Games Like Far Cry® New Dawn

Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS. Engage in intense combat, free hostile territory, recruit loyal followers and animal allies, and liberate Hope County solo or in full 2-player co-op.

Why similar: Open World 25.3%, FPS 16.2%, Co-op 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Stealth 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses almost the exact same map, gunplay, co-op structure, and outpost-driven open-world design as New Dawn, just before the apocalypse hits.

Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter. Fight with improvised weapons, travel however you can, and build your rebel network to take down Castillo's regime.

Why similar: Open World 27%, FPS 17.9%, Co-op 12.3%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest modern Far Cry alternative for players who want another large open-world FPS packed with enemy camps, improvised weapons, vehicles, and co-op.

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 28.7%, FPS 16.8%, Co-op 12.9%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world first-person action, fortress assaults, hunting/crafting, and co-op support make it one of the purest matches to New Dawn’s core gameplay loop.

Stranded on the Rook Islands as Jason Brody, fight your way through a lawless tropical open world using a powerful arsenal to save your friends and escape the madness of this acclaimed visceral FPS.

Why similar: Open World 30.5%, FPS 21.1%, Co-op 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Stealth 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It nails the same addictive formula of roaming an open world, liberating outposts, crafting upgrades, and tackling chaotic firefights from a first-person view.

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: Open World 26.8%, FPS 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Shooter 7.3%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: If New Dawn’s colorful wasteland and arcade-style gunfights were your favorite parts, RAGE 2 delivers a very similar open-world post-apocalyptic FPS energy.

The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.

Why similar: Open World 45%, FPS 13%, Survival 8.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Stealth 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Even without guns, it mirrors New Dawn’s map-clearing, crafting, exploration, and open-world progression structure extremely closely.

Homefront®: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.

Why similar: Open World 23.6%, FPS 20.1%, Co-op 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its occupied open world, resistance theme, first-person combat, and guerrilla-style district liberation feel very close to New Dawn’s anti-Highwaymen setup.

Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.

Why similar: FPS 35.6%, Open World 31.1%, Shooter 7.5%, Stealth 6.3%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone spin-off keeps the Far Cry open-world shooter formula but adds a louder, weirder, more stylized wasteland tone that New Dawn fans often enjoy.

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 35.4%, FPS 27.5%, Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.4%, First-Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is an older, harsher version of the Far Cry sandbox, with emergent firefights, open-world travel, and a strong emphasis on improvisation and faction conflict.

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Open World 22.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, FPS 17.3%, Co-op 14.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This offers a rural post-apocalyptic open world with first-person combat, scavenging, and co-op play that scratches a similar exploratory survival-shooter itch.

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: Open World 28%, Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Co-op 11.7%, FPS 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: For players who want more co-op open-world scavenging in a colorful post-nuclear setting, Fallout 76 is one of the strongest thematic and structural matches.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.

Why similar: Open World 31.1%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Co-op 8.2%, Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It translates Ubisoft’s Far Cry-style open-world formula into another first-person sandbox full of bases, traversal, crafting, and optional co-op.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.

Why similar: Open World 29.1%, Co-op 16.5%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Stealth 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers another large-scale co-op sandbox built around enemy outposts, gear progression, and tactical infiltration across an open map.

Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.

Why similar: Open World 31%, Co-op 14%, Shooter 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%, FPS 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Although third-person, it closely matches New Dawn’s loop of infiltrating enemy compounds, using vehicles, and clearing a huge open world solo or in co-op.

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Open World 27.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Co-op 19.1%, Multiplayer 11.9%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world post-apocalyptic setting, co-op support, scavenging, and constant combat/exploration loop make it a solid alternative despite its bigger melee focus.

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

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person open-world exploration, crafting-heavy progression, and post-apocalyptic setting make it a great fit if you liked New Dawn’s scavenging side.

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: Open World 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, FPS 21.1%, Shooter 7.6%, Survival 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: If you want a grittier open-world FPS with survival tension, scavenging, and a dangerous post-disaster landscape, this is an excellent next step.

The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Open World 21.7%, FPS 19.4%, Co-op 15.6%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong pick if you want more fast co-op FPS action, colorful wasteland environments, and constant weapon-driven progression.

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 25.8%, Open World 22.3%, FPS 19.9%, Shooter 6.5%, Stealth 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a more story-driven and atmospheric take on post-apocalyptic first-person exploration, but it still shares New Dawn’s scavenging and survival-gunplay appeal.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Co-op 28.5%, Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, FPS 17.5%, First-Person 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This keeps the first-person post-apocalyptic carnage and co-op appeal, with a strong emphasis on scavenging, crafting, and over-the-top combat.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the first modern co-op Wolfenstein adventure. Team up with a friend or play solo as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and wield a powerful arsenal of new weapons, gadgets, and abilities to liberate Paris from the Nazis.

Why similar: FPS 28.5%, Co-op 24.8%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a good option if you mainly want more co-op first-person shooting and upgrade-driven progression rather than the full open-world structure.

The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.

Why similar: Open World 34.7%, Co-op 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Online Co-Op 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While third-person and more survival-focused, it shares New Dawn’s post-collapse resource pressure, open-world exploration, and co-op-friendly structure.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Open World 28.1%, Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 15.4%, FPS 7.7%, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the same first-person co-op survival formula with more improvised combat and dangerous exploration through a ruined world.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Open World 28.2%, Co-op 20.2%, Multiplayer 13.6%, FPS 11.8%, Online Co-Op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This mixes open zones, first-person combat, crafting, and co-op zombie survival in a way that overlaps well with New Dawn’s action-scavenging loop.

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 27.5%, FPS 25.9%, Open World 17.3%, Shooter 6.7%, Co-op 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is less open than RAGE 2, but its first-person wasteland combat and scrappy post-apocalyptic vibe still make it a natural New Dawn follow-up.

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

Why similar: FPS 20.6%, Co-op 19%, Shooter 13.5%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Open World 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op-first shooter design, constant looting, wasteland setting, and irreverent tone line up well with New Dawn’s lighter post-apocalyptic style.

The town of Redfall is under siege by a legion of vampires who have cut the island off from the outside world. Trapped with a handful of survivors, slay alone or squad up in open-world FPS action.

Why similar: Open World 23.1%, FPS 18.8%, Co-op 16.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world co-op FPS format and base-clearing structure echo some of New Dawn’s sandbox appeal, even if the tone leans supernatural instead of post-nuclear.

Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

Why similar: Open World 40.3%, Post-apocalyptic 33.3%, Action 6.4%, Multiplayer 4.9%, Survival 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Though it is third-person and vehicle-heavy, its colorful wasteland setting, scavenging loop, and faction-driven open-world progression feel very close in spirit.

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: Open World 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, FPS 17.3%, First-Person 7%, Action 5.9%

Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.

Why similar: Open World 29.7%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Co-op 9.9%

Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.

Why similar: Open World 37%, Post-apocalyptic 31.2%, Stealth 11.3%, Action 5.8%, Female Protagonist 5.6%

Build a resistance as you fight to take back a near-future London facing its downfall. Welcome to the Resistance.

Why similar: Open World 29.1%, Co-op 18.3%, Multiplayer 14%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Shooter 11.2%

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.

Why similar: FPS 36.5%, Open World 19.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Stealth 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%

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 28.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Co-op 13.3%, Multiplayer 11%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

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 42.6%, Post-apocalyptic 25.4%, Action 6%, Female Protagonist 5.4%, Story Rich 3.9%

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 45.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 5.5%, Female Protagonist 5.2%

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 44.1%, Post-apocalyptic 27.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Survival 6.6%, Action 3.6%

BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.

Why similar: Open World 34.3%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Multiplayer 16.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Action 5.8%

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: Open World 34.7%, Post-apocalyptic 29.2%, FPS 10.6%, First-Person 4.9%, RPG 3.7%

Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Open World 22.2%, FPS 19.4%, Co-op 15.6%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.4%

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: Open World 35.5%, Post-apocalyptic 30.1%, FPS 10.7%, First-Person 5.3%, Shooter 4.6%

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Why similar: Open World 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, FPS 13.8%, Co-op 11.7%, Online Co-Op 9.2%

Jump into this free‑to‑play looter‑shooter RPG featuring tactical combat, deep progression, and an exclusive canon storyline, playable solo or with friends.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, Shooter 13.6%, Co-op 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Open World 10.5%

Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.

Why similar: Open World 32%, Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Co-op 10.2%, Survival 8.7%

Unturned is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game. As one of the few not yet turned, you must fight to remain among the living.

Why similar: Open World 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, FPS 15.4%, Co-op 13.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%

After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.

Why similar: Open World 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, FPS 13.3%, Co-op 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%

"Sunrise" - an online shooter with elements of survival from the first person. Your task is to survive in the harsh conditions of the post-apocalyptic world. Explore new regions, team up with other players in groups, survive with them and create your own rules of survival!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Open World 16.8%, FPS 13.6%, Multiplayer 13%, Survival 9.1%

Built from the ground up for PCVR, this action survival game combines detailed visuals, realistic physics, and a handcrafted, interactive, and destructible open world. Explore, fight, scavenge, and survive solo or in co-op with Flatscreen cross-play and the VR features players expect.

Why similar: Open World 20%, FPS 17.4%, Co-op 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.

Why similar: Open World 37.2%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Co-op 8.1%

Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.

Why similar: Open World 40.1%, Multiplayer 15%, Stealth 13.1%, Co-op 10.9%, Shooter 9%

Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter. Play as an American sniper dropped in Georgia, near Russian border. Choose your own path to accomplish your missions across an unforgiving open world.

Why similar: Open World 24.3%, FPS 20%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Stealth 11.6%, Shooter 9.2%

Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.

Why similar: Open World 52%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 6.6%, Adventure 5%

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Why similar: Open World 37%, Stealth 14.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 6.4%

Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods.

Why similar: Open World 56.5%, Adventure 9%, Action 7.8%, Action RPG 7.2%, RPG 5.9%

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: Open World 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, FPS 15.3%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Dead World is a first-person shooter game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where you follow Miguel's journey to return home to a war-torn Argentina.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.1%, Open World 21.4%, FPS 18.6%, Shooter 10.1%, First-Person 6.6%

Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

Why similar: FPS 32.3%, Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Multiplayer 15%, Shooter 11%, First-Person 8%