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Wasteland 3
Developer inXile Entertainment
Wasteland 3 is a role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is a sequel to Wasteland 2 (2014) and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 28, 2020. A Linux and macOS port was released on December 17, 2020. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
393 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
73
Fresh
198 positive · 75 negative
95% range 67–77%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 198 | 75 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 52 | 2 | 48 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
12,211 of 14,420 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
73% recommend · 181 yes, 66 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 247 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (19,009 of 22,470 positive).
Many players praise the writing, music, and tactical combat. [1][2][3][4] Some call it a better modern Fallout game. [4][5][6][7] Several reviewers report game-breaking bugs that remain unfixed. [8][9][10][11]
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- [9]
Wasteland 3 is actually a really nice CRPG. If it works. I’d like to recommend the game, but Wasteland 3 has basically been abandoned by its developers. Six years after release, there are still dozens of game-breaking bugs that the developers know about(!), but they simply don’t feel like fixing the game and instead expect players to submit support tickets (lol). For example, with my CPU it becomes impossible to …
- [1]
One of the best Introductory cRPG's Wasteland 3 is one of the best introductions to the CRPG genre that I can think of as it blends classic role-playing depth with modern accessibility. It has a really fun turn-based tactical combat system which is clearly presented, making it easy for new players to understand positioning, cover, abilities, and party synergy without feeling too overwhelmed. The dialogue throughout …
- [6]
Wasteland 3 is one of the best cRPGs I’ve ever played. It captures the world we live in and human nature remarkably well. The story might seem simple at first, but it’s far more layered and meaningful than it appears. The confrontational, in-your-face conversations are powerful and memorable (I actually wish there were even more of them). Gameplay is excellent, too, time flies in combat, it’s fun, engaging, and …
- [21]
TLDR: I’d recommend it, but barely. Only if you already like tactical RPGs. Wasteland 3 hooked me pretty early. The opening was good and the combat felt fun. There are a lot of pretty funny moments, some good characters, and the writing lands often enough to keep things interesting. When it works, it really works. About halfway through, though, it started falling apart for me. I was playing on "Wastelander" …
- [2]
After 300 hours on my first playthrough I can assure you that this game is a BLAST! Great writing with a TON of true laugh out load moments. I rank this HIGHER than Divinity Original 1 AND 2 but behind Baldurs Gate 3 because that game has so much content. Highly recommended!
Summarised from 34 of the 349 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Wasteland 3 talk about great writing and humor; those who didn't talk about game-breaking bugs not fixed for years. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received generally positive reviews upon release, getting a score of 85/100 from critics on review aggregator platform Metacritic. By December 2021, the game had attracted more than 2 million players. It was nominated for the category of Best Role Playing at The Game Awards 2020, as well as "Role-Playing Game of the Year" at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, but lost both to Final Fantasy VII Remake.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 393 · most liked firstTried to come back to the game and encountered the ambush bug (not related to the perk). They haven't fixed it in years and require you to post a ticket to get a link to a possible fix instead of just posting the fix. The bug is game breaking, as it effects some encounters you can't avoid. They won't patch it because they've "moved on." Unacceptable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 3 is actually a really nice CRPG. If it works. I’d like to recommend the game, but Wasteland 3 has basically been abandoned by its developers. Six years after release, there are still dozens of game-breaking bugs that the developers know about(!), but they simply don’t feel like fixing the game and instead expect players to submit support tickets (lol). For example, with my CPU it becomes impossible to play the game after around 25 hours. It just doesn’t work anymore, because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is fine, and if that was all there is to it, it'd be an easy recommend. HOWEVER: There is a game-breaking, reproducible, and consistent bug that completely breaks any and all random encounters on the world map. If you run into a random battle, you're essentially softlocked, and the only solution is reloading. This has been a known bug for years, there's a bunch of different fixes out there that users sussed out, none of which are going to be completely reliable for any given…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the Wasteland 3 soundtrack is way better than the soundtrack to an extremely mid video game ought to be. i do feel like this cover does really capture how absolutely unhinged [laudatory] the abolitionist movement got in the leadup to the civil war.
