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Wasteland Remastered

Wasteland Remastered

Released: 2/25/2020

Originally released in 1988, Wasteland brought the post-apocalypse to video games and inspired a genre. Play one of history’s defining RPGs with completely overhauled graphics, sound, and expanded musical score. The year is 2087, nearly a century after an all-out nuclear war turned vast swaths of the Earth into a radioactive hellscape. You are a Desert Ranger, a band of stalwart lawmen who are the only hope left in what was once the American southwest, and good people’s last defense against hunger, sickness, ravaging raiders, and mutants. Now something more secretive and sinister is menacing humanity, and it's your job to investigate. Recruit help and follow leads—the choices you make will shape the world around you. Choose wisely, your life and the lives of those you’re sworn to protect depend on it. FEATURES: Wasteland Remastered retains the spirit of the original game while updating visuals and audio. The original game’s physical storybook is available in-game, fully illustrated and with full voice over. An expanded musical score from the "Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic" release. Old bugs that have been around since Reagan was president have been fixed. Survive the apocalypse from the comfort of your couch with game controller support. Quality of life improvements that make the post-apocalypse a little friendlier.

Originally released in 1988, Wasteland brought the post-apocalypse to video games and inspired a genre. Play one of history’s defining RPGs with completely overhauled graphics, sound, and expanded musical score. The year is 2087, nearly a century after an all-out nuclear war turned vast swaths of the Earth into a radioactive hellscape. You are a Desert Ranger, a band of stalwart lawmen who are the only hope left in what was once the American southwest, and good people’s last defense against hunger, sickness, ravaging raiders, and mutants. Now something more secretive and sinister is menacing humanity, and it's your job to investigate. Recruit help and follow leads—the choices you make will shape the world around you. Choose wisely, your life and the lives of those you’re sworn to protect depend on it. FEATURES: Wasteland Remastered retains the spirit of the original game while updating visuals and audio. The original game’s physical storybook is available in-game, fully illustrated and with full voice over. An expanded musical score from the "Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic" release. Old bugs that have been around since Reagan was president have been fixed. Survive the apocalypse from the comfort of your couch with game controller support. Quality of life improvements that make the post-apocalypse a little friendlier.

Originally released in 1988, Wasteland brought the post-apocalypse to video games and inspired a genre. Play one of history’s defining RPGs with completely overhauled graphics, sound, and expanded musical score. The year is 2087, nearly a century after an all-out nuclear war turned vast swaths of the Earth into a radioactive hellscape. You are a Desert Ranger, a band of stalwart lawmen who are the only hope left in what was once the American southwest, and good people’s last defense against hunger, sickness, ravaging raiders, and mutants. Now something more secretive and sinister is menacing humanity, and it's your job to investigate. Recruit help and follow leads—the choices you make will shape the world around you. Choose wisely, your life and the lives of those you’re sworn to protect depend on it. FEATURES: Wasteland Remastered retains the spirit of the original game while updating visuals and audio. The original game’s physical storybook is available in-game, fully illustrated and with full voice over. An expanded musical score from the "Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic" release. Old bugs that have been around since Reagan was president have been fixed. Survive the apocalypse from the comfort of your couch with game controller support. Quality of life improvements that make the post-apocalypse a little friendlier.

Critics
74
Steam
70

Score Breakdown

74.3

Critic Average

3 reviews

70

Steam User Score

294 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+3.9
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+3.9

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 launch window (67%)1 late (33%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 3 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 74.3/100. Critics score this game 3.9 points higher than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(3 recent of 3)+
  1. Patrick GannviaRPG Fan
    Aug 31, 2024·Late review
    78/100View review
    Steam 70.4/100 · +7.6 pts
  2. Thomas MedinaviaWayTooManyGames
    Mar 4, 2020·Launch window
    75/100View review
    Steam 70.4/100 · +4.6 pts
  3. Ty ArthurviaGameSkinny
    Feb 28, 2020·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 70.4/100 · -0.4 pts