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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Developer inXile Entertainment
Wasteland 2 is a 2014 post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 1988's Wasteland, and was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter. After the postponement of the original release date from October 2013, it was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux in September 2014. An enhanced version of the game, named Wasteland 2:… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
240 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
121 positive · 47 negative
95% range 65–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 121 | 47 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 16 | 3 | 46 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 1 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
4,200 of 5,156 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
73% recommend · 125 yes, 46 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 171 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (6,691 of 8,108 positive).
Some reviewers find the game's mechanics clunky and the second half less polished. [1][2][3] Comparisons to Wasteland 3 are common, with many preferring the sequel's improvements. [1][4][3]
Liked
Representative posts
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"Review too long, and I didn't learn to read complete sentences": Play Wasteland 3 instead. I would estimate that only the most hardcore, masochistic, old-school-gaming purists would argue Wasteland 2 is as good as Wasteland 3, or better. At the time of writing this review, I have 105 hours of playtime on Wasteland 2. I have completed the Arizona mission, have built my characters to be versatile and viable, I've …
- [11]
The tactics are calculated, the world is callous, and the humor is bone-dry. All of that only makes it feel even more like a wasteland.
- [1]
Wasteland 2 has aged poorly so this recommendation is a qualified one. The story is great, the setting is great, but the mechanics are clunky, unintuitive and unforgiving. Did you play the first Wasteland way back when? Then you'll enjoy this. Did you recently play and enjoy Wasteland Remastered? Then you'll enjoy this, it definitely won't feel as archaic as the systems in that game. Did you love Wasteland 3 and …
- [6]
Wasteland 2 has considerable gameplay flaws (though fun to min-max), but I can say its one of the few games I've played that allows you to work towards a VERY satisfying good ending for nearly EVERYONE you meet. Seeing the ending slides play out was seriously satisfying because its really a triumphant list of all the good things you did. Wasteland 3 has better gameplay, but a lot of times I stopped playing before …
- [2]
I loved this game when it started, but after the first half it kind of went sideways. NPCs not reacting approriately, losing immersion because of stupid interactions. Lack of options in conversations. It seems like the developers run out of time for the second half of the game and didn't finish it properly.
Summarised from 34 of the 235 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Wasteland 2: Director's Cut talk about great story and setting; those who didn't talk about clunky and unintuitive mechanics. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Wasteland 2 received generally positive reviews from critics. The game holds an aggregate score of 80.70% on GameRankings based on 32 reviews and a score of 81/100 on Metacritic based on 54 reviews. The game generated a revenue of $1.5 million in its first 4 days of release, and sold roughly 350,000 copies by May 2015. In September 2016, Fargo stated that inXile had earned $12 million from sales of the game. Leif Johnson of IGN praised its story writing and branching storyline impacted by the player's choices. Daniel Starkey of GameSpot lauded its environmental graphics and tactical gameplay. Alasdair Duncan of Destructoid wrote that it "delivers exactly what was expected". Richard Cobbett…
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Reactions
60 of 240 · most liked first"Review too long, and I didn't learn to read complete sentences": Play Wasteland 3 instead. I would estimate that only the most hardcore, masochistic, old-school-gaming purists would argue Wasteland 2 is as good as Wasteland 3, or better. At the time of writing this review, I have 105 hours of playtime on Wasteland 2. I have completed the Arizona mission, have built my characters to be versatile and viable, I've slogged through a hefty chunk of the Los Angeles mission. What I can no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to enjoy this game, and did for a good chunk of the starting zone, Arizona, but eventually came to realize that, for a CRPG that is supposed to have choice and consequence, it sort of forces a lot of consequence upon you without you really having much of a choice to have avoided it to begin with. One of the most egregious examples of this comes towards the tail-end of your initial exploration of Arizona as a Ranger whose mission is to protect and serve. You go on this long chain of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm only half-way into the game, and yet I'm already certain about the mood of my review. Dunno if I'll find the time to finish it, but, believe me, I've tried. It's a third, or maybe even fourth time I'm installing the game and trying to dive in it, with about a year or more between these attempts. I'd love to love Wasteland, see? I'm a fan of Fallout 2, slightly less of the first one, and I'm kinda fan of that universe lore in principle. And also I cherish myself being a fan of tactical…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honest review: Edited: There are 2 different wasteland 2. This one states its the directors cut, but it wasn't. There is another one that is the actual directors cut. You'll know if it is the right one, during character creations where you could pick a flaw in your character. If you don't see that option its not the right one. I know when I bought it, I got 2 of the same games. The 2nd one was the true directors cut. Which is significantly better. So I am really enjoying the game, I just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The tactics are calculated, the world is callous, and the humor is bone-dry. All of that only makes it feel even more like a wasteland.