Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, which both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric.
- Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is tagged RPG, Post-apocalyptic, Classic, Open World, Isometric, Turn-Based, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including RPG, Post-apocalyptic and Classic; published by the same company.
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game at a glance Released 2009 Studio Black Isle Studios Player sentiment 94% positive of 17,454 Price $9.99 RPGPost-apocalypticClassicIsometricTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedSci-fiCRPG
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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Post-apocalyptic and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2014).
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut at a glance Released 2014 Studio inXile Entertainment Player sentiment 83% positive of 8,104 Price $29.99 RPGPost-apocalypticTurn-BasedTacticalIsometricCRPGSci-fiExploration
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Wasteland 3
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including CRPG, Post-apocalyptic and RPG.
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Wasteland 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio inXile Entertainment Player sentiment 85% positive of 22,363 Price $39.99 CRPGPost-apocalypticRPGIsometricTurn-BasedTurn-Based CombatSci-fiTactical
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based Combat and Post-apocalyptic; released around the same time (2018).
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden at a glance Released 2018 Studio The Bearded Ladies Player sentiment 90% positive of 20,534 Price $34.99 RPGTurn-Based CombatPost-apocalypticTacticalTurn-BasedDifficultExploration
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X-COM: UFO Defense
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Turn-Based.
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
X-COM: UFO Defense at a glance Released 2008 Studio MicroProse Software, Inc Player sentiment 95% positive of 3,992 Price $4.99 ClassicSci-fiTurn-BasedTacticalDifficultIsometric1990'sRetro
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Hyper Light Drifter
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Difficult, Exploration and RPG; released around the same time (2016).
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Hyper Light Drifter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Heart Machine Player sentiment 93% positive of 19,135 Price $19.99 DifficultExplorationRPG2DPost-apocalypticSci-fi
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Post-apocalyptic, Exploration and RPG; published by the same company; released around the same time (2015).
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.
Fallout 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 428,604 Price $19.99 Post-apocalypticExplorationRPGSci-fiSandbox
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Turn-Based Combat, Sci-fi and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2018).
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 14,603 Price $29.99 Turn-Based CombatSci-fiTurn-BasedTacticalRPGDifficult
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Isometric; released around the same time (2015).
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 87% positive of 4,839 Price $19.99 RPGTurn-BasedIsometricCRPGTurn-Based CombatSci-fiTactical
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Fallout: New Vegas
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Post-apocalyptic and Exploration; published by the same company.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Fallout: New Vegas at a glance Released 2010 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 261,194 Price $9.99 RPGPost-apocalypticExplorationSci-fiSandbox
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ELEX
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 4 player tags including RPG, Post-apocalyptic and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2017).
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.
ELEX at a glance Released 2017 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 74% positive of 19,605 Price $29.99 RPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiDifficult
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Post-apocalyptic and Sci-fi; published by the same company.
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 82% positive of 56,132 Price $19.99 RPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiExplorationSandbox
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Fallout 3
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Post-apocalyptic, RPG and Exploration; published by the same company.
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.
Fallout 3 at a glance Released 2008 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 22,174 Price $9.99 Post-apocalypticRPGExplorationSci-fiSandbox
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Dome Keeper
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi and Exploration.
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Dome Keeper at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bippinbits Player sentiment 92% positive of 22,239 Price $5.39 Post-apocalypticSci-fiExplorationRetro2DTactical
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including 2D, Sandbox and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2019).
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 2DSandboxSci-fiDifficultExploration
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Tactical, Sci-fi and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2012).
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
XCOM: Enemy Unknown at a glance Released 2012 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,594 Price $14.99 TacticalSci-fiTurn-BasedDifficultRPG
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Isometric; released around the same time (2014).
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut at a glance Released 2014 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,570 Price $14.99 RPGTurn-BasedIsometricSci-fiTacticalCRPG
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NieR:Automata
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 3 player tags including RPG, Post-apocalyptic and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2017).
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR:Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,100 Price $39.99 RPGPost-apocalypticSci-fi
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Death Trash
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Post-apocalyptic, Exploration and Isometric.
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Death Trash at a glance Released 2021 Studio Crafting Legends Player sentiment 92% positive of 3,722 Price $19.99 Post-apocalypticExplorationIsometricRPGCRPG
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Elite Dangerous
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Exploration, Sci-fi and Sandbox; released around the same time (2014).
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Elite Dangerous at a glance Released 2014 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 77% positive of 107,348 Price $5.99 ExplorationSci-fiSandboxRPGDifficult
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Post-apocalyptic, Exploration and RPG.
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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at a glance Released 2024 Studio GSC Game World Player sentiment 80% positive of 138,669 Price $41.99 Post-apocalypticExplorationRPGSci-fiMultiple Endings
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Tactical, Sci-fi and RPG; released around the same time (2013).
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified at a glance Released 2013 Studio 2K Marin Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,080 Price $19.99 TacticalSci-fiRPGRetroTurn-Based
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Final Fantasy XIII
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Turn-Based Combat.
Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.
Final Fantasy XIII at a glance Released 2009 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 75% positive of 19,914 Price $15.99 RPGSci-fiTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedDifficult
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Biomutant
Why it matched: both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 4 player tags including RPG, Post-apocalyptic and Exploration.
BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.
Biomutant at a glance Released 2021 Studio Experiment 101 Player sentiment 66% positive of 20,181 Price $39.99 RPGPost-apocalypticExplorationSci-fi
Common questions
What game is most like Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game?
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, on the evidence we have. It both post-apocalyptic, open world, science fiction and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.