10 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Sancticide 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 41 games similar to Sancticide down to the 10 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Remnant: From the Ashes, Remnant II and Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sancticide.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Sancticide

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sancticide. 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.

#1Remnant: From the AshesClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeProceduralFantasyPost-ApocalypticHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 57KIGDB76· 14OC78· 103

Year 2019Dev Gunfire Games · Perfect World EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, first-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: game mode.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#2Remnant IIClosest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 67KIGDB84· 6OC82· 117

Year 2023Dev Gunfire Games · Gearbox PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, horror tension and co op, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: game mode.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#3Ender Lilies: Quietus of the KnightsClosest on game mode

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticHorror

Steam👍 94%· 44KIGDB79· 5OC85· 65

Year 2021Dev adglobe · Binary Haze InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and setting medieval, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#4Legacy of Kain: DefianceClosest on combat

iRank85

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.3K

Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Missing: shooter.

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

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Steam GOG

#5Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconClosest on visuals

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativePost-ApocalypticHistoricalThird Person3D

Steam👍 92%· 83KIGDB87· 7OC85· 148

Year 2023Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: game mode and combat.

Genre100Visuals100Tone79Setting63Combat44Game mode28

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcorePost-ApocalypticFantasyEarly Access

Steam👍 97%· 7.1KIGDB46· 1OC56· 13

Year 2019Dev maJAJaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, first-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility.

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals and combat.

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Steam Nintendo

#7Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloFantasyPost-ApocalypticThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB61· 3

Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

✓ Like Sancticide, it's known for deep RPG systems, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, setting mythology and setting cyberpunk, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: setting.

It predates Sancticide by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Breath of Fire III

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeFantasyPost-Apocalyptic

IGDB60· 1

Year 1997Dev Capcom

✓ Shared with Sancticide: deep RPG systems, combat magic and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals.

It predates Sancticide by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Ghostrunner

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 91%· 66KRAWG👍 75%· 651IGDB82· 10OC81· 115

Year 2020Dev 3D Realms · All in! GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, precision platforming and fighting mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

Enter an intense cyberpunk world and experience fierce, dynamic combat! Conquer your enemies in the physical world and in cyberspace. Hunt for answers inhumanity’s last remaining shelter. Ascend humanity’s last remaining shelter, a great tower-city.

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals and setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Comix Zone

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