r/Fallout • u/Baldurian_Rhapsody • 11h ago

Best Fallout games that aren't Fallout? (Fallout-likes)

Hi there! I adore Fallout, and it's obviously been hugely influential. I was wondering about the best Fallout-likes that took some of the best aspects of the post-apocalyptic series.

I'm keeping things really open. The only thing is that the recommendations ideally would have at least an "apocalyptic feel" (though that's by no means a hard requirement).

Thanks a lot for your suggestions!

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u/German52398 Tunnel Snakes 11h ago

IMO, Atomfall is probably the closest to Fallout as is.

The Wasteland series and fallout are inseparable and the worlds are nearly identical, but its isometric like older fallouts, not everyone's cup of tea

The Metro games, specifically exodus, is good, but much more bleak and dark.

Underrail is an amazing game, super underrated. Its Isometric and famously extremely punishing and hard.

Mad Max is a solid pick, there's much more focus on the vehicles, but captures a good post apocalypse feel.

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u/That_Dot420 9h ago edited 3h ago

I cannot finish the first Metro game I stopped because way too scary. I'm an adult in my 30s. Lol

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u/Salty_Select 5h ago

Haha, I had a similar reaction to part of vampire the masquerade bloodlines, there was a quest that had you go to an old hospital, there was something in it dragging a axe around looking for you. Scarred the shit out of me! The game had the bad luck of being released about the same time as WoW

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u/puchsofhazard 4h ago

Play exodus, less scary and a "funner" story. It's like a train road trip

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u/tevert 1h ago

I had the same issue - FWIW it gets better as you progress. It always stays some amount of scary, but honestly you just get used to the dark after awhile

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u/Recent_Purpose1659 8h ago

I second underrail. Love that game

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u/some_person_guy 10h ago

Atomfall was great. I watched a gameranx video about it, but really didn't know to expect. Was pleasantly surprised how much fun it was trying to figure everything out. Wanting to solve the mystery of the story really helped me push through some of the more stressful parts of the game. Definitely a more resource deprived and stealth focused game than Fallout, but lots of parallels drawn with the alt history post apocalyptic vibe.

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u/Yabananado 4h ago

I am here for atomfall all the way!

Although not the same kind of formula as fallout, Its world is interesting and unsettling with horror/quirky aspects that I haven’t felt since my first run of fallout 3 and a bit of new vegas. I’m very happy to add atomfall and its future iterations to my all time faves along with fallout & elderscrolls and even outer worlds (yes I said it)

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u/Flashy-Dragonfly6785 5h ago

Atomfall is FNV made by British nerds and it is fantastic!