10 Best Post-Apocalyptic Games to Play If You’re Feelin’ a Little Mad Max-Y

NieR: Automata

Post-apocalyptic settings aren’t just specialized by western RPGs, oh no, some of the best post-apocalyptic games out there come from Japan. NieR: Automata takes place on Earth, as the remnants of humanity battle machine lifeforms created by beings from another planet.

You play as two different combat androids, 2B and 9S, as they and the other YoRHa androids fight to drive back the androids. Automata’s setting is one of its strongest aspects, as the destroyed world is still gorgeous to behold, and overgrown with plants and wildlife.

All of Automata’s enemy designs are incredibly unique, and the game has some brilliant story twists that toy with player’s expectations and assumptions.