Games Like Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

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Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.3%, Open World 22.9%, Moddable 17.9% ★, RPG 10.7%, FPS 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It uses the same core Fallout 3 formula but adds even stronger quest design, faction choices, and role-playing freedom in a post-nuclear open world.

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 31%, Open World 27%, RPG 8.4%, FPS 4.5%, First-Person 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest modern follow-up to Fallout 3, with first-person exploration, wasteland scavenging, character progression, and Bethesda-style sandbox questing.

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Why similar: Open World 33%, Moddable 26.2% ★, RPG 17%, First-Person 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although fantasy instead of post-apocalyptic, it shares Fallout 3's Bethesda DNA of open-world wandering, quest chains, loot, and first-person RPG progression.

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Why similar: Open World 33.4%, RPG 15%, FPS 12.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Action RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a very similar first-person action-RPG feel with sci-fi satire, branching quests, companions, and a strong Fallout-style dialogue focus.

Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.

Why similar: Open World 39.8%, Moddable 23.9% ★, RPG 16.7%, First-Person 4.1%, Great Soundtrack 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It trades guns for swords but nails the same addictive structure of freeform exploration, side quests, leveling, and environmental discovery.

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Why similar: Open World 30.1%, Moddable 17.7% ★, RPG 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It carries Bethesda's familiar style of first-person exploration, looting, questing, and build customization into a larger sci-fi setting.

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 38.6%, Open World 32.7%, RPG 14.1%, FPS 5.4%, Shooter 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its online focus, it still scratches the same itch for Fallout-style exploration, looting, V.A.T.S.-inspired combat, and environmental storytelling.

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 32%, Open World 29.1%, FPS 9.6%, First-Person 7.2%, Action RPG 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person exploration, retro-futurist British disaster setting, and scavenging-heavy survival-adventure loop feel very compatible with Fallout 3 fans.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.

Why similar: Open World 29.2%, Moddable 21.7% ★, RPG 16.2%, Cult Classic 10.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This older Bethesda RPG has the same sense of player-driven discovery, strange worldbuilding, and open-ended character progression that made Fallout 3 compelling.

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 49%, RPG 16.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This blends first-person gunplay, sci-fi horror, quest decisions, and irradiated-zone exploration in a way that overlaps nicely with Fallout 3's moodier side.

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 38.6%, Open World 24.4%, FPS 11.4%, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its post-apocalyptic journey emphasizes scavenging, immersive first-person survival, and haunting ruined landscapes that will appeal to Fallout 3 explorers.

RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35%, Open World 30.9%, FPS 14.5%, First-Person 4.9%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a colorful open-world wasteland packed with shooting, vehicle travel, bandit camps, and post-apocalyptic chaos, even if it's more action-heavy than RPG-heavy.

You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 44.8%, Open World 21.9%, RPG 20.7%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Atmospheric 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: Even though it's isometric and older, it's the purest source of Fallout's dark humor, moral choices, and post-nuclear role-playing identity.

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 31.1%, Open World 29%, FPS 10.7%, RPG 7.3%, Sci-fi 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This modernizes the Zone formula with a bigger, more immersive radioactive sandbox that should click with Fallout 3 fans who prioritize atmosphere and exploration.

ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.

Why similar: Open World 35.9%, Post-apocalyptic 27.1%, RPG 18.3%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Third Person 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a rough-edged but ambitious open-world RPG in a ruined sci-fi world, with faction choices, exploration, and progression that echo Fallout's appeal.

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Why similar: Cult Classic 20.8% ★, RPG 19.8%, Moddable 15.7% ★, FPS 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is less open-world, but its first-person RPG systems, player choice, sci-fi setting, and multiple ways to solve problems line up well with Fallout 3's role-playing strengths.

Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.6%, Open World 20.2%, FPS 15.9%, First-Person 3.8%, RPG 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more shooter-focused take on roaming a post-apocalyptic wasteland, with quests, hub towns, and scavenged-tech vibes that feel Fallout-adjacent.

Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.9%, Open World 20.9%, RPG 19.5%, Sci-fi 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the original Fallout's reactive world and wasteland role-playing in ways that make it essential for anyone who loved Fallout 3's setting and tone.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Why similar: FPS 31.9%, RPG 11.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear, it captures a similar first-person mix of retro-futurist worldbuilding, exploration, combat, and atmospheric storytelling.

Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen, as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.

Why similar: Open World 35.8%, Post-apocalyptic 31.3%, FPS 12.1%, First-Person 5.7%, RPG 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its colorful post-collapse open world, scavenging loop, and first-person combat make it a solid pick if you mainly want more wasteland wandering and firefights.

