During the apocalypse setting

[rhythmsoundmotion]

I wonder if there is a RPG setting that fits a “during the apocalypse” theme?
(I have included some ideas, but anything that portrays a setting where stability and order are slipping away.)
-The decaying governments used to provide some balance between the needs of the people and the needs of society.
-No unified rebellion, but many selfish actors.
Cults, scams, bandits, big corps
-Sense of a progressive decline.
Not really a timeline, but maybe a series of events that mark the downward spiral.
-The break up of the nations.
Independent states breakaway. Cities fall to chaos.
-Weird stuff starts to happen more and more. Cults perform dark magic. Science abominations rampage. Other dimensional breaches increases.

 

[rhythmsoundmotion]

I almost edited my above post, but maybe it’s better separate.
I don’t mean a “near apocalypse “ setting. One where dark forces have continually eroded reality, but somehow never made actual lasting differences in the overall equilibrium.

 

[Theory of Games]

Easy: Shadowrun's Sixth World. Fits your requirements perfectly.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Mork Borg, Cy_Borg ... most of the *borgs, honestly.

 

[practicalm]

You might want to grab GURPS War Against the Cthorr for some handy apocalypse themes. Reign of Steel might help too.

 

[rhythmsoundmotion]

Mork Borg, Cy_Borg ... most of the *borgs, honestly.

I don’t know how I forgot about the Borgs, or actually Shadow of the Demon Lord either. I found the art free and free version of Mork Borg it might be exactly what I need.

 

[rhythmsoundmotion]

You might want to grab GURPS War Against the Cthorr for some handy apocalypse themes. Reign of Steel might help too.

I have not seen these before! It begs for some kind of slow burn Cthorr invasion somehow causing an AI insanity leading to even worse things.

 

[rhythmsoundmotion]

Easy: Shadowrun's Sixth World. Fits your requirements perfectly.

Is there a Shadowrun book that talks about things getting so bad that they build new kaer (or mystical underground bunkers?)

 

[Zaukrie]

I've thought about creating a campaign where the eater of worlds is barely being kept at bay by the gods. Some nations are opening portals, but the eater is making them unstable, so they can't know what the world they are escaping to is like until they check it out. People are panicking, nations don't know if others are escaping.

Basically, the PCs are part of an elite team checking out worlds. There is one NzpC that is the key to portal travel they must always keep alive.

Or maybe this is a novel.....

 

[Thomas Shey]

I gather you're ignoring anything where the apocalyptic triggering event is pretty abrupt? Because that could describe a lot of low powered but extensive alien invasion things, or, say, a zombie apocalypse outbreak.