From exact matches to bizarre close approximations, these post-apocalyptic open-world games will be great for Fallout fans.
Fallout is blowing up right now thanks to another successful season of the TV adaptation on Amazon Prime. It leans harder into a specific game, Fallout: New Vegas, which is why so many players, old and new are jumping into it. For those uninitiated, there are some core concepts that a modern-day Fallout game presents.
It goes beyond just taking place in a post-apocalyptic world, because each setting is very distinct. It’s a post-war United States with first-person shooting, dialogue trees, deep leveling systems, and more. For those who want to go beyond the Fallout series, here are some good alternatives that are similar, but not exactly the same.
Mad Max
Mad Max, the film series, is one of the most well-established post-apocalyptic franchises of all time, from which many other stories have pulled, including Fallout. This latest Mad Max game gives the titular Max his beloved car so he can drive around a dilapidated desert in an open-world action-adventure game.
Players will need to find gas, bullets, and other supplies by destroying the bases of nearby raiders, which will lower difficulty ratings in the area. The map is fairly large, with plenty of quests to tackle, but it’s not exactly an RPG. While Fallout lacks vehicles, the desert wasteland and the brutality of the raiders should make fans feel right at home in Mad Max. Plus, it’s a good blueprint for Bethesda to pull from if they ever want to make a game with vehicular combat.
Days Gone
Days Gone is perhaps more akin to Mad Max than it is to Fallout, simply because players cruise around the gorgeous, lush forests of Oregon on their motorcycle, with gas being a necessary supply concern. While there are human raiders to worry about, this post-apocalyptic open-world is filled with zombies, both slow and fast versions, akin to the Ghouls in Fallout.
There are many more peaceful settlements to explore, like in Fallout games, where players can take on quests to help their fellow man, and get supplies to help themselves. It’s not an RPG, but there is plenty to do and see, with the one thing it has over Fallout games being the rich environment devoid of deserts and the hordes of (literally) hundreds of zombies.
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach takes place in the deserted regions of Mexico and Australia, and there are even bunkers, much like the Vaults in Fallout. Players will rarely get to go inside them (unlike in Fallout), as players must simply deliver supplies to each settlement’s leader on the surface.
While this world may seem empty at first, and not littered with half as many locations as Fallout games, there are still things to be discovered, from enemy base camps to lost packages that need to be picked up and delivered on behalf of fellow players. The crafting system is what Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 players will specifically appreciate about Death Stranding 2, as players can find blueprints to make new hiking gear or even structures in the environment, from ladders to bridges to shelters.
