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Games Like Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
May 1, 1988·80% positive·
For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.
Best games like Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
The best games like Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic are Wasteland Remastered, Wasteland 2: Director's Cut, Fallout 2, Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, and Dust to the End. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 80% positive across 277 Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across Strategy, RPG, Indie, platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and $5.99 pricing signal.
- Wasteland Remastered - Wasteland Remastered is strongly similar to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic because both games are made by inXile Entertainment, and both are Strategy and RPG games, and share gameplay elements like RPG, Post-apocalyptic, and fit the same systems/automation/colony intent.
- Wasteland 2: Director's Cut - Wasteland 2: Director's Cut is closely similar to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic because both games are made by inXile Entertainment, and both are Strategy and RPG and Indie and Adventure games, and fit the same systems/automation/colony intent.
- Fallout 2 - Fallout 2 is closely similar to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic because both are RPG games, and share gameplay elements like RPG, Post-apocalyptic, Classic, Turn-Based, Adventure.
- Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game - Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is closely similar to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic because both are RPG games, and share gameplay elements like RPG, Post-apocalyptic, Classic, Turn-Based, Adventure.
- Dust to the End - Dust to the End is closely similar to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic because both are Strategy and RPG and Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like RPG, and fit the same systems/automation/colony intent.
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For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes. The black gunmetal glint of Uzis as they close in for the kill. There's nowhere to run, and nothing to rely on but your MAC 17 machine gun. What a way to save the human race. The year is 2087, eighty-nine years after an all out nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union turned vast swaths of the Earth into a hellish wasteland where survival is a daily struggle against thirst, hunger, radiation sickness, ravaging raiders, and mutants - always mutants. You are a Desert Ranger, one of a band of stalwart lawmen born from the remnants of a U.S. Army detachment who survived the nuclear holocaust by holing up in a maximum security prison. You may wear ragtag uniforms and carry make-shift weapons, but the Desert Rangers are the only law left in what was once the American southwest. Now something more secretive and sinister than the usual roving bands of mutants and raiders is menacing humanity, and it's your job to investigate. Recruit the help you need, follow any leads you find, but beware. The wasteland is lawless desert and a lonely place, and the choices you make will shape the world around you. Better choose wisely. Your life depends on it.
Key Features
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The godfather of the modern post-apocalyptic cRPG
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One of the first reactive and immersive worlds that delivered persistent consequences to player choices
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Featuring toggle-able modern updates such as new paragraph voice over, new music tracks and updated portraits. Play in classic mode to get the original experience
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Awarded "Adventure Game of the Year" in 1988 by Computer Gaming World
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Contains backstory and tie-ins to its long-awaited direct sequel, Wasteland 2, coming soon for digital download through Steam!
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