4 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Rust that you should try

On paper it is what Rust is — open world exploration, post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay — 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 world and progression: a sci-fi setting.

Same family as Rust: melee combat, post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is horror setting and skill tree progression.

Its point of contact with Rust is melee combat, post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.

Genre puts it alongside Rust, and so does ranged combat, post-apocalyptic world and co-op play. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is horror setting and skill tree progression.