Games like Cataclysm: The Last Generation
If Cataclysm: The Last Generation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Apocalypse: The Last RV, Seed World and SealChain: Call of Blood — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its brutal difficulty rewards cleverness, brutal and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Cataclysm: The Last Generation: A post-apocalyptic roguelike set in modern-day New England. Scavenge tools to craft an arsenal capable of dealing with the ever-evolving hordes of zombies, mutants, aliens, and robots in one of the deepest survival sims around.
Players who liked Cataclysm: The Last Generation also play
Steam players who put hours into Cataclysm: The Last Generation also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Apocalypse: The Last RV
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Once #1 on both TapTap New Releases and Exclusive Charts, this post-apocalyptic comfort survival game is now on Steam. One-time purchase, no ads, focusing on survival simulation, RV stockpiling and roguelike reincarnation to deliver a relaxing wasteland experience with full preparation and no fear.
Seed World
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Seed World is a game that aims to combine automation, conveyor belts, and level progression. The game simplifies automation 'construction' into a series of progress bars, with each progress producing or consuming resources, and players need to manage resources.
SealChain: Call of Blood
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, inventory management, roguelite and a stressful mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Third-strongest match for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
SealChain is a roguelike game where items can link together to form chain reactions. Items can also be arranged into specific formations to create seals, granting special effects.
One More Adventure
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
One More Adventure is a hexcrawl roguelike inspired by Nethack and Castle of the Winds. It is part of the Old School Renaissance (OSR), and has heavy influences from TTRPGs from the 1970s and 1980s. Each world map and dungeon is new, allowing for a high amount of replayability.
The Dead Await: Prologue
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.
iZolated
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization, survival management, atmospheric and a tense mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Ranked #6 for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
VEIN
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and a dark mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Ranked #7 for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Days Gone
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Ranked #8 for Cataclysm: The Last Generation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Cataclysm: The Last Generation
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Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares skill based progression, procedural generation and a stressful mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Reviewers of Cataclysm: The Last Generation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Mad Max
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cataclysm: The Last Generation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Reviewers of Cataclysm: The Last Generation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Caves of Qud
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Reviewers of Cataclysm: The Last Generation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares permadeath, inventory management and a punishing mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Reviewers of Cataclysm: The Last Generation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, crafting system, atmospheric and a punishing mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Reviewers of Cataclysm: The Last Generation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a funny mood with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Reviewers of Cataclysm: The Last Generation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cataclysm: The Last Generation at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Cataclysm: The Last Generation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cataclysm: The Last Generation.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Frequently asked about Cataclysm: The Last Generation
- Does Cataclysm: The Last Generation run on Steam Deck?
- Cataclysm: The Last Generation is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Cataclysm: The Last Generation cost?
- Cataclysm: The Last Generation is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cataclysm: The Last Generation?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cataclysm: The Last Generation are Apocalypse: The Last RV, Seed World, SealChain: Call of Blood.
- Who developed Cataclysm: The Last Generation?
- Cataclysm: The Last Generation was developed by Worm Girl.
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