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Games set in deserts / wasteland?

TVexperto

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I love games set in sandy or big desert locations.
I just played Metro Exodus and there was one map that took place in a location like this, the other game I enjoyed was Rage 2 and Mad Max.

Are there any other modern games that take place there?
 
Deserts have been a common setting in games since the beginning, too many to remember in full.

Spec Ops The Line, Uncharted 3, Homeworld Deserts of kharak, Borderlands, Rage 1 and 2.
 
Every games a sandbox nowadays

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Shadow of the Colossus has a very impressive desert area. The upcoming Elder Scrolls looks like it'll scratch that desert itch as well.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War added a large desert map with one of its expansion packs. The area can both be completed in the main campaign as Talion, and is also the setting for a whole new campaign following one of the side characters from the story.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning also has a large desert area. That game's massive. Massive enough that I was already burnt out by the time I reached those dunes.

Lots of fantasy there, huh? I can't think of many sandy apocalypses beyond the big ones. Fallout, Rage, Mad Max.
Hey, Fuel, that's got a whole ton of biomes. Desert included. It's the best game to take yourself on a digital road trip through.

Prey 2 was gonna have a desert area. It was called Locktown.
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Half of MGSV takes place in a deserted Afghanistan.

Most of Serious Sam 3 levels are large deserts, if you're into mindless shooters.
 
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AC Origins is incredible in that regard. Trekking through this vast, empty, smoldering desert feels so good.
 
Ohhh you are right. Should I play it even though I am burned out by valhalla?

There is literally nothing like Origins. I am playing Odyssey right now and it's such a drag, and I heard Valhalla is even worst. Origins for me is on par with one of the best world's in a videogame ever. Bayek is literally my 3rd fav Assassin after Altair and Ezio.
 
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Sorry i was to quick. You meant modern and the reply sure isn't.
To provide something else...

In the end these are just levels and the games are not completely set in the desert.

Desert of Diijridoos from Rayman Origins. You could also play this in Legends.




And Titania from Star Fox 64.

 
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I love games set in sandy or big desert locations.
I just played Metro Exodus and there was one map that took place in a location like this, the other game I enjoyed was Rage 2 and Mad Max.

Are there any other modern games that take place there?
I don't know what you will take as modern, but Journey is set in the desert and Dragon Age Inquisition has a beautiful desert level/biome. I usually don't play mobile games but Alto odyssey is one of my favourite mobile games and it also has a desert biome and it makes use of desert. The most latest game with desert level/biome is Crimson Wastes in Returnal. Horizon has a desert and even demon souls has some desertesque levels. A large chunk of MGSV is set in desert.
 
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Only one mention of Fallout New Vegas so far?
Look no further OP, this is the game you're looking for.

Well, theres also the first Red Dead Redemption, if you have a way to play it.
 
Red faction guerrilla pretty much. Only game i can think of that has destruction physics of that magnitude. It's really fun to collapse buildings
 
Resident Evil 6.
It's not literally set in a wasteland but the game makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

On a more serious note, Far Cry 2.
 
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God tier game.

made 100's of screenshots in the game, all of them beautiful. I freaking love egypth mythology and that time period, the architecture and everything in it is amazing. Even while it has the typical assassin creed burn out questing, its far shorterd then odyssey and valhalla and the DLC is also fantastic.

God dam i wish they made another one or just made a huge new DLC for it.
 
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God tier game.

made 100's of screenshots in the game, all of them beautiful. I freaking love egypth mythology and that time period, the architecture and everything in it is amazing. Even while it has the typical assassin creed burn out questing, its far shorterd then odyssey and valhalla and the DLC is also fantastic.

God dam i wish they made another one or just made a huge new DLC for it.
Wow this looks so much better than Valhalla. Will download it now :)
 
Rage 2. Gunplay is everything, you'll be satisfied if you love Doom gameplay. Just don't expect anything else.

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Bulletstorm. One of my favorite shooter campaigns, most creative in terms of stylish killing. It's just shame there is no going to be a sequel.
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I love games set in sandy or big desert locations.
I just played Metro Exodus and there was one map that took place in a location like this, the other game I enjoyed was Rage 2 and Mad Max.

Are there any other modern games that take place there?

Edit: You said Rage and i'm convinced now that you gotta check out both FO3 and New Vegas.
 
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Play Spec Ops: The Line. Trust me. You're welcome.
THIS ^
Unique game and very gripping.
The gameplay is standard but the game got some neat ideas making use of sand , environnemental traps (see image below), grenades blows sand everywhere and blind near foes, set pieces during sandstorm, you have scarce ammo, you get gradually dirtier and bloody/wounded.

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Desert settings are either amazing or just look so bad and drab that i can't stand it

There's no in between
 
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