Best Combat Games Set in a Post-Apocalyptic World

Combat games are one of the most popular and enjoyable genres, but when you add a post-apocalyptic setting to the mix, you get something that’s truly an unforgettable experience. Add thrilling, action-packed combat to a disaster-ravaged world to make for a perfect game that keeps the players on the edge of their seats for hours.

Multiple game studios have tried their best to develop games that provide this experience. Still, not all of these studios have made a perfect combat game set in a post-apocalyptic world, so here is a list of some of the best that provide this experience.

The Last Of Us

Platforms: PlayStation 3
Developer: Naughty Dog
Release Date: Jun 14, 2013
Metacritic: 95/100

The Last of Us is one of the most popular combat games. It explores the idea of a post-apocalyptic American overrun by muted fungus. In the game, you take control of a smuggler named Joel, who is tasked with escorting a teenage girl named Ellie across the country.

Last of Us offers brutally unforgiving combat gameplay that forces players to survive with whatever little resources they have. The game also has an extremely interesting story and focuses heavily on character development and survival, which makes it a true masterpiece.

Metro Exodus

Developer: 4A Games
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
Release Date: Feb 15, 2019
Metacritic: 82/100

Metro Exodus is a first-person shooter set in post-apocalyptic Russia, where everyone lives in underground metro tunnels to escape the radiations and mutants above. Players take on the role of Artyom, a Spartan Ranger who must lead his people out of the Moscow Metro system to search for a new home.

Metro Exodus has truly intense and atmospheric gameplay. Players fight off a variety of mutant enemies and other humans.

Fallout: New Vegas

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Released Date: Oct 19, 2010
Metacritic: 84/100

Fallout is one of the most iconic gaming franchises, and Fallout: New Vegas is one of the most popular games in the series. The game is set in post-apocalyptic southwestern America, where you take on the role of a courier tasked to deliver a platinum chip to a casino in New Vegas.

Fallout: New Vegas features a faction system. Players choose to work with a faction, and each faction has different missions and challenges. Yourons will affect the overall story. The game also has a nice combat system, making it even more fun and interesting.

Dying Light

Developer: Techland
Platforms: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release Date: Jan 27, 2015
Metacritic: 74/100

Dying Light is a first-person parkour-focused zombie game where you must play as a parkour expert sent to a city overrun by zombies. You explore the city and fight the hoards of zombies.

Dying Light has a fast-paced and intense combat system, requiring players to use different weapons and tactics to defeat the zombies and survive. The game also features a crafting system and a day and night cycle, which affects zombies’ spawn rate, making the game more interesting.

Days Gone

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC
Release Date: Apr 26, 2019
Metacritic: 71/100

Days Gone is a zombie survival game based in Oregon in which you play as Deacon St. Jhon, a former biker who is trying to survive in a world overrun by hordes of zombies.

Players can use their motorcycle to travel across the vast landscape and must use stealth, combat, and resource management to fight the hordes of zombies. The game also features intense biker gang battles, adding a layer of strategy and challenge.

Wasteland 3

Developer: inXile entertainment
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release Date: Aug 28, 2020
Metacritic: 85/100

Wasteland 3 is a tactical RPG game set in a post-apocalyptic Colorado where you have to take on the role of a Ranger who helps a struggling community rebuild its society. The game features a good story with a deep narrative and numerous quests and choices that impact the main storyline.

Wasteland 3 has a good combat system and requires players to collaborate with community members to defeat enemies. It also features a character customization system, allowing players to create unique and powerful characters.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Developer: Ninja Theory
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release Date: Oct 5, 2010
Metacritic: 83/100

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a third-person action-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. In it, you play as a former slave monkey who teams up with a young woman named Trip to journey across the United States.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West offers an emotional narrative and stunning visuals. The game focuses on exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat, and players must use their parkour skills to navigate and solve puzzles to defeat enemies.

Rage 2

Developers: Avalanche Studios Group, id Software
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: May 13, 2019
Metacritic: 73/100

Rage 2 is an arcade-style, fast-paced, over-the-top shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. The players take on the role of Walker, a survivor who rebels against the oppressive regime.

The game features an intense and vehicular combat system and focuses heavily on exploration. Players can use a variety of weapons and vehicles to combat enemies, including guns, rocket launchers, and melee weapons. Players can also use vehicles to engage in intense vehicular combat.

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