Video game · 1988

Wasteland

Released 2 January 1988 on Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Apple II, PC, Mac and Linux

Developer: Interplay Entertainment
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Made in: Beverly Hills, United States
Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Themes: Science fiction, Survival
Series: Wasteland

IGDB PLAYERS8025 ratings

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About Wasteland

The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St. Andre and Michael Stackpole. Characters in Wasteland consequently have various statistics (strength, intelligence and luck among others) that allow them to use different skills and weapons. Experience is gained through battle and through use of skills. The game would generally let players advance with a variety of tactics: to get through a locked gate, a player could use his picklock skill, his climb skill, or his strength attribute; or he could force the gate with a crowbar - or a LAW rocket.

Summary: IGDB.