16 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Dead Island that you should try

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and open world exploration

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

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

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

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and procedural generation, while skipping co op

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping action RPG combat

✓ Shared with Dead Island: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping shooter

✓ Like Dead Island, it's known for deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping action RPG combat

✓ Like Dead Island, it's known for deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

✓ Like Dead Island, it's known for deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, punishing difficulty and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics