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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Atomfall down to the 16 that fit the “Survival” category. Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and Fallout: New Vegas top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Atomfall.

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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Atomfall is Fallout 3 — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Fallout 4 and Fallout: New Vegas follow close behind.

#1Fallout 390 #2Fallout 488 #3Fallout: New Vegas88 #4Dead Island 284 #5Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide82

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The best survival games like Atomfall

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Atomfall. Each one has been evaluated across 15 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Fallout 3Closest overall match

90

Fallout 3

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 22KIGDB89· 10

Year 2008Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Its strength is atmosphere and discovery: the Capital Wasteland rewards wandering, and the metro tunnels connecting it create a genuine sense of a broken city. VATS makes combat readable. The main quest is thin and railroads hard at the end, and the green filter over everything flattens the visual variety across dozens of hours.

It predates Atomfall by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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88

Fallout 4

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 424KRAWG👍 70%· 3.4KMC84IGDB85· 21OC87· 159

Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~38hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, third-person shooting and sandbox world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The best shooting in the series by some distance, plus settlement building that becomes its own game if you let it. Power armour finally feels like a vehicle. The dialogue wheel is the loss — four options that collapse into the same outcome, and a voiced protagonist that narrows roleplaying compared with New Vegas.

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: combat.

It predates Atomfall by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Fallout: New Vegas

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Fallout: New Vegas

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 257KRAWG👍 89%· 2.6KMC84IGDB82· 9

Year 2010Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The writing is why it endures: factions with coherent positions, quests that resolve several ways, and an ending that actually reflects a decade of small choices. Reputation matters everywhere. Technically it is fragile — it shipped buggy and remains so, with crashes common enough on modern systems that most players install community patches first.

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: combat.

It predates Atomfall by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Dead Island 2Closest on combat

84

Dead Island 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 26KIGDB74· 6OC75· 159

Year 2023Dev Deep Silver Dambuster Studios · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and co op, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: game mode and progression.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#5Warhammer: End Times - VermintideClosest on tone

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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 21KIGDB80· 8OC77· 45

Year 2015Dev FatsharkOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, fantasy world and horror setting, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: progression and game mode.

It predates Atomfall by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Setting51Game mode21

78

Dying Light

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 486KRAWG👍 84%· 1.4KMC74IGDB72· 17OC74· 117

Year 2015Dev Techland · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~22hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

Dying Light is a first-person action horror game with the elements of survival. It is a first part of the Dying light series followed by Dying Light 2. The game is set in the open-world environment of fictional Harran city.

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: game mode and combat.

It predates Atomfall by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Killing Floor 2

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Killing Floor 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB81· 13OC78· 62

Year 2016Dev Tripwire Interactive · Iceberg InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, horror setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: progression and game mode.

It predates Atomfall by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Setting74Game mode20

Steam Epic Xbox

78

Chernobylite

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB76· 3OC76· 104

Year 2021Dev The Farm 51 · All In! GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, deep simulation and stealth mechanics, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: game mode and progression.

Genre100Tone100World100Visuals100Setting75Combat55

#9Dead Island: Riptide

76

Dead Island: Riptide

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

IGDB64· 11

Year 2013Dev Techland · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: setting.

It predates Atomfall by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100World100Visuals100Tone74Progression70

#10Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

70

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 82%· 7.3KIGDB74· 9OC73· 56

Year 2015Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Atomfall, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, third-person shooting and visual novel storytelling, while skipping first-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: visuals.

It predates Atomfall by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Dead Island

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloDarkPost-ApocalypticFirst PersonMultiplayer

IGDB70· 8

Year 2011Dev Techland · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with horror setting, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: progression and game mode.

It predates Atomfall by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Tone74Setting59Game mode35Progression0

#12Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionClosest on progression

76

Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 213KRAWG👍 65%· 444MC77IGDB77· 11OC76· 184

Year 2022Dev Techland · Techland PublishingPlaytime ~23hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, horror setting and co op, while skipping shooter

Dying Light 2 brings to life a unique post-apocalyptic vision of the Modern Dark Ages - a brutal, bleak and unforgiving reality where you are as likely to perish at the hand of a human as you are by the infected.

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: game mode.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13The Ship: Murder Party

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The Ship: Murder Party

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 86%· 6.0KRAWG👍 41%· 179MC76IGDB80· 2

Year 2006Dev Outerlight · Blazing GriffinPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping action RPG combat

The Ship: Murder Party is a first-person shooter video game made with Valve Corporation Source engine. The first playable concept of The Ship was released as a modification for well-known and famous video game Half-Life 2. The year is 1920.

It predates Atomfall by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Legend of Grimrock

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Legend of Grimrock

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 6.7KRAWG👍 75%· 298MC82IGDB75· 3

Year 2012Dev Almost Human GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

For all your misdeeds, you are sentenced to die at the top of Mount Grimrock. No one ever returned from this gruesome prison alive, but you can try and be the first to escape. On the inside, Mount Grimrock is full of dungeons that can allow the prisoners to slowly descend to the earth level.

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: setting and progression.

It predates Atomfall by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone67Combat42Progression37

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Grounded

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 94KIGDB78· 5OC82· 58

Year 2022Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Atomfall: setting and game mode.

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