Games Like Fallout 4

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Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29%, Open World 26.4%, RPG 8.3%, Exploration 4.4%, 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.

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 30.8%, Open World 27.2%, RPG 8.4%, FPS 4.6%, Sci-fi 3.5%

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.

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 33.5%, Open World 29.7%, RPG 8.6%, Survival 6.1%, Shooter 6%

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.

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 32.8%, RPG 10.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%, 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.

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 49.1%, RPG 14%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Story Rich 4.6%, 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.

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%, Open World 20.6%, FPS 9%, Shooter 5.8%, Story Rich 4.9%

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.

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 26.4%, Open World 25.9%, FPS 8.9%, 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.

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 32%, FPS 9.6%, RPG 8.6%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Exploration 6.9%

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.

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 33.7%, Post-apocalyptic 28.4%, FPS 10.7%, Shooter 6.9%, First-Person 4.8%

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.

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 36.8%, Post-apocalyptic 26.6%, 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.

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 33.8%, Open World 31.4%, 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.

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 31.3%, Open World 27.5%, Shooter 7.7%, RPG 7.4%, FPS 5.9%

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.

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 41.9%, RPG 9.9%, Survival 9.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%

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.

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 32.4%, Open World 29.8%, FPS 13%, Shooter 7.8%, 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.

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 30.9%, Open World 18.6%, FPS 10.5%, RPG 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.9%

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.

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

Why similar: Open World 33.8%, RPG 13.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Action RPG 8%, Great Soundtrack 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.

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%, Open World 19.8%, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 7.4%, 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.

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 45.3%, Open World 23.2%, RPG 14.9%, 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.

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 33.2%, Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, RPG 6.9%, Story Rich 5.2%, Exploration 5.1%

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.

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 42.6%, Open World 21.1%, RPG 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%, 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.

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 40.5%, Post-apocalyptic 32.7%, Survival 8%, Third-Person Shooter 4.4%, 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.

Fight to liberate a war-torn Himalayan region in this open world FPS. Wield a deadly arsenal, dominate land and sky with gyrocopters and war elephants, and take on enemy territory solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Open World 42.6%, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 9.3%, First-Person 5.9%, Exploration 4%

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.

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 29.4%, Open World 29.3%, FPS 10.5%, 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.

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%, Open World 26.5%, RPG 11.3%, Story Rich 8.3%, Character Customization 5.7%

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.

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 45.4%, Survival 12.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 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.

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 34.8%, Open World 19.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Sandbox 9.7%, 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.

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 30.9%, Open World 24.8%, FPS 7.8%, Action RPG 6.7%, First-Person 5.4%

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 15.9%, Action RPG 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 7.5%

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 29.8%, Open World 27%, RPG 7.3%, Exploration 5.1%, FPS 4%

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 40.9%, RPG 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Exploration 6.6%, First-Person 5.1%

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 58.7%, Survival 16.4%, Sandbox 5.9%, RPG 4.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%

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 45.5%, RPG 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%, Atmospheric 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 27.7%, Post-apocalyptic 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Story Rich 7.2%, Exploration 6.7%

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 26%, Shooter 11.2%, FPS 10.9%, Exploration 10.3%, RPG 10.2%

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 38.8%, RPG 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Exploration 5.2%, First-Person 4.9%

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 39.7%, RPG 10.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Action RPG 6.5%, Story Rich 5.2%

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 34.3%, Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Survival 11.6%, RPG 6%, Sandbox 5%

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 34%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Third-Person Shooter 10.4%, Shooter 8.8%, RPG 6.2%

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 31.2%, Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Exploration 7.4%, RPG 6.3%, Story Rich 5%

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 49%, RPG 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, First-Person 6.3%, Exploration 5.3%

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 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, RPG 6.9%, FPS 6.8%, Sci-fi 6.3%

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 30.8%, Shooter 17.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

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 13.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Third-Person Shooter 6.3%, Third Person 6.1%

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 8.3%, Exploration 7.7%, Action RPG 7.7%, FPS 7.4%

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

Why similar: Open World 41.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Sandbox 8.2%, Survival 7.8%

Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?

Why similar: Open World 28.8%, Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Third-Person Shooter 8%, Sci-fi 7.4%

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%, Open World 26%, Sandbox 8.4%, RPG 8.2%, Survival 7.5%

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 25.6%, Shooter 11.6%, FPS 11%, RPG 10.5%, Exploration 10.2%

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 26.6%, Open World 22.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Exploration 7.7%, RPG 6.6%

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 46.1%, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Story Rich 6.6%

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 25.3%, Shooter 11.4%, FPS 11.1%, RPG 10.7%, Exploration 10.3%

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 59.8%, Open World 13.6%, RPG 12.6%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Atmospheric 2.6%

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 38.5%, Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Survival 12.8%, RPG 5%, Sandbox 4%