The Post-apocalyptic Zone

Games set after catastrophe, collapse, wastelands, scarcity, or broken civilizations.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Permafrost - Permafrost is a story-driven survival sandbox set in a frozen, post-apocalyptic world. Discover a vast lore-rich open world, alone or in co-op with up to 4 players. Explore, scavenge, craft, and build a network of shelters to outlast the cold.
RADIOSOL - RADIOSOL is a journey through a desolate world burned by a planetary cataclysm. In search of answers, you will have to navigate through the ruins of megastructures and abandoned cities, avoiding the scorching rays of the Sun.
Survivor's Notes - Players say: A manga artist with apocalypse dreams and a soldier from the future shape a zombie outbreak’s story through choices and QTEs. Players like: Story and Characters · Cinematic Action Scenes · Branching Story Paths ·
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"Survivor's Notes" is an FMV . Players control two protagonists, using choices and QTEs to unlock different branches and endings. Follow a girl who foresees disaster and acolonel from the future as their stories reveal the outbreak's origins. Trust,rescue, or walk away. Survival is onlyone of them.

The Crust - Players say: Build a lunar colony by mining resources, automating factories, managing settlers, and trading with Earth in a story-driven sim. Players like: Lunar Atmosphere · Factory Planning · Earth-Market Contracts ·
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Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.

Scavland - Players say: As a Vulture in Mist-ravaged Zalesye, scavenge, fight, take jobs and modify weapons to survive and push deeper into the wastes. Players like: Atmosphere and Audio · Exploration and Loot · Weapon Customization ·
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Scavland is a hardcore Top-Down Pixel Art survival RPG set in a Post-Apocalyptic Soviet world. Scavenge the wastes and forgotten bunkers, take dangerous jobs, build your reputation, and customize your arsenal as you fight to survive mutants, hostile survivors, radiation, and the deadly Mist.

After Inc: Revival - Players say: Lead survivors after a zombie apocalypse, building settlements, managing scarce resources, exploring ruins, and fighting infestations. Players like: Accessible Strategy · Relaxed Mission Sessions · Zombie-Rebuilding Premise ·
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Can you rebuild civilization after a zombie apocalypse? From the creator of Plague Inc. comes a unique blend of strategic simulation, survival city builder and ‘mini 4X’. Build post-apocalyptic settlements, harvest resources and shape society as you lead humanity out of the darkness.

Entropy - Entropy is a tactical turn-based RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Assemble your party of mercenaries and forge your own path towards an expedition into hell to stop the demonic incursion. Choices you make along the way will determine the fate of your world.
Keep Her Safe - Keep Her Safe is a survival shooting game. Gather resources, fortify your base, and withstand zombie hordes to keep the rocket project alive and bring an end to the acid rain apocalypse. Besides the hard life in wasteland, you can also chill up with friends in different multiplayer gameplays.

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Endzone - A World Apart - Players say: Lead survivors back to a poisoned surface, building a settlement and balancing supplies against radiation and extreme weather. Players like: Survival Resource Planning · Post-Apocalyptic Atmosphere · Settlement Design ·
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Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

Minute of Islands - Players say: As mechanic Mo, explore a failing archipelago, use the Omni Switch to restore giant-built machines, and solve platform puzzles. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Emotional Story · Atmospheric Music ·
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Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

The Talos Principle 2 - Players say: As robot 1K, solve tool-based puzzles across a strange island while exploring a megastructure and shaping a new society. Players like: Fresh Puzzle Mechanics · Beautiful Environments · Thought-Provoking Themes ·
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The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Mech Armada - Players say: Build a squad from modular Mech parts, then outmaneuver the Swarm in grid-based battles across procedurally generated runs. Players like: Custom Mech Builds · Tactical Grid Combat · Build Experimentation ·
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Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.

The Talos Principle - Players say: Awaken as an android in a world of ruins and technology, solve logic trials, and question the voice directing you. Players like: Clever Puzzle Design · Thought-Provoking Story · Satisfying Solutions ·
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The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

The Talos Principle: Reawakened - Players say: As a robot in a simulated world, solve tool-based puzzles, gather sigils, and question the voice directing your path. Players like: Satisfying Logic Puzzles · Philosophical Story · Quality-of-Life Updates ·
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Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.

