Games like Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
by inXile Entertainment
For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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-80%$5.99Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Sep 18 · inXile Entertainment
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Turn-Based
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck 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.
RPGPost-apocalypticTurn-BasedStrategyTacticalCRPGIsometricAdventureSingleplayerOpen World👍 4,665
$9.99Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Nov 1 · Interplay Inc.
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Classic · Turn-Based
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
RPGPost-apocalypticClassicOpen WorldIsometricTurn-BasedTurn-Based CombatSingleplayerSci-fiAtmospheric👍 16,724
$9.99Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Aug 19 · Black Isle Studios
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Classic · Turn-Based
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
RPGPost-apocalypticClassicIsometricOpen WorldTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedSingleplayerStory RichSci-fi👍 13,871
$9.99Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Aug 19 · 14° East
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Turn-Based · Classic
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...
Post-apocalypticRPGTurn-BasedStrategyTacticalIsometricClassicSingleplayerSci-fiTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,355
$9.99Gorky 17
Sep 27 · Metropolis Software
Both: Turn-Based · Classic · Post-apocalyptic
November 2008. NATO intelligence services report that, for reasons unknown, the Russian military has destroyed GORKY 17, one of the old Soviet "Secret Cities". A year later NATO takes over a former Russian secret base built on Polish soil. Diggers discover a laboratory complex in the completely demolished town.
RPGStrategyTurn-BasedClassicHorrorPost-apocalypticSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyIsometricTactical👍 922
$14.99ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Dec 19 · AtomTeam
Both: Turn-Based · Post-apocalyptic
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
CRPGExplorationTurn-BasedSurvivalRPGPost-apocalypticPuzzleSandboxIsometricStrategy👍 10,727
-70%$11.99Wasteland 3
Aug 27 · inXile Entertainment
Both: Post-apocalyptic
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
CRPGCharacter CustomizationChoices MatterStory RichRPGPost-apocalypticSexual ContentViolentTactical RPGTurn-Based Tactics👍 17,269
-70%$10.49Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Dec 4 · The Bearded Ladies
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Turn-Based
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based CombatPost-apocalypticTurn-Based TacticsTacticalTurn-BasedAdventureStealthSingleplayer👍 13,308
$19.99Overland
Sep 19 · Finji
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
StrategyPost-apocalypticTurn-BasedSurvivalProcedural GenerationIndieTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTactical👍 497
-85%$1.49Strife: Veteran Edition
Dec 12 · Rogue Entertainment
Both: Classic · Retro · Sci-fi
Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.
ActionRPGFPSClassicRetro1990'sBoomer ShooterSci-fiShooterFirst-Person👍 475
$9.99Fallen: A2P Protocol
Aug 14 · Red Katana
Both: Turn-Based · Post-apocalyptic
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
RPGStrategyTurn-BasedIndiePost-apocalypticTurn-Based StrategyTacticalTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerIsometric👍 177
$14.99NEO Scavenger
Dec 15 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Turn-Based
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
SurvivalPost-apocalypticRoguelikeRPGTurn-BasedCraftingProcedural GenerationPerma DeathIndieStrategy👍 4,437
$9.99Krush Kill 'N Destroy Xtreme
Jul 23 · Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
Both: Sci-fi · Retro · Classic
An RTS classic updated in 2026 for modern systems. Welcome to Hell, soldier, and mind the radioactive dust. Join one of two groups battling tooth, claw, tentacle, and any other appendage for survival in this post-nuclear real-time strategy game.
StrategyRTSSci-fiRetroFMVClassic👍 290
$24.99Dreadlands
Mar 10 · Blackfox Studios
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Turn-Based
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsPost-apocalypticAdventureTacticalTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedIsometricCharacter Customization👍 151
$1.99The Underground Man
Sep 1 · Mehsoft
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Classic
Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.
