- #1 Dark Sector
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,387 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 44.2%, Action 27.3%, Third Person 15.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Atmospheric 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty third-person action game that shares the visceral, combat-heavy feel of Collapse.
- #2 Singularity™
96% matchVery Positive93% of 5,807 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Action 48.8%, Shooter 23.3%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar Eastern European sci-fi atmosphere with intense, fast-paced combat mechanics.
- #3 Binary Domain
96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,057 reviews2012
Dev: Devil's DetailsPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 49.5%, Action 23.5%, Third Person 12.1%, Shooter 8.6%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense third-person squad-based shooting with a focus on high-octane action and dystopian themes.
- #4 Metro Exodus
94% matchVery Positive90% of 129,434 reviews2020
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 47.5%, Action 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive, high-fidelity post-apocalyptic experience set in the Eastern European wilderness.
- #5 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
94% matchVery Positive81% of 2,142 reviews2007
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Pub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.3%, Action 30.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Third Person 8.4%, Shooter 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic third-person shooter that emphasizes aggressive movement and combat against overwhelming odds.
- #6 Remember Me
93% matchVery Positive83% of 16,663 reviews2013
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Why similar: Action 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Third Person 23%, Hack and Slash 13%, Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian third-person action game featuring a unique combo-based combat system similar to hack-and-slash titles.
- #7 Wanted: Dead
92% matchMixed66% of 1,964 reviews2023
Dev: Soleil Ltd.Pub: Viv's Final Day Off Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.9%, Third-Person Shooter 28.7%, Third Person 13.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty third-person action game that leans heavily into brutal melee and shooting hybrid combat.
- #8 Metro 2033 Redux
91% matchVery Positive92% of 129,041 reviews2014
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 56.1%, Action 16.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Shooter 10.4%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-driven shooter that excels at building tension in a ruined, post-apocalyptic world.
- #9 Vanquish
90% matchVery Positive89% of 7,662 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.6%, Action 19%, Third Person 13%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, Shooter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in fast-paced, high-mobility third-person shooting that rewards aggressive playstyles.
- #10 Chernobylite Complete Edition
89% matchVery Positive82% of 15,165 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.8 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 68.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused game set in the Exclusion Zone that captures the specific Eastern European post-apocalyptic vibe.
- #11 The Stalin Subway
89% matchMixed60% of 720 reviews2014
Dev: Orion GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"The Stalin Subway" is a First Person Shooter-style game where the events take place in post-war Moscow. The game allows to plunge into the depressing atmosphere of the Stalin's period and to play as a Soviet officer.
Why similar: Action 69.1%, Shooter 21.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, action-oriented shooter set in a dark, atmospheric version of Moscow.
- #12 Bionic Commando
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,788 reviews2009
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System original, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer. Time has not been kind to Spencer: Five years after his heroic defeat of the Imperials, he has been betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for...
Why similar: Action 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, Third Person 16.4%, Adventure 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person action game focused on mobility and aggressive combat encounters in a ruined city.
- #13 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 130,480 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 57.3%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern evolution of the classic Eastern European survival shooter experience.
- #14 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
87% matchMixed67% of 9,331 reviews2010
Dev: IO InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.5%, Action 28.4%, Third Person 12.9%, Shooter 9.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a gritty, chaotic, and intentionally raw third-person aesthetic that mirrors the intensity of Collapse.
- #15 INDUSTRIA
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: Action 34.6%, Shooter 25.4%, Adventure 19%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian, atmospheric shooter that captures the feeling of navigating a mysterious, ruined world.
- #16 Prototype™
86% matchVery Positive80% of 13,675 reviews2009
Dev: Radical EntertainmentPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.8%, Action 31%, Third Person 22.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers chaotic, high-speed third-person action in a post-catastrophic urban environment.
- #17 Gorky 17
85% matchVery Positive81% of 2,166 reviews2013
Dev: Metropolis SoftwarePub: TopWare Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
November 2008. NATO intelligence services report that, for reasons unknown, the Russian military has destroyed GORKY 17, one of the old Soviet "Secret Cities". A year later NATO takes over a former Russian secret base built on Polish soil. Diggers discover a laboratory complex in the completely demolished town.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 88%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Eastern European horror-themed title that shares the cult-classic status of the seed game.
