Far Cry® New Dawn similar games & best alternatives

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Far Cry® New Dawn

2019

Should you play it?

Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen, as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.

What works

  • Vibrant post-apocalyptic world
  • Freedom to explore and choose missions
  • Engaging combat and progression system
  • Cooperative multiplayer support
  • Interesting base building and crafting mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Story and villains considered weak
  • Some grind and repetition in outposts
  • Limited weapon customization
  • Bugs and technical issues reported
  • Smaller map and content than previous entry

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Serious Sam 4

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • Survival Nation

  • Generation Zero®

  • Far Cry® 6

More intimate

Games that feels like Far Cry® New Dawn but with more focus on close relationships

  • ELEX

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Shadow Warrior 2

  • Borderlands 2

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced

More competitive

Games that feels like Far Cry® New Dawn but with more competition against others

  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

  • Arizona Sunshine® VR 2

  • Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2

  • Dying Light

  • Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

  • MONSTER HUNTER RISE

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Far Cry® New Dawn but with more leadership over others

  • Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

  • Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

  • First Dwarf

  • Zeno Clash 2

  • Night of the Dead

  • ELEX II

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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Far Cry® New Dawn: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026