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Overland

Finji · Sep 19, 2019

PC · PS5 · PS4 · Xbox One · Switch · iOS

Everyone10+

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Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game. Fight scary creatures, rescue stranded survivors, and scavenge for supplies like fuel, first aid kits, and weapons. Decide where to go next, whether it's upgrading this wrecked car, or rescuing that dog. Just remember, there are consequences for every action. Get ready for close calls, dramatic escapes, hard choices, arguing about whether or not that dog gets rescued, and the end of the world.

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PC

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 7.0

PlayStation 5

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 8.1

PlayStation 4

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Xbox One

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Nintendo Switch

Critic 7.2 (7 critics) · No ratings yet

iOS

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 5.9

Critic reviews

  • Nintendo Insider

    Alex Seedhouse · Oct 24, 2019

    8.0
    Overland is a truly curious take on the post-apocalyptic genre, its turn-based gameplay turning an otherwise tired setting into something worth your time. You’ll feel vulnerable, desperate, and anxious on your hellish road trip and while that journey might outright frustrate you at times, it’s one you certainly won’t soon forget.
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  • TechRaptor

    Nick Maillet · Oct 07, 2019

    8.0
    It's not often a horror game like this comes around. While that sort of statement is pretty common, Overland has so much creativity and intrigue in one package. From the haunting soundtrack and bleak character interactions, to lightning-fast stealth gameplay. Overland is by far one of the best games available on Apple Arcade at the moment. It's a miserable yet intriguing experience that should be played by any fans of strategy, horror, or roguelike games. Just try to avoid crashing your car.
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  • Touch Arcade

    Phillip Moyer · Oct 04, 2019

    5.0
    It’s a shame that the game’s flaws detract so much from its innovations, because I’ve never seen a strategy game that feels as tense as Overland, and I was always compelled as I slowly unlocked its mysteries. But each time I died and had to start over, I found myself wanting to restart less and less, frustrated at how tedious, buggy, and poorly-streamlined the game turned out to be.
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  • Nintendo World Report

    David Lloyd · Sep 29, 2019

    6.0
    Generally, I enjoy turn-based strategy games and I had high expectations for what Overland had to offer. I have no problem with the game trying to move me out of my comfort zone and consider strategies not regularly employed in other titles, but it just wasn’t enough to keep my interest. I think there’s likely a group of people that will appreciate the simplified strategy and minimalistic take, but since I’m not one of them, they can feel free to abandon me like the poor soul in the tutorial.
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  • IGN

    Dan Stapleton · Sep 24, 2019

    7.5
    Overland’s increasingly weird apocalypse and clever approach to tactical survival makes it an interesting take on the roguelike road trip genre. A decent variety of perks and upgrades make certain party members feel indispensable and others very disposable, though they don’t have a ton of personality beyond that. Its controls and interface could be a lot better, though, and some no-win situations are drawn out a lot longer than they should be.
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  • PC Gamer

    Sam Greer · Sep 24, 2019

    6.2
    But hey, sometimes the post-apocalypse is just like that: hardship without reward. Yet even the bleakest works of apocalypse fiction use misery to examine people, to help us understand the fundamentals of our condition. Overland, with its randomly generated and entirely interchangeable humans has no insight to offer. Well, except watching dogs die repeatedly really will make you dislike a game.
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Gamer reviews

  • AndrewDavidJ

    Oct 17, 2019 · iOS

    8.0

    A rogue-like, turn-based, strategy game that focuses on resource management. Evade creatures, switch/upgrade cars, find better equipment, manage your crew and gas, and see how far you can make it. Looks beautiful. Expect a harsh difficulty curve.

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