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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Twisted Metal: Black down to the 11 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Gears of War 3, Twisted Metal 2 and Days Gone top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Twisted Metal: Black.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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NarrativeDarkOfflineSolo
Year 2001Dev Incognito Entertainment
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Within the “Post-Apocalyptic” category, the closest game to Twisted Metal: Black is Gears of War 3 — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Twisted Metal 2 and Days Gone follow close behind.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Twisted Metal: Black

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Twisted Metal: Black. 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.

#1Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB97· 4
Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 10 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone71
#2Twisted Metal 2
Twisted Metal 2
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB73· 1
Year 1996Dev SingleTrac · Sony Online EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode84Setting81
Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkNarrativeHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: game mode.

Released 18 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting85Game mode49
Gears of War 2
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB90· 5
Year 2008Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 7 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting78
Contra III: The Alien Wars
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Year 1992Dev Konami

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: visuals.

It predates Twisted Metal: Black by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting78Visuals46
Rogue Trooper
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 516RAWG👍 73%· 59MC69IGDB76· 3
Year 2006Dev RebellionPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Nu Earth: a poisoned planet where endless war rages between the Norts and the Southers. A futile struggle on a hostile planet with no end in sight. But there are tales of a lone warrior.

Released 5 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting65
The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB92· 13
Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 12 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Setting81Tone71Game mode51
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5
Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 5 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Setting79Game mode52
Shadow the Hedgehog
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB46· 2
Year 2005Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 4 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Setting78
ARC Raiders
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95
Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 24 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Setting78Game mode67
Bionic Commando
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6
Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 8 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Setting78Game mode52

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