8 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Death Stranding that you should try

What brings it close to Death Stranding is strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is action RPG combat and an anime aesthetic.

The resemblance to Death Stranding is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and horror setting. Where the two diverge is progression: loot and gear systems.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Death Stranding on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression — its own ground is loot and gear systems.

What carries over from Death Stranding is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: action RPG combat and a cyberpunk setting.

On paper it is what Death Stranding is — a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Death Stranding does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

Shelved next to Death Stranding for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and tone: this one brings action RPG combat.

Its point of contact with Death Stranding is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression: loot and gear systems.