Everybody has their own preference when it comes to the best post-apocalypse games, but I have to say that if viewed a little more immersively, the acclaimed world of Death Stranding 2 would absolutely suck to exist in if it were real life: mooching around in bunkers and constantly reminding yourself to feed your goldfish, lest it explode and kill everybody for miles around. If not that, you're stumbling around the wasteland with a box of second-hand DVDs, trying to avoid belligerent spectres.
But that doesn't mean it's not fun to play, tackling bandits before high-tailing it away with the medicine you stole off them, and after having wandered through quiet hellscapes for forty hours, I'm rather in a mood to keep things gloomy. Well, I say gloomy, but the greatest post-apocalyptic games still definitely vary in tone. There's an argument to be made that Breath of the Wild and Wind Waker are both games set after the collapse of civilization, adorable as they are. Meanwhile, Horizon: Zero Dawn has an optimistic "things can bounce back" mindset about Armageddon, as long as you're willing to shank a titanium t-rex every now and then.
