The best post-apocalyptic games

After the next cataclysm (war, meteor, whatever), we will live in a world where the word "civilization" will mean something completely different. Radiations everywhere? No more state and police force? Cities burnt to the ground? That's what we call a post-apocalyptic world.

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Brutal Sports Football

DOS1993 Teque

Take American football, remove the rules, add swords and fireballs, and throw in some screaming. That is Brutal Sports Football. This is not about touchdowns. This is about survival. Players can be decapitated, the ball can explod...

Twilight 2000

DOS1991 Paragon Software

Bad Blood

DOS1990 Origin Systems

Set in a post-apocalyptic world where leather vests are apparently immune to radiation, Bad Blood lets you wander the wasteland deciding whether to be a brute, a brainiac, or a mutant with questionable fashion sense. Dialogue-heav...

Fallout 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected Black Isle Studios

I have no Mouth and I Must Scream

DOS1995protecteddemo The Dreamers Guild

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected

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 appr...

Fallout

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Interplay Productions

The first Fallout game was released in 1997 by Interplay Productions and is widely regarded as one of the most influential RPGs of its time. The game begins in the year 2161, over 80 years after the nuclear war, with the play...

Fountain of Dreams

DOS1990 Electronic Arts

Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected Massive Entertainment

Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.

Midwinter

DOS1990 Maelstrom Games

Primal Rage

DOS1995 Atari

2400 A.D.

DOS1988 Origin Systems

Ah, 2400 A.D. A game where you can rebel against a robot police state… by slowly walking around in beige. Released in 1988, it’s what happens when you mix Orwellian dystopia with MS Paint aesthetics. You’ll snea...

Beneath a Steel Sky

DOS1994freeware Revolution Software

Beneath a Steel Sky is a classic point-and-click adventure game released in 1994, developed by Revolution Software. Set in a dystopian, cyberpunk future, the game is renowned for its rich atmosphere and distinctive artwork. T...

Double Dragon

DOS1988 Technos Japan

Rad Warrior

DOS1986 Palace Software

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Strife

DOS1996protecteddemo Velocity

Strife from 1996 is a first-person shooter game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine. It's often remembered for being one of the earlier games to blend first-person shooter gameplay ...

The Terminator: Rampage

DOS1993 Bethesda Softworks

Dark Reign 2

Windows XP/98/952000protected Pandemic Studios

Released in 2000, Dark Reign 2 took the futuristic RTS series into full 3D territory. While other games were content with flashy visuals, this one focused on tactical depth and resource management. You control factions fighting ov...

Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS1988 Interstel Corporation

Wasteland

DOS1988protected Interplay Productions

Deathtrack

DOS1989 Dynamix

In 1989, Deathtrack tried to answer a question nobody asked: “What if NASCAR had machine guns?” The result is a futuristic racer where speed and firepower go hand in hand. You’ll blaze through tracks, blast rival...

Autoduel

DOS1985 Origin Systems

What do you get when you mix Mad Max, Car Wars, and a fondness for vehicular homicide? You get Autoduel (1985, DOS), a top-down driving RPG where your car is your castle and your guns are your diplomatic policy. Part racing game, ...

Van Buren (Fallout 3)

Windows XP/98/952003canceleddemo Black Isle Studios

Van Buren was a science fiction post-apocalyptic RPG being developed by Black Isle Studios and never published. Van Buren was the direct sequel to Fallout 2, part of the Fallout franchise. Van Buren was canceled in 2003.

Superhero League of Hoboken

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1994protected Legend Entertainment

Superhero League of Hoboken is a humorous role-playing game (RPG) released in 1994, developed by Legend Entertainment. It's a quirky mix of a traditional RPG and an adventure game, set in a post-apocalyptic world where New Jersey ...

Transarctica

DOS1993 Silmarils

CyClones

DOS1994protected Raven Software

CyClones is a first-person shooter where you take on the role of a bio-engineered super-soldier fighting alien invaders. The controls are smooth, the weapons varied, and the level design encourages exploration as much as combat. T...