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We filtered the 50 games similar to Far Cry New Dawn down to the 6 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Generation Zero, A Valley Without Wind and Metro Exodus top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Far Cry New Dawn.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Far Cry New Dawn

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Far Cry New Dawn. 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.

#1Generation Zero

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst 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: horror tension, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#2A 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 shooter

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#4RAGE

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExploration

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 survival mechanics

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#6Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 19KIGDB83· 15

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

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