Wasteland 3
In Wasteland 3 you take command of a squad of Desert Rangers, lawmen and women in a post-nuclear world, trying to rebuild society from the ashes. More than a century after the bombs fell, you’re fighting a losing battle to keep your beloved Arizona alive. Then the self-proclaimed Patriarch of Colorado radios, promising aid if you'll do a job he can only entrust to an outsider—rescue his land from the ambitions of his three bloodthirsty children. You’re dispatched on a desperate quest from the scorching deserts to the snowy mountains to start from scratch, building a new base, finding a snow-worthy vehicle, training new recruits, and fighting your way through hostile frozen wastes. All the while, you'll have to decide who to trust in this land torn apart by corruption, intrigue, warring factions, crazed cultists, cutthroat gangs, and bitter sibling rivalries. Build a reputation for yourself by making decisions that will profoundly impact Colorado, its inhabitants and the story you experience. Will you be Colorado’s savior or its worst nightmare? Wasteland 3 is a squad-based RPG from inXile entertainment, featuring challenging tactical turn-based combat and a deep, reactive story full of twists, turns, and brutal ethical decisions that will keep you hooked whether you’re a Wasteland veteran or new to the series.
Steam User 60
This game is of the Divinity Original Sin and X-COM level. If you like these games, you should definitely play Wasteland 3. Interesting story, lively and diverse world, great gameplay!
Steam User 56
Get Animal Whisperer 1 in one of your starting characters and save Major Tom.
Steam User 30
It's a good game, definitely worth buying on sale. Maybe not brilliant like BG2 or Planescape, but still a solid cRPG, with a lot of references to the 90s - you can see that the game was made by fans of old RPGs. I didn't play Wasteland 1 or 2 and it was still a very good experience, I've encountered 2-3 situations where knowing W1 or W2 lore could possibly impact my choices, that's it. The main story is about 30 hours, perfect for a long weekend or a few evenings. What deserves a special recognition is that the game has great music that builds the atmosphere, similarly to the music from Witcher 3. To conclude, playing Wasteland 3 was fun!
One note: someone has already written about it in reviews, while playing you should often makes saves, I've encountered 2 bugs in the game, including one known for years (immortal Faran Brygo), which forced me to load the last save, as it was impossible to continue playing.
Steam User 31
I found this game's predecessor (Wasteland 2 ) to be a good but ultimately unfulfilling attempt to bring a classic 80s RPG feel to modern gaming. However, while Wasteland 2 may have been "let's see what works", Wasteland 3 is a glorious realization of stuff that DOES work. Chock-full of 80s references, sporting a huge post-apocalyptic arsenal of weapons and items, and set to the best soundtrack in recent memory, Wasteland 3 knocks it out of the park.
Steam User 29
First Fallout's roleplaying and climate.
Borderlands' humour.
XCOM turnbased combat.
Steam User 30
Wasteland 3 is a wonderfully written and impressively vast Fallout-like XCOM strategy shooter only held back by the bugs that go unfixed even today. With the game turning 3 years old, it's disappointing that regular bug encounters still plague the game - but the core game is so strong it's easy to turn a blind eye.
List of bugs I've encountered in 2023 (Many bugs are unfixable and you must reload an old save and figure out how to work around them to progress):
- Frozen Ferret Launcher never hits and causes combat to be stuck in infinite loop. This makes this weapon completely unusable
- Any type of dart/launcher weapon/item takes 20-30 seconds for the game to decide how to resolve before resuming combat if not stalling indefinitely.
- Killing ghouls out of combat never triggers combat state making you stuck in an open world instance. You must reload an old save to get out.
- Doorways in combat frequently cause characters to get stuck or cannot shoot through them. Once had my team split after combat was over and had to reload to fix the bug.
I've learned to live with the bugs and enjoy the game immensely. The humor ranges from comical to make your weird uncle blush. I would say I recommend this game to anyone that's a fan of turn based strategy and post-apocalypse settings but only if you have a strong tolerance for bugs and restarting a combat that you've practically already won or losing progress to recover a bugged state.
Without bugs this game is an easy 9/10.
Taking bugs into consideration 7.5/10
Steam User 21
With the recent release of games like BG3 and Starfield, I have a huge appreciation for the Wasteland franchise. Its so out of left field goofy but still has this overwhelming feeling of dread. Every choice leads to someone's death, the question you have to answer for your self is who is going to be.