4 Survival games like Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game that you should try

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.

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.

On paper it is what Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is fantasy world and pixel art.

Genre puts it alongside Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.