Waste Walkers

Waste Walkers

Released Jun 2015

Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.

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Evaluation

Waste Walkers launched on June 1, 2015 and has been actively supported ever since. The developer — operating solo under the handle "Cryptic" — has shipped 13 DLC packs over the game's lifetime, with the most recent being the Second Survivor DLC on July 8, 2026. This DLC added a fully customizable companion system, ported over from the developer's other game Lawless Lands in response to long-standing player requests. A bug fix patch followed on August 10, 2026, resolving a crash that could occur at max level. The developer has maintained a consistent pattern of returning to this game with meaningful improvements across feature patches, bug fixes, and paid content additions over more than a decade. The August 2026 patch is the most recent communication, and there is no indication that support is ending.
Evidence
Second Survivor DLC released, adding a fully customizable companion character system
dlc listing · Jul 8, 2026 source content shipped
high
Developer announced the launch of the Second Survivor DLC, describing it as a port of one of the most requested features from their other game Lawless Lands
news post · Jul 8, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

13 of 13 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Corrosive Studios LLC
Achievements
89
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

It is perhaps a decade into our future... Mankind's future. The economies of the world have imploded. Governments have waged war on both their neighbors and their own citizens. There has been a complete collapse of society, order, infrastructure, and morality. Horrific weapons have scarred the earth and vaporized entire cities. Those who have not yet perished are forced to scavenge and struggle for survival. This is their new reality. Hordes of disfigured creatures hunt for food. Gangs of bandits rob, kill, and loot. You are but a dim flicker of light in a dark and dying world. This is the world of Waste Walkers.

Features:

  • Character Creation, Customization, & Progression With Hundreds Of Choices For Equipment & Skills

  • Dynamic & Compelling Plot

  • Open World Hand Crafted Environments

  • Huge City Map With Miles Of Land To Traverse & Over 120 Interior Areas To Enter & Explore Including A Metro System Under The City Which Is Almost As Large As The City Itself

  • Semi-Randomly Generated Gameplay

  • Chilling & Unique Atmosphere

  • Diverse & Memorable Characters

  • Realistic Hunger & Thirst System

  • Face Constant & Ever Evolving Challenges

  • Background Story & Fictional Lore (Story Rich)

  • Player-Managed Colony System

  • Arena Mini Game

  • Field Of View System (Can be disabled)

  • Randomized Music & Environmental Ambiance

  • Foraging, Hunting, Crafting & Scavenging

  • Light & Easy To Use Crafting System

  • Randomized Loot

  • Dozens of Different Enemies Including Mutants, Bandits, Wild Animals, & More

  • Deep & Difficult Combat System

  • Over 55 Side Quests

  • Randomized Events

  • Day/Night Cycle & Randomized Weather

  • Countless Hours Of Gameplay (Side Quests, Short Main Quest, A lot Of Replayability)

  • Large Amount Of Steam Achievements For Achievement Hunters & Completionists

Inspired by games such as the STALKER series, Mad Max, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4, Wasteland 2, the Half Life series, Singularity, Unreal, the Metro series, 7 Days to Die, and many more!

Keywords: wasteland, post apocalyptic, exploration, sandbox, rpg, survival, crafting, open world, base building, indie, scavenging, nuclear war, atmospheric, character creation, jrpg, adventure, pixel graphics.

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*A game made by a single developer.*

Last evaluated Sep 17, 2026
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