positive · AI labelView post →57) Wasteland 3. At this point arguably a better Fallout game than the Fallout games, hitting the right mixture of grimness and goofiness for the post-apocalyptic world, and with strong tactical design. Most of all, though, has an *incredible* soundtrack of reworked classics.
positive · AI labelView post →Wasteland 3 is a better Fallout game than any Fallout game not named New Vegas
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neutral · AI labelView post →Game was enjoyable enough until I stumbled upon a game-breaking bug ("missing DLC"). Said bug corrupts all saves made during a DLC part of the game (Steeltown, for me), and the only way to go around it is to install a player-made beta version and reload a non-DLC save, thus losing hours of gameplay. It's been six (6) years and the publisher couldn't be bothered to fix this. I can't be bothered to leave a positive eval either.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you havent played Wasteland 3 yet, would highly recommend it. Just an amazing game all around. I had it sitting in the ole Steam library and finally gave it a try and now I'm on that second play through. The music is sooo good and they blast just the right songs in the perfect epic fights.
positive · AI labelView post →It is rare that a game is Too Real for me, but as your longtime Colorado Springs theocracy correspondent, Wasteland 3 meets the bill.
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the best Introductory cRPG's Wasteland 3 is one of the best introductions to the CRPG genre that I can think of as it blends classic role-playing depth with modern accessibility. It has a really fun turn-based tactical combat system which is clearly presented, making it easy for new players to understand positioning, cover, abilities, and party synergy without feeling too overwhelmed. The dialogue throughout the game is fully voiced and well-written, making narrative decisions feel…
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neutral · AI labelView post →After 300 hours on my first playthrough I can assure you that this game is a BLAST! Great writing with a TON of true laugh out load moments. I rank this HIGHER than Divinity Original 1 AND 2 but behind Baldurs Gate 3 because that game has so much content. Highly recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will be the first to admit that I am reviewing this game with a partially incomplete experience, and that other reviews from those who completed the game in its entirety may more accurately reflect a typical experience. That being said, I felt my perspective was underrepresented among other reviews, and thought that it might be valuable to share. I found the experience of playing Wasteland 3 profoundly frustrating. To clarify, I am not referring here to gameplay, mechanics, or difficulty.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically a game breaking bug that has been around since it came out, game freezes on enemy turn and it has never been fixed. Kinda ruins the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →$10 for Wasteland 3 + 7 other games??? So cheap it feels like a mistake... We probably should not have agreed to this. Get your Steam keys for 8 Xbox Game Studios games before May 30: www.humblebundle.com/games/xbox-g...
neutral · AI labelView post →Also gonna say that the basic plot of Wasteland 3 is "armed militias from Arizona sent to assist a theocratic warlord in Colorado Springs", which is why that game accidentally took the crown for Most Real Game of the century.
positive · AI labelView post →Sadly, cannot recommend game. Seemed like a lot of fun, but there are game breaking bugs that were acknowledged by the devs years ago and never fixed (looking at you ''cannot end turn'' bug). These are especially annoying when playing coop.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 3 is truely (in my opinion) a masterpiece. Okay, maybe not perfect but it is a RIDE let me tell you. Pros: - Superb world building. For someone who's (at the time of this review) have not played Wasteland 1 or 2. This game does a fantastic job and giving you information even if you don't know the lore to begin with. And no doubt a feast for anyone who's played the previous titles. - Great writing. Some people view the dialogue as hit and miss, I am a big fan. Sure some of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming from Wasteland 2, this was just weaker. The tutorial mission is amazing but the further in you get the more lackluster the world and story becomes, everthing is surface level with no depth. Each fight plays out the exact same, and the game is completely buggy with an abrupt, unsatisfying end. Angela's arguement is insane and the fact that she is painted as the 'good' option is wild.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy 5th Birthday Wasteland 3! To celebrate, a new Wasteland Series Bundle is now available for a limited-time 55% off. Steam: store.steampowered.com/bundle/18032... GOG: gog.com/en/game/wast...
