Post-apocalyptic
The gaming setting of post-apocalypse transports players to a world that has experienced a global or local (if the place is isolated) catastrophe. During this event, nearly all of the world's population or a specific location perished. The survivors establish their new orders and laws. The entire world is hostile to the player: among the survivors, there are hostile factions, locations are filled with monsters, and the Earth itself has changed and become filled with natural traps (predatory plants, radiation, energy emissions, acid rains, etc.). Such a world is depicted in action games, shooters, role-playing games, and their hybrids.
Years
Platforms
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SXbox One XPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidSteam DeckMeta QuestWii UMacLinuxiPadBrowser
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2PlayStationXbox 360XboxPS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSStadiaWindows PhoneAmazon Fire TVNvidia ShieldMobileOuyaNESSNESGame Boy AdvanceNintendo SatellaviewGame BoyiPhoneCommodore 64NEC PC-6001ZX SpectrumWindows 3.xNintendo 64Atari 7800DreamcastTurboGrafx CDAmigaAtari STBBC MicroMSXGameCubeAtari 8-bitSEGA SaturnSharp X1GenesisPC-88Amstrad CPCJ2MESEGA Master System3DOFM-7PC-98FM TownsSharp X68000Game Boy ColorSEGA CDSymbianApple IIgsWonderSwanDOSNeo Geo CDSEGA 32XTurboGrafx-16LynxApple IINeo GeobadaZeeboGame GearElectronAmiga CD32Atari 2600JaguarArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Post-apocalyptic genre
Action, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)
July 4, 2024
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
74/100
Free role-playing action game from the creators of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. In the near future, the world was shaken by a catastrophe: mysterious...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic
September 26, 2017
Players:
8.5/10
Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition is a special edition of the role-playing game in the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 4. The game includes all the latest...
Action, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Parkour, Adventure
February 4, 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
76/100
A sequel to Dying Light with a new protagonist, characters, and setting, featuring a new storyline that expands the game universe. The formula of "zombies...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world
September 18, 2025
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
77/100
The story-driven spin-off of the Dying Light 2 Stay Human series with an open world and drivable vehicles. The game takes place in an entirely new location...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world
March 20, 2007
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.4/10
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, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
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...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Survival horror
September 5, 2025
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
78/100
An atmospheric horror with survival elements from the creators of the remake of Silent Hill 2, the events of which unfold in a gloomy future world that has...
Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Shooter, Collectible card game (CCG), Cooperative (co-op), Online, Crafting, Old school, Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Survival
May 2, 2024
Players:
9.4/10
Metacritic:
88/100
The GATE network of secret laboratories is engaged in research in all areas, including the paranormal. One day, one of the experiments ends in a massive failure...