The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.

Why similar: RPG 33.8%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Action RPG 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is more story-driven and squad-based, yet its sci-fi RPG choices, worldbuilding, and exploration still overlap with Fallout 3's narrative appeal.

Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.5%, Open World 27%, RPG 16.7%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Story Rich 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shifts to squad tactics, but its post-apocalyptic setting, choice-heavy quest design, and darkly comic tone make it a strong thematic match.

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 41.7%, Open World 22%, RPG 15.5%, Sandbox 9.2%, Exploration 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This modern indie channels classic Fallout with turn-based role-playing, bleak Soviet-flavored wasteland survival, and lots of dialogue-driven questing.

Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.

Why similar: Open World 38.7%, RPG 22.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Action RPG 5.5%, Exploration 4.9%

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 40.2%, Open World 35.8%, RPG 4%, Third Person 3.8%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the dialogue-heavy RPG side of Fallout 3, but its lonely desert exploration, scavenging, and ruined-world atmosphere still hit a similar survival-road-trip vibe.

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 33.1%, Open World 19.2%, FPS 11.6%, RPG 9.2%, Sci-fi 7%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person post-apocalyptic campaign mixes shooting, scavenging, hub quests, and light RPG systems in a way that feels surprisingly Fallout-friendly.

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.

Why similar: Open World 31.6%, RPG 25.9%, First-Person 9.1%, Action RPG 7.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%

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 27.8%, Open World 24.2%, Moddable 14.1% ★, RPG 9.7%, FPS 3.8%

Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 73.6%, RPG 8.3%, Sandbox 5.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 2.5%

Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, comes in its entirety to VR.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.3%, Open World 29.6%, RPG 11.9%, FPS 6.8%, First-Person 4.2%

The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is the ultimate way to play the award-winning RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Including the base game and all DLC, this remastered masterpiece is the absolute best version of The Outer Worlds.

Why similar: RPG 24.5%, FPS 17.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%, First-Person 11%, Action RPG 9.6%

Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 58.2%, RPG 17.4%, Open World 12.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?

Why similar: RPG 38%, Open World 24%, Third Person 7.7%, Adventure 5.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%

THE GREAT MACHINE AWAKENS

Why similar: Open World 35.6%, RPG 28.7%, Action RPG 8.2%, First-Person 8%, Great Soundtrack 4%

As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Sci-fi 21%, Open World 14%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%, Story Rich 5.9%

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 30.6%, RPG 17.3%, FPS 13.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%

A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. Skyrim VR also includes all official add-ons.

Why similar: Open World 41.4%, Moddable 19.3% ★, RPG 18.4%, First-Person 5.9%, Great Soundtrack 2.9%

You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Why similar: Open World 50.2%, FPS 20.5%, First-Person 6.6%, Shooter 4.4%, Sandbox 4.2%

Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

Why similar: Open World 35.7%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, RPG 11%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Third Person 3.5%

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

Why similar: FPS 28.8%, RPG 18.4%, First-Person 17.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

Why similar: Open World 35.2%, RPG 14%, FPS 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, First-Person 7%

FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike! The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most hardcore Fable fan.

Why similar: Open World 39.7%, RPG 30.3%, Action RPG 5.2%, Third Person 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 4%

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the prequel chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy. With the ability to directly influence the balance of power through Faction Wars, step into the boots of Scar — a seasoned mercenary, able to somehow survive deadly Emissions.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.8%, RPG 18%, FPS 13.6%, First-Person 8%, Sci-fi 6.7%

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: FPS 39.4%, First-Person 13%, Sci-fi 10%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 8.1%

Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.

Why similar: Open World 44.2%, Post-apocalyptic 31.3%, RPG 8.5%, Sandbox 3.8%, Third Person 3.6%

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 62.2%, Sandbox 7.9%, Third Person 7.2%, Action 7.1%, Shooter 6%

Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.

Why similar: FPS 35.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.6%, RPG 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%

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: Open World 33.4%, Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Story Rich 4.6%

UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.8%, RPG 25.4%, Open World 15.3%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Atmospheric 2.1%

It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?

Why similar: RPG 37%, Sci-fi 15%, Moddable 14.7% ★, Open World 6.4%, Story Rich 5.4%

Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

Why similar: Open World 45.4%, RPG 29.6%, Third Person 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.3%, Exploration 3.2%

Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.

Why similar: Open World 33.7%, Post-apocalyptic 27%, RPG 10.2%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Third Person 3.8%