- #1 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 137,683 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 30.2 hrsMean: 59.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Open World 22.4%, FPS 15.4%, Survival 11%, First-Person 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for fans of atmospheric, post-apocalyptic survival and tactical first-person combat.
- #2 Chernobylite Complete Edition
96% matchVery Positive82% of 15,545 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.2%, Survival 15.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific Eastern European exclusion zone aesthetic, focusing on survival, crafting, and base management.
- #3 Metro Exodus
96% matchVery Positive90% of 135,196 reviews2020
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, Open World 16.3%, FPS 14.3%, Survival 7.6%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines linear narrative with open-world exploration in a harsh, irradiated post-apocalyptic setting.
- #4 Atomic Heart
95% matchVery Positive81% of 51,402 reviews2023
Dev: MundfishPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
Why similar: Open World 22.3%, FPS 19.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-octane, sci-fi action experience with a unique aesthetic that mirrors the retro-futuristic vibes of Atomfall.
- #5 We Happy Few
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,774 reviews2018
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.
Why similar: Open World 30.9%, Survival 17.7%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Set in an alternate-history Britain, it captures a similar dystopian atmosphere with survival and exploration mechanics.
- #6 Fallout 4
94% matchVery Positive81% of 428,387 reviews2015
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 37.2 hrsMean: 118.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, Open World 24.8%, FPS 7.8%, Action RPG 6.7%, First-Person 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential open-world post-apocalyptic RPG that emphasizes scavenging, crafting, and exploration.
- #7 Pacific Drive
93% matchVery Positive83% of 26,666 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Post-apocalyptic 28.1%, Survival 17.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique survival-focused game where your vehicle is your only protection against a mysterious, anomalous environment.
- #8 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
92% matchVery Positive88% of 35,182 reviews2025
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Why similar: Open World 26.6%, Action RPG 14.7%, FPS 11.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, first-person open-world RPG that focuses on dark atmosphere and exploration.
- #9 Hell is Us
90% matchVery Positive85% of 6,616 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
Why similar: Open World 17.4%, Action RPG 17.4%, Action 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric action-adventure game that prioritizes environmental storytelling and exploration over hand-holding.
- #10 Beyond Hanwell
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: Steel Arts Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.
Why similar: Open World 23.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, FPS 11.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Violent 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world horror game set in a desolate, abandoned version of London that captures a similar British setting.
- #11 Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone
89% matchMixed65% of 757 reviews2025
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore the mysterious, beautiful, yet dark world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this post-apocalyptic action-RPG. Make your mark on this world, through your character development, choices and playstyle. But remember – everything has a price and consequences.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Open World 18.1%, FPS 11.7%, Action RPG 10.9%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct evolution of the survival-RPG formula set within a dangerous, anomalous exclusion zone.
- #12 Prey
88% matchVery Positive91% of 54,492 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Why similar: FPS 20.1%, Open World 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that rewards scavenging and creative problem-solving in a hostile, isolated environment.
- #13 Of Ash and Steel
86% matchMixed66% of 6,918 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Action RPG 34%, Open World 15.8%, Adventure 12%, Action 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty action-RPG that focuses on exploration and combat in a dark, atmospheric open world.
- #14 Singularity™
87% matchVery Positive93% of 5,922 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
Why similar: FPS 45.5%, Action 12.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic sci-fi shooter that blends atmospheric exploration with time-bending mechanics and Soviet-era aesthetics.
- #15 Mad Max
86% matchVery Positive92% of 90,259 reviews2015
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 35.9 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: Post-apocalyptic 37.8%, Open World 31%, Survival 9.9%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a massive, brutal post-apocalyptic open world centered on scavenging and vehicular survival.
- #16 Forever Skies
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,950 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.3%, Open World 22%, Survival 13.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-tech survival game focused on scavenging and crafting while exploring a ruined, toxic Earth.
- #17 Avowed
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,128 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
Why similar: Open World 24.4%, Action RPG 20%, First-Person 16.3%, Violent 10.7%, Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person RPG that emphasizes exploration and story-rich encounters in a unique fantasy setting.
- #18 Cronos: The New Dawn
83% matchVery Positive88% of 11,578 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 39.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Gore 11.3%, Action 8.1%, Survival Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that blends sci-fi themes with intense combat and exploration.
