11 Sandbox games like Fallout: New Vegas that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Fallout: New Vegas down to the 11 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Fallout 4, Fallout 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fallout: New Vegas.

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The best sandbox games like Fallout: New Vegas

11 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fallout: New Vegas. Each one has been evaluated across 22 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 4

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthRangedMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationCraftingFirst PersonThird 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 third-person shooting and base building, while skipping historical setting

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 22KIGDB89· 10

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

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter.

≠ Missing: ranged combat.

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 938KRAWG👍 83%· 3.0KMC73IGDB75· 21OC76· 226

Year 2020Dev CD Projekt Red · CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting cyberpunk, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 173KIGDB85· 9OC84· 221

Year 2023Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and setting space, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Fallout: New Vegas: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Fallout: New Vegas: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

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#7Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB69· 6

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Milan · Ubisoft Entertainment

✓ Shared with Fallout: New Vegas: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping shooter

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldCraftingExplorationFirst PersonThird 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, horror setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping action RPG combat

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#9The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 3.5KIGDB89· 1

Year 1996Dev Bethesda SoftworksOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and combat magic, while skipping action RPG combat

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#10Assassin's Creed III Remastered

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 63%· 15KIGDB80· 1OC69· 47

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

✓ If you enjoyed Fallout: New Vegas, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

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

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#11The Elder Scrolls: Arena

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 2.5KIGDB88· 2

Year 1994Dev Bethesda SoftworksOn PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping action RPG combat

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Steam GOG

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