The Waylanders

 PC
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 6 out of 15
  1. New Game Network
    Feb 8, 2022
    45
    The Waylanders tries to imitate a variety of mechanics from leaders of the RPG genre, but fails to implement any of them effectively, while offering nothing original apart from the astonishingly poor dialogue.
  2. IGN Italia
    Feb 1, 2022
    45
    The Waylanders tries to follow on BioWare's footsteps but Gato Studio's game lacks all the qualities that made Dragon Age: Origins stands out.
  3. Gamer Escape
    Feb 21, 2022
    40
    The game is wonderful artistically, but it just has far too many problems right now to recommend. The developers, Gato Studio, seem to recognize this and are preparing updates, but once again I find myself reminding game studios how badly things can go if you release something before it is ready. It is really hard to gain back the trust of players after you lose it.
  5. Screen Rant
    Feb 1, 2022
    40
    As such it is hard to recommend The Waylanders in its current form. Although it is charming and enthusiastic, its slapdash quality seriously hampers the overall quality of the experience. A middling narrative and minor bugs are easy to overlook if the overall game is enjoyable - which The Waylanders is - but potentially game-breaking issues will erode any good will the title may have gained.
  6. GameGrin
    Sep 29, 2022
    30
    When The Waylanders succeeds, the game is one of the most solid experiences I’ve had all year. But those successes are few and far between, while the rest of the title fails to keep itself afloat among a sea of bugs and poorly thought out gameplay decisions.
  7. Games.cz
    Feb 23, 2022
    30
    Inspired by legendary RPGs and developers of yore, The Waylanders fails to honour them in any respect. Its story is as generic as they come, the characters completely inconsistent. The controls are clunky and some bugs prevent you from progressing. The combat system is fine, but that really cannot save this game from deserved oblivion.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Feb 1, 2022
    The Waylanders is an RPG that's endearing as it is janky. It has fun characters and looks stunning, so here's hoping that more patches can get rid of the (potentially game-breaking) bugs.

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User Score
1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 9 out of 10
  1. Frostphoenyx
    Feb 3, 2022
    3
    I really hoped the game would get better after the early access but sadly i've been wrong.

    Missing translations, missing cutscenes ( on    I really hoped the game would get better after the early access but sadly i've been wrong.

    Missing translations, missing cutscenes ( on purpose ? ) , poorly optimized, lackluster combat, awful UI, overly complicated character stats that makes comparing items a headache, cringy dialogs, bare-bones character editor... shoud I go on ?

    That's a shame because the voice actors are good, the artstyle is really nice and the setting ( celtic, ancient greece... ) is really interesting.    … Full Review »
  2. berserker62
    Feb 8, 2022
    2
    OK, this game is such a mess I don't know where to start. I'll try to make it simple, what are the standards of a good RPG? A nice andOK, this game is such a mess I don't know where to start. I'll try to make it simple, what are the standards of a good RPG? A nice and compelling story added with fun mechanics (gameplay) to go through the game. Well, in The Waylanders you have to deal with awkward un-consistent dialogues and daddy-jokes that ruin in-game immersion plus un-fun or unintuitive gameplay. I’ll try to avoid considering how shameful is to sell a game in this condition, almost broken, infested with bugs and missing string lines, even tough those hoaxes are fixed, not matter the nice visuals, voice acting or charming soundtrack , the core of this game (story + gameplay) its still seedy and lame.… Full Review »
  3. edeheusch
    Feb 6, 2022
    2
    The game at release is so unfinished that playing it feels like playing a beta that has never been fully tested.
    It is sad because it looked    The game at release is so unfinished that playing it feels like playing a beta that has never been fully tested.
    It is sad because it looked like it had big potential and could have been a great game with a lot more work.    … Full Review »
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