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.
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Best Games in the Post-apocalyptic genre of 2012 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 19 April 2011
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...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, PS Vita, Ouya, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2012
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 4 → 16 August 2012
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, iOS, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux, Mac → 20 July 2011
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Bastion is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You will go to a fairy-tale world, which, by the will of fate, is gradually...
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 January 2010
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Set in a demon-ravaged post-apocalyptic world, this third-person action game follows War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is accused of bringing about the...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Open world
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 2 February 2012
VGTimes:
7.4/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
80/100
This post-apocalyptic action game combines shooting with driving across a devastated landscape. Players explore the surroundings and engage in...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 17 February 2010
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 23 March 2012
Steam:
58/100
Metacritic:
67/100
This real-time naval strategy game is set in a world reshaped by nuclear war, which melted the ice caps. The player captures, upgrades, and defends floating...
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival, MMO
Game released: PC → 17 December 2012
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
31/100
Metacritic:
20/100
Infestation: Survivor Stories is an action role-playing game for several people. One of the most iconic games in survival history returns, bringing classic gameplay...
Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Comics, Point & Click, Indie
Game released: PC, iPad, Mac → 11 December 2012
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
72/100
New Beginning is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH. The main publisher of the game is Deep Silver...
