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 2017
Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)
July 21, 2017
Players:
6.2/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm that brought strange, zombie-like creatures into the world. The survivors called them Husks. The last remnants of...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
December 5, 2017
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Complete Edition Horizon Zero Dawn, which includes the original game and the expansion The Frozen Wilds. You will have to immerse yourself in a world where you...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
February 28, 2017
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the world of a futuristic post-apocalypse. The game is dedicated to the confrontation...
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Online, Post-apocalyptic
November 16, 2016
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Killing Floor 2 is a cooperative zombie shooter with a first-person view. The action takes place in Europe after the appearance of zombie-like creatures. Up to six...
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...
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, Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game
May 25, 2017
Players:
8.2/10
Last Day on Earth: Survival is an isometric online shooter with survival and horror elements. In this game you will find yourself on a land that has turned into an...
Online, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Zombies, Action
November 10, 2017
Steam:
57/100
The game takes place in the year 2000. The UN created quarantine zones around the world to conceal the spread of an unknown virus. Scientists searched for the cause...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Open world
October 3, 2011
VGTimes:
7.4/10
Players:
8.6/10
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
April 16, 2003
Players:
8.7/10
Metacritic:
66/100
Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with RPG elements, pitting the player against aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and other enemies. The goal is to survive the...
Arcade, Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Slasher
June 6, 2017
Players:
10/10
Steam:
83/100
Neighborhorde is a fun cooperative action game with an isometric camera view in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will try on the role of brave animals who, using...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
September 26, 2017
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
68/100
A futuristic mech action game about a war on a devastated Earth, where a young pilot controls a Battle Frame. The campaign pits the player against enemy units...
