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The Wanderer

Enter a dark wasteland and fight mutants to survive.

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January 25, 2019
7 years and 190 days ago
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Mixed63 reviews69.8%

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About the Game

Post-nuclear atmosphere and turn-based combat.

Key Features:

  • EXPLORE AND SURVIVE!
    An atmospheric open world to explore. Deadly lakes, rotten deserts and dangerous hills! Dark & beautiful hand-drawn flora & fauna. Hand-painted textures.
  • TURN-BASED BATTLES!
    An army of rescued cats and dogs helps your quest on hex based battle maps. Slay stylish roamers and collect the teeth of the mutants in the underground. Mutant teeth - the currency of the wastes. Buy random weapons with game-play changing powers. Thousands of possible combinations.
  • LOOT!
    Boomboxes, cassettes, Grobo beer bottles. Find and collect hidden items to gain the edge in the underground battles.

Art by Roland Seer, programming by Rain Pohlak.