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly not a very good CRPG. It has many many flaws, the game is underbudgeted and very unpolished. The story premise is interesting but not worth following for 40 hours it will take you to beat the game. There is some to like about this game. + RPG mechanics themselves are good - skills, stats, gear, weapons, it is pretty good, at least on paper. + Story premise is interesting and is what kept me playing for most of the game. I liked that at the end you get support from people you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 2 has aged poorly so this recommendation is a qualified one. The story is great, the setting is great, but the mechanics are clunky, unintuitive and unforgiving. Did you play the first Wasteland way back when? Then you'll enjoy this. Did you recently play and enjoy Wasteland Remastered? Then you'll enjoy this, it definitely won't feel as archaic as the systems in that game. Did you love Wasteland 3 and want more? Then this is worth trying, but you may find it hard going. The systems…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the games where Steam needs a Mediocre, nether good nor bad rating, because its not terrible, but its not really a good game either. This is a first game made by inXile after getting enough money from crowdsourcing on Kickstarter. And you can really tell with a lot of weird design decisions, inconsistencies, bugs and glitches. They are annoying, but even if you look past those, the game just drags on with little of any meaningful reward. It took me 92 hours to beat it on easy,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have tried to play this through, twice, but am giving up, again. Movement is a chore. Mission logic seems to frequently be broken: a mission will jump ahead without you knowing it, and it then not making sense what you have to do, where an NPC has gone etc. Actual options of actions are seemingly quite limited and repetitive (pick lock - bash door - pick lock). I can't think of a moment that struck me as innovative or clever, or a nice combination of actions. Story is cheesy (as far as I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's pretty fun but it drives me ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane that practically every quest resolution boils down to "do this thing, something bad happens. Try to prevent it, something bad happens. Try to go for a third, outside option, something unforseen and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bad happens." Wow. Life sucks and everything works out like ♥♥♥♥. So deep, huh?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you were one of those dudes trolling No Mutants Allowed forums back in the day, Wasteland 2 & 3 are the closest things we have to an updated isometric Fallout experience. There are a lot of great reviews that speak more to the game as a whole, but there are two things I want to focus on that, in my opinion, represent the highs and lows of Wasteland 2 (and the series). Party Creation: It took me a minute to understand, but once I realized that my party of Rangers functions the same as my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I kickstarted this for $250 in 2012. I've still got the autographed box copy, ammo box, poster, and all that other swag. When the game finally came out in 2014, it didn't meet my astronomical expectations, but it was reasonably fun. It's hard to get 68 memorable hours out of any video game these days, so that's worth a recommendation from me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best writing in any video game I’ve ever played. But combat is too tedious for the modern world. — a masterpiece exists for those with godlike patience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For #RandomGameSaturday, an IndieBox collector's edition of Wasteland 2. I volunteered at their offices a few times to help pack releases and they'd let you take home a game you packed. Delightful lil' love letter more for the Fallout 1 & 2 fans than the name lets on.
positive · AI labelView post →Just like my ex, Wasteland 2 is tough, full of tough choices, and has more issues than Vogue. Still love 'em both though! 10/10 would navigate this emotional and explosive minefield again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I lost interest mid-playthrough. Everything feels really flat and linear - both story and gameplay. It ends up being a turn-based combat simulator instead of an RPG.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: If you haven't played Fallout or Fallout 2, and are thinking of giving Wasteland 2 a go - don't. Both of the original Fallout games are vastly superior, cheaper, and pack a metric ton more replay value. Wasteland 2 is essentially a love letter to Fallout 1 and 2, which is apparent in just about every aspect of the game, with perhaps one major exception - in Wasteland 2 you play as a ranger, and as such are expected to always do good. There is no karma system, no deliciously selfish…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay. The main issue is that there are much better CRPGs you can play now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite wasteland game. Sue me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sure, it's a dated game, and post-Baldur's Gate 3, the quest system seems even more primitive, but it's a solid game and decently strategic. It's pretty stable, at least on my system. The sense of humor is a little juvenile sometimes, and there's really more to do than you might even want to deal with, but it's worth picking up if you like the genre and it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this game when it started, but after the first half it kind of went sideways. NPCs not reacting approriately, losing immersion because of stupid interactions. Lack of options in conversations. It seems like the developers run out of time for the second half of the game and didn't finish it properly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it was good but dull the third installment makes up for it ,still a good game of the genre just not as special as people make it to be.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I second this advice. I was looking for a new isometric RPG after being disappointed by Wasteland 2, and os2 was on sale. I started playing, was sucked in immediately, and couldn't believe the game was so good. Only pricked is that one vendor...yall who have played it know who I mean
