4 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like BattleTech that you should try

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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 43 games similar to BattleTech down to the 4 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. XCOM® 2, Wasteland 3 and Wasteland 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to BattleTech.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like BattleTech

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to BattleTech. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1XCOM® 2Closest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalSci-FiPost-ApocalypticSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 108KRAWG👍 83%· 1.3KMC88IGDB85· 29OC87· 126

Year 2016Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

The game continues the previous game line: XCOM Enemy Unknown. In XCOM 2 we see the Earth under the rule of aliens. The order established by them is based on total control but is proclaimed as the realm of prosperity and security. However, on the periphery of large cities, there are those who consider it a dictatorship and are struggling to restore independence to people.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Wasteland 3Closest on visuals

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