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Wasteland 3

inXile Entertainment · 2020-08-27

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RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 27, 2020 (Linux), Aug 27, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 27, 2020 (Mac), Aug 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Aug 28, 2020 (Xbox One)

Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

Wasteland 3 is an RPG, Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (85% of 22387 reviews).

143
playing now
85%
positive of 22k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (101 ratings)
49
Nexus mods (164k downloads)
4.33★
PlayStation Store rating (2,806 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 96% recommend · from 114 critics
46h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

143 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Trailer

Wasteland 3 trailer thumbnail

Wasteland 3: Official Story Trailer - Gamescom 2019

≈738,447 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 143 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 624 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~78/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,803 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 13,902 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 450k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,479 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.19 at Fanatical (2024-06-15) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 49 of 73 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.3k2.3k20202026Week of 2020-08-01: 1,052 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 282 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,315 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 488 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 469 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 640 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6111222026-09-15 12:00 — 190 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 322 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 216 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 306 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 611 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 267 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 189 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 339 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 235 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 275 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 301 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 200 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 122 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 268 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 328 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 143 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 228 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 281 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 155 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 309 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 446 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 165 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 143 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.9k233Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 5,861 · peak 16,839Nov 2020 — avg 1,008 · peak 2,492Jan 2021 — avg 1,069 · peak 2,752Mar 2021 — avg 536 · peak 1,158May 2021 — avg 758 · peak 1,797Jul 2021 — avg 941 · peak 2,305Sep 2021 — avg 507 · peak 1,057Nov 2021 — avg 960 · peak 4,579Jan 2022 — avg 1,636 · peak 4,159Mar 2022 — avg 515 · peak 1,032May 2022 — avg 643 · peak 1,212Jul 2022 — avg 850 · peak 1,640Sep 2022 — avg 643 · peak 1,573Nov 2022 — avg 534 · peak 1,461Jan 2023 — avg 965 · peak 2,005Mar 2023 — avg 562 · peak 1,294May 2023 — avg 534 · peak 1,138Jul 2023 — avg 828 · peak 1,755Sep 2023 — avg 256 · peak 540Nov 2023 — avg 316 · peak 952Jan 2024 — avg 346 · peak 729Mar 2024 — avg 343 · peak 775May 2024 — avg 528 · peak 1,364Jul 2024 — avg 301 · peak 603Sep 2024 — avg 346 · peak 872Nov 2024 — avg 318 · peak 715Jan 2025 — avg 356 · peak 726Mar 2025 — avg 251 · peak 483May 2025 — avg 259 · peak 500Jul 2025 — avg 279 · peak 526Sep 2025 — avg 268 · peak 598Nov 2025 — avg 287 · peak 733Jan 2026 — avg 402 · peak 823Mar 2026 — avg 242 · peak 517May 2026 — avg 251 · peak 507Jul 2026 — avg 301 · peak 669Aug 2026 — avg 247 · peak 465
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new positive2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 6 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 2 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 5 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 3 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 7 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$5.592019-11-142026-10-082019-11-14 — best price $59.992020-11-16 — best price $59.992021-01-01 — best price $41.992021-02-23 — best price $38.392021-04-16 — best price $29.992021-05-31 — best price $59.992021-07-12 — best price $59.992021-09-02 — best price $59.992021-11-19 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $39.992022-02-23 — best price $11.192022-04-15 — best price $39.992022-06-11 — best price $10.992022-08-07 — best price $10.702022-10-27 — best price $13.192022-12-22 — best price $11.992023-03-10 — best price $39.992023-05-04 — best price $39.992023-07-26 — best price $11.062023-09-25 — best price $39.992024-01-05 — best price $10.792024-03-07 — best price $7.992024-05-03 — best price $7.992024-07-29 — best price $7.192024-10-01 — best price $7.992024-11-26 — best price $7.992025-02-13 — best price $25.992025-06-15 — best price $39.992026-02-01 — best price $39.992026-04-29 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $39.992026-08-30 — best price $7.992026-09-15 — best price $11.992026-10-08 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8661102026-05-29 — 175 pageviews2026-06-02 — 149 pageviews2026-06-06 — 154 pageviews2026-06-10 — 320 pageviews2026-06-14 — 213 pageviews2026-06-18 — 207 pageviews2026-06-22 — 167 pageviews2026-06-26 — 148 pageviews2026-06-30 — 174 pageviews2026-07-04 — 131 pageviews2026-07-08 — 265 pageviews2026-07-12 — 215 pageviews2026-07-16 — 172 pageviews2026-07-20 — 221 pageviews2026-07-24 — 119 pageviews2026-07-28 — 143 pageviews2026-08-01 — 303 pageviews2026-08-05 — 126 pageviews2026-08-09 — 156 pageviews2026-08-13 — 141 pageviews2026-08-17 — 165 pageviews2026-08-21 — 144 pageviews2026-08-25 — 167 pageviews2026-08-29 — 150 pageviews2026-09-02 — 137 pageviews2026-09-06 — 132 pageviews2026-09-10 — 146 pageviews2026-09-14 — 145 pageviews2026-09-18 — 146 pageviews2026-09-22 — 343 pageviews2026-09-26 — 177 pageviews2026-09-30 — 128 pageviews2026-10-04 — 110 pageviews2026-10-07 — 136 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

802026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
83.8%
earned "On Your Own"
20.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing4 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2020-08-28, latest 2021-10-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)15,4181%86
Windows (Xbox)6,4270%86
PS4 (PlayStation)4,7813%87

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCRPGViolentStrategyIsometricStory RichTurn-BasedTactical RPGChoices MatterSexual Content

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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