IndieStory RichMemesPost-apocalypticAdventureAtmosphericRPGGreat SoundtrackClassicSingleplayer👍 1,302
-85%$2.99Turok
Dec 17 · Iguana Entertainment, Nightdive Studios
Both: Classic · Retro
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
ActionDinosaursFPSAdventureClassicRetroShooterSingleplayerFirst-Person1990's👍 3,378
$9.99Fallout 3
Oct 28 · Bethesda Game Studios
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Sci-fi
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Open WorldPost-apocalypticRPGSingleplayerExplorationFirst-PersonSci-fiAdventureModdableAction👍 18,076
$24.99Jupiter Hell
Aug 5 · ChaosForge
Both: Turn-Based · Sci-fi
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
RoguelikeTurn-BasedTraditional RoguelikeStrategyRPGIndieGrid-Based MovementGoreViolentSci-fi👍 1,795
System Shock® 2 (1999)
May 10 · Nightdive Studios, Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Classic
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
CyberpunkRPGSci-fiHorrorClassicFPSImmersive SimSurvival HorrorActionFirst-Person👍 6,293
$3.99DUST - Post Apocalyptic RPG
May 1 · SEGEDI INC.
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Retro
A brutal, turn-based post-apocalyptic survival RPG inspired by 90s pop culture movies and video games. Scavenge, fight, and make tough choices in a randomly generated wasteland filled with mutants, ruins, and horror. Permadeath is permanent—only the strong survive.
Post-apocalypticSurvivalRoguelikeRPGRetroOld School1990'sOpen WorldExplorationAdventure
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions (Classic, 1997)
Nov 16 · LucasArts
Both: Classic · Retro
Get ready for the good, the bad, and the even worse. As Marshall James Anderson, you'll face a horde of ornery, gun-slinging outlaws. You'll shoot your way through a twisted plot of greed and revenge. You'll arm yourself with firearms, as well as your wits.
ActionWesternFPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonRetroSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackBoomer Shooter👍 722
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: Turn-Based · Sci-fi
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841
-60%$9.99Ion Fury
Aug 15 · Voidpoint, LLC
Both: Retro · Sci-fi
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Boomer ShooterFPSFast-PacedRetroCyberpunkOld SchoolShooterFirst-PersonActionSci-fi👍 6,749
$29.99Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
Sep 7 · Dark Crystal Games
Both: Post-apocalyptic · Sci-fi
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
CRPGTurn-Based CombatRPGPost-apocalypticStrategyIsometricSci-fiAdventureExplorationStory Rich👍 4,194
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$19.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Feb 11 · GSC Game World
Both: Post-apocalyptic
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.
AtmosphericOpen WorldPost-apocalypticFPSSurvivalActionSingleplayerRPGShooterSurvival Horror👍 24,979
-50%$4.9960 Seconds! Reatomized
Jul 25 · Robot Gentleman
The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.
2DChoose Your Own AdventureDark HumorTurn-Based TacticsStrategyExplorationPoint & ClickOutbreak SimImmersive SimText-Based👍 18,370
$14.99Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
Jun 4 · Rotorist Workshop
Both: Post-apocalyptic
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Post-apocalypticSurvivalTop-Down ShooterAction RPGZombiesStealthCraftingAction-AdventureAtmosphericSurvival Horror👍 1,684
$2.99Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
Jan 30 · Rage Software
Both: Sci-fi · Classic
In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power by the politicians and military leaders.
StrategyActionSci-fiSingleplayerClassicShooterRTSVehicular Combat👍 175
-80%$5.99Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Sep 18 · inXile Entertainment
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck 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.
AdventureIndieRPG👍 4,665
$5.99Eschalon: Book II
Jul 12 · Basilisk Games
Both: Turn-Based
Return to the world of Eschalon in the sequel to 2007's award-winning RPG. The blight of war now threatens all of Eschalon and the only hope for peace lies in the secret of your past. Don't miss this second chapter in the epic Eschalon trilogy given "5 Stars" by RPGWatch and called "immensely appealing" by The...
RPGIndieIsometricTurn-BasedFantasy2DCRPG👍 102
$11.99Dust to the End
Aug 11 · Haojoy Game, Zjoy Game
Both: Post-apocalyptic
Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery.
SimulationHand-drawnPost-apocalypticTradingAdventureOpen WorldStrategyRPGTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based Strategy👍 1,076
$9.99SKYHILL
Oct 6 · Mandragora
Both: Post-apocalyptic
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
SurvivalAction RoguelikeAdventureIndiePost-apocalypticRoguelikeZombiesSimulationRPG2D👍 4,737
$10.99ATOM RPG Trudograd
Sep 13 · AtomTeam
Both: Post-apocalyptic
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
CRPGOpen WorldSurvivalRPGPost-apocalypticSandboxTurn-Based CombatImmersive SimStory RichIsometric👍 4,184


