Fallout 4 was the fourth main Fallout single player game released on the PS4 / Xbox One generation from Bethesda released in 2015.
In the game you play the role of a character which is placed in stasis in Vault 111, an underground nuclear bunker. As you wake, you witness the kidnapping of your son and the murder of your spouse and so set out on a quest across the post apocalyptic world to recover him.
Fallout 4 is a typical open world action RPG in which the player takes on adventures and quests and are able to develop your character by leveling up, helping out different factions and crafting weapons etc.
If you loved this game and are looking for similar games, take a look at our list below which will provide you with similar experiences.
Fallout 4 Game Features
 Release Date: | November 10, 2015 |
 Developer: | Bethesda Game Studios |
 Publisher: | Bethesda Softworks |
 Platforms: | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S |
 Genre: | Action role-playing |
 Setting: | Post-apocalyptic, Retro-future |
 Game Modes: | Single-player |
1. Fallout New Vegas
Starting things off, we have Fallout New Vegas, which is a title made by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks back in 2010. This action RPG is a spin-off title of the Fallout franchise and is widely considered to be one if not the best RPG ever made.
The game is set in the Mojave Desert, in a town called New Vegas, that was created by the remnants of society after the nukes fell and destroyed a wide majority of the population. The player takes control of a character known as the courier who was tasked with delivering a special casino chip.
However, on his delivery route, he gets ambushed, shot in the head, and buried in the desert. The courier miraculously survives, and it is then up to the player to find those who ambushed him and uncover the mystery behind the casino chip.
Fallout New Vegas offers a plethora of roleplaying options, branching stories, multiple factions, and a vast world to explore.
- Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: 19 October 2010
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition takes players on a journey through the freezing mountainous province of Skyrim.
They’ll be assuming the role of the Dragonborn, a highly-customizable character on a mission — defeat Alduin the World-Eater, a dragon of monstrous proportions, or watch everything they care about slip away into the past.
The set-up is familiar — gamers start with very little, and gradually work to improve their skills, weapons, and armor, as they wonder through a vast open world populated by fascinating NPCs who will send them off on quest after quest.
Players are able to switch between first- and third-person PoVs and will have to take their health, magicka, and stamina into account as they decide whether they’re ready for the next quest.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has long been one of the most popular action-adventure RPGs around, and if you’ve never played it before, never doubt that this game has stood the test of time and is just as good today as it was when it first came out.
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: November 2011
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch
3. Starfield
Starfield is an upcoming action RPG and the latest title that Bethesda Game Studios is working on. This sci-fi RPG is set to release sometime during 2023 and will be playable on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
Starfield is set in a fictional universe in the year 2330. By that time, human society is capable of traveling between other planets, and even other solar systems. Players take the role of one of the members of Constellation, an organization tasked with finding rare artifacts located across the galaxy.
We don’t know much about Starfield yet, however, right off the bat we can see both Starfield and Fallout share a theme of exploration, and since Starfield is a Bethesda RPG, we can expect to come across multiple factions, interesting storylines, dialogue choices, and multiple mysterious planets to explore.
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S
4. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is an action role-playing game that was released back in 2016 and marks the fourth main installment in the Deus Ex series and a direct sequel to Deus Ex: Human Revolution which was released in 2011.
Set in 2029 after the Aug Incident, the game takes place in a world in which humans who have embraced the augmentation technology and those who haven’t are constantly at odds. The player assumes the role of Adam Jensen, an augmented human who is tasked with uncovering a worldwide conspiracy.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided shares a similar futuristic dystopian setting with Cyberpunk 2077, as well as numerous gameplay systems such as body augmentation, fast-paced gunplay, and various RPG elements such as branching dialogue options and types of character builds.
- Developer: Eidos Montreal
- Publisher: Square Enix Europe
- Release Date: 23 August 2016
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, macOS
5. Borderlands 3
This action RPG first-person shooter is the fourth main installment within the Borderlands franchise and serves as a direct sequel to Borderlands 2 which launched back in 2012.
Developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K, Borderlands 3 was released in September 2019 on multiple platforms and received an updated version later in November 2020.
Borderlands 3 takes place on the planet Pandora which is rumored to contain hidden vaults filled with treasure and advanced technology and it is up to the player to stop a pair of evil twins from getting their hands on it.
When it comes to similarities with Fallout, there are quite a few that they share including the combat, the loot system, and a wide variety of quests and missions.
- Developer: Gearbox Software
- Publisher: 2K
- Release Date: 13 March 2020
- Platform: macOS, Stadia, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
6. Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus is a first-person shooter that was developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. The game was released in 2019 and is the third installment of the Metro franchise.
Set in the year 2035, the game takes place after the events of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light with the player assuming the role of Artyom who sets out to find humans who managed to survive the nuclear war.
Metro Exodus puts the player in an unknown environment filled with hostile monsters for the player to eliminate, so if you enjoyed that aspect of Fallout, then this game should be right up your alley.
- Developer: 4A Games
- Publisher: Deep Silver
- Release Date: 15 February 2019
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, Luna, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Linux, macOS
7. Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2, the third installment in the acclaimed Red Dead series, is a thrilling action RPG that takes place in a crumbling 19th century Wild West overrun by gangs and devastated by economic hardship.
People who are not generally fans of the Wild West genre might actually really enjoy Red Dead Redemption 2, an exploration-based action RPG that invites the player to go on numerous quests.
You’ll be playing the part of Morgan, an outlaw who takes on quests to progress through the plot in a fairly linear way.
As a true outlaw, though, you won’t always focus on the mission — Red Dead Redemption 2 allows you to explore a vast open world and fight the enemies that will definitely cross your path on the way.
Every choice you make will impact the outcome, and if you don’t feel like playing alone, the fact that Red Dead Redemption 2 has a multiplayer mode makes this game all the more exciting.
