Wastelanders

Wastelanders is a story-driven game set after a catastrophic meteor strike covers the planet in an alien substance called the Waste. New Haven, humanity’s sole remaining beacon, stays afloat by harnessing the Waste’s extraterrestrial power. The city is defended by the NITES, a force of explorers and researchers.

You play as Jacqueline “Jackie” Page, an aspiring NITES soldier whose mother has disappeared. Jackie ventures into the Wasteland to find traces of her mother and uncover what lies beyond New Haven. As she explores the alien landscape and fights Waste creatures, she also discovers that the NITES are hiding something within the city—and that its secrets may be connected to the Wasteland’s.

Build your combat deck

You draft skill cards from two weapon decks to assemble a combat deck. Each deck has its own theme and identity-defining buff, such as the Staff’s Flow or the Pistol’s Accuracy. Combining cards from different decks lets you build synergies and chain combos to deal damage or stop enemies from retaliating during a Clash.

Fight in Clashes

Combat is turn-based, with your attacks meeting your opponent’s moves directly. During a Clash, opposing attacks go head-to-head and only the strongest move connects. You choose the order of your actions to sequence buffs, blocks and combos, counter enemy attacks and prevent them from landing.

Hand-drawn pixel art

The game presents its world in fully hand-drawn pixel art, with a modern take on classic 8-bit style.