10 Best Apocalyptic Video Games That DON'T Involve Zombies

10. Frostpunk

2018's Frostpunk differs from many post-apocalyptic games not just in world-ending scenario, but in the primary gameplay. A city-building survival game, the player becomes ‘The Captain’, an alternate history 19th century leader tasked with growing a group of survivors from a small settlement to a thriving city during a worldwide volcanic winter.

Alongside typical mechanics such as the gathering of supplies and building of structures, the game also allows the player to implement Laws within the society, forcing you to choose between human morality or survival.

It also features multiple scenarios, narrative threads and endings based on your choices, which emphasise the sense of emotional responsibility associated with both apocalypse and survival games, despite the comparatively hands-off relationship with the game world's inhabitants.

Various further DLC expansions have allowed Frostpunk to offer an even further variety of experiences, and it certainly stands out as one of the most unique post-apocalypse video games released. If you’re a fan of strategy games and building sims, this is definitely the take on the genre for you.