A very interesting review was published on RPG Codex today: https://rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=11080

It goes in-depth on the Russian cultural references that most people would miss. Seems like this is far more than just a Fallout clone after all.

Looks like an interesting game. Hope GOG allow it to appear here, eventually.

Damn, I didn't like Wasteland, but this one looks much more like something inspired by the spriti of first Fallouts.
I've got it on my wishlist You-Know-Where, but would be really nice to add it to GOG library.

I really shouldn't read such things. After reading that "review" and some of the comments which followed, I have lost most of my enthusiasm for this game. Oh well. Maybe I'll just wait for Wasteland 3. Tired of wasting money on games, anyway.

What about that review were you not happy with?

It's a typical modern review which highlights the author's fabulous writing skills and literary background rather than than actually providing information about the game. That's not really the right question, though. The review did have a tiny bit of information, which was expanded upon by the comments: the game apparently is barely English, has a number of poorly thought out mechanics, is apparently full of boring filler material, and will probably be a WIP for the next year or two (possibly via DLCs, and possibly via game-changing updates that pretty much require a restart). I'd probably be better off finally playing Fallout 1.5, and waiting a year or two before trying this game.

I'm playing this game, and it is absolutely amazing.

This is very much like the old Fallout 1&2 games.

If you like this type of games, buy it and support the developers.

Game is only 15$ and that is because the devs aren't greedy. game is more or less around 100 hours long.

Well, at least now you know. I for one am more interested now that it's established this game has something different to offer.

Sadly it's mostly because of long walks between locations and grind. Though I agree that it does have an old Fallout feel to it.

Uhhh, good to know. And off it goes from my "interested" list.

Getting an unfinished game is always a risk.
I did find it interesting that it has deep literary roots. Would it make it more enjoyable for me? Only in the unlikely event of me getting those references. But I'm pleased that they are there!

What other fallout-like alternatives do we have here in GOG? I remember seeing some, but now that the catalogue is so large, I lose track of fine games so easily that I am not able to find them again.
There is UnderRail and I also recall a post-apocalyptic survival game with modest looks that I can't find under the "survival" tag. Ah, found it: NEO Scavenger.

Yes, and that's my main "new" gripe with the game. I actually knew/suspected most issues already, but I wasn't as concerned about them. I've gotten less polished games, and sometimes even enjoyed them..

The literary references are a mixed signal for me. Unlike some haters, I think the pop culture references in Fallout 2 (and Fallout) are positive features. Unfortunately, Russian references are not my culture, so maybe I'll not like them as much. Hell, I've been out of it for so long, even Western pop culture references now go over my head.

What other fallout-like games are there even outside of GOG? Fallout got a lot of things right, at the right time (for me) I still find it funny that I bought the game because of the box (and the byline: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game) -- that could've definitely turned out much worse. These days I'd avoid it, especially if they had ghouls on the cover (I don't remember if they did, and I actually never opened the flap until I got it home, anyway), because I hate zombies and modern games seem to just be about the zombies.. I guess looking for a continuation of that once-in-a-lifetime feeling was never going to pan out. Some people even hate Fallout 2 and/or think 3 or NV are better. Even though it's not post-nuke (but it is post-apocalypse, a little), I still consider Arcanum to be the last decent Fallout-like game (for the scope of the game and the way it is played, not because it happens to use almost identical artwork and game engine). However, that's just one game, nearly as old. What else is there? I sometimes list Wasteland 2 because it at least seems more Fallout-like than 3, but of course it isn't perfect and I find it difficult to recommend a game I have yet to finish (I put a lot of games on hold a while ago because my computer couldn't do 3D any more and AMD devs refused to even acknowledge it, and it's hard to get back to games after being gone for a year or more).

Realistically, I will have forgotten/downplayed my objections to ATOM RPG by the time it releases on gog (assuming it ever does), and will get it and evaluate it on my own once it does, assuming it isn't horribly overpriced. I'm just not as enthusiastic about it. I will definitely miss my super sludge master (I mean, turbo plasma rifle). At least the game has a working Linux port already, which is more than I expect from Wasteland 3 now that MS owns inXile.

Yes, that is my feeling: let us wait and evaluate the game when it gets out.

I had a lot of fun playing Arcanum. I should replay it again. Did you get to play Wasteland 2?

As for the cultural references, Pathologic is a game from Russia and it also seems to have some cultural references and a deep cultural vibe. And Vangers is just... strange (I don't know if it has any literary references).

I wonder if that is something that characterizes Russian games with a story: being quite unique or appearing odd. Or are we simply too used to Japanese tropes and the like?

@Gog staff :

The game has been released in here . Please close this thread .

Thanks .