Has the air felt strange to you lately? Like it has a dirty, toxic, perhaps radioactive feel to it? That's because Fallout 4 is fast approaching, and - like some radioactive fumes emanating from a nuclear power leak many miles away - we can feel it in the air already. Set for a release November 10th, Fallout 4 will lock us away in our gaming vaults until some point many months down the line. But until that glorious day comes, what can we do to entertain ourselves in the meantime? Well, you could attempt the unfinishable task of making a dint in that stockpile of games you own, but have never completed (every gamer has one) - or alternatively, you could get yourself in that despairing, forlorn mood for Fallout 4 by playing another awesome title set in the post-apocalypse. There's something romantic about the post-apocalyptic scenario - the camaraderie, the huddling around fires, the lack of smartphones and reintroduction of radio - and there are a wealth of games out there that capture this atmosphere beautifully. Here is a rundown of the video games set in such a context of dilapidation and rebuilt society that best capture the bleak beauty, horror, and desperation of humanity at its lowest.
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I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet. I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead.
