By now, you've probably heard the rumors surrounding Amazon's live-action Fallout show. And it turns out, it's one faithful and cheerful adaptation of the ridiculously fun post-apocalyptic role-playing game series. The live-action show offers a glimpse into the wild world of Fallout and all the strange hide-and-seek games waiting to be discovered, and you might want to try some of the similar conceits .
But if you're already getting into the Fallout series or already have them on your list of games to check out, we have some other games we recommend scratching that same itch like those from Bethesda Game Studios. Along with similar games that focus on choice and agency, our list also includes some games that tackle the post-apocalypse a little differently. So with that, here are the games we recommend you play if you don't like Fallout.
Wasteland 3
Before developer Interplay achieved huge success with the original Fallout, the foundations of post-apocalyptic RPGs were first laid with 1988's Wasteland. It was the first PC RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. America, Wasteland has a really strange plot and a lot of raiders fighting in tactical skirmishes. While the original Wasteland and its 2014 sequel remain excellent tactical RPGs, the more recent Wasteland 3 is a series' top notch and a great place for newbies to begin.
Wasteland 3 is all about making strategic decisions with your team of Desert Rangers, offering a complex approach and new levels to explore and survive many difficult encounters in the ruins ruins of the American Rocky Mountains. As you build a trustworthy team of rangers, Wasteland 3 will create a series of strange encounters with raiders and other strange factions that create post-apocalyptic absurdity. One particular mission that stands out revolves around a cult that worships a Ronald Reagan AI placed inside a mechanical statue that fires deadly lasers. Wasteland 3 delivers a solid tactical RPG experience that showcases the absurd side of the dystopian post-apocalypse.
Subway exodus
Developer 4A Games' Metro series sheds light on what a post-nuclear apocalypse looks like outside of America and in more unforgiving scenarios. Based on the science fiction novels by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the Metro video game series focuses on surviving one harrowing encounter after another in what's left of post-war Russia nuclear power and how the warring factions continue to struggle for control. Subway exodus is the culmination of a trilogy of solid narrative-driven shooters, taking the series into a more open-world inspired setting for exploration and survival.
Playing a young survivor named Artyom, the Metro trilogy shows his growth from a scavenger to the leader of a group of rangers searching for safety in the ruins of the world. old. While exploring and fighting through different regions across Russia, the protagonist must rely heavily on crafting and careful resource management to survive encounters with bandits and mutants. people in the wilderness. While the original two entries are solid shooters, Metro Exodus is a great starting point for the series for newcomers as it focuses on survival in large-scale environments while also offering a characters a satisfying ending to their survival story.
The outside world
Obsidian Entertainment has a lot of talent that worked on the original Fallout series, and following their work on Fallout: New Vegas, the developers have gone on to build a brand new game that keeps up much of the non-fiction humor. The logic and bloody action of future Fallout gone wrong. The Outer Worlds is another type of RPG that has a dark and The setting is incredibly strange on a galactic scale. Set in an alternate timeline where American businesses were never regulated in the early 1900s and space exploration has led to a new era of capitalism, you lead a team of consists of misfits who travel across the galaxy and head into conflict with the mega corporations that run almost everything.
The Outer Worlds is essentially the sci-fi TV series Firefly crossed with Fallout, leaning heavily on the comedy and absurdity of its hyper-capitalist universe. Like Fallout, you can build your main character to be a smooth-talking adventurer who can talk his way out of trouble or a cunning trickster who solves their problems with one shot. The gun fired at the right spot. With a lovable group of companions, including the ever-reliable Parvati, The Outer Worlds really puts its characters and wild setting front and center, and it's a great pick for those who looking for a more sci-fi RPG.
Horizon: Forbidden West
What makes Guerrilla Games' Horizon series so attractive? Fascinating post-apocalyptic story is that it focuses the story on the larger mystery of what happens before the apocalypse — and it also adds towering, roaming machines to the mix. Horizon sees the remnants of humanity explore a desolate Earth after a robot apocalypse, leaving communities scattered and unaware of what came before. Forbidden West follows up on the excellent Zero Dawn by introducing a greater level of detail to its world while also giving protagonist Aloy more ways to engage with different missions and characters. And not to mention there are more machines to fight and subdue.
Forbidden West takes the story to the ruins of the American West Coast, showing how the ruins of San Francisco and Las Vegas have evolved in the post-robot apocalypse. What makes the Horizon games so fun to explore is finding out how the world has changed after the apocalypse and engaging in some of the more daring battles against advanced machines that require planning and Coordinate skills carefully to take down. The Horizon series really focuses on the wonder and strangeness of the post-apocalypse, and the latest main entry Forbidden West represents the series at its best.
The shadow of chernobyl
The STALKER series from GSC Game World makes you feel like you're an insignificant part of a vast and incredibly hostile world – and that delivers some truly terrifying yet thrilling moments. period. With a sequel coming this year, the original STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl remains a great narrative survival experience about confronting strange phenomena and hostile factions in the Mythical Zone, The irradiated ruins of Chornobyl somehow become more dangerous over time.
The main content of the series STALKER and What makes it unique? is that it represents a very unforgiving world and atmosphere that you have to face. In addition to managing your precious resources, you also need to make sure your main character stays in top shape and stays away from deadly radiation. All while you evade rival factions looking to take down anyone in the Zone, including the mutated monsters lurking around. You'll often face a sudden death while in the Zone, but that's what makes STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl an easily adopted classic: Survive in the Zone and make the most of what you can. there was simply an enjoyable experience. With the game's recent remakes and its expansions, now is a great time to experience this uncompromising action RPG.
Cyberpunk 2077
Since its original release in 2020, CD Projekt Red has gradually rebuilt and expanded upon the foundations of Cyberpunk 2077, and it's now one of the best modern action RPGs available. . Set in the lawless expanse of realistic Night City, the sci-fi urban setting is a nice change of pace from other shooters and dark RPGs, and it still scratching the post-apocalyptic itch about the bleakness, strangeness and unforgiveness of a future great city.
Along with a fantastic cast of characters – played by A-listers like Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba – Cyberpunk 2077 shines with its fast-paced combat and immersive approach, all based on how you want it to be. Build your future mercenary army. Where Cyberpunk 2077 really impresses is in the way it puts you in the middle of a hostile yet enchanting city full of different encounters and missions to take on, all of which demonstrate a high level of autonomy. host equivalent to classic RPGs like Fallout and Deus Ex. The vibes of Night City are vibrant and immersing yourself in its vast spaces and the wastelands beyond is a thrill. If you haven't tried Cyberpunk 2077 and want something that offers a rich and satisfying role-playing experience, then you can't go wrong with CD Projekt RED's modern classic.
Alessandro Fillari is a freelance writer for IGN.
