Waste Walkers

Great gameplay, lots of customization and a story with depth. I enjoy it!

Post apocalyptic looting, combat, gear, crafting, exploring and varying missions in a nice-sized map. All in RPG maker style!

horrible

It's not as fancy as a Fallout game but at least the game didn't crash every 2 hours or so. Seeing this was built upon the RPG maker engine, I can't help but feel inspired to make my own RPG maker game now. Not exactly a fan of the business model the developer used for their games but at least they deserved it. This is NOT your grandpa's Dragon Quest game, so I suggest players stop treating it like one. Give games like this a chance. I know I didn't regret buying it.

This is a post-apocalyptic CRPG made with RPG Maker. I am not usually into these games but I really like post-apoc scenarios. This game is fun to play, has a story with multiple quests you can work through if you want, or you can just walk around hunting in every box and every wrecked car to gather all the items in your base. It's made by one person and was their first commercial game so don't expect an amazing AAA RPG like Baldur's Gate 3, but this is pretty decent and well made for what it is.

Games with postapocalypse setting has a special place in my heart, and this one had been on my radar for quite a while before I finally bit the bullet and bought it when it was on sale. I also snagged the two major DLCs with two new stories in the same purchase. At the time of review I have just beaten the base game and the two DLCs after a total of 58h, and leave the game with only 6 achievements left to get (which require specific dates or a DLC I do not yet own). I can only echo what others have already said. This is no exceptions THE BEST game on the RPGmaker engine. There is some "RPGmaker-clunkyness" in the userinterface, but that didn't bother me much once I got into the game. The base game is more free roaming and sandbox-like and you can discover things and do quests in whatever order you happen upon them while the two separate DLCs are shorter but more story driven. One thing that I didn't notice until way later, was that buildings can have entances from all sides. One survivor colony (in the base game) had a really great store right at the entrance, but I never noticed the door until I was about to beat the game (because it had entrance from the left) and then I had little use for the cool goods that store was selling. The base game took me the longest to complete. Only once did I look in the forum for hints to one quest. The two DLCs are in my opinion better structured as they have story progression, but because they are also much shorter they also don't last very long. If you are into JRPGs and like a dose of bleak post apocalypse you may take a liking to Waste Walkers.

In terms of RPGMakers games I've played, this is one of the most ambitious ones I have personally seen, and this is Corrosive's first one on Steam! There are some minor issues like a bit of lag on the world map (opening the menu in particular while in the world map, but also looting), but considering this was the first game, I can definitely overlook it. Well worth the $8 I spent, and I could have replayed it many times due to the different traits you can put on your character and unique aspects each playthrough. However, for the time being, I want to get in to Lawless Lands, now that I got a taste for Corrosive's RPG design. This one is definitely worth picking up!