Fun tactical turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The combat game play is simply one of the best I have ever seen in any turn-based game”
Steam review · 383.4 h played ↗
Wasteland 3
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%inXile Entertainment2020CRPG · Tactical RPG · RPG
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A funny, choice-driven post-apocalyptic squad CRPG with fun XCOM-style combat, but long-unfixed game-breaking bugs persist. Skip it if you can't tolerate bugs or zany, crude humor.
Great for
Fans of Fallout, XCOM and Divinity-style turn-based RPGs who like dark humor, moral choices and co-op
Main risk
Known game-breaking bugs (stuck random encounters, frozen turns, corrupted saves) that were never fixed
What players love
Funny, sharp writing and dark humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The writing is razor-sharp, the dialogue constantly throws you into morally gray messes where “right” and “wrong” are more like tired suggestions”
Steam review · 113.5 h played ↗
Meaningful choices and consequences
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“i love how each choice has its own reaction later too really makes your choices matter and gives great replay value”
Steam review · 159.5 h played ↗
Deep character builds and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Combat is fun with a lot of different builds.”
Steam review · 39.4 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the music deserves a special mention, it’s easily some of the best I’ve heard in any game.”
Steam review · 137.1 h played ↗
Accessible for CRPG newcomers and good in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Wasteland 3 for me is one of the best entry points available”
Steam review · 40.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs never fixed
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“There is a game-breaking, reproducible, and consistent bug that completely breaks any and all random encounters on the world map.”
Steam review · 28.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow combat and balance issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“all combat encounters feel exactly the same even though you get better weapons.”
Steam review · 171.5 h played ↗
Weak or disappointing story and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The story is particularly meandering with little urgency to it.”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
Poor DLCs and clunky UI/QoL
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Cult of the holy detonation is so bad I dropped the game.”
Steam review · 49.3 h played ↗
Cringe, edgy or reddit-tier writing and tone
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It's full of goofy whacky crap and it feels like the writing team was staffed with redditors in the worst sense of that word.”
Steam review · 29.4 h played ↗
Buggy, unstable co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“it is riddled with bugs that frequently crash the co-op experience.”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable45 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 760 or AMD Equivalent
Storage45 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3770 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), or AMD RX 480 (8GB)
Storage45 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 760 or AMD Equivalent
Storage45 GB available space
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