The Scariest Post-Apocalyptic Games Ranked

While the landscape of Death Stranding looks nothing like the America we know today, the changes are mostly explained by Death Stranding’s Timefall phenomenon, apart from the smaller scope of the map. After the titular incident called the Death Stranding took place, the barrier between the world of the living and the dead weakened. Timefall was one of the accompanying symptoms, a form of rain that causes whatever it falls on to age rapidly. In gameplay terms, Timefall can erode the integrity of Sam’s containers, which imperils the cargo within them. The Timefall could also be the reason for the absence of animals in Death Stranding’s America as well as the changes to the landscape. Porters wear protective gear to avoid Timefall aging them prematurely, a process that shapes the backstory of the character of Fragile and her vendetta against Hi


Most of the fear aspect in Chernobylite comes from the environment, which is bleak, ruined, and for the most part, dark and foreboding. When a player enters a building, they've got no idea what awaits them inside, and it could be anything from a heart-stopping jumpscare to a genuine, mutated threat. It's a game that gets progressively terrifying as time goes on, and by the end of Chernobylite , players are fighting for their very li


Death Stranding's unusual depiction of America proved to be prescient in a number of ways. A country that many of its citizens perceived as invincible was proven to be just as vulnerable to disease and contagion as any other nation, and a country that proclaims itself to be "indivisible" has never been more starkly divided. Civil liberties such as reproductive rights for women, once thought unassailable, have been stripped away, and still more hang in the limbo of future jeopardy. In many ways America has become just as strange and alien as the unrecognizable landscape of Kojima’s game. Some think that poor vehicle options like the Reverse Trike highlight the worst Death Stranding elements the sequel doesn't need or can find ways to fix, but the struggle of transporting goods across the strange landscape was central to the game’s experie


Dying Light 2 was released in 2021, six years after its predecessor, Dying Light . It took what the first game did so well and multiplied it, adding in a bigger, more diverse world, and plunging the Dying Light story into a full-blown, post-apocalyptic wasteland. It also introduced a more terrifying environment, drawing inspiration from the first title and focusing acutely on what made it really terrify


Hideo Kojima loves movies and loves video games; it’s no surprise that he wants to combine the two. As players take on the journey of a delivery man across a fractured America, there is plenty of room for human connection when Sam Bridges meets other humans in person, despite his fear of to


It's a game that simply has to be experienced to be understood, as the base story itself is relatively confusing and ambitious. In the world that the player explores, they'll have to contend with time-traveling rain, invisible, demonic creatures, and human enemies that relentlessly chase the protagonist down, eager to steal his cargo. There are some incredibly unique features in this game, such as a baby secured to the player's chest that acts as an early warning system for the invisible creatures. When disturbed, the baby cries through the DualShock 4's built-in speaker, making for an insanely creepy experie


Although there were many gaming advancements in the eighth generation, it will likely be the stories it provided that it will be remembered for. From games like God of War that explored the relationship between father and son, to eccentric mind-benders like Control , there was something in every genre for all gamers to enjoy. Gamers can only hope that the current gaming generation will bring as many great stor


The timing of the worldwide pandemic gave Death Stranding another layer of meaning. Death Stranding depicts the lifestyle of isolated "Preppers" living in shelters to avoid the threat of Timefall and Beached Things, waiting on Porters from agencies like Bridges and Fragile Express to deliver vitally needed goods. This hit close to home for the many who were isolated in their homes due to the threat of COVID-19, forced to depend on delivery services like Amazon for their basic needs. Death Stranding’s meaning changed over time , due to the pandemic, and other games released during that period like The Last of Us 2 also carried unexpected weight. The America that Sam hikes across in Death Stranding 2 tips Stranding is not the America its residents know, and the real-world country is not the one that they thought they k


A normal katana is a practical and elegant weapon, but an energy katana is capable of so much more. Some depictions of the weapon can cut through most matter with little to no resistance. This makes the weapon far more dangerous than a normal katana, as even by touching it, the player could lose an a