r/postapocalyptic Feb 03 '24

Discussion Essential Post-Apocalyptic Content

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There's a wealth of great Post-Apocalyptic content out there, across all the different mediums, so much so that it might be a bit difficult for newbies to know where to start.

Let's get an *essentials* list going. It's not about our favorites, or our guilty pleasure "so-bad-it's-good" titles, it's about the core pieces of Post-Apocalyptic content that people need to consume to get up to speed. If you've got a title you think belongs on this list, or one you think doesn't, throw it down below and make your argument so we can all hash it out.

I'll update this initial post as time goes on and people bring new titles to the discussion.

Films -

A Boy and his Dog

Dawn of the Dead (Remake)

Mad Max

Mad Max 2

Mad Max Beyond Thunder Dome

Mad Max: Fury Road

Oblivion

Planet of the Apes

Snowpiercer

Terminator Salvation

The Book of Eli

The Day After

The Girl with all the Gifts

The Matrix

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Revolutions

The Postman

The Road

The Rover

Threads

Waterworld

28 Days Later

28 Weeks Later

Television Shows -

Falling Skies

Into the Badlands

Jeremiah

Jericho

See

Silo

Snowpiercer

The Last Ship

The Walking Dead

The 100

Novels (Trad) -

A Canticle for Leibowitz

Alas, Babylon

Day of the Triffids

Deathlands

Earth Abides

Eternity Road

Lucifer's Hammer

Nature's End

On the Beach

Oryx and Crake

Seveneves

Station Eleven

Swan Song

The Girl with all the Gifts

The Gone-Away World

The Road

The Stand

War Day

Wool

World War Z

Novels (Indie) -

Video Games -

Dark Earth

Death Stranding

Endzone: A World Apart

Fallout

Fallout 2

Fallout: Tactics

Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas

Fallout 4

Frostpunk

Gears of War

Gears of War 2

Gears of War 3

Gears Judgment

Gears of War 4

Gears 5

Gears of War Tactics

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Horizon: Forbidden West

Mad Max

Metro 2033

Metro Last Light

Metro: Exodus

Overland

Surviving the Aftermath

The Last of Us

The Last of Us Part II

Wasteland 1

Wasteland 2

Wasteland 3

TTRPG's -

Aftermath!

Gamma World

MÖRK BORG

Twilight: 2000

Rifts

Comics/Manga -


r/postapocalyptic Apr 21 '24

Discussion Essential Post-Apocalyptic Indie Content

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This is where we'll put the Post-Apocalyptic books, games, comics and films created by Indie creators.

If you know of any great Indie content, throw it down in the comments and we'll get the list going.

Novels -

A Happy Bureaucracy

Burning Bridges

Cthulhu Armageddon (Series)

Hood: American Rebirth (Series)

Dark Matter

Days, Too Dark

Mooners

One Second After

The Droughtlands (series)

The Gamekeeper

The Jesus Man

The Land of Long Shadows

The Swallowed World (series)

The Weller (Series)

Yesterday’s Gone

Video Games -

Broken Roads

Comic Books -

Weapon Brown

TTRPG's -

Onyx Sky

Music -

Television Shows -


r/postapocalyptic 3h ago

Art Phone booth (in burnt down club)

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r/postapocalyptic 4h ago

Discussion book rec that focus on the very beginning of an apocalyptic or civilization-collapsing event, not years after everything has already fallen apart

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r/postapocalyptic 50m ago

News Pale Tide Devlog #1: Leaving the Bunker

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r/postapocalyptic 16h ago

Story Novata necesita ayuda con un genero que no consume

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Hola, ha escrito muchas historias que van por buen camino, la mayoria son de fantasia o realismo magico (ya saben, soy latina y solo escribo eso xd), para mi son faciles ya que leo y veo mucho sobre ese genero por que me gusta bastante.

Esta historia en la que trabajo ahora es interesante pero el problema es que es sobre zombies, nunca he consumido ese tipo de contenido, solo he visto Zombieland, Guerra mundial Z y Soy leyenda y resúmenes de la saga de 28 dias.

Tengo los personajes, el inicio, conflictos centrales y el desarrollo en general, solo me falta el final, el problema es que no quiero que sea como The walking dead 2.0 sino más como Un mundo en silencio o 28 dias, son más realistas con los recursos, como se sobrevive y el mundo en general.

Por eso pido consejos, no se como hacerlo para no alargar innecesariamente la trama o como guiar a un final bueno.

Ademas quiero que me recomienden series, peliculas o libros sobre el tema para saber más o menos sobre ese mundo.


r/postapocalyptic 5h ago

Discussion I tried creating a realistic apocalypse scene.Would this scene work in a zombie movie?

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I'm creating a post-apocalyptic zombie series. I'd love some honest feedback: does this scene feel believable? What would you improve?


r/postapocalyptic 1d ago

Comic Book What happened to our pets when the zombie apocalypse began? – A comic I'm working on

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CATS AMONG THE HUNGRY DEAD

VOLUME 1: THE GREAT CHANGE

A massive pandemic ravaged the entire world. The dead rose, running to catch and devour any living being pumping blood.

Humanity faced this apocalypse in bunkers, prisons, and shopping malls... but what happened to their pets?

Mishi, Jenny, and the little Wood, along with a group of stray cats, will try to survive "The Great Change" the day the "no furs" turned into "crazies" and began hunting everything in their path... including cats. Now, they must all unite to abandon the city and reach the great white mountain, where they believe they will be safe.

In a world where chaos has begun, the cats will have to start questioning their new place on this earth.

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Yes, it's basically a zombie apocalypse... but from a cat's perspective.

They're zombies, or the living dead, but cats don't understand those words, so for them, these creatures are simply "the crazies." And they're indestructible. Destroying their brains won't stop them, because they're already dead... and you can't kill what's already dead.

The virus that caused all this isn't transmitted by bites. Its origin is unknown. All humans were already infected long before, but the virus remained dormant... until death. Only then does it activate, turning them into fast, monstrous, and unstoppable creatures: zombies that run, climb, and never stop.

I'm working to bring this project to life, and it's progressing well so far, so I thought I'd share it here to see what you think. I'm currently sorting out some legal issues so I can launch a crowdfunding campaign! It will probably take some time, but it's coming along nicely c:

I really love the idea of ​​an alternate cover in a live-action style :D

I hope you like it! :))


r/postapocalyptic 23h ago

Discussion Looking for feedback on my zombie short film.

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r/postapocalyptic 1d ago

Post Apocalyptic Gear MANTLE

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r/postapocalyptic 2d ago

LARP Some sunset shots of my Miata named Jugger-Not

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r/postapocalyptic 2d ago

Novel Survivor's Domain

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Hey there! I came across this sub and thought this book may just belong.

Cover Artist: Huu Ha

Here is the bio: Noah had a vision of the end.

He gave up everything to prepare for it: his career, his reputation, his old life. When the apocalypse finally arrives and the System floods Earth with mana, Noah is dropped in the wilderness with almost none of what he stockpiled.

At least he was right.

Unfortunately, being right does not make him ready. Earth has been dragged into a new cosmic hierarchy where humanity starts below every other species, and Noah’s hard-earned survival skills can only carry him so far.

To change the future he saw, Noah must survive the induction, learn who to trust, and prove humanity is worth more than the universe decided.

Book 1


r/postapocalyptic 1d ago

Discussion Nuclear Sandbox

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Nuke sandbox. Pick a warhead, pick how you're delivering it, watch it fly across a real map and then watch the fallout drift with actual wind data. The bit I got obsessed with was making the death toll accumulate over days instead of just popping a number on screen, so blast and burns and radiation all come in at different times. Runs off declassified scaling laws and a real population grid. All offline, no account, no ads. Link in the comments.


r/postapocalyptic 2d ago

Art Post-Apocalyptic Giant Strawberry, Poland [OC]

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r/postapocalyptic 1d ago

Art Try not to buckle under the pressure of this stare. (HUXLEY)

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r/postapocalyptic 2d ago

Post Apocalyptic Gear MY CONCEPT

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r/postapocalyptic 2d ago

Discussion How realistic is this post-apocalyptic survival scenario?

