7 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Metal Gear Survive 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 Metal Gear Survive down to the 7 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Metro Exodus, Generation Zero and RAGE top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Survive.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Metal Gear Survive

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Survive. Each one has been evaluated across 21 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.

#1Metro ExodusClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

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

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals and progression.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Generation ZeroClosest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCrafting

Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65

Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals.

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Steam Xbox PS

#3RAGE

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiHorrorExplorationThird Person

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

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

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, racing gameplay and deep RPG systems, while skipping survival mechanics

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 Metal Gear Survive: progression and combat.

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Steam Xbox PS

#4Sunset OverdriveClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB82· 16OC83· 89

Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100World87Setting83Tone81

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExploration

Steam👍 75%· 34KIGDB72· 11OC73· 146

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

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, deep RPG systems and online features, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals and tone.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#6A 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 survival mechanics

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 Metal Gear Survive: visuals and progression.

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Steam

#7Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now

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