Best Post-Apocalyptic Games for Low-End PC
TOP: post-apocalyptic games for weak PCs and laptops. The post-apocalyptic genre was popular long before powerful computers appeared. On the contrary, many well-known games about the dark future of humanity were released specifically for ancient hardware.
Typically, in such games, you need to survive in harsh conditions that arose after some catastrophe - a nuclear war, global climate change, or the emergence of a dangerous virus.
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world, Survival
March 20, 2007
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
53/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Post-apocalyptic shooter with role-playing elements and first-person view. The events take place in an alternative universe, where on April 12, 2006 at 14:33, an...
Role-playing game, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Online, MMO, First-person view, Free game, Open world, Post-apocalyptic
December 4, 2014
Players:
6.4/10
Steam:
67/100
A free open-world MMO shooter that's a mix of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and Minecraft. Initially, the project was a fan modification for Minecraft, but...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world
October 19, 2010
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Fallout: New Vegas is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. The events of the game will take you to...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world
October 28, 2008
Players:
8.2/10
Metacritic:
91/100
Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy universe. The events of the games take place in 2277. 200 years have passed since the...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Survival
December 19, 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
83/100
ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Open world, Sandbox, Survival
November 21, 2011
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Kenshi is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with elements of management strategy and survival. You have to explore a large open world where you can trade, steal...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie
September 18, 2014
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...
Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based, DLC, Open world, Survival
May 11, 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
87/100
ATOM RPG Trudograd — an expansion for the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie...
Role-playing game, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
August 5, 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Death Trash is a post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game with horror elements in a futuristic setting. You'll be sent into a world filled with large creatures...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Open world
October 3, 2011
VGTimes:
7.4/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher
January 5, 2010
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Darksiders is a third-person action game with some platforming and puzzle elements from the developers at Vigil Games. The game is published by THQ Inc. and THQ...
Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox, Survival, Zombies
July 7, 2014
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
90/100
Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic
March 14, 2001
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Fallout Tactics is a tactical turn-based strategy game with RPG elements and an isometric camera view set in the Fallout universe. The events of the game will tell...
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