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Wasteland 3

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Wasteland 3
Developer(s)inXile Entertainment
Publisher(s)Deep Silver
Director(s)Tim Campbell
Producer(s)Brian Fargo
Kitty Lee
Designer(s)David Rogers
George Ziets
Artist(s)Aaron Meyers
Writer(s)Gavin Jurgens-Fihrye
Nathan Long
Composer(s)Mark Morgan
Mary Ramos
SeriesWasteland
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • August 28, 2020
  • Linux, macOS
  • December 17, 2020
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Wasteland 3 is a video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is a role-playing game. It is a sequel to Wasteland 2 (2014). It 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.

Reception

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Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 85/100[1]
PS4: 79/100[2]
XONE: 84/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EurogamerRecommended[6]
Game Informer8.5/10[9]
GameRevolution8/10 stars[11]
GamesRadar+4/5 stars[8]
IGN8/10[4]
Jeuxvideo.com15/20[12]
OPM (UK)8/10
PC Gamer (US)84/100[5]
PCGamesN9/10[7]
Shacknews9/10[10]

The game received generally positive reviews upon release. It got a score of 85/100 from critics on review aggregator Metacritic. By December 2021, the game had more than 2 million players.[13]

It was nominated for the category of Best Role Playing at The Game Awards 2020.[14] It was also nominated for "Role-Playing Game of the Year" at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[15] but lost both to Final Fantasy VII Remake.

References

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  1. "Wasteland 3 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. "Wasteland 3 for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. "Wasteland 3 for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. Johnson, Leif (27 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 Review". IGN. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. Macgregor, Jody (26 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. Yin-Poole, Wesley (26 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 review: a devilish satire of post-apocalyptic America". Eurogamer. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. Lees, Gina (26 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 review – brilliantly bloody". PCGamesN. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. King, Andrew (26 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 review: "A terrifically executed RPG that rewards player investment"". GamesRadar. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. Tack, Daniel (27 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 Review – A Cold Day In Hell". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. Hawkins, Josh (26 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 review: One hell of a nuclear payload". Shacknews. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. Faulkner, Jason (26 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 Review". GameRevolution. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. Jeuxvideo.com, Journalist (27 August 2020). "Wasteland 3 review". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  13. Boddy, Zachery (December 7, 2021). "Wasteland 3 has officially crossed over 2 million players". Windows Central. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  14. Tassi, Paul (December 11, 2020). "Here's The Game Awards 2020 Winners List with a Near-Total 'Last Of Us' Sweep". Forbes.
  15. "2021 Awards Category Details Role-Playing Game of the Year". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 December 2023.


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