Xbox’s big closing announcement during its X019 convention opening ceremony was the highly anticipated tactical RPGWasteland 3. inXile Entertainment didn’t disappoint, debuting a brand new gameplay trailer and also announcingWasteland 3’s release plans. The trailer teases the complexity ofWasteland 3’s gameplay and snowy Colorado setting. ExcitedWastelandfans won’t have to wait too long, as inXile confirmed thatWasteland 3will be launching July 16, 2025 on both PC and Xbox One.
Wasteland 3is, of course, a heavy-duty tactical RPG. ThinkDivinity: Original Sin 2but with a post-apocalyptic setting and gunplay akin to anXCOMgame. Players will be able to customize their character to their personal liking, and can also apparentlycustomize their in-game vehicle. They’ll then be treated to an epic story about survival in the “savage frozen lands of Colorado,” where the player is leading a growing settlement of wastelanders. It bears repeating thatWasteland 3is a narrative-focused game, written by the writers behindTorment: Tides of Numenera.
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In the new trailer, inXile also briefly mentions thatWasteland 3will feature cooperative multiplayer. It isn’t entirely clear whether some of the gameplay being shown includes an example of cooperative multiplayer, but it seems unlikely. That’s the kind of feature more likely to be showcased in a trailer or demo entirely on its own.
It will be interesting to see whetherWasteland 3employs co-op akin toDivinity: Original Sinor a more traditional form of co-op where one player joins another’s campaign as a an uninvolved figure in the narrative.
For those worried thatWasteland 3may be too challenging of an experience to get into, or that the game being the third in the franchise means it’s unapproachable, inExile has an answer. Prior to debuting the new trailer,inXileconfirmed thatWasteland 3is entirely standalone from previous games in the franchise and is designed with new players in mind. It’s not going to pull any punches in its story, butWasteland 3will be built to welcome as many new players to try it out as makes sense.
Wasteland 3releases July 06, 2025 on PC and Xbox One.
