- #1 Fallout: New Vegas
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 254,999 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 72.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.1%, Open World 26.1%, RPG 8.3%, Exploration 4.5%, FPS 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs the same wasteland scavenging and first-person combat with deeper faction choices, stronger quest writing, and a similarly addictive loop of wandering into trouble.
- #2 Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
96% matchVery Positive82% of 55,213 reviews2009
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31%, Open World 27%, RPG 8.4%, FPS 4.5%, First-Person 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest direct predecessor to Fallout 4, with first-person exploration, V.A.T.S. combat, and a ruined open world built around discovery and side quests.
- #3 Fallout 76
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 137,482 reviews2020
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 113.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 33.8%, Open World 29.5%, RPG 8.7%, Survival 6.1%, Shooter 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its online focus, it shares Fallout 4’s gunplay, crafting, base-building, perk progression, and post-nuclear map exploration more than almost anything else.
- #4 The Outer Worlds
95% matchVery Positive83% of 28,022 reviews2020
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 29%, Action RPG 10.2%, FPS 10.1%, Exploration 9%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Obsidian’s first-person RPG captures Fallout’s dialogue-heavy questing, companion systems, and loot-driven exploration in a tightly designed sci-fi setting.
- #5 Starfield
94% matchMixed57% of 170,771 reviews2023
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36.0 hrsMean: 72.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 32.2%, RPG 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Action RPG 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It feels like Fallout 4 translated into space, with the same Bethesda-style quest structure, looting, companions, crafting, and open-ended exploration.
- #6 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
94% matchVery Positive92% of 362,700 reviews2016
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 20.9 hrsMean: 102.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 48.8%, RPG 14%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Story Rich 4.7%, First-Person 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: If you love Fallout 4 for its Bethesda sandbox structure, Skyrim offers the same 'pick a direction and find stories' design in a fantasy world.
- #7 Metro Exodus
93% 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 31.7%, Open World 20.7%, FPS 9%, Shooter 5.8%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers atmospheric post-apocalyptic exploration, scavenging, weapon customization, and immersive first-person survival in a harsher, more grounded style.
- #8 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
92% 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 26.5%, Open World 25.4%, FPS 8.7%, Shooter 6.3%, Survival 6%
Why You'll Like It: Its eerie open-world zone, scavenging, survival tension, and first-person combat make it a great fit if Fallout 4’s wasteland atmosphere is what hooked you.
- #9 Cyberpunk 2077
91% matchVery Positive86% of 926,786 reviews2020
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 62.8 hrsMean: 115.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 31.6%, FPS 9.6%, RPG 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Exploration 7%
Why You'll Like It: It scratches a similar itch through first-person RPG combat, character builds, quest-driven exploration, and a world packed with environmental storytelling.
- #10 Far Cry® New Dawn
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,237 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 33.6%, Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, FPS 10.6%, Shooter 6.8%, First-Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This one leans more action than RPG, but its colorful post-apocalyptic open world, scavenging loop, outposts, and gunplay make it a natural Fallout-adjacent pick.
- #11 ELEX
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 19,426 reviews2017
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 36.5%, Post-apocalyptic 26.8%, RPG 12.7%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Third Person 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends a hostile post-apocalyptic world with faction-based roleplaying, exploration, crafting, and a rough-but-ambitious open-world RPG structure.
- #12 Mad Max
89% matchVery Positive92% of 88,243 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: Post-apocalyptic 33.9%, Open World 31%, Survival 4.7%, Exploration 4.5%, Third Person 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the lonely post-apocalyptic road-warrior feel, open-world scavenging, and progression-through-salvage that Fallout 4 fans often enjoy.
- #13 Fallout 4 VR
89% matchMixed60% of 8,665 reviews2017
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 31.6%, Open World 27.2%, Shooter 7.5%, RPG 7.5%, FPS 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is still Fallout 4 at heart, but the VR version is worth recommending separately if you want the same wasteland immersion in a more physical format.
- #14 Chernobylite Complete Edition
87% 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 41.8%, RPG 9.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Survival 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a radioactive setting, scavenging, base management, first-person shooting, and story-driven exploration in a way that overlaps nicely with Fallout 4.
- #15 RAGE 2
88% matchMixed63% of 16,840 reviews2019
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 32.7%, Open World 29.6%, FPS 12.9%, Shooter 7.7%, First-Person 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its strongest overlap is the fast first-person combat and roaming across a desolate wasteland full of outposts, loot, vehicles, and upgrades.
- #16 Terminator: Resistance
86% matchVery Positive92% of 18,032 reviews2019
Dev: TeyonPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.9 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 31.2%, Open World 18.6%, FPS 10.4%, RPG 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person shooting, questing, looting, and choices in a ruined future make it feel surprisingly close to a streamlined Fallout-style campaign.
- #17 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 67,161 reviews2025
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
Why similar: Open World 33.3%, RPG 13.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Action RPG 8.1%, First-Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It trades guns for swords and spells, but the open-world questing, dungeon delving, and classic Bethesda freedom feel very familiar.
- #18 RAGE
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 18,077 reviews2011
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 41.2%, Open World 19.6%, FPS 14.4%, Shooter 7.3%, First-Person 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a scrappy post-apocalyptic setting, FPS-heavy combat, vehicle travel, and wasteland hub progression that echo Fallout 4’s action side.
- #19 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
83% matchVery Positive94% of 24,465 reviews2015
Dev: Interplay Inc.Pub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 45.6%, Open World 22.9%, RPG 14.8%, Sci-fi 4.9%, Exploration 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original lacks Fallout 4’s first-person action, but it remains a foundational post-nuclear RPG full of bleak humor, exploration, and meaningful choices.
- #20 Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
81% matchVery Positive88% of 127,476 reviews2020
Dev: GuerrillaPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 33%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, RPG 6.9%, Story Rich 5.3%, Exploration 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its ruined-world mystery, rewarding exploration, crafting, and mix of story and combat give it some of the same adventurous momentum as Fallout 4.
- #21 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
82% matchVery Positive94% of 16,962 reviews2009
Dev: Black Isle StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 42.8%, Open World 20.9%, RPG 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%, Sci-fi 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the original’s world with more factions, quests, and reactive roleplaying, making it a great fit if you want more Fallout’s core identity.
- #22 Days Gone
80% matchVery Positive93% of 112,631 reviews2021
Dev: Bend StudioPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Why similar: Open World 39.9%, Post-apocalyptic 33.2%, Survival 8.1%, Third-Person Shooter 4.3%, Story Rich 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its open-world scavenging, crafting, upgrading, and survival against constant threats appeal to the same players who like roaming Fallout 4’s dangerous map.
- #23 Far Cry® 4
81% matchVery Positive85% of 68,541 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, KievPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 16.6 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hidden in the towering Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence. You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother’s dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min.
Why similar: Open World 42.3%, FPS 12.1%, Shooter 9.2%, First-Person 6%, Exploration 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is less of an RPG, but its open-world firefights, looting, outpost clearing, and exploration-driven pacing overlap with Fallout 4’s action-exploration loop.
- #24 Dying Light
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 482,438 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 60.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.6%, Open World 28.9%, FPS 10.4%, Action RPG 8.1%, Survival 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: The first-person exploration, scavenging, crafting, and day-night survival loop make it a strong match if you enjoy Fallout 4’s movement through a hostile world.
- #25 Wasteland 3
78% matchVery Positive85% of 21,899 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 43.1%, Open World 26.3%, RPG 11.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Character Customization 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Even with its isometric squad combat, it shares Fallout’s post-apocalyptic tone, dark humor, faction politics, and choice-heavy roleplaying.
- #26 We Happy Few
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,644 reviews2018
Dev: Compulsion GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.0 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 44.9%, Survival 12.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 8.3%, Atmospheric 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its retro-futuristic dystopia, scavenging, crafting, and story-rich exploration feel like a more surreal cousin to Fallout’s alternate-history wasteland.
- #27 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
78% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 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 34.6%, Open World 18.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Sandbox 9.9%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This indie RPG is heavily inspired by classic Fallout, with turn-based combat, bleak wasteland exploration, and plenty of weird side quests and choices.
- #28 Atomfall
75% 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 27.7%, Open World 25.8%, FPS 7.9%, Action RPG 7.2%, First-Person 5.9%
- #29 The Outer Worlds 2
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,790 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Why similar: Open World 28.8%, RPG 16.1%, Action RPG 11.6%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 7.7%
- #30 Fallout 3
77% matchVery Positive81% of 21,924 reviews2008
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 30.1 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 29.9%, Open World 26.7%, RPG 7.3%, Exploration 5.2%, FPS 3.9%
- #31 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,201 reviews2009
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.
