Hello and greetings from Eastern Europe, my name is ColdBeerHD and this is the list of
the very best post-apocalyptic video games.
I have only one rule - you will not find here games, where the main apocalyptic event is
zombie apocalypse.
So, even Telltale’s The Walking Dead, They Are Billions and The Last of Us are great
games, they are not in this list, because zombies are very strong subgenre of Post-Apocalyptic
games, and they deserve their own video.
Which is coming soon...ish.
Well, someday.
That being said, enjoy the list.
Mad Max
The world of Mad Max was created in a year 1979 when Australia, yeah, not USA, made a
movie about a man named Max Rockatansky.
Very Polish surname I should say.
Mel Gibson, who starred Max, was awesome and the movie, which cost only 400 000 Australian
dollars to make, made 100 million real dollars and also a Guiness record for the most profitable
movie ever made.
Great things come to those who wait - 36 years after the original movie, in 2015 we’ve
got ourselves a game that kicked the roof from the sceptics heads.
Here you become Mad Max, the lone warrior in a savage post-apocalyptic world where cars
are the key to survival.
In this action-packed, open world, third person action game, you must fight against vicious
gangs of bandits to stay alive in The Wasteland.
Game is really good and probably one of the best examples how to create a game based on
a movie plot.
Frostpunk
Post-Apocalypse gaming has many forms and one of those forms you’re now seeing before
your eyes.
Frostpunk s the first society survival game.
As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and
its infrastructure.
Optimization and resource management often clash with empathy and thoughtful decision-making.
In example, if child is injured at work, you have several options of what to do next: ban
child labour, limit child employment to relatively safe jobs or just ignore the injury and put
children to work anyway, because... those ushankas wouldn’t make themselves, right?
Horizon: Zero Dawn
I used to call this game Witcher for little girls, because it has somewhat similar battle
mechanics, open world full of monsters, many dialogues, 3rd person view and so on, but
there you will not find any gore, twisted creepy quests, splattering blood fountains
or... boobs.
Yeah, no boobs is a huge disappointment.
And not only because boobs are good thing to show, it just means that the game is meant
for the younger audience and will not be as good as you would expect it to be, because
products meant for children are not as good as products meant for adults in general.
But all this aside, Horizon Zero is a great game to try, it will bring you much fun at
the beginning, but later it will start to repeat itself: you’ll have to clean yet
another bandit camp, another Cauldron, rescue another NPC and so on.
The only thing that kept me going was the main plot of the game.
How and why there are animal-like robots everywhere?
How does that even started?
Is there a vodka hidden somewhere?
Those questions are the real engine of Horizon Zero and probably will keep you going too.
Game is for Playstation 4 only.
Fallout 3 and 4
Actually Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 are about the same.
If you played those several years apart, I can guarantee that it felt like you picked
up just where you left.
Slight improvement in graphics, different quests, but the main idea and feeling of Fallout
4 is exactly like in Fallout 3.
Both games even comes to an end unexpectedly quickly and leaves you with the same “is
that it?” feeling.
Speaking in general, both are great games.
I had tons of fun playing them, I also bought all DLC’s and I wasn’t disappointed.
And you can find vodka in there.
Great games!
Also if you’re feeling nostalgic or adventurous and never played Fallout 1 and 2 - try them
just for sheer curiosity.
Aren’t you interested how all of this started?
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Sunless Sea
This is a Gothic Horror RPG set in the Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London
with a focus on exploration, exquisite storytelling and death.
If the giant crabs, sentient icebergs and swarms of bats don’t get you, madness and
cannibalism certainly will.
Sunless Sea is more like choose your own adventure novel than a game.
You'll have to read a lot here.
Don't expect fancy combat or fast plot line full of exciting events.
No.
Game is slow and a bit repetitive, but the brilliant story-line, writing quality and
world-building aspects are all handled very well.
If you like slow paced story-rich games, then get in the boat and try to fish biggest marinated
herring you can find.
Yes, they come from sea already marinated if you’re lucky enough.
Rage 1&2
Whether you’re raiding raiders with your fancy boomerang of death, racing your bucket
of rust around, or just taking up a harmless addiction to gambling, RAGE is an interesting
look into life after the end of everything.
