Best Games Like Wasteland 2 on Android
1. Sunarius
Sunarius is a single-player, old-school post-apocalyptic CRPG for Android in which you lead a squad, not a lone hero. Each character has combat stats, traits and a set of skills such as Tech, Persuasion, Trade, Lockpick, Healer and Survival, so every member of the squad can be built in a different direction. Fights are turn-based tactical battles on a hex grid, and squad members have classes, levels and perks to grow into. Around the battles there is a full RPG: an open world with dynamically generated squads, more than 100 quests with multiple endings, factions and reputation, food and water to manage, and trikes, jeeps and caravans for travel. The game is in early access; crafting and a strategic mode are still in development, and it contains ads and in-app purchases, with the option to remove the ads.
How it differs from Wasteland 2: battles take place on a hex grid, the whole game is designed around a phone screen, and as a solo-developed project in early access it is smaller in scope than a studio production.
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2. Fallout 2
Fallout 2, released by Black Isle Studios in 1998, is the obvious classic to play if you enjoyed Wasteland 2's world. Eighty years after the war, you leave your primitive village to search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit that could save it, and the wasteland you cross is full of quests, factions and dark humour. The character system rewards careful planning: skills and traits decide whether you solve problems with speech, science, stealth or a gun. The big difference from Wasteland 2 is control. You create one character, and companions who join you are controlled by the AI in combat, so the party is a supporting cast rather than a team of specialists you command directly.
- Genre: Isometric turn-based RPG
- Platforms: PC (Windows)
- Price: Paid
- Release year: 1998
- Why it is similar: a huge post-nuclear world, skill-based solutions, consequences that follow you
- How it differs: one main character; companions are not directly controlled in combat
- Official page: Fallout 2 on Steam
3. Wasteland 3
Wasteland 3, from the same studio and released in 2020, is the natural next step. The Rangers leave the deserts of Arizona for a frozen, post-nuclear Colorado, where part of the job is building a new base. You lead a squad of up to six Rangers, each customised with perks and abilities, and you get a battle truck that can be upgraded into a heavily armed war vehicle. Combat is still turn-based and tactical, and the story can be played solo or in co-op with a friend. Your decisions shape your reputation and decide which missions, areas and story arcs open or close.
- Genre: Party-based tactical CRPG
- Platforms: PC (Windows, macOS, Linux), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Price: Paid
- Release year: 2020
- Why it is similar: a ranger squad with specialised skills, turn-based tactics, choices that shape your reputation
- How it differs: a snowy Colorado setting, a base to build, a war vehicle and story co-op
- Official page: Wasteland 3 on Steam
4. Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun Returns, by Harebrained Schemes, swaps the desert for a cyberpunk city where magic has returned to the world. Released in 2013, it is a single-player, turn-based tactical RPG in which you assemble a team of runners for each job: street samurai, mages and shamans, riggers and deckers, each with a distinct role in a fight. The story is more linear than Wasteland 2, but the party-building loop is the same: the right specialist for the right problem. It was also released for iOS and Android tablets in 2013, although the mobile versions came without the PC level editor.
- Genre: Turn-based tactical RPG
- Platforms: PC (Windows, macOS, Linux), iOS, Android
- Price: Paid
- Release year: 2013
- Why it is similar: a team of specialists, turn-based combat where every turn matters
- How it differs: a linear cyberpunk-fantasy story instead of an open post-apocalyptic world
- Official page: Shadowrun Returns on Steam
5. Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, released in 2001, is the Fallout series' own answer to a squad game. You join the Brotherhood of Steel and turn raw recruits into a fighting force in tactical, squad-based combat. It offers three combat modes: two classic turn-based ones, where characters or whole squads take turns, and a continuous mode that plays much closer to real time. It is a tactics game first, with far less dialogue than Wasteland 2, but if what you liked most was managing a squad's skills and gear in the wasteland, it is worth a look.
- Genre: Squad tactics with RPG elements
- Platforms: PC (Windows)
- Price: Paid
- Release year: 2001
- Why it is similar: a squad of specialists in a post-apocalyptic world, classic turn-based combat modes
- How it differs: a tactics-first structure with far less role-playing and dialogue
- Official page: Fallout Tactics on Steam
Party-based CRPGs compared
| Game | Genre | Combat style | Platforms | Price model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunarius | Post-apocalyptic tactical CRPG | Turn-based, hex grid, squad | Android (early access) | Free download with ads (removable) and in-app purchases |
| Fallout 2 | Isometric RPG | Turn-based, one hero plus AI companions | PC | Paid |
| Wasteland 3 | Party-based CRPG | Turn-based, party of up to six | PC, PS4, Xbox One | Paid |
| Shadowrun Returns | Tactical RPG | Turn-based, team of runners | PC, iOS, Android tablets | Paid |
| Fallout Tactics | Squad tactics | Turn-based or continuous, squad | PC | Paid |
FAQ: games like Wasteland 2 on Android
Is Wasteland 2 available on Android?
No. Wasteland 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. There is no official Android or iOS version.
Which Android games play like Wasteland 2?
Sunarius, our own early-access RPG, gives you a squad with different skills and turn-based battles on a hex grid. ATOM RPG is another option on Android if you prefer a single hero in a Fallout-style world.
Should I play Wasteland 3 or Fallout 2 after Wasteland 2?
Wasteland 3 if you want more of the same squad-based tactics with a bigger party and co-op. Fallout 2 if you want a classic open world and do not mind leading one character with AI companions.
Conclusion
The best Wasteland 2 alternatives keep the idea of a team that is stronger than any one member: Wasteland 3 refines it, Fallout 2 shows where it came from, Shadowrun Returns moves it to a cyberpunk city and Fallout Tactics turns it into a pure squad game. If you want that on your phone, check out Sunarius, an early-access squad RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, and help us shape it while it is still in development.