6 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Survivalist: Invisible Strain 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 Survivalist: Invisible Strain down to the 6 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. State of Decay, State of Decay 2 and Prototype top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Survivalist: Invisible Strain.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Survivalist: Invisible Strain

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Survivalist: Invisible Strain. Each one has been evaluated across 22 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.

#1State of DecayClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationBase BuildingThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 17KIGDB75· 7

Year 2013Dev Undead Labs · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping real-time strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Survivalist: Invisible Strain: game mode and world.

It predates Survivalist: Invisible Strain by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2State of Decay 2Closest on game mode

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationBase BuildingThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 68KIGDB67· 12OC69· 130

Year 2018Dev Undead Labs · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, horror tension and roguelike runs, while skipping real-time strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Survivalist: Invisible Strain: combat.

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#3PrototypeClosest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, precision platforming and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.

Where it drifts furthest from Survivalist: Invisible Strain: game mode and world.

It predates Survivalist: Invisible Strain by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, precision platforming and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Survivalist: Invisible Strain: game mode and world.

It predates Survivalist: Invisible Strain by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Death StrandingClosest on world

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 79KIGDB84· 17OC83· 203

Year 2019Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Survivalist: Invisible Strain: game mode and progression.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Setting83World62

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleePost-ApocalypticSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.8KIGDB71· 10OC70· 106

Year 2019Dev Marvelous First Studio · XSEED GamesOn PC · Switch

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Survivalist: Invisible Strain: progression.

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