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Single-player games like Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — Steam game cover

    Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.

    2015RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game — Steam game cover

    ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.

    2018RPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ATOM RPG Trudograd — Steam game cover

    ATOM RPG Trudograd

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.

    2021RPG10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    UnderRail — Steam game cover

    UnderRail

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

    2015IndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG — Steam game cover

    Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland 3 — Steam game cover

    Wasteland 3

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

    2020StrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland 2: Director's Cut — Steam game cover

    Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avadon: The Black Fortress — Steam game cover

    Avadon: The Black Fortress

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)

    2011IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout: New Vegas — Steam game cover

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout 4 — Steam game cover

    Fallout 4

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.

    2018RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pillars of Eternity — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Eternity

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Steam game cover

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quake — Steam game cover

    Quake

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.

    2007ActionRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout 3 — Steam game cover

    Fallout 3

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.

    2008RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance — Steam game cover

    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    A new legacy begins...

    2021ActionRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II — Steam game cover

    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    An old-school hack-and-slash action RPG awaits! Pick one of five heroes, defeat monstrous enemies with weapons and spells, loot treasure and level up in this classic D&D fantasy adventure.

    2022ActionRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader — Steam game cover

    Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

    A champion will rise and change the course of history. As a descendent of King Richard the Lionheart, prepare to battle the forces of evil in an alternate Europe transformed by magic. Choose your race, skills, and abilities, and begin your quest in this darkened alternative world.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →