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We filtered the 44 games similar to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game down to the 15 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Fallout 2, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG
Tags
NarrativeHardcoreSolo
Year 1997Dev Black Isle Studios

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is Fallout 2 — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Fallout 2

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Fallout 2
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationIsometric
Year 1998Dev Black Isle Studios · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

The resemblance to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: puzzle design.

Same studio: Black Isle Studios.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalStealthMeleeNarrativePost-ApocalypticSci-FiIsometric
Year 2018Dev The Bearded Ladies · FuncomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What brings it close to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is strong narrative focus, tactical combat and post-apocalyptic world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression: skill tree progression.

Released 21 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals90Tone75
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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationIsometric
Year 2001Dev Micro Forte · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — the two agree on genre, combat and setting. The common ground extends to post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: multiplayer gameplay.

Released 4 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals90
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Breath of Fire III

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Breath of Fire III
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloMeleeSci-FiPost-ApocalypticIsometric
Year 1997Dev Capcom

What carries over from Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals90Setting86Combat19
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Transistor

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Transistor
Closest on visuals
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeSci-FiIsometric2D
Year 2014Dev Supergiant GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

The genre is the same as Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game’s, and with it strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings loot and gear systems, and a cyberpunk setting.

Released 17 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone73Combat65Setting34
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong

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Shadowrun: Hong Kong
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeSci-FiIsometric
Year 2015Dev Harebrained SchemesOn Linux · PC · Mac

Same family as Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and a cyberpunk setting.

Released 18 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals90Tone73Combat59Setting26
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Final Fantasy X

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Final Fantasy X
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric2D
Year 2001Dev Square Product Development Division 1 · Square Electronic Arts

Shelved next to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game for good reason: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to an isometric view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Released 4 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals80Tone73Setting39Combat37
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Silent Storm Gold Edition

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Silent Storm Gold Edition
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalMeleeStealthSci-FiIsometric
Year 2004Dev Nival Interactive · THQ NordicPlaytime ~2hOn PC

If Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game worked for you because of tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is historical setting.

Released 7 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals90Setting37
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Bloody Hell

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Bloody Hell
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationIsometric2D
Year 2023Dev Pun IntendedPlaytime ~1hOn PC

It shares the essentials of what Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game does: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat.

Released 26 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone64Visuals51
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Everhood

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Everhood
Closest on tone
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreSci-FiIsometric2D
Year 2021Dev Jordi Roca · Surefire.GamesOn PC · Switch

It comes from the same genre as Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is puzzle design and pixel art.

Released 24 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72Setting47Combat32
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Shadowrun Returns

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Shadowrun Returns
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric
Year 2013Dev Harebrained SchemesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

On paper it is what Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is — strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and a cyberpunk setting.

Released 16 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals90Tone67Combat34Setting24
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Endless Sky

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Endless Sky
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationIsometric2D
Year 2015Dev KetchappPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

Same family as Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game: open world exploration, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings a space setting.

Released 18 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression83World82Setting30
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Jagged Alliance 2

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Jagged Alliance 2
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricMagic
Year 1999Dev Sir-Tech Canada · Titan ComputerOn Linux · PC · Mac

The genre is the same as Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game’s, and with it tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals90Combat45Setting31Tone0
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Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II

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Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloMeleeSci-FiIsometricFantasy
Year 2003Dev Webfoot Technologies · Atari, Inc.

Shelved next to Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game for good reason: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

Released 6 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals90Setting39Combat28
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Chrono Trigger

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Chrono Trigger
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloSci-FiIsometricMagicFantasy
Year 2008Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 5 · Square Enix

The genre is the same as Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game’s, and with it a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Released 11 years after Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals90Setting39Combat0

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