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You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Wayward is a survival, open world survival craft and pixel graphics game
developed and published by Unlok.
Released on April 22nd 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 1,305 reviews of which 1,124 were positive and 181 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.63€ on Gamivo.
The Steam community has classified Wayward into these genres:
System requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10, Windows 11
- Processor: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU with WebGL support, 512MB of video memory, and at least 128 GFLOPS.
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: View hardware compatibility list and check for WebGL support:
MacOS
- OS: macOS 11
- Processor: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU with WebGL support, 512MB of video memory, and at least 128 GFLOPS.
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Mac OS X does not support the Steam Overlay. View hardware compatibility list and check for WebGL support:
Linux
- OS: 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04+, Debian 10+, openSUSE 15.5+, or Fedora Linux 39+
- Processor: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU with WebGL support, 512MB of video memory, and at least 128 GFLOPS.
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Linux does not support the Steam Overlay. View hardware compatibility list and check for WebGL support:
User reviews & Ratings
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Wayward is a true gem in the survival sandbox genre, offering an experience that’s both challenging and rewarding. It’s a game that truly captures the essence of adventure and exploration, keeping you hooked for hours as you strive to adapt and thrive in its procedurally generated world. The game’s mechanics are impressively deep, yet accessible. You’ll find yourself scavenging for resources, crafting tools, and battling the elements—and sometimes creatures—all while managing your character’s health and stamina. The attention to detail is remarkable, with mechanics like item durability, realistic crafting, and even subtle interactions between objects that make the world feel alive and immersive. What sets Wayward apart is its open-ended gameplay. There’s no hand-holding or fixed path; you make your own goals, and the game rewards experimentation and creativity. Whether you’re building a base, discovering new recipes, or mastering combat, every success feels earned, and every mistake teaches you something new. The retro-style pixel art is charming, and the atmospheric soundtrack perfectly complements the game’s tone. Additionally, the developers at Unlok have done an outstanding job with community engagement, regularly updating the game based on player feedback and adding new features that keep the experience fresh. Wayward is a perfect choice for fans of survival games who crave a more thoughtful and strategic approach. It’s a game that respects your intelligence and encourages you to think critically while immersing yourself in its rich, challenging world. Highly recommended! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Good: fun idea, generally fun gameplay for people who like survival games or rougelikes. Bad: tough learning curve at first. Unclear materials and component progression system, required "Fandom (tm)" wiki to progress at times.
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I've had this game for years, but I never got into it because it just throws you in the deep end and the wiki wasn't super helpful for a long time. For some reason, though, it always called me back even though I would usually fumble around and die before I actually got anything done. The past few days though, on probably my fifth try on learning this game, it all clicked and I started to understand what it's all about, and I've been loving every second of it! This is a roguelike survival game, essentially. I like that it is kind of open ended in playstyle. You can rush progress as fast as possible, or you can hang around on the starting island and be a stone-age caveman trying to survive, and both of those ways of playing are really fun! You can play as some kind of hunter-gatherer nomad who loves to explore or you can build a base and get whole setup to stockpile and prepare gear for a large expedition. The art style is charming and it has my favorite flavor of roguelike punishment, where anything that bad happens to you is a result of your own previous choices. There's never been a death where it felt like I was cheated. You die and learn lessons for your next character. Didn't bring enough or the proper gear for a new island and you die of dehydration? Remember to stock your boat with more water and food next time. Starved to death in your base because a strong predator set up camp right outside of your front door and you will 100% die if you fight it? Remember to build a secondary escape route next time. Your weapon broke in the middle of a right? remember to repair or reinforce your equipment before you need it next time. I absolutely love this game so much and I think I'm going to stay addicted to it for a long time now. I totally recommend this diamond. But again, the game does not hold your hand. Use the wiki, and use video tutorials for the beginning until you get the hang of it. Use items you don't need right now to craft items that you haven't before because new crafting recipes show up when you have the items needed to craft them. The game has so much more progression than it shows you at the start. For example, you don't get the recipe for a boat until you've made an oar and a rope, even though you don't have a reason to build an oar when you don't know where to get a boat. Honestly just build a chest and throw at least one of everything you find and can craft into it. It's confusing at first but the whole system starts to make sense when you get that hang of it, I promise! Give this game a try for real <3
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It's ok. I got a handful of hours out of it. It's cheap, so I don't mind that I wasn't blown away. Nothing is really explained to you, you're supposed to read cryptic journal messages and find notes on mobs and stuff to figure things out and progress, which is fine, but it really wasn't to my tastes.
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Great pixel art survival game, keep coming back from time to time as they are still working on it. Love that kind of persistance so highly recommended.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Wayward is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam.
Wayward is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 7.79€ on Steam.
Wayward received 1,124 positive votes out of a total of 1,305 achieving a rating of 8.20.
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Wayward was developed and published by Unlok.
Wayward is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Wayward is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Wayward is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Wayward offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Wayward offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
There are 2 DLCs available for Wayward. Explore additional content available for Wayward on Steam.
Wayward is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
Wayward does not support Steam Remote Play.
Wayward is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Wayward.
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Developer
Unlok
Publisher
Unlok
Release
22 Apr 2016
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