19 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting 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.

On paper it is what Fallout: New Vegas is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and world — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay.

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.

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.

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.

Held in common with Fallout: New Vegas: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds melee combat and post-apocalyptic world. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It is not Fallout: New Vegas's genre, but it is after the same feeling: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: tactical combat and an isometric view.

The overlap with Fallout: New Vegas is in what it evokes rather than what it is: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: tactical combat and an isometric view.

The thread back to Fallout: New Vegas runs through deep RPG systems, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

What carries over from Fallout: New Vegas is deep RPG systems, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on skill tree progression and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems.

The thread back to Fallout: New Vegas runs through deep RPG systems, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: third-person shooting and a cyberpunk setting.

What carries over from Fallout: New Vegas is deep RPG systems, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera and skill tree progression. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

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.