12 Ranged games like Fallout: New Vegas that you should try

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.

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.

The thread back to Fallout: New Vegas runs through deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds ranged combat and historical setting. They part company on setting and progression.

Held in common with Fallout: New Vegas: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world.

Held in common with Fallout: New Vegas: deep RPG systems, stealth mechanics and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: fantasy world and 2D presentation.

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.

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.

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

On paper it is what Fallout: New Vegas is — a sandbox world, melee combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. 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.

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

Its point of contact with Fallout: New Vegas is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. Both also lean on post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is fantasy world and an isometric view.

Shelved next to Fallout: New Vegas for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and fantasy world.