27 Action RPG games like Fallout: New Vegas that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Fallout: New Vegas on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Fallout: New Vegas — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: third-person shooting and base building.

What brings it close to Fallout: New Vegas is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a cyberpunk setting.

If Fallout: New Vegas worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a space setting.

On paper it is what Fallout: New Vegas is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

On paper it is what Fallout: New Vegas is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a first-person view and a sci-fi setting. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Same family as Fallout: New Vegas: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on skill tree progression and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a space setting and co-op play.

Shelved next to Fallout: New Vegas for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a cyberpunk setting.

It resembles Fallout: New Vegas most in how it is built: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

What it holds in common with Fallout: New Vegas is shape: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to melee combat and post-apocalyptic world. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Same family as Fallout: New Vegas: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and progression: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The genre is the same as Fallout: New Vegas’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Fallout: New Vegas is — post-apocalyptic world, single-player focus and skill tree progression — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Genre puts it alongside Fallout: New Vegas, and so does ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and fantasy world.

What it holds in common with Fallout: New Vegas is shape: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world.