Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

Steam Deck · unrated

inXile Entertainment · RPG · Sep 19, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

83%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 180 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 125 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- The story is good and the writing is solid.
180 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
In closing, there is an extraordinary amount of replayability in this game.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
What may seem like the game leaving too much to the player it feels more like a father adding the rocket sound-effects and shaking of the cardboard box for his child.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
It was smooth sailing for the most part, but it's pretty clear the game isn't terribly well optimized.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters180 reviews
Gameplay52 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics45 reviews
82%
Interface27 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat125 reviews
68%
Difficulty30 reviews
57%
Bugs29 reviews
72%
Crashes12 reviews
58%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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