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7 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like RAGE that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to RAGE down to the 7 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Generation Zero, Metro Exodus and Sunset Overdrive top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to RAGE.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media

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Within the “Post-Apocalyptic” category, the closest game to RAGE is Generation Zero — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Metro Exodus and Sunset Overdrive follow close behind.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like RAGE

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to RAGE. Each one has been evaluated across 20 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Generation Zero

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Generation Zero
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

Shelved next to RAGE for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in progression and combat — its own ground is a sandbox world and base building.

Released 8 years after RAGE.

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Metro Exodus

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Metro Exodus
Closest on tone
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

If RAGE worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and post-apocalyptic world. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings stealth mechanics.

Released 8 years after RAGE.

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Sunset Overdrive

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Sunset Overdrive
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationThird Person
Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

Shelved next to RAGE for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings skill tree progression.

Released 3 years after RAGE.

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Clutch

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Clutch
Closest on combat
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationThird Person
Year 2009Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

It shares the essentials of what RAGE does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is deep simulation.

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Far Cry New Dawn

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Far Cry New Dawn
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person
Year 2019Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside RAGE, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in combat and tone — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

Released 8 years after RAGE.

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Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now

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Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
Closest on visuals
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 1998Dev Stainless Games Ltd. · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

If RAGE worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and post-apocalyptic world. Where they diverge is combat.

It predates RAGE by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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A Valley Without Wind

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A Valley Without Wind
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExploration
Year 2012Dev Arcen GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

It comes from the same genre as RAGE and shares open world exploration, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings procedural generation and magic-based combat.

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