- #19 DYSMANTLE
84% matchVery Positive91% of 11,572 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Open World 42.6%, Survival 27.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.6%, Exploration 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game where scavenging and destroying the environment are central to progression.
- #20 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition
82% matchMixed63% of 4,079 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat follows the story of special service agent Major Degtyarev as he investigates the fate of a lost expedition.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, FPS 18%, First-Person 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A refined classic that offers deep exploration and survival elements in the heart of the Zone.
- #21 State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
82% matchVery Positive83% of 69,686 reviews2020
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 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 37.7%, Survival 25.8%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Action 3.9%, Gore 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the survival loop of scavenging, base building, and managing resources in a dangerous world.
- #22 DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
81% matchVery Positive92% of 67,511 reviews2022
Dev: KOJIMA PRODUCTIONSPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.1%, Open World 29.6%, Adventure 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric game that turns the act of traversal and survival in a ruined landscape into a core mechanic.
- #23 Remnant: From the Ashes
81% matchVery Positive84% of 57,286 reviews2019
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41.2%, Action 15.8%, Survival 15%, Adventure 13.5%, Violent 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-RPG set in a ruined world that emphasizes exploration and tactical combat.
- #24 Total Chaos
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,598 reviews2025
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, FPS 18.3%, Action RPG 12.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, atmospheric horror-action game that emphasizes survival and exploration in a decaying world.
- #25 DayZ
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 468,041 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.7 hrsMean: 280.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Open World 18%, Survival 16.5%, FPS 14.2%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate hardcore survival experience that forces players to scavenge and interact in a vast, unforgiving post-Soviet landscape.
- #26 The Outer Worlds 2
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 8,802 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Why similar: Open World 25.9%, Action RPG 22.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Violent 5.9%, Adventure 5.7%
- #27 The Long Dark
78% matchVery Positive89% of 123,417 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Open World 28.4%, Survival 26.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, First-Person 9%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pure survival experience that focuses on the struggle against the elements in a desolate, frozen wilderness.
- #28 Nuclear Day
78% matchMixed64% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Garden of Dreams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nuclear Day is a story-based role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore the secrets of this world. Fight monsters. Pass tests and solve puzzles. Become your own in this tragic world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.8%, Open World 20.5%, Action RPG 13.2%, Survival 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that focuses on scavenging and RPG elements in a ruined landscape.
- #29 Z.O.N.A: Origin
76% matchVery Positive84% of 573 reviews2025
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.3%, Open World 21.1%, Action RPG 12.4%, Survival 6.5%, Adventure 6.3%
- #30 Radiation Island
79% matchVery Positive81% of 638 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.
Why similar: Survival 36.7%, Open World 29.2%, Adventure 17%, Action 13.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-crafting game set in an open world filled with radiation and mysterious anomalies.
- #31 Survive the Fall
77% matchMixed68% of 677 reviews2025
Dev: Angry Bulls StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32%, Open World 22.9%, Survival 15%, Action 6.7%, Stealth 6.4%
- #32 Fatekeeper
74% matchVery Positive80% of 10,647 reviews2026
Dev: ParaglacialPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Venture into a handcrafted world where ruins whisper of past cataclysms. Master the art of sword and sorcery and forge your path with relics, spells and choices that shape who you become in this first-person RPG.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.8%, First-Person 16.9%, Gore 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Action 10.5%
- #33 No Man's Home
74% matchVery Positive87% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: radrunner
Windows
You wander into the dangerous Asran Exclusion Zone. You will have to survive hunger, thirst, dangerous factions, radioactive emissions and the wild life. Remember, this is no man's home and you are not the hero.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.8%, FPS 16.8%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 13.9%, First-Person 7.5%
- #34 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
75% matchVery Positive85% of 10,540 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 44%, Open World 21.3%, Survival 19.3%, Exploration 6.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%
- #35 Fallout 76
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 140,376 reviews2020
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 115.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.4%, Open World 28.5%, Survival 12.3%, FPS 8.8%, Gore 4.3%
- #36 Hail to the Rainbow
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,707 reviews2025
Dev: Носков Сергей
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy world of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk. You have to face the trials of a new reality and plunge into the secrets of the surrounding chaos.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.2%, FPS 21.4%, Survival 12.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.2%
- #37 Remoteness
76% matchMixed56% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: KR Games
Windows
New York, 2034: you wake up after what seemed to be a terrible nightmare, while it is not. The district has been evacuated and isolated overnight by the army, after an electrical meteor shower hit the Earth. Fight, explore, survive, and try to escape from this hell!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19%, Open World 15.7%, FPS 14.1%, Survival 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #38 System Shock
73% matchVery Positive90% of 12,905 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: FPS 19.9%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Action 9.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 9%
- #39 Dying Light: The Beast
71% matchVery Positive87% of 70,836 reviews2025
Dev: Techland
Windows
Median: 24.1 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.
