RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHistoricalExplorationThird Person
IGDB69· 4
Year 2010Dev Cavia · Square EnixOn Xbox · PlayStation 3
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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Mad Max
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mad Max. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 19KIGDB60· 3OC61· 71
Year 2017Dev Piranha Bytes · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativePost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Ninja Theory · Namco Bandai GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 66%· 20KIGDB73· 19OC67· 217
Year 2021Dev Experiment 101 · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloPost-ApocalypticThird PersonSci-FiCyberpunk
IGDB70· 1
Year 2001Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter
≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloPost-ApocalypticThird PersonSci-FiLoot
Steam👍 94%· 87KIGDB86· 8OC81· 168
Year 2024Dev SHIFT UP · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloPost-ApocalypticThird PersonFantasySci-Fi
IGDB61· 3
Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, shooter and third-person shooting
≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, setting scifi and setting mythology, while skipping action RPG combat
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