- #18 Alpha Protocol™
84% matchVery Positive81% of 5,041 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
Why similar: Action 29.9%, Third Person 25.5%, Third-Person Shooter 20%, Cult Classic 14% ★, Shooter 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic action-RPG that offers a gritty, grounded take on third-person combat and espionage.
- #19 WET
82% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: SUPER HYPER MEGA
Windows
Play Wet, a calm puzzle game. Move land to guide water through 32 fun puzzles. Think smart and solve each task in a world of peace and ease. Simple to play, hard to master, and made to soothe your mind.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized third-person action game that emphasizes acrobatics and gunplay in a gritty, cinematic world.
- #20 Death Below
83% matchMixed54% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Soft
Windows
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.2%, Action 18.9%, Shooter 15.2%, Third Person 15%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person shooter that focuses on survival and combat against hostile forces in a ruined environment.
- #21 Noch
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Fair Games StudioPub: Sad Horse studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 52.3%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric game focused on survival and exploration in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #22 Remoteness
81% 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 37.3%, Action 19.9%, Shooter 19%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that emphasizes exploration and combat in a desolate, post-apocalyptic world.
- #23 Atomfall
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,854 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 47.4%, Action 27%, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #24 MEGA
79% matchVery Positive82% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Red Kraken studio
Windows
This is a short story about humanity's last attempt to resist nature. Cities lie in ruins, there are traces of huge claws everywhere - once disturbed by people, giants began to wreak havoc around the world. But is there a solution?...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 39.2%, Action 23%, Shooter 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%
- #25 Bastion
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 37,901 reviews2011
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.9%, Hack and Slash 31.1%, Action 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%, Adventure 5.3%
- #26 The Underground Man
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,389 reviews2016
Dev: Mehsoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 48.3%, Great Soundtrack 25%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 9%, Action 5.6%
- #27 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
78% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Action 50.2%, Adventure 45.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #28 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition
74% matchMixed60% of 3,609 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 33.6%, Action 24.5%, Shooter 17.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #29 CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 288 reviews2019
Dev: Mehsoft
Windows
1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.2%, Action 38.8%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #30 Liquidators
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,184 reviews2020
Dev: Gray Unit
Windows
Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.
Why similar: Atmospheric 47.6%, Adventure 47.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #31 Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina
75% matchVery Positive84% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Targem GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland of diesel and dust, bandits and mobsters rule the last remaining cities, controlling all vital trade routes and destroying any hope of a return to a lawful world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 54.6%, Action 13.8%, Cult Classic 10.9% ★, Atmospheric 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 5%
- #32 ! Wild Russia !
76% matchMixed57% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: Andreev Worlds
Windows
«Wild Russia» is an open-world horror adventure game. Its action takes place in a striking provincial Russia, and any of your actions or inaction can lead to serious consequences.
Why similar: Action 43%, Adventure 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #33 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition
71% matchMixed60% of 7,709 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.6%, Action 24.1%, Shooter 17.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #34 Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade
76% matchMostly Negative31% of 259 reviews2014
Dev: Targem GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade/Ex Machina Arcade - is the races through the deserted prairies and canyons of northern America, infected by a fatal virus. You are to find the reasons of the global catastrophe described in the original game Hard Truck: Apocalypse.
Why similar: Action 40.3%, Post-apocalyptic 29.4%, Cult Classic 17.2% ★, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 5%
- #35 Grey Phobia
74% matchMixed50% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Blackturn Ltd
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Grey Phobia is a Hack and Slash, third person shooter game, which is based on post apocalyptic, sci-fi, comix scenario.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.3%, Action 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #36 Plastomorphosis
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Third Person 48.2%, Adventure 19.1%, Action 18.2%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #37 Living Cell
69% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2023
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 66.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #38 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,573 reviews2015
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?
