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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut cover art

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

inXile Entertainment · 2014-09-18

SteamGOGAmazon

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 19, 2014 (Linux), Sep 19, 2014 (Mac), Sep 19, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 13, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Oct 13, 2015 (Xbox One)

From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

7
playing now
83%
positive of 8.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (85 ratings)
43h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

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: Director's Cut, was released in October 2015, including versions for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 203k–486k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.59 at WinGameStore (2024-06-29) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 17 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1512026-08-06 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$3.992015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $19.992015-06-12 — best price $19.992015-09-08 — best price $39.992015-12-23 — best price $19.992016-02-05 — best price $19.992016-04-02 — best price $19.992016-06-23 — best price $19.992016-09-07 — best price $14.002016-11-21 — best price $13.992017-01-10 — best price $39.992017-05-02 — best price $15.992017-08-29 — best price $19.992017-11-28 — best price $39.992018-02-15 — best price $19.992018-07-02 — best price $19.992019-05-20 — best price $29.992020-01-09 — best price $11.992020-06-25 — best price $7.492021-01-05 — best price $29.992021-09-28 — best price $29.992022-04-15 — best price $29.992022-08-16 — best price $29.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-04-20 — best price $8.992023-08-25 — best price $8.992023-11-27 — best price $7.492024-03-19 — best price $29.992024-05-30 — best price $7.492024-07-18 — best price $29.992024-12-03 — best price $29.992025-02-07 — best price $29.992025-07-16 — best price $7.492025-12-02 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-07-15 — best price $7.492026-08-25 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

364622026-05-31 — 83 pageviews2026-06-03 — 90 pageviews2026-06-06 — 91 pageviews2026-06-09 — 177 pageviews2026-06-12 — 96 pageviews2026-06-15 — 109 pageviews2026-06-18 — 137 pageviews2026-06-21 — 122 pageviews2026-06-24 — 101 pageviews2026-06-27 — 128 pageviews2026-06-30 — 106 pageviews2026-07-03 — 132 pageviews2026-07-06 — 129 pageviews2026-07-09 — 174 pageviews2026-07-12 — 115 pageviews2026-07-15 — 102 pageviews2026-07-18 — 138 pageviews2026-07-21 — 104 pageviews2026-07-24 — 89 pageviews2026-07-27 — 121 pageviews2026-07-30 — 119 pageviews2026-08-02 — 145 pageviews2026-08-05 — 101 pageviews2026-08-08 — 108 pageviews2026-08-11 — 107 pageviews2026-08-14 — 81 pageviews2026-08-17 — 104 pageviews2026-08-20 — 94 pageviews2026-08-23 — 104 pageviews2026-08-26 — 113 pageviews2026-08-28 — 76 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
14.4%
earned "Know Your Roots"
3.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCaptions availablePartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,1824%46
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)2,8844%46
Windows (Xbox)390%46
Switch (Nintendo)130%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCRPGIndieSci-fiStrategySurvivalTacticalAdventureIsometricOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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