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Fallout 3/Similar games
Games like Fallout 3
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Fallout 3” means here
Post-apocalypticOpen WorldModdableRPGExplorationFPS
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · Moddable · RPG
82% of 56,157 reviews positive · 206 playing now
99%
match
3
Fallout: New Vegas
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · Moddable · RPG
96% of 261,471 reviews positive · 3,354 playing now
99%
match
4
Fallout 4
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · Exploration · RPG
81% of 428,791 reviews positive · 8,670 playing now
99%
match
5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · Moddable · FPS
96% of 31,412 reviews positive
94%
match
6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · FPS · Moddable
85% of 22,548 reviews positive
93%
match
8
BIOMUTANT
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · RPG · Character Customization
66% of 20,194 reviews positive
90%
match
9
90%
match
10
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · FPS · Moddable
95% of 48,137 reviews positive
89%
match
11
Metro Exodus
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · FPS · First-Person
90% of 135,566 reviews positive · 543 playing now
89%
match
12
Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · Exploration · RPG
88% of 30,382 reviews positive
89%
match
13
86%
match
14
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · FPS · Exploration
80% of 139,874 reviews positive
86%
match
16
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Open World · Moddable · RPG · Exploration
95% of 53,012 reviews positive · 348 playing now
84%
match
17
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · RPG · Sci-fi
94% of 17,473 reviews positive
83%
match
18
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Post-apocalyptic · Open World · RPG · Sci-fi
94% of 25,183 reviews positive · 92 playing now
82%
match
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82%
match
22
INSOMNIA: The Ark
Post-apocalyptic · Sci-fi · RPG · Character Customization
59% of 1,267 reviews positive
81%
match
23
Metro: Last Light Redux
Post-apocalyptic · FPS · First-Person · Shooter
91% of 81,668 reviews positive · 332 playing now
81%
match
24
Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
Post-apocalyptic · RPG · Sci-fi · Open World
79% of 481 reviews positive
81%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Fallout 3?
The closest matches to Fallout 3 on Steam are Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, App 22490, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Fallout 3's, and shared tags include Post-apocalyptic, Open World, Moddable.
How are games like Fallout 3 chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Post-apocalyptic, Open World, Moddable count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Fallout 3's. Popularity never affects the ranking.