Why similar: Open World 23.1%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Gore 8%, Action RPG 7.9%
- #40 Z.O.N.A Project X VR
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 312 reviews2023
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Z.O.N.A Project X - thrilling single-player VR shooter. Explore Chornobyl's exclusion zone, a hazardous apocalyptic world filled with anomalies. Survive using your weapons, scavenge for resources, and save humanity from doom.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.2%, Open World 21.5%, Action RPG 10.7%, Survival 8.4%, Immersive Sim 8.2%
- #41 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
70% matchVery Positive90% of 20,467 reviews2024
Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 17.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.
Why similar: Open World 20.3%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, First-Person 15.9%, Adventure 8.4%, Stealth 6.5%
- #42 Terminator: Resistance
71% matchVery Positive92% of 18,469 reviews2019
Dev: TeyonPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.9%, FPS 18.2%, Open World 16%, First-Person 8%, Action 4.6%
- #43 Vorax
71% matchMixed61% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Open World 16%, FPS 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10%, Survival 9.5%
- #44 Outbreak Island
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,082 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.9%, Open World 17%, Survival 15.7%, FPS 14%, First-Person 8.5%
- #45 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.
Why similar: Open World 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, FPS 15%, Survival 14.7%, Adventure 9%
- #46 Bleak Faith: Forsaken
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,983 reviews2023
Dev: Archangel Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
Why similar: Open World 23.6%, Action RPG 20.6%, Survival 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Action 9%
- #47 Chernobyl Trap
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows · Linux
You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Action 14.8%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, First-Person 10.2%
- #48 DREADZONE
68% matchMixed51% of 1,210 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25%, Open World 22.7%, Survival 14.4%, First-Person 9.6%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #49 Winter Survivor Protocol
66% matchMixed69% of 189 reviews2026
Dev: RECAST
Windows
Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.1%, Open World 25.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Survival 7.8%
- #50 Chornobyl Liquidators
68% matchMixed48% of 705 reviews2024
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.5%, Survival 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9%, First-Person 8.6%, Immersive Sim 7.9%
- #51 Dead Man´s Diary
69% matchMixed45% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: TML-Studios
Windows
It's a fictitious post-apocalyptic world, 15 years after the catastrophe, you have to leave your shelter and explore a world devoid of human life. On your own, you must find a way to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.6%, FPS 21.9%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Survival 6.3%
- #52 PIONER
65% matchMixed61% of 3,610 reviews2025
Dev: GFAGAMES
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.2%, Open World 21.6%, FPS 17.8%, Survival 12.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #53 Fallout 3
68% matchVery Positive81% of 22,165 reviews2008
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.3%, Open World 27.4%, FPS 8.1%, First-Person 6.2%, Action RPG 5.2%
- #54 Mafia: The Old Country
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 29,850 reviews2025
Dev: Hangar 13Pub: 2K
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.
Why similar: Open World 25.3%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Action 13.9%, Stealth 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #55 Potentia
67% matchMixed68% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: Wily Pumpkin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Third person shooter action adventure game with post-apocalyptic theme. Witness the adventures of Victor and his friends in this abandoned world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.2%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Stealth 9.3%
- #56 Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,865 reviews2021
Dev: Rotorist Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.2%, Action RPG 17%, Survival 14.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Stealth 5.8%
- #57 Redfall
67% matchMostly Negative38% of 4,713 reviews2023
Dev: Arkane AustinPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The town of Redfall is under siege by a legion of vampires who have cut the island off from the outside world. Trapped with a handful of survivors, slay alone or squad up in open-world FPS action.
Why similar: Open World 26.9%, FPS 21.6%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Action 7.4%