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Wasteland 2

201478/100
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureIndie

Branching Story · Crafting · Post-Apocalyptic · Sci-Fi · Stealth · Survival · Turn-Based

Wasteland 2's post-apocalyptic world thrives on meticulous squad management and brutal, consequence-laden choices. Players carefully direct a team of Rangers through a vast, irradiated Arizona, scrounging for supplies, and engaging in tactical turn-based combat with mutated creatures and trigger-happy raiders. Its deep RPG systems and branching narratives, where every decision carries weight, ensure that no two playthroughs are alike, making for a compelling experience.

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The game is set in an alternate history timeline, in which a nuclear holocaust took place in 1998 in relation to an impact event involving a cluster of meteors that sparked a global nuclear war. On the day of the cataclysm, a company of U.S. Army Engineers were in the desolate southwestern desert constructing bridges in an area with a number of small survivalist communities and a newly constructed federal death row prison with light industrial facilities. The soldiers sought shelter in the prison, expelled the inmates and invited nearby survivalists to join them shortly thereafter. Years later, together they formed "the Desert Rangers, in the great tradition of the Texas and Arizona Rangers", to help other survivors in the desert and beyond it.

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Trade the desert for a high-fantasy world, but keep the squad-based tactics, branching narratives, and moral choices that define Wasteland 2's post-apocalyptic struggles.

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  • Squad-based combat with tactical positioning and ability synergies mirrors Wasteland 2's strategic turn-based battles
  • Criteria — Strong Story driven by a vast, lore-rich world, named characters with evolving relationships, and dialogue choices that shape the narrative
  • Exploration of detailed environments, uncovering hidden quests, and interacting with diverse factions provides the same sense of adventure and discovery
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Abandon the wasteland for a vibrant fantasy world, but embrace the same tactical turn-based combat, meaningful player choice, and rich role-playing systems.

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  • Turn-based combat with environmental interactions and character-build customization provides strategic depth similar to Wasteland 2
  • Criteria — Strong Story with branching narratives, memorable characters, and dialogue choices that have significant consequences
  • Open-ended exploration encourages experimentation and rewards curiosity, offering a wealth of quests, secrets, and player agency
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Experience a medieval world with turn-based combat and strategic decision-making, offering a similar focus on tactical squad management and player choice.

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  • Tactical turn-based combat with unit positioning and resource management that mirrors Wasteland 2's strategic squad battles
  • Criteria — Strong Story with branching narratives, character development, and choices that impact the world and your relationships
  • Exploration of a medieval world with a focus on tactical combat and strategic decision-making provides a similar sense of adventure and discovery
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