11 Sandbox 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.

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.

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.

On paper it is what Fallout: New Vegas is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a third-person camera and crafting mechanics. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is horror setting and multiplayer gameplay.

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.

With Fallout: New Vegas it shares deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on a third-person camera and melee combat. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

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.