5 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Misery 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 Misery down to the 5 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Left 4 Dead, Red Faction II and TimeShift top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Misery.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Misery

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Misery. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Left 4 DeadClosest overall match

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativePost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7

Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: tone.

It predates Misery by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerPost-ApocalypticFirst PersonOffline

Steam👍 52%· 1.3KIGDB81· 2

Year 2002Dev Outrage Games · THQOn PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, setting scifi and offline, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Misery.

It predates Misery by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3TimeShiftClosest on tone

iRank79

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerNarrativePost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5

Year 2007Dev Saber Interactive · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting.

It predates Misery by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#4Doom II: Hell on EarthClosest on game mode

iRank91

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and post-apocalyptic world

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: tone and setting.

It predates Misery by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#5Unreal Tournament IIIClosest on setting

iRank64

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerPost-ApocalypticFirst PersonSci-Fi

IGDB64· 7

Year 2007Dev Epic Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and post-apocalyptic world

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Misery by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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