12 Ranged games like Fallout 4 that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Fallout 4 — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Its own ground is historical setting and skill tree progression.

Same family as Fallout 4: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a first-person view and post-apocalyptic world. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Its point of contact with Fallout 4 is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world.

Held in common with Fallout 4: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what Fallout 4 does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a cyberpunk setting.

With Fallout 4 it shares ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone: punishing difficulty.

Same family as Fallout 4: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as Fallout 4 and shares a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

Genre puts it alongside Fallout 4, and so does a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

The common ground with Fallout 4 is structural: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and a sandbox world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and melee combat. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Held in common with Fallout 4: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and crafting mechanics. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings fantasy world and an isometric view.

The genre is the same as Fallout 4’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings magic-based combat and fantasy world.