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Games Like Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Post-apocalyptic, Open World, Action.

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In a post-apocalyptic wasteland of diesel and dust, bandits and mobsters rule the last remaining cities, controlling all vital trade routes and destroying any hope of a return to a lawful world.

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 2,710 reviews
Released: 2014-03-14
Developer: Targem Games
Publisher: ESDigital Games
Genres: Action, Racing, RPG
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 11.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 91%

Overview

Hard Truck Apocalypse is a cult classic that masterfully blends vehicular combat, RPG progression, and the atmospheric isolation of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. These recommendations focus on titles that prioritize vehicle maintenance, tactical combat, and the sense of survival in a harsh, open-world environment.

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  1. #1 Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise Of Clans / Ex Machina: Meridian 113
    97% matchMostly Positive73% of 822 reviews2014
    Dev: Targem GamesPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans - is an addon to a vehicular Action/RPG set in an alternate future. New heroes and mysteries await you in the vistas of a post-apocalyptic North America.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 40.8%, Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Racing 10.2%, Open World 7.9%, Cult Classic 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the direct standalone expansion that continues the core gameplay loop and narrative of the original game.

  2. #2 Mad Max
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 88,995 reviews2015
    Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 35.8 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 31.9%, Automobile Sim 19.2%, Open World 18.6%, Driving 9.6%, Racing 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive open-world experience for post-apocalyptic vehicular combat and wasteland exploration.

  3. #3 Pacific Drive
    95% matchVery Positive83% of 25,653 reviews2024
    Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 47.5%, Driving 30.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Action 5.3%, Adventure 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the bond between the driver and their vehicle while navigating a hostile, supernatural environment.

  4. #4 Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade
    96% matchMostly Negative31% of 260 reviews2014
    Dev: Targem GamesPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade/Ex Machina Arcade - is the races through the deserted prairies and canyons of northern America, infected by a fatal virus. You are to find the reasons of the global catastrophe described in the original game Hard Truck: Apocalypse.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 56.3%, Racing 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Action 4.6%, Cult Classic 4.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A more action-oriented spin-off that strips away some RPG elements to focus on pure vehicular combat.

  5. #5 Vangers
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,354 reviews2014
    Dev: K-D LabPub: Association K-D Lab
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Mind-altering sandbox game that can be described as a racing role-playing adventure game with a complicated storyline. You’ll find a unique atmosphere, complete freedom and lots of gameplay hours to figure out what’s the game is all about.

    Why similar: Racing 32.7%, Open World 18.1%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Classic 10.8%, RPG 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A surreal, cult-classic ancestor to the genre that shares the same atmospheric, vehicle-centric wasteland vibe.

  6. #6 The Long Drive
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 54,613 reviews2019
    Dev: Genesz
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 37.4%, Post-apocalyptic 23.6%, Open World 13.9%, Driving 12.1%, Racing 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Captures the isolation and the constant need for mechanical maintenance while traveling through a desolate world.

  7. #7 FUMES
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,177 reviews2025
    Dev: FUMES team
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Arm your vehicle with deadly weapons and roam endless wastelands in this fast-paced single-player car combat game. Collect upgrades for your car to melt enemies and giant bosses in this bizarre world. Retro vibe. Retro cars. Retro gameplay!

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 39.1%, Post-apocalyptic 28.1%, Open World 12.1%, Driving 10.6%, Vehicular Combat 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced vehicular combat game that emphasizes high-octane action in a post-apocalyptic setting.

  8. #8 Crossout
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 68,841 reviews2017
    Dev: Targem GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Crossout - the postapocalyptic MMO action game where you can create a unique design for an armoured vehicle from dozens of parts and then drive it into multiplayer battles raging on land and in the skies alike.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 64.5%, Vehicular Combat 13.2%, Action 9.6%, Trading 6.7%, Adventure 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers the most comprehensive vehicle-building system for players who want to create custom combat machines.

  9. #9 The Slaverian Trucker
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 761 reviews2026
    Dev: SawyerK Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    The Slaverian Trucker is a Survival/Truck/Life simulator game. Make enough money to survive and expand your wealth in the harsh semi-post apocalyptic lands of Slaveria, doing legal and illegal work, while maintaining, fixing, building, repairing, tuning your trucks, cars and other vehicles.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 46.3%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Open World 14%, Driving 12.6%, Racing 4.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines survival mechanics with the necessity of maintaining a vehicle to survive in a desolate world.

  10. #10 Jalopy
    91% matchMostly Positive76% of 11,194 reviews2018
    Dev: MinskworksPub: Excalibur Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 60.4%, Driving 17.8%, Open World 15%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Adventure 1.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mechanical struggle of keeping a vehicle running across a vast, unforgiving landscape.

