Overland (video game)

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Overland
Steam cover art
Developer(s)Finji
Publisher(s)Finji
Engine
Platform(s)iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5
Release
  • WW: September 19, 2019
  • PAL: September 30, 2019 (PS4)
PlayStation 5
  • WW: December 13, 2022
Genre(s)Strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

Overland is a turn-based tactics video game by Finji. It was released in September 2019 for iOS and macOS through Apple Arcade, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and in December 2022 for PlayStation 5.

Gameplay

The player navigates a survivor, a dog, and their car, through turn-based tactical scenarios in a post-apocalyptic world.

The objective of the game is to reach California on an across the country road trip. There are currently 7 biomes: the East Coast, the Woodlands, the Grasslands, the Mountains, the Desert, the Basin, and the Reef.

Development

Inspirations for the game include X-COM, The Banner Saga, and Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game.

Overland was released on September 19, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One platforms. Early version of the game were available through Itch.io. The game was also released on iOS and macOS through Apple Arcade as a launch title on the same day.

Reception

Upon release, Overland received mixed reviews by users and critics.

Accolades

Overland won the award for "Best Art Design" at Intel Level Up 2016. The game was nominated for the Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award at the SXSW Gaming Awards.

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