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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.

Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Detective adventure with live-action scenes and a branching Roswell mystery
87% positive 97 reviews
Vanguard Exiles
PvP card auto-battler with shifting zones and squad tactics
81% positive 70 reviews
Stardiver
Underwater sci-fi adventure exploring a planet for a missing ship
51% positive 63 reviews
XENO WIPEOUT!
First-person action roguelike about hunting alien swarms for loot
81% positive 42 reviews
Vex Clock
Cartoony steampunk shooter with character swapping and branching endings
97% positive 32 reviews
Johnny Chainsaw
Puzzle platformer without a jump button, built around environmental navigation
95% positive 22 reviews