6 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Drive Beyond Horizons 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 50 games similar to Drive Beyond Horizons down to the 6 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Generation Zero, RAGE and Sunset Overdrive top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Drive Beyond Horizons.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Drive Beyond Horizons

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Drive Beyond Horizons. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Generation ZeroClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65

Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Drive Beyond Horizons: tone and progression.

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#2RAGEClosest on world

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10

Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: first-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

id Software shooting at its most precise, wrapped in a wasteland that mostly exists to connect combat arenas. The gunfeel and enemy animation still hold up. Everything around it is weaker: driving sections pad the runtime, the world is a hub-and-spoke rather than open, and it ends abruptly enough that many players assume they missed a final act.

Where it drifts furthest from Drive Beyond Horizons: tone and combat.

It predates Drive Beyond Horizons by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Sunset OverdriveClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExploration

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB82· 16OC83· 89

Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, precision platforming and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Drive Beyond Horizons: tone and visuals.

It predates Drive Beyond Horizons by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode88World87Progression48

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#4Far Cry New DawnClosest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 75%· 34KIGDB72· 11OC73· 146

Year 2019Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Drive Beyond Horizons: tone.

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#5A Valley Without Wind

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExploration

Steam👍 60%· 519RAWG👍 17%· 42MC54IGDB50· 1

Year 2012Dev Arcen GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and roguelike runs, while skipping deep simulation

A 2D sidescroller without a linear path. An action game with tactical combat and citybuilding. An adventure game that lets you free-roam a vast, procedurally-generated world. A Valley Without Wind defies genre stereotypes.

Where it drifts furthest from Drive Beyond Horizons: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Drive Beyond Horizons.

It predates Drive Beyond Horizons by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 954

Year 1998Dev Stainless Games Ltd. · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Drive Beyond Horizons: tone.

It predates Drive Beyond Horizons by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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