  11. #11 Convoy
    90% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,462 reviews2015
    Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 55.6%, RPG 11%, Vehicular Combat 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Action 5.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based vehicular combat game set in a harsh, procedurally generated wasteland.

  12. #12 Death Skid Marks
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 802 reviews2014
    Dev: Studio Whisky Tango Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Death Skid Marks is a rogue-like car combat game about what so many of us have experienced: a road trip to a music gig… only in this game, things get violent. The game uniquely blends top down arcade action and RPG mechanics.

    Why similar: RPG 38.8%, Vehicular Combat 31.2%, Action 26.2%, Indie 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down vehicular combat game that leans into the dark, gritty aesthetic of the post-apocalypse.

  13. #13 Drive 4 Survival
    89% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2020
    Dev: M3M Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 31.1%, Post-apocalyptic 26.3%, Open World 13.5%, Driving 11.2%, Racing 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the scavenging and driving loop found in the seed game.

  14. #14 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 10,478 reviews2018
    Dev: AtomTeam
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.4 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 59.3%, Open World 20.5%, RPG 11.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the RPG and survival aspects of a post-Soviet wasteland similar to the setting of the seed game.

  15. #15 Alaskan Road Truckers
    86% matchMixed62% of 3,221 reviews2023
    Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 49.3%, Open World 16.4%, Driving 14.3%, Racing 9.9%, Atmospheric 7%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics and survival aspects of driving in harsh, unforgiving conditions.

  16. #16 Clutch
    88% matchMostly Positive73% of 252 reviews2009
    Dev: Targem GamesPub: Game Factory Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Clutch is a fast-paced arcade racing game which will challenge the resilience of anyone's nerves. You play as a person who has survived a catastrophe of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), while everyone else in the city has been transformed into a bloodthirsty zombie.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.8%, Automobile Sim 20.4%, Open World 16.6%, Racing 15.9%, Driving 12.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A gritty, combat-focused racing game set in a zombie-infested post-apocalyptic world.

  17. #17 Gas Guzzlers Extreme
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,099 reviews2013
    Dev: Gamepires
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a fast, furious, armed-to-the-teeth, trigger-happy shooter, shifted into top gear! Take a white knuckle ride in this crazily addictive combat racing game.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 63.3%, Racing 20.9%, Vehicular Combat 7.6%, Driving 2.9%, Action 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: High-octane vehicular combat that captures the aggressive action side of the seed game.

  18. #18 Kenshi
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 112,221 reviews2018
    Dev: Lo-Fi Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

    Why similar: Open World 44.9%, Post-apocalyptic 38.1%, RPG 13.7%, Adventure 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar sense of being a small, vulnerable entity in a massive, unforgiving post-apocalyptic world.

  19. #19 RAGE 2
    85% matchMixed63% of 16,902 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: Automobile Sim 38.9%, Post-apocalyptic 30.6%, Open World 17.7%, Vehicular Combat 4.4%, Action 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world exploration with intense vehicular combat in a vibrant, hostile wasteland.

  20. #20 Carmageddon: Max Damage
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,506 reviews2016
    Dev: Stainless Games LtdPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    CARMAGEDDON: MAX DAMAGE is HERE! And it's the antidote to Racing Games.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 42.2%, Racing 29.1%, Driving 8.9%, Action 7.6%, Open World 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the chaotic, destructive nature of wasteland racing and vehicular mayhem.

  21. #21 Wreckfest
    83% matchVery Positive88% of 39,928 reviews2018
    Dev: BugbearPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 56.9%, Racing 25.5%, Driving 11.9%, Action 2.6%, Open World 1.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides the best vehicle physics and destruction mechanics for those who enjoy the combat aspect of the seed game.

  22. #22 SnowRunner
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 53,631 reviews2021
    Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 54.1%, Open World 14.6%, Driving 14.4%, Racing 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Captures the core appeal of navigating difficult terrain with heavy machinery, even without the combat elements.

  23. #23 Metro Exodus
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 131,887 reviews2020
    Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 55.4%, Open World 23%, Atmospheric 10%, Action 4.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Captures the atmospheric, journey-based nature of surviving in a ruined world through a variety of environments.

  24. #24 ELEX
    82% matchMostly Positive74% of 19,503 reviews2017
    Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.4 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: Post-apocalyptic 39.4%, Open World 34.3%, RPG 14.1%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Action 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A science-fantasy RPG that captures the exploration and faction-based conflict of the seed game.

  25. #25 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,542 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 67.2%, Driving 11.4%, Racing 10.6%, Open World 6.7%, Atmospheric 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Deepens the mechanical maintenance aspect found in the seed game for those who enjoy tinkering with their ride.