Eternights - Players say: Race an apocalypse’s deadlines by fighting through monster-filled dungeons, bonding with companions, and choosing how to spend each day. Players like: Likeable Characters · Emotional Story · Character Bonds ·
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Eternights is a dating action game where you try to make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Monday: Go on a date. Tuesday: Clear dungeon. Friday: Freak out! The clock is ticking!!

DeathSprint 66 - Players say: As a clone jockey in a televised 2066 bloodsport, sprint through lethal courses, outmaneuver rivals, and use deadly abilities. Players like: Fast Chaotic Races · Original On-Foot Racing · Challenging Solo Tracks ·
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Compete in a bloody fight to the finish in DEATHSPRINT 66, fusing high-speed on-foot racing with deadly obstacles and brutal abilities. Unleash your velocity, push limits, and claim glory like never before.

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The Last Spell - Players say: Lead a squad of heroes through turn-based night battles, then rebuild the haven and its defenses before the next monster wave. Players like: Weapon Build Variety · Tactical Horde Combat · Metal Soundtrack ·
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Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

OPUS: Rocket of Whispers - Players say: As one of two plague survivors, search a frozen world for supplies and build a rocket for a space burial of the dead. Players like: Emotional Story · Atmospheric Soundtrack · Melancholic World ·
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Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.

World War Z - Players say: Team up as survivors in a third-person shooter, blasting through global zombie campaigns and defending against climbing hordes. Players like: Enormous Zombie Swarms · Co-op With Friends · Distinct Class Roles ·
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World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

The Long Dark - Players say: Survive alone in a post-disaster Canadian winter by scavenging, crafting, and managing hunger, thirst, fatigue, and cold. Players like: Survival Sandbox · Lonely Winter Atmosphere · Exploration and Planning ·
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THE LONG DARK 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. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite - Players say: Trapped in a demon-ravaged school, Olive pursues a dog romance through branching choices that can lead to death or happiness. Players like: Cute-Creepy Art · Charming Characters · Dark Humor ·
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Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!

Penko Park - Players say: Ride a camera-equipped cart through an abandoned wildlife park, photographing odd creatures and uncovering paths and secrets. Players like: Distinctive Creature Designs · Relaxing Photo Runs · Creepy-Cute Art ·
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Snap pictures of spooky-cute creatures & explore an abandoned wildlife park.

The Last Salvage Squad - Players say: Lead giant salvage robots through short 2.5D FPS missions, blasting alien machines and recovering weapons from fallen units. Players like: Distinctive Red Art · Punchy Gunplay · Charming Robot Cast ·
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Battle enemy forces reminiscent of alien weapons from retro sci-fi works in this single-player 2.5D FPS.

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Purrfect Apawcalypse: Patches' Infurno - Patches is dragged to school for the first ever cat-and-dog school day! All he needs to do is get this damn collar off and wreck some havoc! Will he prove cats and dogs can get along, or will he make this the Purrfect Apawcalypse?
Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever - One thousand zombies from the massacre of Hachiko High are crashing Olive's birthday party! Trapped in the Grimalkin Estate they'll have to unravel the mystery behind the zombies, all while making sure their friends are having the Purrfect Apawcalypse!
MOCHI-O - A doomsday land defense adventure in which you raise MOCHI-O, a weapon of annihilation that looks a lot like a hamster, to protect your country. Pet and raise MOCHI-O to defeat the oncoming enemies and fight through the tender post-apocalypse.
BioMenace Remastered - The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up points. Locate the secret lab behind this attack and prevent Dr. Mangle from taking over the world!
nophenia - Players say: Guide wolfgirl Nia through surreal, empty dreamscapes, finding doors to new places and photographing the strange worlds along the way. Players like: Dreamlike Atmosphere · Distinctive Environments · Ambient Music ·
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a small dream explorer.

RAM: Random Access Mayhem - Players say: As a bodiless rogue AI, hijack enemy robots in a top-down shooter and chain their movesets to survive procedurally generated runs. Players like: Body-Swapping Combat · Distinct Robot Movesets · Satisfying Trickshots ·
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The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.