And that end came along with an asteroid.
Not very ingenious plot, but I guess still better love story than zombie apocalypse.
Why there is no game with vodkapalypse?
I would be a great plot.
What do you think?
Leave a comment below and tell us how your scenario of vodkapalypse would happen.
Anyway Rage 1 is way more loved than the second, though it also seems to have really big problems
on Steam version.
One user stated that the game starts crashing after you finish about 50% of the game.
Even if that happens not for everyone, that is still terrible lottery to play, but if
you manage to get Rage on a sale, it can cost you only about 3 euros.
Rage 2 is another story.
It is a great shooter, and to finish the campaign you will need about 40 hours of your time,
but it’s a bit repetitive, people call it open world version of Doom or Wolfenstein,
where everything in the world looks pretty much the same.
Also, at least at the time of making this video, if you want to buy DLC, you’ll have
to buy game coins at first and only then, with the game coins you can buy DLC.
Should I mention that there is no amount of coins to buy which equals the price of the
DLC?
It feels like a low level scam.
And that is sad.
Bethesda, for F sake, what have you become?
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
While S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
2 is still in the works, let’s talk about what we already have.
So S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
franchize, if I can call it that, has three episodes: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky and
Call of Pripyat.
It is three different games, but basically, because they are all made using the same X-Ray
engine, which is only slightly improved with every episode, it’s hard to tell which game
came first to an untrained eye.
All three games are amazing, and they can all fit under local post-apocalypse category,
where only an isolated spot on the Earth was affected by the apocalypse.
Still an Apocalypse!
It counts!
So, here, after the second disaster of Chernobyl nuclear plant, all kinds of shnarbl glorbs
are released into the world and you, being a Stalker, you collect various artifacts and
sell them.
And of course there is a non-linear plot line and... monsters.
Some of them are very scary, especially some invisible creeps in the sewers and yeah...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a horror game, you’ll have to have tough balls to play it alone,
but it is amazing experience and I'm definitely recommending it.
Metro game series
Games are based on the story written by Dmitry Alexeevich Glukhovsky and is set in the ruins
of Moscow following a nuclear war, where the survivors are forced to live in underground
Metro tunnels.
You play as Artyom, a man who must save his home station from the dangers lurking within
the Metro.
And there are plenty of dangers: various mutants and and humans relentlessly try to put Artyom
out of this misery.
Literally, because living in those conditions are nothing less than misery, so enemies are
actually trying to help here.
There are three games in the series, and last one, Metro Exodus, was released in 2019.
Here you finally get out of the tunnels and try to make a living in the post-apocalyptic
wasteland of the former Russian Federation.
Strangest thing, when playing English version of the game is, that every character talks
English with a Russian accent.
So, are they all Russians who decided to speak only in English or something?
That is a terrible decision that almost ruins the whole game.
You can find a full review of Metro Exodus in my chanel, watch it for a closer look.
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The Long Dark
It is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for
themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic
disaster, when all the power suddenly went out.
There are no zombies - only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
You will struggle hard in here, you gonna be eaten by wolves, freeze to death, starve
to death, die from thirst or catch nasty dysentery and... you know how death comes then.
Anyways, in the survival mode death is permanent, but every time you play, you’ll be writing
your own survival story that you can tell your friends later.
50 square kilometers of Northern Canadian wilderness will keep you busy for a long time.
A great game, with very positive reviews on Steam.
Nier: Automata
I have no idea how to spell it right, but I don’t really care.
In the post-apocalyptic world we will have way bigger problems than spelling.
Humanity has been driven from the Earth by mechanical beings from another world.
In a final effort to take back the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android
soldiers to destroy the invaders.
Nier is made by Square Enix, a Japanese company, so the whole game looks like an anime with
huge unrealistic swords, super shiny special effects, women who look like undaraged girls,
and men, who look exactly like women.
Welcome to Japan!
So, anyways, if you like anime and Japan - play this game, you’ll be excited by everything
in it, and if you don’t, just avoid.
It’s probably not for you.
Also, I have heard that the PC port is not as good as console versions, so I do recommend
playing it on your shiny PS4 or Xbox One.
