Choose Bastard Bonds
Choose Bastard Bonds if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.7% positive across 639 reviews.
Bastard Bonds vs Wasteland 3
Bastard Bonds and Wasteland 3 both land in Strategy, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam. Bastard Bonds (2016) is 4 years older than Wasteland 3 (2020). Bastard Bonds scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Wasteland 3 (85.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Wasteland 3
Choose Wasteland 3 if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 11,050 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Bastard Bonds and Wasteland 3 sit in Strategy and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Bastard Bonds |  Wasteland 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 10.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (639 reviews) | 85.1% positive (11,050 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Bigfingers | inXile Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Bastard Bonds (2016) is 4 years older than Wasteland 3 (2020).
- Bastard Bonds scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Wasteland 3 (85.1% positive).
- Bastard Bonds is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Wasteland 3 (10.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Wasteland 3 has co-op; Bastard Bonds does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Bastard Bonds vs Wasteland 3 — FAQ
- Which is better, Bastard Bonds or Wasteland 3?
- On Steam reviews Bastard Bonds scores higher (88.7% positive) than Wasteland 3 (85.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Bastard Bonds is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Bastard Bonds or Wasteland 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Bastard Bonds (2016) came out before Wasteland 3 (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Bastard Bonds and Wasteland 3 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Bastard Bonds have multiplayer like Wasteland 3?
- No. Wasteland 3 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Bastard Bonds is listed as single-player only.