The most popular dystopia games
A dystopia is the lesser-known counterpart to utopia, representing an undesirable or nightmarish society. Dystopian societies often suffer from various negative aspects such as environmental degradation, oppressive governments, rampant despotism, extreme inequality, or social decay.
Cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic games serve as prime examples of dystopian themes. Cyberpunk worlds often depict high-tech, low-life futures where corporate control, surveillance, and societal breakdown are rampant. Post-apocalyptic games, on the other hand, explore the aftermath of catastrophic events, where humanity is struggling to survive in a ruined, lawless world. Both genres reflect dystopian fears about the future, technology, and society.
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Fallout 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected Black Isle Studios
Transarctica
DOS1993 Silmarils
Manhunter 2: San Francisco
DOSMac OS1989 Evryware
Quarantine 2: Road Warrior
DOS1995 GameTek
Deus Ex
DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo Ion Storm
Deus Ex is a critically acclaimed action role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 2000 and was designed by Warren Spector, combining elements of first-person shooters, stealth games, and role-playing games. The game is set in a dystopian future where society is fraught with conspiracy the...
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Windows XP/98/952001protecteddemo Interplay Productions
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a tactical role-playing game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2001. Unlike its predecessors, which were traditional RPGs with turn-based combat, Fallout Tactics took a different approach by focusing more on tactical combat rather than extensive role-playing elements.The game features squad-based comba...
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Syndicate
DOS1993protected Bullfrog
2112
DOS1994
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected Access Software
Scavengers of the Mutant World
DOS1988 Interstel Corporation
Warp Rogue
Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware
Ranx: The Video Game
DOS1990 UBI Soft
Martian Memorandum
DOS1991protecteddemo Access Software
Martian Memorandum is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Access Software. It was released in 1991 and is the sequel to the game Mean Streets. The game is set in a dystopian future on Mars, where players take on the role of Tex Murphy, a private investigator with a sarcastic and humorous demeanor.The story begins with Tex Mu...
Normality
DOS1996protecteddemo Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Normality is a first-person adventure video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and released in 1996. The game is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime known as the One True Government (OTG) controls the city of Neutropolis. The player takes on the role of Kent, a rebellious citizen who opposes the oppressive rule of the OTG. The ...
Fountain of Dreams
DOS1990 Electronic Arts
Archipelagos
DOS1989 Astral Software
Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess
DOS1989protected ERE Informatique
CyClones
DOS1994protected Raven Software
Cybercon III
DOS1992 The Assembly Line
Interphase
DOS1989 The Assembly Line
Farenheit 451
DOS1984 Telarium
Zyclunt
DOS1995 Phantagram
Zyclunt is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Phantagram in 1995. The game is set in a dystopian future where incurable diseases and a rise in criminal activities have brought society to the brink of collapse. In this setting, advanced genetic engineering has led to the creation of cybernetic organisms, or cyborgs, which have b...
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