Great XCOM alternative with satisfying challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Excellent tactical RPG, unforgiving and challenging”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%The Bearded Ladies2018Turn-Based Combat · Strategy · RPG
$34.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A charming, atmospheric XCOM-like built around stealth ambushes, with memorable characters and setting, but combat is rigid, short and often punishing. Skip it if you want freewheeling firefights.
Great for
Patient players who like stealth-ambush puzzle-style tactics and a quirky post-apocalyptic story
Main risk
Stealth is effectively mandatory and fights are punishing, so combat gets repetitive and frustrating
What players love
Engaging story and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the overall story writing is cohesive and immersive and paints an interesting narrative for this post-Apocalyptic world”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Atmospheric, unique post-apocalyptic world
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“An insanely atmospheric adventure. Even after 8 years the game still looks decent.”
Steam review · translated · 4.1 h played ↗
Memorable, funny characters and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the characters are hilarious but without being childish”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Stealth ambushes plus turn-based tactics
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It is very fun to divide your characters up, set them up in perfect locations, and then unleash all heck and cut down the enemy.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Good value, especially on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“it's a lot of content for the amount you pay for it and has a hardcore mode”
Steam review · 60.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Stealth is mandatory; one correct way to play
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“there is only one way to successfully play this game, so you're not making tactical choices, you're just trying to guess what the developers had in mind for that specific encounter.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty and unbalanced enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“when you are level 6 you are given quest for level 20”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Shallow progression, few weapons, similar characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You only get to play as 5 mutants and the majority of their abilities overlap with each other.”
Steam review · 18.9 h played ↗
Bugs, soft-locks and awkward controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“There's a game breaking bug that doesn't let you proceed with the story.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Short with little replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Fun game, but rediculously short. What a ripoff.”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
Misses at high hit chance feel rigged
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“it doesn't matter if the percentage is at 50% chance to succeed, 75% or you are so close to the enemy that you could put the barrel of your weapon in their mouth and you will still miss your shot”
Steam review · 27.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8 64 Bit/ Windows 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-760 / AMD Phenom II X4 965
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 580 / AMD Radeon HD 7870
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8 64 Bit/ Windows 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-6700K/ AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 480
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8 64 Bit/ Windows 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-760 / AMD Phenom II X4 965
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 580 / AMD Radeon HD 7870
Storage8 GB available space
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