Games Like Metro: Last Light Redux

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 26%, Based On A Novel 16.3% ★, FPS 14.1%, Stealth 7.4%, Horror 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor delivers the same tunnel-bound Moscow setting, survival-focused gunplay, stealth, mutants, and heavily atmospheric storytelling.

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 28.7%, FPS 16.5%, Stealth 8.2%, Story Rich 6.7%, Horror 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands Metro's signature post-apocalyptic gunplay, moral choices, scavenging, and Russian atmosphere into larger but still tense story-driven regions.

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 32.6%, FPS 21.7%, Survival 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Shooter 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a grim Slavic post-apocalypse with first-person firefights, supernatural hazards, survival systems, and an intensely oppressive world.

Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.1%, FPS 25.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Story Rich 11%, First-Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This VR Metro story recreates the series' stealth, scarce ammunition, gas-mask tension, and frightening underground encounters from an even more immediate perspective.

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 36.8%, FPS 18.3%, Survival 7.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its quarantined nuclear-disaster setting, tense first-person exploration, scavenging, and strange conspiratorial threats evoke Metro's survival-focused unease.

Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, FPS 20.6%, Survival 9.9%, Horror 9.6%, Stealth 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This VR survival shooter shares Metro's oppressive Soviet-adjacent mood, hazardous expeditions, limited supplies, and unnerving supernatural enemies.

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.8%, FPS 12.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, First-Person 5.8%, Survival 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more RPG-driven, its ruined world, faction politics, moral choices, scavenging, and bleak wasteland storytelling should appeal to Metro's narrative fans.

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 41.7%, FPS 29.3%, Shooter 7.5%, Action 4.4%, First-Person 4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a hostile post-impact wasteland, improvised weapons, mutant encounters, and driving between isolated settlements in a similarly harsh world.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.

Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is another atmospheric, story-rich FPS built around a decaying isolated society, unsettling enemies, and environmental narrative detail.

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 32.8%, FPS 24.5%, Stealth 9.1%, Shooter 8%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its colorful presentation differs from Metro, but its post-nuclear setting, improvised weaponry, hostile outposts, and survivalist communities make it a solid thematic fit.

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 36.5%, FPS 24.7%, Story Rich 7.5%, First-Person 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This story-led FPS places you in a devastated future ruled by machines, balancing stealth, scavenging, upgrades, and desperate firefights.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Horror 13.4%, Stealth 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its tense first-person exploration, limited resources, stealth options, environmental storytelling, and alien horror suit players who value Metro's immersive tension.

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Why similar: FPS 44.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, First-Person 7.1%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its iconic linear first-person campaign blends resistance-fighter action, dystopian oppression, environmental storytelling, and memorable ruined-city traversal.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Shooter 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its immersive first-person exploration, limited resources, hostile environments, and unnerving audio-visual atmosphere reward the same cautious playstyle as Metro.

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 43.5%, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Atmospheric 7%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person wasteland exploration, ruined urban spaces, scavenging, mutant threats, and environmental storytelling provide a more open-ended post-apocalyptic alternative.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: FPS 17.7%, Stealth 17.4%, Horror 11.2%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Survival 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Though less combat-focused, its subterranean setting, scarce supplies, darkness, and constant fear of a lurking threat capture Metro's survival dread.

FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

Why similar: FPS 42.3%, Horror 11.1%, Shooter 9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This linear, story-heavy FPS combines Soviet-era ruins, unsettling experiments, mutants, and supernatural science-fiction with a similarly grim tone.

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 22.7%, FPS 16%, Stealth 13.5%, Horror 11.2%, Survival Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its dangerous post-apocalyptic city, night-time horror, scavenging, and desperate survival combat make it a strong match despite its parkour focus.

The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.

Why similar: FPS 30.9%, Stealth 21.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides tactical first-person shooting and stealth through hostile environments, with more freedom in combat approach than Metro's tighter levels.

Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!

Why similar: FPS 40.2%, Horror 27.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 7.3%, First-Person 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its deliberate first-person gunfights, paranormal horror, dark corridors, and oppressive atmosphere make it a strong choice for Metro's horror-shooter side.

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 41.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Stealth 11%, First-Person 7.8%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic single-player FPS campaign combines stealth-capable combat, oppressive authoritarian worldbuilding, and bleak alternate-history storytelling.

Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.

Why similar: FPS 30%, Shooter 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This compact narrative FPS sends you through a surreal alternate-world dystopia with lonely industrial spaces and a distinctly Eastern European mood.

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

Why similar: FPS 39.7%, Horror 18.9%, Shooter 11.4%, First-Person 6.8%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: The slow-paced lighting, isolated corridors, monster ambushes, and survival-horror FPS feel echo Metro's most claustrophobic combat sequences.

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 27.2%, FPS 23.3%, Shooter 12.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

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 33.9%, Stealth 13.6%, Survival 11.2%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 8.2%

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 27.6%, FPS 22.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%, First-Person 7.8%

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 26.9%, FPS 23.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Atmospheric 8%, First-Person 7.8%

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

Why similar: FPS 29.3%, Horror 14.7%, Shooter 13.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 34.9%, Shooter 11.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%

America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.

Why similar: FPS 35.6%, Stealth 11.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, First-Person 8.5%

You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.3%, Stealth 15.8%, Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Survival 9.3%

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37%, Stealth 18%, Survival 12%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.7%, FPS 27.9%, Shooter 12.8%, First-Person 7.5%, Stealth 6.3%

This is a short story about humanity's last attempt to resist nature. Cities lie in ruins, there are traces of huge claws everywhere - once disturbed by people, giants began to wreak havoc around the world. But is there a solution?...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, FPS 16.7%, Stealth 11.2%, Horror 9.7%, Survival Horror 8.3%

New York, 2034: you wake up after what seemed to be a terrible nightmare, while it is not. The district has been evacuated and isolated overnight by the army, after an electrical meteor shower hit the Earth. Fight, explore, survive, and try to escape from this hell!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, FPS 18.1%, Stealth 11.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Survival 8.5%

Post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.1%, FPS 19.3%, Horror 9.4%, Survival Horror 9%, Shooter 9%

Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.

Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Stealth 20.2%, Shooter 14.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Horror 10.6%

Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat.

Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Stealth 18.1%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 7.1%, Action 7%

Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, FPS 14.2%, Horror 13.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.2%

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, First-Person 12%

Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.

Why similar: FPS 32.6%, Post-apocalyptic 27.1%, Shooter 15.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Action 8.1%

Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.

Why similar: Stealth 60.9%, First-Person 10%, Action 6.4%, Horror 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

Why similar: FPS 31.3%, Shooter 15.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, First-Person 11.7%

Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.2%, Stealth 15.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Horror 10.6%, Survival 6.1%

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Survival Horror 15.3%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Survival 9.3%

Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Horror 11.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Survival 9.7%

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 31.6%, Stealth 12%, Shooter 10.8%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 7.9%

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Survival 31.6%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Atmospheric 13.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Open World 4.9%

You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.

Why similar: Stealth 35.8%, FPS 26.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, First-Person 5.4%, Action 5.4%

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Stealth 19.6%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Survival 8.3%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Stealth 38.2%, Horror 24.8%, Story Rich 17%, First-Person 15.6%, Sci-fi 4.4%

Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Survive, loot, plan and prepare to cross the border into Vostok, a permadeath zone where one mistake can end it all.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.3%, FPS 26%, Survival 15.5%, Shooter 8.4%, First-Person 7.4%