games like this?

[Vindasel]

i'm almost done with my third play trough and i'm looking for something like this
What i like about wasteland is the the freedom, some nice locations and finding better weapons/gear like a new sniper.

are there any games like this? Games i liked as well is mutant year zero, should i give wasteland 2 a go?



thank you for your answer

[Lord Klauth]

If you're not afraid of going back in time a little and want more post-apocalyptic stuff I'd highly recommand fallout 1 & 2.

[Du-Vu]

Wasteland 2 is also good, especially once you get to California. Kind of interesting to go through the games and see those connections in reverse.

Not as much of an open world, more of a mission/heist-based structure and a fantasy cyberpunk setting but still with branching decision points, but if you liked Mutant Year Zero, you could try Shadowrun Dragonfall or Shadowrun Hong Kong.

[Icedfate]

the shadowrun games are more similar to this (but with a LOT more reading), along side the obvious XCOM 2, which goes 90% off monthly. and i still haven't bought it. .

if you want a more fallout1/2 style game, then yes wasteland 2 is more like that and so is ATOM RPG and Encased. of those 3, i would say Encased is my least liked one.

[PurpleCreativeValiant]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/373420/Divinity_Original_Sin__Enhanced_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/Divinity_Original_Sin_2__Definitive_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/970830/The_Dungeon_Of_Naheulbeuk_The_Amulet_Of_Chaos/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/839770/Phoenix_Point/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/

[Noodlesocks]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/552620/ATOM_RPG_Postapocalyptic_indie_game/

Haven't yet played it myself but it is on my list of things to play. I've heard it's decent.

[ElPrezCBF]

Originally posted by Noodlesocks:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/552620/ATOM_RPG_Postapocalyptic_indie_game/

Haven't yet played it myself but it is on my list of things to play. I've heard it's decent.

it's decent but way more hardcore than WL3. Unlike WL3, you do not have companions immediately and even when you get them, some of them require a certain build to compensate for their low combat APs. Each character also has a weight carrying limit that depends on their stats, which means you'll have to decide what to take with you and what to sell at any given time. Even selling is often an important decision because many items, even low tier ones, are needed to craft higher tier items.

Although rare, you may also run into random encounters on the wasteland map where you will not have any chance of winning, especially early on before you get better weapons and armor upgrades. Which means you'll need to reload when that happens. There's also no cover in combat and accuracy and damage resistance depends a lot on your starting stats and how you allocate XPs when leveling up, although there are ways to buff them temporarily and in rare occasions, permanently.

The way you build characters in that game involves significant trade offs, whether you prefer a more aggressive or diplomatic build. You will unlikely succeed if you try to achieve high stats in all areas on the same character, yet you still need to take a somewhat balanced approach in XP allocation each time you level up to get past certain scenarios. Basically, you'll need a lot of patience in managing XPs and character builds as well as immersing yourself in the rich stories behind NPCs who will reward you for successful quests. If this is what you're looking for, then you'll likely enjoy that game.

[mikeydsc]

Look at the Hard West series
https://store.steampowered.com/app/307670/Hard_West/

[Vindasel]

thank you everyone for some suggestions, but there isn't a single game that grabbed my attention
i tried a couple games that you guys suggested:
-divinity tried it some time ago and i'm not a fan of the magic i also prefer the wasteland feeling
-phoenix point tried the demo and wasn't sure about it was not bad but didn't grab me either, a lot people don't like it
-atom rpg might try this one
-hard west tried it and refunded it was not my thing

Finished wasteland 3 for a third time today and now i'm a bit sad i really like it, have a couple games that i'm gonna try/ check
-wasteland 2
-corruption 2029
-king arthur
-gears tactics

if you guys have any other suggestions your always welcome to let me know :)

[mikeydsc]

Have you tried Xenonauts or any of the UFO game series? UFO Aftermath and 2 more.

There was one I was trying to link, but was giving an error on it.
UFO Extraterrestials Gold

There is Elex rpg as well. This is from the devs who did the Risen series. There is a Elex 2 in the works.

Atom is medium hard and has some stuff that is spaced out abit - like lost items that belong to so n so, but you have no way to know that unless you just try to give it to them. The beginning is sorta hard as a couple baddies pretty much wipe the floor with you if you arent careful.

PS the wood shed is not a good idea to go to early.

[Du-Vu]

Never got into the first one myself, but Elex 2 is out btw, if you've been waiting for it.

[RMPyro]

Pillars of Eternity and Baldurs Gate 3 is similar, but in fantasy settings.

Fallout tactics is very similar to wasteland 3, but that game is very old.

[Icedfate]

if i recall correctly, fallout tactics was real time, not turn based

[sorenthewild]

Originally posted by Icedfate:

if i recall correctly, fallout tactics was real time, not turn based

It can be both, Your choice.

[Icedfate]

i had fo tactics and played it for an hour and never played it again, the real time thing is what turned me off it. if i had known i could switch to turn based mode, i might had finished it. in real time it didn't even feel like fallout.
keep in mind, i played it back before FO3 even came out. i had it on an old computer from a disc drive, not on steam.
unless, maybe they added the turn based mode later in an update?

[Poor huwhyte Carl]

Originally posted by Icedfate:

unless, maybe they added the turn based mode later in an update?

It was there from the beginning AFAIR. I remember it playing in year 2001, so then it was definitely there.

It's a great game, my fav actually from all fallout series as I'm not really a fan of fetch quests, but enjoy combat more.

The combat in FT is the most nuanced of all series, although maybe not as good as in UFO/XCOM games.