Why similar: Open World 40.7%, RPG 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Exploration 6.7%, First-Person 5.2%
- #32 Fallout Shelter
76% matchVery Positive88% of 80,218 reviews2017
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 58.8%, Survival 16.4%, Sandbox 5.9%, RPG 4.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #33 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 864,153 reviews2015
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 98.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Why similar: Open World 45.3%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #34 DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
73% matchVery Positive92% of 61,333 reviews2022
Dev: KOJIMA PRODUCTIONSPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 34.6 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: Open World 27.6%, Post-apocalyptic 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Story Rich 7.3%, Exploration 7%
- #35 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 27,795 reviews2009
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 38.6%, RPG 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Exploration 5.3%, First-Person 5%
- #36 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 25.8%, Shooter 11.2%, FPS 10.9%, Exploration 10.4%, RPG 10.2%
- #37 Hogwarts Legacy
70% matchVery Positive90% of 363,605 reviews2023
Dev: Avalanche SoftwarePub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 26.5 hrsMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
Why similar: Open World 39.3%, RPG 10.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Action RPG 6.5%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #38 State of Decay
73% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
Why similar: Open World 34%, Post-apocalyptic 25.8%, Survival 11.6%, RPG 5.9%, Sandbox 5.1%
- #39 Tom Clancy’s The Division™
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 95,883 reviews2016
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 25.4 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Why similar: Open World 33.8%, Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Shooter 8.7%, RPG 6.3%
- #40 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,090 reviews2018
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 48.8%, RPG 14.8%, First-Person 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, Exploration 5.3%
- #41 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
71% matchVery Positive92% of 106,004 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 39.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Story Rich 8%, Third-Person Shooter 6.3%, Third Person 6.1%
- #42 Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone
69% matchMixed65% of 708 reviews2025
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Open World 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, RPG 6.9%, FPS 6.7%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #43 No Man's Sky
70% matchVery Positive85% of 402,164 reviews2016
Dev: Hello Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.2 hrsMean: 70.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Why similar: Open World 41%, Exploration 13.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Sandbox 8.3%, Survival 7.8%
- #44 Beyond Mankind: The Awakening
71% matchMixed45% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Brytenwalda
Windows · Linux
Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an indie old school type RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic world. The game sports a mature and deep narrative, rich exploration, tense combat, and immersive RPG mechanics.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, Shooter 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%, Action RPG 7.7%, FPS 7.3%
- #45 Z.O.N.A: Origin
67% matchVery Positive84% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
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 26.7%, Open World 22.3%, Shooter 9%, Exploration 7.8%, RPG 6.6%
- #46 Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
67% matchVery Positive88% of 28,102 reviews2024
Dev: GuerrillaPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 59.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 30.9%, Post-apocalyptic 24.1%, Exploration 7.5%, RPG 6.4%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #47 ATOM RPG Trudograd
68% matchVery Positive84% of 4,354 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Open World 25.6%, Sandbox 8.5%, RPG 8.2%, Survival 7.5%
- #48 State of Decay: YOSE
70% matchVery Positive82% of 12,799 reviews2015
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 38.2%, Post-apocalyptic 26.2%, Survival 12.8%, RPG 5%, Sandbox 4.1%
- #49 Wolfenstein: The New Order
69% matchVery Positive92% of 60,580 reviews2014
Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.5%, Shooter 17.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%
- #50 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition
67% matchMixed55% of 2,977 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 25.2%, Shooter 11.3%, FPS 11%, RPG 10.7%, Exploration 10.4%
- #51 BIOMUTANT
68% matchMixed66% of 19,968 reviews2021
Dev: Experiment 101Pub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.
Why similar: Open World 39%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, RPG 8.2%, Exploration 4.3%, Third Person 4.2%
- #52 Red Dead Redemption 2
66% matchVery Positive92% of 859,706 reviews2019
Dev: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 37.8 hrsMean: 106.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Why similar: Open World 41.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, Shooter 8%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Third-Person Shooter 6.2%
- #53 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,839 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 60%, Open World 13.5%, RPG 12.6%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #54 The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,991 reviews2023
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Shooter 14.3%, RPG 14%, Action RPG 13.9%, FPS 13.7%, Exploration 12.8%
- #55 The Elder Scrolls® Online
66% matchVery Positive81% of 159,028 reviews2017
Dev: ZeniMax Online StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.8 hrsMean: 175.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.
Why similar: Open World 39.3%, RPG 15.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Action RPG 6.7%, Adventure 5.4%