Wasteland 2 is free in the GOG Winter Sale

Wasteland 2
(Image credit: inXile)

As part of GOG's Winter Sale, Wasteland 2 is available to download and play for free, but be quick because the offer is only around for 48 hours. This free edition of Wasteland 2 is the Director's Cut Digital Classic Edition that includes the original Wasteland that was first released in 1988.

Wasteland 2 is a post-apocalyptic RPG where you and your ragtag recruits band together to create a group called the Desert Rangers. After one of your group gets brutally murdered, you need to pick up the investigation where they left off, fighting huge robots and exploring the wastes of post-nuke Arizona. In our review for Wasteland 2, Cory gave it an 83 giving it's writing and RPG elements high praises. 

This is the perfect opportunity to get into the Wasteland games, with Wasteland 3 releasing early next year. Wasteland 3 ran a successful crowdfunding campaign and the developers, inXile, raised more than $3 million. A new trailer and game footage was shown at E3 2019 so check out everything we know about Wasteland 3 to feast your eyes on what's new in the series. 

This giveaway ends December 12 so make sure you head on over to GOG.com to download it. 

Rachel Watts

Rachel had been bouncing around different gaming websites as a freelancer and staff writer for three years before settling at PC Gamer back in 2019. She mainly writes reviews, previews, and features, but on rare occasions will switch it up with news and guides. When she's not taking hundreds of screenshots of the latest indie darling, you can find her nurturing her parsnip empire in Stardew Valley and planning an axolotl uprising in Minecraft. She loves 'stop and smell the roses' games—her proudest gaming moment being the one time she kept her virtual potted plants alive for over a year.

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