Post-apocalyptic for PlayStation 2 — top best games in the Post-apocalyptic genre

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project

Simulation, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 December 2003

Players: 7.3/10

A simulation game based on Neon Genesis Evangelion, in which a NERV officer becomes Rei Ayanami’s guardian. The player sets her weekly schedule, balancing...

Freedom Fighters

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 October 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Freedom Fighters is a third-person action shooter set in an alternate-history New York under invasion by a foreign superpower. The player takes the role of Chris...

Dead Rush

Arcade, Action, Racing, Adventure, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, First-person view

Game canceled: PlayStation 2 → 2006

Dead Rush is a zombie fighting game developed by Treyarch, known as the developer of the Call of Duty series. You could fight zombies in the town of Isport, use...

Jak 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 November 2004

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This post-apocalyptic action game with shooter and platforming elements follows Jak and Daxter after they are banished from Haven City and left to survive in a...

Neo Contra

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 4 March 2005

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Set in the distant future, this top-down shooter brings Contra’s classic, fast-paced shooting into a 3D world. In Neo Contra, legendary hero Bill Rizer continues...

Æon Flux

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 14 April 2006

Metacritic: 68/100

Set 400 years in the future, this third-person action game takes place after a disease has wiped out most of Earth’s population. The only protected settlement is...

RoadKill (2003)

Action, Shooter, Racing, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 19 November 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, RoadKill is an action game that combines racing with vehicular combat across three large, destructible cities. Players take on core...

Rogue Trooper (2006)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 May 2006

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

On a poisoned planet torn apart by an endless war between the Norts and the Southers, the last surviving Genetic Infantryman sets out to avenge his fallen comrades...

Death Crimson OX

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 27 November 2003

Metacritic: 46/100

A first-person arcade shooter set in the post-apocalyptic city of Saronica, destroyed by the mysterious organization SMO. Its agents, known as Subliminers, oppress...

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 April 2004

Metacritic: 65/100

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is an action role-playing game in the post-apocalyptic genre. The Brotherhood of Steel sends one of its recruits to find the missing...

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 November 2003

Metacritic: 37/100

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) is an isometric action game from the masters at Taniko, LLC. The main publisher of the game is Atari, Inc.. The PC version...

Baroque (2007)

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 April 2008

Metacritic: 50/100

This post-apocalyptic action RPG with horror elements follows a protagonist who awakens in a ruined world, burdened by unexplained guilt, and descends into a...

Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 August 2006

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet is an anime-style first-person visual novel adventure. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Due to...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.27: Panzer Dragoon

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 27 April 2006

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.27: Panzer Dragoon is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and flight simulator from the developers of the studio Landho...

Wall-E (2008)

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 4 July 2008

Steam: 96/100

This adventure platformer based on Pixar Animation Studios’ animated film follows WALL-E, a robot tasked with cleaning up Earth after humanity has left. In the year...

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

Action, Fighting, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 November 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

A science-fiction action game set three years after the events of FINAL FANTASY VII. Deepground soldiers emerge from underground and begin raiding the city, while...

Project Eden

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 November 2001

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

This futuristic action shooter with puzzle elements follows an investigation into an equipment malfunction at the Real Meat factory. The player controls a...

Jonny Moseley Mad Trix (2002)

Action, Isometric, Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 March 2002

Metacritic: 44/100

An arcade skiing game built around Olympic champion Jonny Moseley and a roster of other athletes. Freeride lets players explore the slopes and perform tricks, while...

ExZeus (2004)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 October 2004

ExZeus (2004) is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action, shooter, flight simulator and robot simulator from developers from the studio Hyper-Devbox...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.11: Hokuto no Ken

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Emulator

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 March 2004

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.11: Hokuto no Ken is an action game with elements of a fighting game, an anime or manga game and an emulator game from the studio 3D Ages. The...

Terminator 3: The Redemption

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 September 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A third-person futuristic action game set in the Terminator universe, with the player controlling the Terminator. The game takes place across varied environments...

Wild Arms 4

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 13 October 2006

Metacritic: 69/100

This post-apocalyptic role-playing game follows a group of teenagers crossing war-torn Filgaia to uncover why a girl was abducted and find their own paths to...

Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō tai Abaddon Ō Plus

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 October 2008

Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō tai Abaddon Ō Plus is a role-playing game with a third-person view with a mixture of action and games in the anime or...

Metal Saga

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 April 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by an event known as the Great Destruction. Humanity created the supercomputer Noah...

Terminator: Dawn of Fate

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 October 2002

Metacritic: 56/100

This post-apocalyptic shooter follows the human resistance against Skynet’s machines in Los Angeles in 2027. The player takes the role of a Tech-Com soldier...

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 July 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A post-apocalyptic turn-based role-playing game about warring tribes in Junkyard, a town where rain never stops. Serph, a member of the Embryon tribe, fights...

Motorsiege: Warriors of Primetime

Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 August 2003

Players: 10/10

Motorsiege: Warriors of Primetime is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter and racing from the developers at Lightspeed Games. The main publisher of the...

Global Defence Force

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 July 2005

Global Defense Force is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the Sandlot studio. The main publisher of the game is D3Publisher...

Nano Breaker

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 February 2005

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Nano Breaker is a futuristic 3D action game about fighting nanomachines that have gone out of control. Originally developed to benefit humanity, the technology has...

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 July 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, where a young man survives the Conception, a global catastrophe that annihilates nearly the...

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 27 April 2007

Metacritic: 82/100

This post-apocalyptic Japanese role-playing game follows Serph, leader of the Embryon tribe, after his world disappears and he awakens in Nirvana, amid deserted...

Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 February 2003

Players: 10/10

Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne is a third-person role-playing game from the masters at Atlus Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Atlus Co., Ltd.. In some circles...

Metallica

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game canceled: PlayStation 2 → 2005

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Metallica is a racing action game with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic world. The game began development in 2003, but never made it to release. The game...

Robotech: Invasion

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This science-fiction action game follows the fight to free Earth from the Invid, alien invaders seeking to transform the planet into their new home. Battle-hardened...

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Best Games in the Post-apocalyptic genre for PlayStation 2