14 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Chornobyl Liquidators that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Chornobyl Liquidators down to the 14 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Chernobylite, Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition and Dead Island 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Chornobyl Liquidators.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Chornobyl Liquidators

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Chornobyl Liquidators. 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.

#1ChernobyliteClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: progression and game mode.

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#2Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorPost-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, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

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 Chornobyl Liquidators: game mode.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-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, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: game mode and progression.

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#4Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 21KIGDB80· 8OC77· 45

Year 2015Dev FatsharkOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: progression and game mode.

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorPost-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, survival mechanics and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, first-person shooting and shooter, while skipping deep simulation

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 Chornobyl Liquidators: game mode and combat.

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

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#6Fallout: New VegasClosest on game mode

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHistoricalExplorationFirst 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, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

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 Chornobyl Liquidators: combat.

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 2.5KRAWG👍 79%· 171MC77IGDB78· 2

Year 2002Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. The game mixes intelligent story with immersive and actual medieval surroundings. Arx Fatalis allows the player to feel that all his actions have a direct consequence on those around him.

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: combat.

It predates Chornobyl Liquidators by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#8Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkPost-ApocalypticHorror

Steam👍 82%· 7.3KIGDB74· 9OC73· 56

Year 2015Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Chornobyl Liquidators, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and shooter, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: visuals and setting.

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorPost-ApocalypticFirst 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, survival mechanics and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: progression and game mode.

It predates Chornobyl Liquidators by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10NieR

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHistoricalExploration

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Year 2010Dev Cavia · Square EnixOn Xbox · PlayStation 3

✓ Like Chornobyl Liquidators, it's known for deep RPG systems, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: visuals.

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

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#11Dead Island

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticFirst Person

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Year 2011Dev Techland · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: progression and game mode.

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

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#12Fallout 3

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst 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, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: combat.

It predates Chornobyl Liquidators by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#13Fallout 4

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst 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, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

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 Chornobyl Liquidators: combat.

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

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Steam Xbox PS

#14ULTRAKILL

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleePost-ApocalypticFirst PersonRanged

Steam👍 97%· 228KRAWG👍 87%· 141

Year 2020Dev Arsi "Hakita" Patala · New Blood InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, first-person shooting and shooter, while skipping deep simulation

Movement-first shooting where healing comes from standing close to what you are killing, so the loop pushes you into danger constantly. Style ranking rewards variety over efficiency. Its ceiling is very high and very demanding — the systems assume you will learn cancels and parries, and it is still in early access with the final chapters unfinished.

Where it drifts furthest from Chornobyl Liquidators: tone and setting.

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