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2018PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable77 % positive59.99 €

You explore ruins, dungeons and islands of a collapsed world with eight protagonists whose lives are on borrowed time. Turn-based battles meet a melancholic story about finding meaning in an endless cycle of life and death.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • A party of several characters
  • Turn-based combat
  • Building and crafting

The closest matches for Zanki Zero: Last Beginning are Shin Megami Tensei, Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter and Wasteland. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Zanki Zero: Last Beginning special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Shin Megami Tensei

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Brings what grabs you about Zanki Zero: Last Beginning: a post-apocalyptic setting, turn-based combat and a party of several characters.

The original entry of the series sends you through a ruined Tokyo in first-person dungeons, where you recruit and fuse demons. Its bleak tale of Law versus Chaos forces moral choices, and the battles are punishing.

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter

Post-apocalyptic setting

An unconventional JRPG with no overworld: in a bleak underground world you plan movement and attacks with action points, while scarce resources and the D-Ratio system keep constant pressure on you.

Wasteland

Post-apocalyptic setting

A 1988 classic in which you lead a squad of Rangers through a nuclear-ravaged America, using tabletop-style skills, turn-based combat and a surprisingly reactive world. It is the forerunner of the Fallout series.

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2

Post-apocalyptic setting

The conclusion of the Digital Devil Saga duology offers demanding turn-based combat built around exploiting weaknesses, set in a bleak, philosophical post-apocalyptic world. The reworked Mantra grid and Berserk Mode add depth to building your party.

Dead Age

Post-apocalyptic setting

A zombie survival game that blends JRPG-style turn-based combat with camp management, crafting and permadeath. You lead a group of survivors and make tough choices that shape each run.

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga

Post-apocalyptic setting

A dark JRPG where a band of warriors transforms into demonic beasts and devours foes to gain their powers. Its turn-based combat rewards exploiting enemy weaknesses and offers plenty of tactical depth in a bleak, mythology-laced world.

Shin Megami Tensei II

Post-apocalyptic setting

A grim sequel where you recruit and fuse demon allies while picking a side among Law, Chaos and Neutrality in a religiously ruled dystopia. Punishing, uncompromising, and built on moral choices that decide the ending.

Dead Age 2

Post-apocalyptic setting

A turn-based zombie survival RPG where you lead a group of survivors through a ruined world. Resource management, tough decisions and roguelike elements make every choice feel costly.

Urtuk: The Desolation

Post-apocalyptic setting

A grim tactical turn-based RPG where you lead a band through a ruined low-fantasy world, looting fallen foes and growing stronger through gear and mutations. Scarce resources and punishing battles make every decision count.

Wasteland 2

Post-apocalyptic setting

A classic turn-based party RPG set in a nuclear-ravaged desert, where you lead a squad of Desert Rangers and your decisions noticeably reshape the regions you visit. Tactical combat and a wide skill system give it depth.

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