Best Dystopian games on PC
Games set in oppressive or decaying societies, where players survive, resist those in power, or uncover how the system works through combat, stealth, exploration, or narrative choices.
- Oppressive or decaying settings
- Single-player story focus
- Themes of control and resistance
Related: Cyberpunk, Sci-fi, Story Rich, Singleplayer
174 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Technotopia
Card-based city puzzle with political choices and competing factions
85% positive
717 reviews
PEPPERED: an existential platformer
Pixel-art platformer where failures and choices change the story
96% positive
717 reviews
Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition
2.5D puzzle-platformer mixing stealth and crafting in a fight for freedom
65% positive
713 reviews
The Signal State
Logic puzzle game about wiring modules to transform signals
87% positive
695 reviews
Machinika: Atlas
First-person sci-fi puzzle adventure aboard a crashed alien ship
77% positive
613 reviews
Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
Roguelite deckbuilder with three-hero parties and card-boosting combat
80% positive
574 reviews
Chains of Freedom
Turn-based squad tactics amid a post-apocalyptic mind-control conspiracy
81% positive
560 reviews
Reignbreaker
Action roguelite with motorized javelins and repeated fortress assaults
76% positive
547 reviews
Capes
Turn-based superhero tactics built around coordinated powers and positioning
70% positive
506 reviews
Aeon's End
Cooperative deck-building card game with no shuffling and randomized turns
82% positive
501 reviews
No Creeps Were Harmed TD
3D tower defense with maze building and movable player weapons
89% positive
501 reviews
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Side-scrolling brawler with android ninjas and local co-op
92% positive
451 reviews
Ark of Charon
Side-scrolling colony sim and tower defense atop a traveling tree
76% positive
414 reviews
Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity
Turn-based party game where Earth attacks and human factions respond
78% positive
413 reviews
This Is the President
Political management game about governing while seeking presidential immunity
68% positive
412 reviews
Sonny Legacy Collection
Turn-based RPG collection about a zombie seeking his identity
91% positive
383 reviews
Organs Please
Dystopian management sim screening arrivals to build an escape ship
83% positive
334 reviews
The Last FARMER
Post-apocalyptic survival farming where zombies become fertilizer for crops
57% positive
312 reviews
The Living Remain
VR zombie shooter with ammo crafting and a family search
80% positive
304 reviews
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Text-based werewolf RPG about rebuilding your pack to confront a spirit
92% positive
239 reviews
Homeseek
Post-apocalyptic colony builder where scarce water forces hard choices
66% positive
237 reviews
La Quimera
Sci-fi first-person shooter with solo or co-op mercenary missions
53% positive
200 reviews
Decision Legacy Collection
Top-down action-strategy collection about reclaiming zombie-infested cities and defending kingdoms
81% positive
192 reviews
Mary Skelter Finale
Party-based dungeon RPG about a living prison and scattered prisoners
74% positive
155 reviews