Mad Max
Mad Max is the granddaddy of the post-apocalyptic genre, and it’s truly amazing it took so long for the series to get a full-fledged video game. It practically goes without saying that if you enjoy the post-apocalypse of Rage 2, you’ll like Mad Max.
The game puts a huge emphasis on vehicle combat with Max’s iconic car the Magnum Opus, and there’s a vast wasteland for you to explore filled with weird and memorable characters.
In fact, playing Mad Max might show you many of the inspirations for Rage 2 considering its developed by Avalanche Studios, one of the developers behind Rage 2.
Keep in mind, however, that Mad Max doesn’t put a huge emphasis on gunplay, but rather deals with more hand-to-hand combat that plays out like the Batman Arkham games.
There are still guns, of course, but ammo is scarce, requiring you to pick and choose the best times to use them. You can’t get any more post-apocalyptic than Mad Max, and from the driving to the open world design it’s fascinating to see where many of Avalanche’s ideas came from for Rage 2.