  26. #26 Tokyo Xtreme Racer
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 15,319 reviews2025
    Dev: Genki Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The title of “fastest” never fades. Race through the sealed future Tokyo night highways in your customized car. Defeat rivals in “SP Battle,” where drivers clash by draining Spirit Points. A unique racing game where only the rules for victory matter.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 37.5%, Racing 29%, Driving 18.9%, Open World 6.5%, RPG 3.6%

  27. #27 Borderlands 2
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 310,773 reviews2012
    Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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

    Why similar: Open World 40.7%, RPG 25%, Action 23.1%, Shooter 7.4%, Adventure 2.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Features significant vehicular combat and exploration in a stylized, post-apocalyptic wasteland.

  28. #28 Rust
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363,157 reviews2018
    Dev: Facepunch Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 52.5 hrsMean: 421.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

    Why similar: Open World 57.9%, Post-apocalyptic 31%, Action 5.6%, Adventure 3.7%, Shooter 1.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a harsh, open-world survival experience where vehicles are essential for traversal and dominance.

  29. #29 Far Cry® New Dawn
    80% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,546 reviews2019
    Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Post-apocalyptic 49.2%, Open World 36.9%, Action 5.9%, RPG 3%, Adventure 2.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Features post-apocalyptic vehicle customization and exploration in a colorful, ruined world.

  30. #30 Ashes of the Union
    78% matchMixed64% of 414 reviews2024
    Dev: 700 Games Studio
    Windows

    A vehicular shooter with roguelike elements, offering a wild take on an alternate future of the Soviet Union. Build your combat vehicle and show nature who's boss!

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 51.8%, Post-apocalyptic 34.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Action 3.4%, Old School 1.8%

  31. #31 Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator
    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,564 reviews2020
    Dev: IndieMax
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    You. Your car. And world under the sand.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 40.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, Driving 11.5%, Open World 11.3%, Racing 8.9%

  32. #32 ATOM RPG Trudograd
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 4,386 reviews2021
    Dev: AtomTeam
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.1 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 51.7%, Open World 27.3%, RPG 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Adventure 1.6%

  33. #33 Nitroglycerine!
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2025
    Dev: Avoidance
    Windows

    A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 52.9%, Driving 16.9%, Racing 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Action 2.8%

  34. #34 The Underground Man
    77% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,389 reviews2016
    Dev: Mehsoft
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 57.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, RPG 7.1%, Classic 6.4%, Open World 5.6%

  35. #35 Euro Truck Simulator
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 7,585 reviews2013
    Dev: SCS Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    The original Euro Truck Simulator - the game which has become the classic of the genre and is still relevant today. The first truck simulation game in a European setting, with European long haul trucks!

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 70.4%, Driving 14.3%, Open World 12.9%, Atmospheric 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  36. #36 Pathologic Classic HD
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 4,511 reviews2015
    Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 33%, Open World 22.6%, RPG 13.8%, Classic 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%

  37. #37 RAGE
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 18,149 reviews2011
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 17.4 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 58.9%, Open World 18%, Racing 8.8%, Action 5.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%

  38. #38 Hardwar
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2023
    Dev: Jordan Freeman GroupPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    You’re now an Operative, a free agent and a speculator in the claustrophobic terminally ill city of (Misplaced) Optimism, the last crater cluster on barren mined-out Titan.

    Why similar: Open World 54.8%, Vehicular Combat 18.9%, Action 15.5%, Old School 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  39. #39 Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,189 reviews2025
    Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.6%, Open World 20.7%, Driving 16.4%, Vehicular Combat 7.6%, Action 4.8%

  40. #40 Junkyard Truck
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,273 reviews2022
    Dev: Keystone Knight
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Junkyard Truck is an open-world off road driving and mechanic simulator. Build, upgrade, and maintain your old off road truck. Make money using your skills in driving, scavenging, gambling, or moonshine brewing. Try to build a truck capable of taking on the difficult challenges around the map.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 61.5%, Open World 21.2%, Driving 16.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  41. #41 Machine Mind
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 484 reviews2026
    Dev: Chudo-Yudo GamesPub: Targem Games
    Windows · Mac

    Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS. You will fight, craft modules, build your transport, develop and protect your base. You can control other vehicles to automate operations. Discover all the secrets of the destroyed world!

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 54.2%, Open World 28.4%, RPG 13.8%, Adventure 3.7%

  42. #42 Sledgehammer / Gear Grinder
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 171 reviews2014
    Dev: Targem GamesPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Drive the most powerful truck and destroy every opponent that you’ll find on the road or go to the multiplayer mode and decide who is the king of the highway, among your friends.