neutral · AI labelView post →coolest part of Wasteland 3. wish more of the game felt like this. it feels like shit i'd write
positive · AI labelView post →Great game, loved it. However, as other sated, it is completely bugged out. Random encounters just make you stuck on the map, and only solution is to load the save, and hope you won't hit it anymore. I value my time and after an hour of tries I got bored of hitting the bugged wall over an over. Absolute shame such a great game got abandoned. Hope that maybe Wasteland 4 could be made.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just an all around mediocre experience. The map areas feel lifeless, empty and disposable. The combat is incredibly boring. All of this would be negligable IF there was good writing, but as is a given in modern games the writing is REDDIT TIER DOGWATER.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think I told this story but I. Wasteland 3, once I reached the Reagan AI Cult quest, this exact graph came true. Not just in the game, when I brought it up with some ppl I know, I was shocked to hear "I don't think he was that bad" The ground crumbled under me lmao.
neutral · AI labelView post →SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH @ 1PM ET Wasteland 3 with @sorkaborg.bsky.social returns!!! We're starting a big push to get this game fuckin done!!! EMAILS WILL BE ANSWERED SO SEND 'EM IN IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY [email protected] ashely.party
neutral · AI labelView post →Can not recommend this game for 2 COMMON bugs apparently - Saving the game manually sometimes the game doesn't actually register and when you load the game surprise you're somewhere else - Random encounters bug ever since April 2023, you cannot exit encounter even after killing all enemies. This is still not fixed in 2026. Once they fix those bugs, I might return because the game is good otherwise.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enjoyed my time with this game, it's funny and challenging and well written but unfortunately I experienced a run ending bug which the developers acknowledged the existence of, but never got it fixed before they stopped updating the game. Due to that I cannot recommend this game as you could be like me and have 20+ hours of playtime only to be unable to progress.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes! This is the closest thing you will get to a modern Fallout turn-based game. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The base game is really good. They re-tooled some of the baffling things about Wasteland 2, and basically every aspect of the game is better. Decisions feel impactful, the combat is kind of XCOM-y, and the goofiness is still very present. I was genuinely conflicted about how to handle the main quest. That said... The DLCs are poop. They add frustrating mechanics and have little impact on the main game. They're these weird enclosed areas you get trapped in until you can check off the boxes and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: I can't recommend this game due to the biohazard levels of cringe in its writing and world building. Most other things - the combat, the graphics, the build variety are all good and would have been really enjoyable if the horrible RPG part wasn't dragging the whole experience down so much. Also, I barely noticed any bugs, perhaps the game is finally fixed, at least in single player. I'll just leave below what I posted on the game's discussion forum after about 20 hours. Sadly it gets…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have 13+ hours in this and during this whole time i did literally 6 battles in total... maybe ill change my review later but so far it has been a nightmare for me to play and actually enjoy it unlike wasteland 2 - im not changing it even though im willing to 100% this game as an achievement hunter, big disappointment and bad technical state of the game with awful design choices that are screaming at the player making me just shake my head 1) the beginning is just weird (all of it) 2) you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't have any heart for me - love CRPGs, but world has no life, satire is forced and overplayed, and characters feel irrelevant / unrelatable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We are almost finished with our squad-based strategy RPG's EA roadmap! store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/... Less than two months until full launch! If you're a fan of games like XCOM 2, Wasteland 3, Warhammer Rogue Trader, etc., come check this out! #TurnBasedThursday #GamingNews #sRPG #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is hardcoded to run at 60 or 30 FPS with vsync on (not adaptive sync), game scripts run out of sync if you run it at any higher framerate which leads to stuck encounters, DLC bugs, mission script bugs. The default setting is unlimited FPS. The game is completely abandoned by the devs and they long since stopped all work on their Unity games and moved onto UE5 for their next game. This game is abandonware.