Best Games Like ATOM RPG on Android

1. Sunarius

Sunarius promo art: a turn-based hex-grid battle and the inventory screen, captioned Post-Apocalyptic CRPG and Turn-Based Battles

Sunarius is a single-player, old-school post-apocalyptic CRPG for Android, built around the same pleasure as ATOM RPG: heading into the unknown and seeing what the wasteland throws at you. The world is open and populated by dynamically generated squads – caravans, patrols, raiders and preachers – so encounters on the road keep changing. Locations range from ruined cities under the scorching sun to the high-tech corridors of a mysterious Dome, and more than 100 quests with multiple endings tie them together. Survival matters, with food and water to manage and trikes, jeeps and caravans to travel with. Fights are turn-based tactical battles on a hex grid, and you lead a squad with classes and perks. The game is in early access, with crafting and a strategic mode still in development; it contains ads and in-app purchases, and the ads can be removed.

How it differs from ATOM RPG: instead of ATOM RPG's single survivor in the Soviet wasteland, you lead a squad through an original sun-scorched world, with battles on a hex grid.

Sunarius promo art: the King's Tower location screen and the global map with caravans and patrols, captioned Living Global Map and Deep Faction System
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2. Fallout 2

ATOM RPG's own store page names Fallout 1 and 2 as the inspiration for its combat, so Fallout 2 is the natural place to go next. Released by Black Isle Studios in 1998, it sends you from a primitive village in search of the Garden of Eden Creation Kit, across a wasteland of towns, deserts and ruins, with random encounters on the world map and quests that can be solved in very different ways. The atmosphere is American rather than Soviet, mixing 1950s retro-futurism with black humour, but the rhythm will feel familiar: travel, discover a settlement, get pulled into its problems, and decide whose side you are on.

  • Genre: Isometric turn-based RPG
  • Platforms: PC (Windows)
  • Price: Paid
  • Release year: 1998
  • Why it is similar: the template ATOM RPG follows: world map travel, random encounters, open-ended quests
  • How it differs: a retro-futuristic American setting instead of the Soviet one
  • Official page: Fallout 2 on Steam

3. Encased

Encased, by Dark Crystal Games, shares ATOM RPG's love of retro sci-fi and alternative history, and it is the best pick here for atmosphere and exploration. In an alternate 1970s, a giant artifact called the Dome is found in a desert, and the CRONUS corporation sends its employees inside to study its anomalies and recover artifacts. Radiation, anomalies and hostile creatures fill the Dome, and six survivor factions compete for what is left after it all goes wrong. Combat is turn-based, but negotiation and a non-lethal approach are real options. It left early access in 2021.

  • Genre: Isometric turn-based CRPG
  • Platforms: PC (Windows, Linux)
  • Price: Paid
  • Release year: 2021
  • Why it is similar: alternative history, anomalies and a strange, oppressive world to explore
  • How it differs: a sealed Dome and a corporation instead of a post-nuclear Soviet Union
  • Official page: Encased on Steam

4. UnderRail

UnderRail is for players who enjoyed ATOM RPG's old-school mechanics most of all. Released by Stygian Software in 2015, it takes place in a network of metro station-states, since life on the surface is no longer possible. Exploration is the heart of it: tunnels, caves and abandoned facilities hide loot, lore and danger, and stealth, lockpicking, hacking and traps open paths that combat cannot. Character building is deep, with psionics and an elaborate crafting system on top of firearms and melee. It is harder than ATOM RPG and much less forgiving, but few games reward careful exploration as well.

  • Genre: Isometric turn-based RPG
  • Platforms: PC (Windows)
  • Price: Paid
  • Release year: 2015
  • Why it is similar: old-school turn-based mechanics, exploration and scavenging, a grim world
  • How it differs: an underground setting and a much higher difficulty
  • Official page: UnderRail on Steam

5. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, by The Bearded Ladies and published by Funcom in 2018, is a different take on the post-apocalypse. Humans are gone, nature has reclaimed the cities, and a small team of mutants – among them Dux, a duck with an attitude problem, and Bormin, a boar with anger issues – scavenges the ruins while searching for a place called Eden. The game combines real-time stealth with turn-based tactical combat, so you scout an area and position your team from the shadows before the fight begins. It is more linear and more focused on tactics than ATOM RPG, but its quiet, melancholy exploration of a world after people will appeal to anyone who liked wandering ATOM's wilderness.

  • Genre: Tactical adventure
  • Platforms: PC (Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
  • Price: Paid
  • Release year: 2018
  • Why it is similar: a post-apocalyptic world to explore, turn-based combat, scavenging
  • How it differs: a fixed team of mutants, stealth-first tactics and a more linear structure
  • Official page: Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden on Steam

Games like ATOM RPG compared

GameGenreCombat stylePlatformsPrice model
SunariusPost-apocalyptic tactical CRPGTurn-based, hex grid, squadAndroid (early access)Free download with ads (removable) and in-app purchases
Fallout 2Isometric RPGTurn-based, one hero plus AI companionsPCPaid
EncasedIsometric CRPGTurn-based, optional companionsPCPaid
UnderRailIsometric RPGTurn-based, solo characterPCPaid
Mutant Year Zero: Road to EdenTactical adventureReal-time stealth, turn-based fightsPC, PS4, Xbox One, SwitchPaid

FAQ: games like ATOM RPG on Android

Is ATOM RPG available on Android?

Yes. ATOM RPG is a paid app on Google Play, and it is also available on iOS, PC and consoles. The Android version has controls reworked for touch screens.

What should I play after ATOM RPG on my phone?

Sunarius, our own early-access RPG, is a post-apocalyptic open world with quests, survival and turn-based squad battles on a hex grid. It is free to download on Google Play, with ads and in-app purchases.

Which PC game has the most similar atmosphere to ATOM RPG?

Encased comes closest in mood, with alternative history and a strange, oppressive world. Fallout 2 is the closest in structure, since ATOM RPG was built in its image.

Conclusion

ATOM RPG works because it trusts you to explore and to live with your choices, and each game here keeps that spirit: Fallout 2 is its blueprint, Encased its strangest cousin, UnderRail its toughest and Mutant Year Zero its quietest. If you want another wasteland in your pocket, discover Sunarius, a post-apocalyptic open-world RPG on Android, while it grows through early access.