Top 15 Post-Apocalyptic Games
Looking for games to play that explore post-apocalyptic settings/themes/visuals? Because after the end of days, we all wanna know what’s next, right? Arm up, stock up on provisions, and look no further than this list to get your post-apocalyptic fix.
15. Death Stranding (PlayStation/PC)
Set in the near future dealing with the aftermath of the event called the death stranding, the gameplay consists of the player delivering cargo to cities/stations/preppers, with no shortage of obstacles along the way from rough terrain to terrorists called MULEs to BTs from the afterlife. While the gameplay doesn’t sound appealing to some, it shows an extremely impressive representation of what could happen after a global, post-apocalyptic event.
14. Fallout: New Vegas (PlayStation/XBox/PC)
This post-apocalyptic game deals with what happens after a nuclear disaster. An action RPG, theit puts the player on a journey across New Vegas, making friends and foes alike all while trying to gain control of the Mojave Wasteland.
13. Horizon Zero Dawn (PlayStation/PC)
This is a game that’s uniquely both prehistoric and futuristic at the same time. In a future where you battle robot monsters with prehistoric weapons, the game’s basically about mankind’s fear of advanced machines that have ruled over the planet and their choice to start over.
12. Metro Exodus (PlayStation/XBox/PC)
A first-person shooter, survival horror type of game, Metro Exodus is one of the most entertaining games out there, marking the series’ first attempt at an open-world setting. It’s set in doomsday Russia and you fight monsters with different weapons, and that description is nowhere near as fun as the actual game.
11. The Last Of Us (PlayStation)
The Last of Us is one of the best games of the seventh generation. A narrative-driven game with a great, zombie apocalypse setting, touching story, refreshing gameplay combining stealth and shooter elements, and engaging characters, this game is a work of art and you would hate yourself for missing out on it.
10. Days Gone (PlayStation/PC)
Set in the aftermath of a global pandemic (something we’re all too familiar with these days), Days Gone is a great action-adventure/survival horror video game. On a quest to find his wife, Deacon St. John and his trusty motorbike try to survive against other hostile humans, freakers, among others.
9. Left 4 Dead (PC/XBox)
Left 4 Dead is one of the best zombie apocalypse games ever released, and it’s one that’s more fun simply because you can play it with up to three of your friends. You, as any one of the four survivors, fight alongside them against zombie hordes and other special types of zombies. Firearms and explosives (and maybe your actual best friends) are your best friends in this game.
8. Nier: Automata (PlayStation/XBox/PC)
Nier puts you in the place of android 2B with her sidekick 9S as you traverse a barren wasteland whose only inhabitants are machines both hostile and friendly, all while trying to hunt other, rogue androids. It’s boasts a captivating story dealing with philosophical and existential themes, impressive visuals, and action-packed hack-and-slash combat.
7. The Walking Dead (PlayStation/PC/XBox)
Another zombie apocalypse entry on this list, The Walking Dead is much more story-driven compared to other, more action- oriented zombie games on this list. What makes this game unique is its choice- based gameplay, and this episodic adventure is one of the best zombie apocalypse narratives in all of gamingmedia, winning several game of the year awards.
6. Gears of War (XBox/PC)
One of XBox’s best-selling franchises, Gears is set on Sera, a post-apocalyptic, earthlike planet. This third-person shooter game deals with humanity’s struggle with monsters called Locusts among other things, with themes of war, freedom, and brotherhood.
5. Wasteland 3 (PlayStation/XBox/PC)
Wasteland 3 is a tactical, squad-based RPG set in a post-apocalyptic Colorado. Choices the player makes in the game will affect the world and story, and the game can be played co-op with another player. It was nominated for Best Role Playing Game of 2020, and it’s a must-play for anyone who loves post-apocalyptic RPGs.
4. Mad Max (PlayStation/XBox/PC)
With a post-apocalyptic, open-world environment, Mad Max emphasizes vehicular combat to fight enemies. As the titular Max, you equip different upgrades to your vehicle, the “Magnum Opus” and use it to travel the deserts and canyons of the wasteland and reach the “Plains of Silence”.
3. Fallout 4 (PlayStation/XBox/PC)
Set in a post-apocalyptic open- world, Fallout 4 allows you to complete quests and help factions, and in addition enables you to develop and oversee settlements, which is something new to the series. Fallout 4 garnered numerous awards and sold very well, a testament to how good of a game it is.
2. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PlayStation 2)
Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series, Nocturne is set in a modern- day Tokyo, and an event called the Conception transforms the city into a Vortex World infested with demons. Gameplay is turn-based, and it’s one of the most well-known and best-selling JRPGs out there.
1. Project Zomboid (PC)
This game puts you in a post-apocalyptic, zombie- infested world and puts the survival in survival horror. Not only do you have to avoid zombies but you also have to manage things like hunger, pain, mental stability, in order to stay alive, or at least, delay your inevitable demise. Likely the most realistic zombie apocalypse video game ever (gameplay- wise) this game, while visually simplistic compared to the others on this list, will provide hundreds of hours of fun.
