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Wasteland 3
Worth it · RPG · 2020
Solid value for the price: about 35.8h, $7.99 (~$0.22/hr), 85% positive.
The verdict
−80%69 is the sale score. Normally
63
at full price.Worth it at $7.99.
A fair value now, it won't reach BANGER at any price.
$0.22/hr over the 35.8h main story, $0.11/hr if you 100% it (75.3h).
Heads up: only 2% finish a 35.8h game, so budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Better value than 86% of RPG games
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.
Length
35.8h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
75.3h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.22/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$7.99
Reviews
85%
22,166 reviews
Metacritic
85
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2020
What drives the score
Value$0.22/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length36 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews85% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement2% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization✓ None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players0
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 22,166 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
84% start to 2% finishOnly 2% of players reach the end. On a 35.8-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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DeveloperinXile Entertainment
PublisherinXile Entertainment
GenreRPG
Achievements86
Trailer & screenshots
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