12,511 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 44.5% ★, Building 23.6%, Sandbox 17.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 6.3%
- #55 Light the World
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JP Games
Windows
Light the World is a simulation puzzle game. The year is 2125 and the world is on the brink of destruction as a result of rampant unchecked pollution. Clouds of pollution blanket the sky and prevent most sunlight from reaching the earth's surface.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.4%, Building 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 8.8%
- #56 Getaway Driver
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Creative Games
Windows
An open world sandbox style shoot-'em-up. Hijack vehicles and go for a drive or unleash your weapon and cause mayhem across the city. You own this town!
Why similar: Driving 30%, Open World 26.4%, Sandbox 24.2%, Action 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #57 Time Shock
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alien Science
Windows · Mac
Rip through fractured timelines fighting robots, drones and bosses. Rank up as different characters with special abilities. Upgrade weaponized vehicles with future technology. Timelines favor the AI army. Will you tip the balance?
Why similar: Driving 34.2%, Vehicular Combat 21.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #58 Cloud 9
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mantra Games
Windows
After surviving a gravitational anomaly, humankind must find a home among the floating rocks in the skies. Build a home in the clouds, fly an airship, battle dragons, collect supplies, and help the Cloud 9 initiative rekindle humanity in this new era of survival.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 20.5% ★, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 9.3%, Third Person 8.7%
- #59 Harbor
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CastilvaGames
Windows
In Harbor, your sole purpose is to survive. You need to access limited resources and protect everything you have. You will not only face hunger and thirst! You can form alliances with others, build shelters, and trade. There are no rules; the only safe zone is Harbor.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Building 22.6%, Driving 17.4%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, Open World 10.7%