Mushroom Nook - Mushrooms of all kinds—adorable, quirky, and even some with unique abilities—are spring up randomly on your computer! Collect and nurture them, then decorate with various objects to create your own cozy mushroom haven, keeping you company while you work, study, or simply unwind.
Worlds Upon The Wind - Resettle the shards of a shattered world in this peaceful roguelite deckbuilder, covering centuries of classical Japanese art. Nurture communities, befriend animal spirits, and shape a new civilization through choices that echo across generations.
Escape From Lavender Island - Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd infrastructure. Can you find an escape? A way out of a world that remembers you better than you remember it?

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

planetarian HD - Players say: In a rain-soaked post-apocalypse, a scavenger meets a planetarium robot and helps restore its broken star projector. Players like: Emotional Story · Yumemi's Character · Atmospheric Soundtrack ·
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planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT - Players say: After a ritual unleashes demons across Brazil, a Mit Aia fan fights through fast-paced shooter stages to close the portal. Players like: Absurd Brazilian Humor · Fast Quake-Style Combat · Brazilian Cultural References ·
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A BRAZILIAN BOOMER SHOOTER GAME MADE USING THE ID TECH 2 ENGINE! SHOOT, JUMP, EMBARK ON A JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, HELL AND EVEN HEAVEN! SAVE BRAZIL!

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Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive - Players say: As the shattered moon wrecks Earth, guide a survivor through four days of scavenging, puzzle-solving, and nightly defenses. Players like: Story and Characters · Timed Survival Prep · Replayable Scenarios ·
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Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 - Players say: A top-down twin-stick arcade shooter where you dodge enemy waves, grab weapon drops, and survive a run set to one song. Players like: Catchy Soundtrack · Xbox 360 Nostalgia · Quick Arcade Action ·
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A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

The Walking Dead - Players say: As Lee Everett, guide an orphaned girl through a zombie-ravaged world in an episodic adventure of dialogue, choices, and survival. Players like: Emotional Story · Memorable Characters · Lee and Clementine ·
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A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series - Players say: Guide survivors through a zombie outbreak in a choice-driven adventure of tense conversations, quick-time events, and hard moral decisions. Players like: Emotional Storytelling · Memorable Characters · Clementine's Growth ·
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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.

Dungeon Munchies - Players say: As a revived zombie chef’s apprentice, hunt dungeon monsters, cook their ingredients into powers, and fight through an underground world. Players like: Story and Characters · Humorous Dialogue · Build Variety ·
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Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out

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Stella of The End - Players say: In a machine-ruled wasteland, courier Jude escorts Philia, an android untouched by the machines, on a dangerous delivery journey. Players like: Emotional Family Story · Detailed CG Artwork · Strong Voice Acting ·
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Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.

Disney•Pixar WALL-E - Players say: Guide WALL-E from a trash-buried Earth into space, using cube-making, platforming and puzzles as he follows EVE. Players like: Childhood Nostalgia · Movie-World Charm · Relaxed Platforming ·
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Based on the 2008 computer animated film from Pixar Animation Studios, the video game version of WALL-E involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash-tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos.

Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer - Players say: As X Slayer Zane, raid the Psyko Sindikate’s bases in a retro first-person shooter with seven weapons and hidden secrets. Players like: Late-90s Nostalgia · Nu-Metal Soundtrack · Detailed Level Design ·
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So.... got what it takes to be a X Slayer?!?... 7 weapons, blood and gore, twisted music by Seepage & Psyko Syndikate, and maps where you can blow up everything. its awesome. started making it in 1998 in high school with my friend and now im 37, so i have life experience now.

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Fallout: New Vegas - Players say: As a Courier left for dead, explore the Mojave, build a character, and choose which faction will control New Vegas. Players like: Meaningful Choices · Faction Writing · Replayable Builds ·
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Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Kenshi - Players say: Lead a customizable squad across a hostile wasteland, surviving by training, trading, fighting, and building your own settlement. Players like: Player-Made Stories · Open-Ended Freedom · Hard-Won Progress ·
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A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.