Why similar: Adventure 36%, Post-apocalyptic 34.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Atmospheric 6%
- #39 RUINS Survival
73% matchMixed48% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: ATD Game Studio
Windows
In the past of this world, civilization has reached a high level of social and technical development, but then the world experienced a global catastrophe, the fall of an asteroid and the subsequent extraterrestrial pandemic as a result of which civilization and most of the wealth it created were destroyed.
Why similar: Action 48.5%, Adventure 30.1%, Third Person 20.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #40 Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise Of Clans / Ex Machina: Meridian 113
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 821 reviews2014
Dev: Targem GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans - is an addon to a vehicular Action/RPG set in an alternate future. New heroes and mysteries await you in the vistas of a post-apocalyptic North America.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 51.7%, Action 22.3%, Cult Classic 12.9% ★, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 5.5%
- #41 Krater
73% matchMixed56% of 932 reviews2012
Dev: Fatshark
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The game brings you far into the future of a post-apocalyptic Sweden.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.2%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 10%
- #42 Despair
73% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Action 51.7%, Adventure 26.6%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #43 HROT
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,277 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
Why similar: Shooter 39.8%, Action 39.8%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #44 03.04
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: JPEG OF PAIN GAMESPub: JPEG OF PAIN
Windows
04/03/2017How much does this date tell you? For the main character, it became very significant, because this is the day of his death. The protagonist was precisely in the train that arrived at the metro station "Technological Institute" with the bodies of innocent, already dead, people ...
Why similar: Action 54.9%, Adventure 34.1%, Atmospheric 11%
- #45 Brutalism22
69% matchMixed65% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Marginal act
Windows
This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Adventure 28.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #46 Escape The Glubinka
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: blevsoft
Windows
December 6, 1994. the village of Glubnkovo. You were driving home after a very difficult day along an abandoned village and did not notice a tree peeking out ahead. In an instant, complete darkness overtook you and you passed out...
Why similar: Action 34.7%, Shooter 27.1%, Adventure 23.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%
- #47 Sonar Shock
66% matchVery Positive81% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Raphael Bossniak
Windows · Linux
Submarine’s haunted! Hunt and be hunted in this horror dungeon crawler inspired by the decay of the Soviet Union (and immersive RPGs from the 90s).
Why similar: Action 48.6%, Adventure 31.4%, Atmospheric 19.9%
- #48 The Stalin Subway: Red Veil
71% matchMixed47% of 589 reviews2014
Dev: Orion GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
With the death of Stalin, all those who surrounded him, are now fighting for the supreme power and control over the nation. Lena, our heroine, has found that her husband has been kidnapped and possibly murdered. She has no clue about who did it, but she knows whom to ask.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #49 Zomborg
70% matchMixed52% of 1,142 reviews2017
Dev: GameDevLabPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
It is the year 2000, and the United Nations has established several quarantine zones around the world to stem the tide of an unknown virus pandemic. The United Nations called upon a private military company, highly skilled mercenaries to retrieve the data and uncover the secret of the zone.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.9%, Action 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Third Person 10%, Shooter 9.1%
- #50 Apartment No 129
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Dead Witness
Windows
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
Why similar: Action 65.6%, Atmospheric 34.4%
- #51 Hell is Us
63% matchVery Positive87% of 5,146 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.1 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: Third Person 33.2%, Action 32.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Atmospheric 15%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #52 T.D.Z. 3 Dark Way of Stalker
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Team GZ
Windows
Atmospheric Stalker adventure in the post-Apocalypse world!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 52.1%, Action 21.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 13%
- #53 Pathologic Classic HD
67% matchVery Positive88% of 4,457 reviews2015
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.
Why similar: Cult Classic 43.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 6.4%
- #54 Collapse: A Political Simulator
68% matchMixed65% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #55 25 Cadre of Death
69% matchMostly Negative37% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: VikTor
Windows
The dead city of Time Beach, in the American state of Misuri, generates a sense of fear and loneliness. This city and its districts are completely cut off from the real world. The main character is Caleb Ridus, having got there for not understandable reasons, it is necessary to understand what happened in this city.
Why similar: Action 43.1%, Atmospheric 28.8%, Adventure 24.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%