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Every monster was a human first" Well, the Wasteland game series has a difficult fate. The original Wasteland became a starting point for post-apocalyptic RPG games. In our time, it's a product for "their own". And it's damn good. Mechanically, Wasteland 3 feels like any modern turn-based RPG. You might think it's extremely casual, but just be thankful that Wasteland no longer turns you around with its huge number of mechanics and percentages of success when you take any action. Seriously.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buggy as heck with constant, repeated crashes. The allure of the Wasteland kookiness turned up to 10 and the soundtrack are not enough to keep me playing, especially since the devs have told us to get bent. Avoid and go play Wasteland 2 or the remaster of 1.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Breaking Unpatched Bugs: Enter into an Encounter can't start or finish combat. Can't leave area until combat is over..... Same issues that Wasteland 2 had / has Still unpatched. First time it took a few hours before it happened (past return window). Started another playthrough and it occurred on the first random encounter. Requesting Refund. Will be my last InXile game. Save yourself the $ Refund Request Denied. Sucks game breaking bugs didn't pop up with in the 2 hr window. Get Bent…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Must play CRPG for enjoyers of the genre, and a great first entry for newcomers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOW STREAMING~ #goinglive #furrylive #pngtuber #vtuber #lizard #lizardman This wasteland's more barren than the reveals at the Game Awards. [Wasteland 3] twitch.tv/rumongray
neutral · AI labelView post →Huge thanks to inXile for reaching out and helping get these catalogued into THE VIDEO GAME LIBRARY! 🙏 ♥️ Both bundled alongside the WASTELAND 3 Collector’s Edition, together they offered nearly 200 pages of art and lore from this incredible game. 👉 thevideogamelibrary.org
neutral · AI labelView post →How are games still being made with unskippable cutscenes prior to boss fights that you have to sit through every time you attempt the fight?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Wasteland franchise... somewhere in-between, Fallout was birthed from Wasteland's limb, lifeless body and completely outgrew the mother game from whence it hellspawned. And thus, Wasteland was forgotten despite WL3 carrying forward everything that made Fallout great in the first place. Wasteland 3 is a blast. Don't sleep on it! I was shocked by how good it is. I wasn't part of the Kickstarter campaign and yet remain convinced this must have delivered on almost everything it promised. It's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played Wasteland 3 a few days last week and got really into the combat so decided to just dump that and play XCOM for the first time since I bought it on a sale a long time ago but never played it. That is an emotionally damaging game. Having to decide if you accept those losses or reload AGAIN.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is almost wholly responsible for me getting into CRPGs, its post-apocalyptic setting and story tone were immediate, while the gameplay reminded me of playing fallout 3 but from a top-down, isometric point of view and I could not get enough. Then came the knowledge that fallout was inspired by the original wasteland, that the isometric designs and party-based rpg was a WHOLE GENRE. Haven't looked back, thanks Inexile
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not Recommended I put around 40 hours into Wasteland 3 and ended up quitting. Not because the game is bad, it’s actually really good in many ways, but because the bugs eventually made it impossible for me to enjoy. The turn-based combat is solid. Positioning, party management, and the overall flow feel well designed. Special abilities could have been handled better (some feel undercooked or not very exciting), but the core system is still fun and well made. Where Wasteland 3 really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fun game, so I'm happy with it. But let me tell you what it's not, lest you come with wrong expectations. This is not a Jagged-Alliance-like tactical shooter. This is instead more like a classical RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world without magic. You defeat your enemies mostly based on your stats and items, not tactical maneuvering. See, in JA games, every battle would start with the enemy having a defensive advantage and you trying to break in. You'd try to locate and then…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 3 is one of the best cRPGs I’ve ever played. It captures the world we live in and human nature remarkably well. The story might seem simple at first, but it’s far more layered and meaningful than it appears. The confrontational, in-your-face conversations are powerful and memorable (I actually wish there were even more of them). Gameplay is excellent, too, time flies in combat, it’s fun, engaging, and genuinely satisfying. Choices and consequences truly matter, giving every decision…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgot how hard the first 30 minutes of Wasteland 3 goes. Still a top 5 game for me.