Elex
This is a handcrafted action role-playing game from the creators of the Gothic series,
set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts you into a huge
seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures and deep moral choices.
Here you will find truly open world without borders and loading zones, also here you can
use jetpack to explore any place above the ground.
I should mention that the game is really hard at the beginning, but later, if you manage
to live long enough, you will love it.
The world exploration part is awesome, it will bring you lots of fun.
Do not buy it if you’re looking for post-apocalyptic Gothic game, it’s nothing like that, combat
feels more like Dark Souls.
Also AI is very weak, some monsters ignore you, some will act strange, well, that kills
mood a bit, but in general Elex is a great game.
Sunless Skies
Here You play the captain of a locomotive, a steam engine fitted for off-rail travel:
sailing the stars, leading your crew into trouble and out of their minds.
Smuggle souls, barter for crates of time, stop for cricket and a cup of vodka.
Discover more of the deep, dark and marvellous Fallen London Universe, as seen in their previous
game, Sunless Sea.You can play either game first, the stories coexist happily, like vodka
coexists with it’s bottle.
By the way, Sunless Sky is also a narrative game, all action is just an addition to a
bigger story, be prepared for that.
It is a great game with very positive reviews on Steam, but it’s meant for more mature
audience who has a lot of free time and can appreciate the game in slow manner.
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harsh winter comes.
Those thoughts will warm you and you live longer.
Wasteland 2
While we wait for the Wasteland 3, which will be released someday in 2020, let’s talk
about the second incarnation of this beautiful post-apocalyptic RPG game.
Wasteland 2, which is created by the producer of the original Fallout game, offers over
80 hours of gameplay.
Assemble out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy
skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland!
The choices are yours… but so are the consequences.
Here you will find hundreds of characters.
Thousands of variations on your Rangers' appearance and over 150 weapons.
No two players will have the same gameplay.
Actually Wasteland 2 is what classic Fallout games would be if released today.
Several ways to finish the quests, lots of customization, RPG elements and turn-based
fighting makes this game a great experience.
Sheltered
I love pixel art games, as I love all games drawn by hand, like Diablo 1 and 2, Starcraft
Brood War and so on.
Because drawn pictures, even in pixels age very well.
Also you can see them as a work of art.
So, that being said, pixel art game Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management
game.
You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have
found their way to a deserted shelter.
Imagine yourself panting and scared while the shelter airlock smashes down behind you.
You wish you did not have to go outside, but you do.
It would be way easier to give up.
But you don’t.
The hardship, the hunger, the thirst.
The fear.
You keep reminding yourself why you stay alive.
Why you do this.
Then you hear it.
“Daddy you’re back.”
Your wife’s face lights up and you open a bag full of medical supplies.
You better not tell how you got them.
That is the feeling you get while you play.
You will forget that it is pixels entirely, and just dive into survival mode the game
offers.
This is a great experience with mostly positive reviews on Steam.
Fallout: New Vegas
You were expecting it, aren’t you?
It is probably the best post-apocalyptic game ever created.
When it was released, many were thinking that New Vegas is just a stand alone DLC of Fallout
3, but it’s nothing like that.
It would be the same mistake to think that potato salad is just another salad.
Blasphemy!
Both potato salad and Fallout New Vegas are much better than you can ever imagine!
Game was created by brilliant studio The Obsidian Entertainment: the same guys have made Pillars
of Eternity, Tyranny and Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic 2.
Those names speak for themselves, and Fallout New Vegas is no different.
Amazing main plot, immersive gameplay and big guns.
A lot of guns.
With double the amount of weapons found in Fallout 3, you’ll have more than enough
new and exciting ways to deal with the threats of the wasteland and the locals.
In addition, Vault-Tec engineers have devised a new weapons configuration system that lets
you tinker with your toys and see the modifications you make in real time.
So, grab a bottle of Nuka-Vodka and participate in the adventure you will never forget.
Or probably otherwise, that Nuka-Vodka is a strong stuff.
Now it’s the time for honorable mentions
I am Alive Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Fallout Shelter Mutant Year Zero
Recore Fuel
Atom RPG Tom Clancy’s The Division
and Underrail
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