    Why similar: Racing 81.4%, Action 18.6%

  43. #43 Apocalypse Express
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 145 reviews2025
    Dev: Llamaware Studios
    Windows

    Conduct, upgrade and repair your train through endless waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this action management roguelike, the player decides to embark on a journey through the wasteland looking to fulfill the dream of seeing the remains of the outside world.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 81.8%, Vehicular Combat 8.1%, Action 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 0.7%

  44. #44 Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths
    68% matchMixed69% of 142 reviews2026
    Dev: Atomic JellyPub: 101XP
    Windows

    Perform complex repairs and maintenance to become the ultimate truck mechanic. Get behind the wheel of your truck, throw your trusty tools in the back, and set out on an extreme adventure across the South American wilderness!

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  45. #45 Beyond Mankind: The Awakening
    73% matchMixed45% of 113 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.

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    70% matchVery Positive97% of 158 reviews2021
    Dev: Indie/Anon Games
    Windows

    A high-octane road trip through a besieged world during a demon-infested zombie apocalypse. Rescue survivors, form a caravan, call in various support drops or air strikes, loot random structures for supplies or craft them yourself, modify common vehicles into post-apocalyptic machines of war.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 58.6%, Driving 25.4%, Vehicular Combat 9.2%, Action 5.1%, Shooter 1.7%

  47. #47 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 7,172 reviews2013
    Dev: SNK GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  48. #48 INSOMNIA: The Ark
    71% matchMixed59% of 1,256 reviews2018
    Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 64.7%, RPG 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  49. #49 Post Apocalyptic Mayhem
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,521 reviews2011
    Dev: Steel MonkeysPub: Next Dimension Game Adventures Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Battle up to five friends online in this over-the-top vehicular mayhem racer!

    Why similar: Racing 46.9%, Post-apocalyptic 44%, Action 8%, Vehicular Combat 1.2%

  50. #50 Dust Raiders
    67% matchMixed68% of 189 reviews2025
    Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Games Operators
    Windows

    Dust Raiders is a management strategy game, set in a lawless wasteland. Upgrade your vehicles, engage in tactical fights against raiders hunting for your resources and gather a crew to rule the area.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 56.3%, Driving 21.7%, Vehicular Combat 7%, Trading 5.6%, Action 5%

  51. #51 TRAIL OUT
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 3,774 reviews2022
    Dev: GOOD BOYSPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Welcome to the festival of explosive races, TRAIL OUT! Reckless racing around the world! Crashes, explosions, destruction, and screaming drivers!

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 51.9%, Racing 16.7%, Driving 14%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Vehicular Combat 5.5%

  52. #52 Collapse
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 974 reviews2014
    Dev: CreoteamPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    In 2013 the Central Europe (Ukraine, Kiev) witnessed a catastrophe. Everybody was mystified by its cause. What happened was beyond our comprehension. Somebody called it the collision of worlds or the stratification of two dimensions.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 53.2%, Action 13.5%, Cult Classic 13.2%, Atmospheric 9%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%

  53. #53 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,751 reviews2021
    Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 62.6%, Open World 13.7%, RPG 12.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 2.5%

  54. #54 Zombie Driver HD
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 4,050 reviews2012
    Dev: Exor Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.9%, Open World 19.1%, Driving 17.9%, Racing 17.6%, Vehicular Combat 7%

  55. #55 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 24,711 reviews2015
    Dev: Interplay Inc.Pub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    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 54.3%, Open World 17.5%, RPG 13.4%, Classic 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%

  56. #56 Turbo Sloths
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 120 reviews2022
    Dev: RainStyle games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Turbo Sloths is an adrenaline-fueled shooter-racing game set on another planet, where you drive not a sports car, but a massive turbocharged truck turned into a war machine. Join the insane Wasteland League — here, it's not the fastest who wins, but the strongest.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 44.9%, Racing 18.9%, Driving 17.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Action 3.7%

  57. #57 Blasted Road Terror
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 94 reviews2018
    Dev: Tryzna83
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Blasted Road Terror is real-time tactical looter in post apocalyptic setting. Command mighty warcrawler and manage squadron of vehicles in order to get unseen riches of the world and reach immortal glory.

    Why similar: RPG 56.8%, Action 37.9%, Indie 5.3%

  58. #58 Bus World
    64% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,023 reviews2023
    Dev: KishMish Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Bus World is a game about passenger transportations in various conditions, starting from standard days of a bus driver and ending with rescuing people who suffered from disasters.

    Why similar: Automobile Sim 50.8%, Open World 13.8%, Driving 12.8%, Racing 12.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%

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