positive · AI labelView post →#366DayMusicChallenge #257 Favourite Song From A Video Game: Inside, “Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” Wasteland 3 OST youtu.be/GrRxNPt_lfY?... Someone at Bluesky introduced me to this cover, for which I'll always be grateful. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. It's not available for download; TRAGIC, in my view.
positive · AI labelView post →Truly an Underrated and Underlooked title, If you couldnt stand the old Fallout 1 & 2 games but you really want a Narrative Top-Down XCOM Turn-based style combat then look no further, this is pretty much the modern take of it all with its own brand, the jokes are almost similar in how dark humor is treated, its a serious but wild wasteland where strange things can happen, with the main goal being to assist the region and seize it for the Arizona Rangers, you'll find yourself fighting against…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an excellent game, with an excellent story. I loved the tactical combat and the levelling system, as well as the weapons and crafting. It has many great stories. Do get the DLC but be aware that the late game DLC has a very steep difficulty curve, and you will need to be high level, with lots of exploration skills at max level, you will need to use plenty of deployables and buffs to get through some of the tougher areas, I wasn't prepared for it and had to knock the difficulty level…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It took me a long time to finally get around to this game and I shouldnt have even wasted my time. I could get around the odd glitches that make the game unplayable every hour or so if the game itself was half as good as wasteland 2. The combat is less interesting than it was before, there are less firing options to your weapons forcing certain combat roles, cover is praticaly useless as a light buff to evade chance. None of the characters have anything interesting to them other than being…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't expect the music in this game to be as good as it was. I'm ashamed to admit that Wasteland 3 sat in my backlog for far too long, but once I started playing it, I couldn't stop. I had a great time from start to finish, and I even managed to get the November Reigns ending. I'll definitely be replaying this game at some point.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasteland 3 is far from a perfect game, but you know why I love it so goddamn much? Its a new story. New factions, new characters. New themes! Also you get to slaughter Pinkertons while a distorted voice sings out Power in a Union
positive · AI labelView post →Back to Solasta: Crown of The Magister. Playing the Palace of Ice DLC. My wife and I keep looking for other co-op games like this, but the only one we've really enjoyed was Wasteland 3. If you have other suggestions, I'd love to hear them. What we've tried so far: BG3, Rogue Trader, Jagged Alliance 3.
positive · AI labelView post →Wasteland 3 isnt really a fallout game but its probably the closest you can get outside of fan stuff
positive · AI labelView post →Wasteland 3 is one of those rare RPGs that keeps poking you in the ribs even when you’re just looting a trash can. The writing is razor-sharp, the dialogue constantly throws you into morally gray messes where “right” and “wrong” are more like tired suggestions, and every choice feels a little uncomfortable in the best way. It’s a long game if you want to see everything, but I never felt dragged along because the world is packed with tiny, delightful details: weapon descriptions, throwaway…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: I’d recommend it, but barely. Only if you already like tactical RPGs. Wasteland 3 hooked me pretty early. The opening was good and the combat felt fun. There are a lot of pretty funny moments, some good characters, and the writing lands often enough to keep things interesting. When it works, it really works. About halfway through, though, it started falling apart for me. I was playing on "Wastelander" difficulty and progression just felt bad. My characters dropped off hard, enemies…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're thrilled to have a newly-released game this year for PYG! If you're a fan of turn-based strategy games like XCOM 2, Wasteland 3, Wartales, Rogue Trader, Invisible Inc, and others, come check it out: #GamingNews #TurnBased #IndieDev bsky.app/profile/tres...
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