r/ifyoulikeblank • u/SawyerSauce879 • 16h ago

Misc. IIL Apocalyptic, zombie, realistic “the world is suddenly fucked” shows/movies/video games

There’s probably a word I’m looking for but can’t find. Examples:

  • The introduction scene to fallout 4 & the overall plot of the vaults from fallout
  • The walking dead
  • The Smile movies
  • The purge (BIG ONE)
  • World war Z
  • The “metro” series (although that’s much more heavily post apocalyptic, i love the more immediate societal collapse stuff)
  • Black Summer
  • 28 days/weeks later (although i am a sucker for the newer more jumpscarey horror)

Open to games, TV shows, or movies!

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u/SecretlyCarl 15h ago

The last of us of course (game/show), Days Gone (game), The Road by Cormac McCarthy (book), Cloverfield (movie)

I know you didn't ask for books but the road is one of the best pieces of apocalyptic media I've ever read/seen/heard

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u/thebongof1000truths 15h ago

I absolutely love the road. I can never read it again, tho

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u/SuddenYolk 9h ago

It has been adapted into a graphic novel by Manu Larcenet, and the result is amazing. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/graphicnovels/comments/1g1uql2/the_road_adapted_by_manu_larcenet/?tl=fr

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u/SecretlyCarl 4h ago

That's awesome, but idk if I really want to see some of those scenes illustrated lol 😵‍💫

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u/thebongof1000truths 15h ago

Project Zomboid is my favorite zombie game. Incredibly in depth, steep learning curve too. Only steam game I've ever passed 1000 hours on. Kenshi is nearly there tho lol. Not a zombie game tho

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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl 15h ago

Train to Busan

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u/byOlaf 15h ago

The Leftovers.
Station Eleven.
Survivors 1975

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u/eternal-harvest 14h ago

Dysmantle (game).

To a lesser degree, They Are Billions (portrays a more extreme/militaristic future rather than taking place straight after our world gets overrun.)

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u/Duvo 12h ago

The road is my favourite but absolutely brutal

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u/TimBitTheTimTam 11h ago

PROJECT ZOMBOID friggin love it.

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u/BoxOfDaylight 9h ago

Left 4 Dead 2 and Dying Light 1. The best zombie games ever made.

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u/MetaNow 4h ago

Movies: REC, Children of Men , The Mist, Train to Busan

TV: The Last of Us, Station Eleven, Earth Abides, Silo, The Leftovers

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u/butthole_surferr 15h ago

Go to tvtropes and search "crapsack world." Scroll down to examples and you will have your list