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is hella good. It never really feels "unfair" or such. The story is good, there are lots of both humor and seriousness, without tripping over eachother. It contains great characters, flavourtexts and much more. I have played through the non-director's cut twice, and am planning on going through the Director's cut in a few years. Lots of gore. You can punch someone so their head falls off.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As close to Fallout 1 & 2 as you'll get! Played wasteland 3 as well, the 3rd game is better but both are really great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 2 has considerable gameplay flaws (though fun to min-max), but I can say its one of the few games I've played that allows you to work towards a VERY satisfying good ending for nearly EVERYONE you meet. Seeing the ending slides play out was seriously satisfying because its really a triumphant list of all the good things you did. Wasteland 3 has better gameplay, but a lot of times I stopped playing before the final battle, because the ending of that game is very unsatisfying. I just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤, 𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤! Wastelands 2 is the second opus of the "written adventure" that only the oldest and most seasoned of Fallout fans would recognize from ages long past. It's a Tactical RPG where actually, literally everything that you do, and every decision that you take would matter in some way. Wasteland 2 (the regular version) is acquired by purchasing Wasteland 2: Director's Cut, which is a more refined version of the game, with more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You play as 4 different nameless idiots that you have to create yourself. I don't want to play as a hivemind I want to play as a specific character. If you are looking for a fallout 1/2 successor this is not it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In many ways this is better and more fun than Wasteland 3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having played Wasteland 3, Wasteland 2 feels rough to me. Aside from being generally dated, it lacks so many QoL features. Nevertheless, it has many things I want from a CRPG game. Varied ways to solve an issue, some narrative choices and many endings. However, I don't really feel invested towards the character/story, partly due I have played some CRPGs with more immersive story. P.S. I don't know why Steam shows my playtime for regular edition, but I have about 33 hours for director cut…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hell it is boring....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game in which you go here and do things, then go there and do things, and go more and do more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I guess I should do this #promosky thing for gaming. Currently playing 🎮Hunt Showdown 1896 🎮Project Ascension (private wow server) Favorites 🎮Grim Fandango (all time favorite game) 🎮Stardew Valley 🎮Fallout NV 🎮Wasteland 2 & 3 🎮Dark Cloud 2 🎮Ultima 7 🎮Elder Scrolls 🎮KOTOR 🎮many more games
neutral · AI labelView post →Funny I did not like this game the first time I played it. I really had to sit down with it a couple years later and figure out how to play. I know that sounds stupid, but there is a bit of a challenge if you play other games that do not have same controls, ect. I feel like it was a well though out game, so far. The missions are tedious though, lots of running around and fetching stuff. I am still in the very beginning so we will see how it develops...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[The Review's using my Standard Edition Hours instead of my Director's Cut hours of the game, as of the time of writing I have 243 hours in Director's Cut and I highly recommend that version over standard as it adds perks, precision shot, and some quality of life changes.] Honestly one of the best iso rpgs I've ever played. Don't get me wrong, the game's ugly, there's only a handful of character models in the game, so it's super dependent on its portraits, and it can be pretty daunting at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was out with my squad. Explored a cave. There was a toad. Decided to fight it to make looting the gave safe. Tougher than expected. Toad made Pills bleed out. Killed the toad. Had no one with surgeon skill in squad. Beat pills to death with a bat. it's what she would have wanted
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excelent game, even after 12 years. There are so many ways to solve the challenges in the game that it feels immersive and like an actual world you can use your creativity for problem solving, with not much hand holding and yellow paint. The percentages are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ btw but it's fine you get used to it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And for all the Fallout groundwork that was Tim Cain, who was winging a lot of it all on his own in the early 90s because he wanted to make a sequel to an old-ass game named Wasteland, but no one had the rights to Wasteland. 2/
