Wasteland 3

Wasteland 3

Steam Deck Playable

inXile Entertainment · CRPG · Aug 28, 2020

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

85%
Very Positive
22k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 175 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 22k player reviews · updated 4 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
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I was so impressed by the dialogue, the breath of options is genuinely its biggest strength.
175 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It balances all the core points beautifully, with a decent story that’s mostly well-written, a compelling post-apocalyptic retro sci-fi world, decent graphics for its age and isometric format, and its core gameplay loops are brilliant to boot.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It balances all the core points beautifully, with a decent story that’s mostly well-written, a compelling post-apocalyptic retro sci-fi world, decent graphics for its age and isometric format, and its core gameplay loops are brilliant to boot.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It very much does, with said music, the ambient sounds, and most of the voice acting done very well as well.
27 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 characters175 reviews
Gameplay60 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat122 reviews
70%
Co-op16 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs47 reviews
55%
Difficulty43 reviews
70%
Interface19 reviews
53%
Crashes12 reviews
67%
Multiplayer10 reviews
40%
Performance9 reviews
89%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
86
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.