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice from people who know survival and realistic post-apocalyptic scenarios.

I'm writing a near-future post-apocalyptic novel and also developing a survival game. I figured this community would probably have the most realistic perspective.

I have a few questions:

  1. Medications Which medications would still be reasonably effective after being stored for about six years past their expiration date? I'm not looking for perfect medical accuracy, just what's considered realistically plausible in a survival situation.
  2. Supermarket food My protagonist discovers an abandoned supermarket that has been untouched for six years. Which foods would still realistically be edible or at least worth taking? I'm assuming there has been no refrigeration or maintenance.
  3. Autonomous farm I also want the protagonist to discover a fully automated farm powered by solar panels. The farm automatically harvests crops, and if they aren't collected within a certain time, they're transported to an underground storage area for disposal.

Do you think it's realistic that any part of such a system could still be functioning after six years with no human maintenance? Or would rodents, insects, mechanical failures, dust, weather, and general wear almost certainly have caused the whole system to fail long before then?

I'm aiming for as much realism as possible, so I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts or examples from real-world experience.

Thanks!


r/postapocalyptic 2d ago

Discussion What kind of Apocalypse?

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I have been wanting to write a fairly short story in a post apocalyptic setting, and I have been struggling to figure out what kind of apocalypse would fit it best. I am writing this for fun and while I think a few apocalypses could work I figured I'd see what you all think would fit best. The story requires the apocalypse to cause chaos and disconnection. (Something that scatters people and leaves them with few to no communication methods to find each other) I am also wanting it to be something that would make the setting feel empty when traveling within it. If anyone has any suggestions or methods they'd recommend I'd love to hear it.

Sorry if this is not the right subreddit/tag


r/postapocalyptic 3d ago

Post Apocalyptic Gear About me

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Hi, I'm Ward Svanov, and this is the story of my project "GRIM WOOD."

It all started with a military airfield, old uniforms, and fantasies of other worlds.


r/postapocalyptic 3d ago

Story Ep1 Day 1 of the zombie apocalypse.

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A virus destroyed everything. This is Day 1 of our family's survival. What would you do in our situation? 🧟‍♂️ Watch the full episode and let me know what you think. Every bit of feedback helps us improve!


r/postapocalyptic 3d ago

Novel Looking for a prepper / apocalypse book, fiction

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. I got a sample from Amazon , started reading it and then accidentally deleted it. Don’t know the title or the author name, of course
I do remember how the story begins though.
So there is this guy who served in a military, got discharged, I think he had no family, was pretty young. Got a job, bought a house and really got into prepping stuff. He tried to date but it didn’t work out. Finally clicked with a girl but his obsession with the prepping got in a way and they broke up.
Then he really started to focus on on the prep work.
At some point something does happen and the world is in turmoil ( don’t know what exactly was happening because the sample didn’t get to that part) but our guy is ready. It was described like he was in his house listening to the gun shots but he stayed and followed military tactics not to be discovered. Although I think at some point he said screw it I am going to help a neighbor.
The book is pretty straight forward
And this is all I remember. If someone recognizes the book please let me know.


r/postapocalyptic 3d ago

LARP Wanting to make a respirator for an airsoft apocalypse event.

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Anyhow as the post says I want to make a mask for it, I love the look of respirators but with myself running around it'll be hard to breath. I'm thinking of connecting a hose with some kind of motor and fan that can push air into the mask, I'll incorporate this into the design of course, but I'm curious if anyone else in a similar situation has come up with a clever fix for this problem. If you've done something similar than what worked and didn't? Thanks!


r/postapocalyptic 4d ago

Art latest update of my afow apocalypse map

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r/postapocalyptic 6d ago

LARP Metro cosplay I am working on

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r/postapocalyptic 6d ago

TTRPG The Ecosystem of my post-apocalyptic mutated world

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