Games Like Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

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: Classic 26% ★, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, RPG 12.4%, Isometric 9.4%, Turn-Based 8%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands Fallout's isometric exploration, SPECIAL character builds, dark humor, and unusually reactive quest design.

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 23.4%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Isometric 13.3%, CRPG 12.6%, RPG 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a close modern homage to classic Fallout, with a Soviet wasteland, turn-based combat, open-ended quests, and skill-driven choices.

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 25%, RPG 16.9%, Isometric 14.3%, Turn-Based 14%, CRPG 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its harsh subterranean post-apocalypse, deep character builds, exploration, and demanding turn-based combat strongly evoke Fallout's old-school CRPG side.

From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.3%, Turn-Based 21.2%, RPG 18.5%, Isometric 9.1%, CRPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A direct descendant of Fallout's original inspiration, offering party-based wasteland exploration, tactical combat, and major skill-check consequences.

A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.8%, CRPG 13.1%, RPG 11.7%, Isometric 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its retro-futurist disaster zone, attribute-based role-playing, branching factions, and turn-based combat make it a natural Fallout alternative.

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 23.2%, Turn-Based 12.9%, CRPG 12.2%, Isometric 11.6%, Open World 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone follow-up keeps ATOM RPG's Fallout-like structure while adding a denser city hub, more quests, and expanded tactical systems.

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 29.3%, Classic 20.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, RPG 10.6%, Isometric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It retains Fallout's setting, gear, mutations, and SPECIAL-style identity while shifting the focus toward squad-level tactical battles.

Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.3%, Isometric 18.6%, CRPG 16.9%, RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy, isometric sci-fi RPG with multiple factions, noncombat solutions, character builds, and methodical turn-based encounters.

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 24.5%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Isometric 13.3%, CRPG 13%, RPG 11%

Why You'll Like It: It combines post-apocalyptic black humor, consequential choices, squad customization, and polished turn-based combat in a reactive world.

The RPG classic rises from the nuclear ashes! Wasteland Remastered is an overhaul of the 1988 title that brought the post-apocalypse to video games. See where the Wasteland series began and experience the character and world the sequels are built on.

Why similar: RPG 43.2%, Post-apocalyptic 42.8%, CRPG 9.1%, Retro 5%

Why You'll Like It: The remaster of Fallout's spiritual predecessor delivers a similarly unforgiving, text-rich nuclear wasteland RPG experience.

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.4%, Open World 22.5%, RPG 21.6%, Sci-fi 4.5%, Exploration 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It translates Fallout's faction-driven storytelling, dark humor, build flexibility, and meaningful decisions into a first-person open world.

For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.

Why similar: Classic 31.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 28.5%, RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based 11.7%, CRPG 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This foundational post-apocalyptic RPG offers the old-school exploration, party management, and bleak setting that helped inspire Fallout.

Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.

Why similar: Classic 34.8% ★, RPG 18.8%, Isometric 14.9%, CRPG 11.2%, Open World 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric CRPG with enormous build variety, reactive dialogue, moral choices, and the same willingness to let players solve problems creatively.

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

Why similar: Isometric 23%, CRPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, RPG 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Though set in a fallen fantasy civilization, its exceptional build-specific quest paths, ruthless consequences, and noncombat solutions mirror Fallout's role-playing freedom.

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, Open World 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, CRPG 11.4%, RPG 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its deeply systemic mutant-filled wasteland, eccentric lore, and astonishing character customization capture the experimental freedom of classic Fallout.

NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.5%, Turn-Based 23.7%, RPG 15.4%, Open World 8.2%, Difficult 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A brutally grounded turn-based survival RPG about scavenging through a devastated future, where every skill and decision can determine survival.

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

Why similar: RPG 32.7%, Isometric 24.4%, CRPG 15.4%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its strange post-civilization setting and dialogue-first, consequence-heavy role-playing appeal strongly to players who value Fallout's writing and choices.

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 44.4%, Open World 22.3%, RPG 20.8%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Atmospheric 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: While first-person and more action-oriented, it preserves the series' vaults, wasteland wandering, character perks, and moral quest decisions.

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.7%, RPG 26.5%, Isometric 18%, CRPG 10.1%, Sci-fi 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk tactical RPG features memorable companions, faction politics, skill-based conversation options, and tightly designed turn-based missions.

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 45.2%, Open World 23.4%, RPG 14.9%, Sci-fi 4.9%, Exploration 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its crafting and shooting take priority over classic RPG depth, but it remains a worthwhile route to more vault exploration and post-nuclear sandbox adventure.

Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

Why similar: Classic 32.3% ★, RPG 19.7%, Isometric 19.6%, CRPG 16.8%, Retro 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a landmark isometric CRPG for players seeking Fallout's dense writing, unusual character builds, and dialogue with lasting consequences.

Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.5%, Isometric 16.5%, Turn-Based 14.1%, RPG 13.9%, CRPG 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric Australian post-apocalyptic RPG built around dialogue, moral philosophy, exploration, and decisions rather than constant combat.

SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat

Why similar: CRPG 34.9%, RPG 32.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This modern retro CRPG delivers grim exploration, party management, turn-based battles, and a distinctly old-school computer-role-playing feel.

The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.

Why similar: Isometric 36.5%, CRPG 29.6%, RPG 26.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its party-based real-time-with-pause combat differs from Fallout, but its open exploration, quest reactivity, and classic CRPG character progression are a strong fit.

Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Lead a traveling company through a harsh, unforgiving world where survival is never guaranteed in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Turn-Based 19%, Open World 16.6%, CRPG 15.6%, RPG 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult post-cataclysmic RPG about navigating a ruined world, managing a caravan, and making consequential narrative and tactical choices.

Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.7%, RPG 25.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7.2%, Open World 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-focused RPG combines a desperate post-collapse setting, resource management, moral dilemmas, and turn-based tactical combat.

A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.8%, RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Tactical 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its mutant post-apocalypse and scavenged-world atmosphere fit Fallout, while its stealth-driven turn-based squad combat provides a more tactical take.

Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.2%, Isometric 18.2%, CRPG 12.8%, RPG 12.6%, Open World 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This grotesque post-apocalyptic action RPG has Fallout-like dark comedy, dialogue choices, bizarre mutants, and a hostile retro-future atmosphere.

Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Join millions of players as you explore, build, quest, and triumph in a massive open-world multiplayer adventure.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 48.9%, Open World 24.6%, RPG 21.6%, Exploration 2%, Atmospheric 1.8%

THE GREAT MACHINE AWAKENS

Why similar: Classic 45.4% ★, RPG 24.5%, Open World 15.2%, CRPG 5.3%, Retro 4.5%

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 77.1%, RPG 10.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Sandbox 2.8%, 2D 2.6%

Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.

Why similar: Classic 27.8% ★, RPG 25.5%, Turn-Based 24.1%, Isometric 16.3%, Tactical 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes open-ended mercenary squad tactics, scavenged equipment, and emergent solutions in a rugged, systems-heavy strategic campaign.

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 44.3%, Open World 22.8%, RPG 18.7%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Exploration 2.6%

"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.4%, RPG 31.2%, Sci-fi 7%, CRPG 6.3%, Multiple Endings 5.5%

THE LEGEND BEGINS

Why similar: Classic 44% ★, RPG 28.1%, Open World 9.1%, 1990's 5.7%, Retro 5.1%

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: Classic 44.3% ★, RPG 25.3%, Open World 22.2%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Exploration 1.8%

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, CRPG 15.7%, Isometric 15.1%, RPG 11.7%, Open World 9.7%

Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.

Why similar: Classic 37.8% ★, RPG 27.6%, Isometric 17.8%, Open World 7.5%, CRPG 5.4%

The biggest little RPG in the world. Post-apocalyptic retro space adventure with an extreme focus on role-playing and replayability. Inch wide, miles deep - intentionally short yet surprisingly deep.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29%, Isometric 16.4%, CRPG 14%, RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%

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 49.2%, Open World 24.6%, RPG 20.2%, Atmospheric 2.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

Why similar: Classic 59.8% ★, RPG 16.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, 1990's 6.5%, Retro 4%

Experience a true classic! This Gold edition includes the original Jagged Alliance plus the add-on Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Take a trip into retro land and learn why this is considered to be one the best turn-based games of all times.

Why similar: Classic 53.1% ★, Turn-Based 19.7%, RPG 18.8%, Tactical 3.9%, Retro 3.4%

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: RPG 32.6%, Open World 30.9%, Classic 25.5% ★, Exploration 2.9%, Atmospheric 2.3%

Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...

Why similar: RPG 38.5%, Isometric 26.6%, Turn-Based 25.1%, CRPG 7.5%, 2D 1.3%

The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.1%, RPG 24.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Sandbox 5.8%, Exploration 4.6%

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 43.9%, Open World 24.6%, RPG 12.4%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: RPG 34.1%, Isometric 27%, CRPG 17.1%, Open World 10.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.5%, CRPG 16.7%, Open World 15.6%, RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%

The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.

Why similar: Classic 63.6% ★, RPG 23.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Atmospheric 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

Why similar: Classic 54.7% ★, RPG 33.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Open World 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!

Why similar: RPG 45.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Turn-Based 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9%, CRPG 6.6%

A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.6%, Turn-Based 22.7%, RPG 15.3%, Isometric 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%

Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

Why similar: RPG 35%, Isometric 24.6%, CRPG 16.8%, Classic 13.1% ★, Open World 5.3%

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

Why similar: Classic 55.6% ★, Turn-Based 17.7%, Isometric 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Tactical 4.1%

A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.

Why similar: Classic 38.7% ★, RPG 21.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Turn-Based 11.4%, CRPG 8.3%

Nuclear Day is a story-based role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore the secrets of this world. Fight monsters. Pass tests and solve puzzles. Become your own in this tragic world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.5%, RPG 19.2%, Open World 18%, CRPG 15%, Exploration 3.6%

A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Isometric 15.6%, RPG 14.6%, Open World 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%