Fallout-style old-school CRPG feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Wasteland 2 is what classic Fallout games would be if released today.”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%inXile Entertainment2014CRPG · RPG · Strategy
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A sprawling, old-school squad CRPG with strong writing, choices and build freedom, but dated, janky and RNG-heavy. Skip it if you want polish or Wasteland 3-style comfort.
Great for
Fallout 1/2 and Fallout Tactics fans who like party building, skill checks, turn-based combat and reading
Main risk
Dated clunky mechanics, tedious skill checks, missed shots and bugs can wear you down
What players love
Choices and consequences with many solutions
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It pushes its narrative and player choice extremely far, with almost absurd number of possible approaches and consequences.”
Steam review · 150.1 h played ↗
Great atmosphere, writing and dark humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The tactics are calculated, the world is callous, and the humor is bone-dry.”
Steam review · 89.8 h played ↗
Deep squad building and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I have grown to absolutely love party creation over a single character and I hope more cRPGs embrace this.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Satisfying turn-based tactical combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Fantastic turn based combat that takes advantage of cover and line of sight.”
Steam review · 52.1 h played ↗
Huge amount of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Lots and lots of side-quests. This is a meaty RPG.”
Steam review · 66 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dated and worse than Fallout or Wasteland 3
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“a long time ago this game would have been amazing but now it's just too old”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Redundant skills, imbalanced weapons, shallow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you'll quickly find that the only weapons worth using are your assault rifles, with maybe one sniper specialist.”
Steam review · 137.7 h played ↗
Bugs and save-breaking glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I'm barely into the second act of the Director's Cut on my current playthrough and I just encountered my third save-breaking bug involving quest progression.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Poor quest guidance and punishing design
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the game continuously fails to communicate what it actually wants you to do, while punishing you for not guessing right.”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
Hit chances and weapon jams feel rigged
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“the 5% "gun jam" event showing up on about 1/8 shots, and the 60%+ to-hit chance means that realistically about 1 in 5 attacks will hit.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Tedious repetitive skill checks and waiting
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“It’s frustrating to sit there clicking repeatedly on a lock with a 60% success chance, despite having invested fully in the lockpicking skill.”
Steam review · 22 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable30 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB VRAM)
Storage30 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel i5 series or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB VRAM)
Storage30 GB available space
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB VRAM)
Storage30 GB available space
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