neutral · AI labelView post →Wasteland 2 is a deliberate return to the roots of classic CRPG design, a game that wears its old-school philosophy proudly while infusing it with enough modern sensibility to feel both nostalgic and new. Developed and published by inXile Entertainment as a long-awaited successor to the original Wasteland, it thrusts players into a post-apocalyptic American Southwest scarred by radiation, tribal warfare, malfunctioning technology, and the desperate struggle for survival. You begin as a squad of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a must have for fans of post-nuclear apocalyptic games and especially of Fallout; for those who don't know, the team that created the wasteland series would eventually create the original Fallout, and worked on Fallout: New Vegas. The Desert Rangers of Wasteland are the same Desert Rangers of the NCR (Fallout 2) and Arizona Rangers from New Vegas. Combat is character initiative turn based. Beginning where the original Wasteland left off (though the date has been changed to coincide…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 2 is one of, if not the best isometric RP games of the 2010s. Fans of the original Fallout 1 and 2 will probably like this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 2 is a bit janky, a bit buggy, and overstays its welcome, but overall it's a good solid Turn-based Tactics RPG that marries the original game (or Classic Fallout if you never played that) with XCOM, and has one of the best paced difficulty curves for an RPG campaign I've ever played for 90% of its length. The game's biggest issues aren't the minor jank or bugs left in the last version update, but in its outdated and under budgeted presentation overall, a start that can be extremely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review I really enjoy isometric rpgs, picking this up was a no brainer for me. Now just from the concept alone, taking a very old videogame and making a proper sequel seems interesting. Even more so if they try to even adapt and improve the gameplay aspects of the old game, thus not completely destroying the identity but rather continuing it on. Gameplay You start with creating 4 characters, or take pre-made ones that fit some kind of gameplay style. There are a lot of skills available, not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is OK but I can't recommend it. A tactical game that lacks tactics I'm playing on the hardest difficulty where you should need to totally cheese fights with Tactics. The tactics boil down to: 1. Start fight with sniper. 2. Hide behind a thing or crotch (if there is even anything to hide behind, and there surprisingly isn't a lot of the time), 3. Shoot - There are no special abilities with any flavor or uniqueness. 4. Fall back maybe. Throwing a grenade (which are very limited) is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun fact: Doom and I finished Wasteland 2 at the end of June 2024. It's been nearly 2 years since we played a longform game onstream together. There isn't a single person on the planet I have better on-air chemistry with. Nobody.
positive · AI labelView post →Q: How good is Wasteland 2? A: Somewhere between mediocre and good. The Bad: -The creation process of your 4 man team is horrendous. You can choose attributes and skills, but you can't see which perks are being unlocked and what they provide for your character. If you want coherent characters, you have to build a team, start the game, read which attributes, skills and perks work well together, write down the combinations, start a new game and create a new team. -The created team and most of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically my game design mixes old Ultima games with Fallout 1 / Wasteland 2. It takes away percentage success skills in lieu of "if you have the skill you just do it & it works". All the percentage success stuff makes me do is save scum until my 1% chance of doing The Thing [TM] pops. 😅
neutral · AI labelView post →Truly the best RPG from 2014. While the game is very hard, especially on your first playthrough, it is very entertaining.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this and wasteland 3 are the closest things to fallout 3 we're gonna get
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fantastic game! Especially if you are a fan of the isometric Fallout games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It starts well, but only that. I really wanted to like this game, I mean it. After so many years waiting for a game which could carry on the torch of old Fallout games, Wasteland 2 came as a promising one. Off course I know all the story involving the IP, which led Interplay to create Fallout, so this is not the point of my review. Wasteland 2 has good graphical and sound design, which is key for immersion in this post-apocalyptic RPG world. The RPG game system is a masterpiece, just like the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (You have to download and use the unofficial patch otherwise game is borked) -Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 -Tyranny -Rogue Trader -Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous -Wasteland 2 and 3 -Skyrim with mods -Fallout with mods
neutral · AI labelView post →Wasteland 3 was great, Wasteland 2 is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tedious and boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the worst game I have ever wasted so much time trying to play. i had hopes that were trashed by no balancing totally worthless and verbose and uninteresting dialogue which also was totally uninformative. kinda/sorta like the game was a translation from an arcane Basque dialect done by a Russian into English. all in all, a colossal waste of 159 hours. At least so far. I am such a masochist and I hate to be so wrong I may suffer on. lol
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nice...if you like turnbased games like x-com. try it. and your choices matters...and in addition some suprises in the game ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →play the Director's Cut version instead - overall better experience not only in the graphics and UI department but also improvements to gameplay
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game, must play for all fans of original Fallout! I have finished original Wasteland 2 times and this sequel is as good as the original!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great CRPG if you like it old school - there is little hand holding in this game and you have to figure things out the hard way. Even given its age this is not the best looking game, but it does convey the bleakness of the post apocalyptic world pretty well. The strength of WL2 is really it's feel - it does a great job of making you feel like you characters are a total bunch of rookies at the start and god like killing machines by the end. 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good take on an old game. Best thing is that it is not over complicated. Not fiddly to play. And a good well written RPG. Really great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Fallout and Baulder's Gate, you'll like this series.
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