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24 alternatives to Dustbowl

If they had made the first Fallout like 5 years earlier...

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dustbowl launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hardboiled▲58

   Fallout inspired role-playing game with turn-based combat

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sheltered▲63

   Build a premo fallout shelter...or else.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fallout 4▲163

   The post-apocalyptic RPG franchise returns

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Quest▲56

   An old-school, hand-drawn RPG

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fallout Shelter▲180

   Build your own vault to survive the apocalypse!

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fallout 4▲2

   Post apocalyptic RPG

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Last Guardian▲70

   The game that took nearly 10 years to make

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Path of Exile▲57

   The F2P RPG that Diablo 3 should have been

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mad Max▲79

   In the Wasteland it's every man for himself.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wasteland 2▲58

    The post-apocalyptic CRPG, that inspired the Fallout series

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wasteland 2▲71

    Post-apocalyptic sequel from Fallout's original producer

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dungelot: Shattered Lands▲53

    If Minesweeper had babies with a Dungeon Crawler

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Founder▲114

    A dystopian business simulator

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14IR
    I revived a game I abandoned 5yo ago and released it for free today▲55

    2023 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15IM
    I made a Fallout inspired PIP-Boy portfolio▲29

    Hey, last year I started working on this high-on-the-midnight motivation and yesterday I decided to finally finish it. I hope you all like it :) It's only opitimised for desktops

    2023 · purplecandy.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Destiny: House of Wolves ▲66

    The long-awaited next expansion for Destiny.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FranknJohn▲55

    Head-smashing action RPG

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Playtest▲89

    Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Roguelands▲66

    A pixelated multiplayer RPG

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SEVEN: The Days Long Gone▲69

    Thief-like isometric RPG by ex Witcher developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Father.IO▲116

    The First Person Shooter in real life (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Expeditions: Viking▲69

    Historical turn-based tactical RPG

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Vanar.io▲70

    Agar.io goes interstellar!

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    RESISTOR_▲80

    Hacking on the brink of nuclear destruction

    2015 · its alternatives →

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