- Developer: Rockstar Studios
- Publisher: Rockstar Games
- Release Date: October 2018
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia
8. Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 is an action RPG based on the tabletop game developed by CD Projekt Red that was released in December 2020.
The game takes place in Night City, a futuristic city with a criminal underbelly run by corrupt corporations. The player is put in control of a character known as V who is tasked with acquiring a unique cybernetic implant. Things quickly escalate, and V finds himself struggling to keep his own personality and identity from being overtaken by a long-dead celebrity.
Both Cyberpunk 2077 and Fallout take place in the future, however, their settings are nothing alike. Still, both games provide an extremely immersive experience, lots of customization options, a rich world to explore, and cool characters to meet along the way.
- Developer: CD Projekt Red
- Publisher: CD Projekt
- Release Date: 10 December 2020
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, Stadia, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
9. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of those must-play games. First published in 2015, it takes the player on a journey through the fresh, and yet somehow familiar, world of Slavic mythology.
You don’t have to have watched the show, or read any of the books, to appreciate the beauty of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
You will controlling the character of the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. He’s in search of his adopted daughter, but in a vast open world dominated by creatures natural and supernatural, it won’t take long for trouble to find him.
Players won’t just have creatures like elves, monsters, and dwarves to contend with, but also several distinct dimensions.
There’s as much combat as you want. The Witcher can make his way through all the world’s dimensions by walking, climbing, rolling, and swimming (for starters), and he’s also got a full spectrum of weapons at his disposal, with the best choices depending on whether the opponent is human… or something else.
The story-driven dialogue tree found in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and its advanced AI, is what makes the RPG so hard quit playing, though.
- Developer: CD Projekt Red
- Publisher: CD Projekt
- Release Date: May 2015
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch
10. Far Cry New Dawn
Far Cry New Dawn is a first-person shooter game that was released back in February 2019. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, and published by Ubisoft, the game is a spin-off title of the popular Far Cry franchise and serves as a direct sequel to Far Cry 5.
The events of Far Cry New Dawn take place seventeen years after one of the Far Cry 5 endings and are set within the fictional town of Hope County. After the nuclear event known as “the Collapse”, the player assumes the role of an unnamed protagonist who struggles to survive in the newly created post-apocalyptic world.
While Far Cry New Dawn’s setting is quite a bit different compared to Fallout, both of them provide the player with an interesting open world to explore, as well as a plethora of unique characters to interact and form alliances with.
- Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Release Date: 15 February 2019
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 4
11. Fallout 3
Fallout 3 is an action RPG that was released in 2008 and a third main installment within the Fallout franchise. It was also the first Fallout game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks upon acquiring the franchise from Interplay Entertainment.
The game takes place in the year 2077 in a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C. as well as its main surrounding area known as the Capital Wasteland. The player fills the shoes of one of the survivors from Vault 101 who is forced to wander the wasteland in search of his father who has mysteriously disappeared.
In terms of gameplay elements, Fallout 3 provides the now standard package with customizable attributes, weapons, companions, factions, and much more.
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: 28 October 2008
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
12. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is a compilation of games from the Mass Effect trilogy that includes the three main entries from the franchise, as well as numerous DLC.
The game’s story follows Commander Shephard and the player is tasked with leading a group of aliens and humans against the Reapers, an ancient AI race aiming to destroy all sentient life in the universe.
Just like all BioWare games, the game puts a lot of focus into its story and dialogue choices which affect the outcome of various situations you may find yourself in.
The game also features RPG elements such as classes, items, a wide variety of weapons and armor, hacking, and much more.
- Developer: BioWare
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: 14 May 2021
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
13. The Outer Worlds (2019)
The Outer Worlds is by far the game with the most convincing humor on our list. This gem of a game takes place in the distant future of the year 2355, in the Halcyon System.
You find yourself in hibernation, aboard a lost colonist ship at the edge of the galaxy. You awake after however many decades in the face of a world that lives and breathes beneath the feet of corporatism, capitalism, and conspiracies.
But don’t let its dystopian setting fool you! The Outer Worlds’s humor lives in the hearts of its characters. The NPCs of this world are always ready to have you giggle in the midst of their conversations. The bits of sarcasm and irony are actually very inspiring because of the circumstances that these characters live in and the way they choose to spread joy as opposed to their oppressors.
Check out The Outer Worlds if you’re looking for a game like Fallout. This first-person RPG’s world is full of humor, plotting, refreshing combat, and quite the player-driven narrative.
14. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
Bloodlines is an action RPG that takes place in a fictional 21st-century Los Angeles where society is infested with supernatural beings.
The player (Fledgeling) gets to choose his own name, gender, and clan (out of eight) in Bloodlines.
Bloodlines is a punk-dystopian iteration of how a modern L.A. and its society would cope with the existence of the likes of demons, werewolves, and especially, vampires.
- Developer: Troika Games
- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: November 16, 2004
- Platform: Microsoft Windows
15. The Outer Worlds 2
The Outer Worlds 2 is an upcoming sequel to The Outer Worlds and is currently in its early development stages. The game is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment and will be published by Xbox Game Studios.
According to the latest information available, The Outer Worlds 2 has been in development since 2019, however, it has been stated that its release date is a long way off. While we don’t have any more precise information about the release date, we do know that the game will be available on Xbox Game Pass on day one.
Since The Outer Worlds 2 is nowhere close to being released, we don’t have much information about its plot, gameplay elements, or anything else for that matter. However, according to Obsidian, it will be a “New solar system, new crew, same Outer Worlds,”.
- Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
- Release Date: Unknown
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S
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Good work. Love Fallout 4. Hoping Elden Ring is good. It’s also an action role playing game.