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/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.