Waste Walkers
Open-world survival RPG with scavenging, crafting, and a survivor colony
Corrosive Studios LLC · Released Jun 1, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 158
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 weeks ago
- Oct 7, 2026
What is Waste Walkers?
Waste Walkers is a single-player, 2D RPG about a survivor in a city ruined by war and societal collapse. You explore buildings and an underground metro, fight mutants and bandits, and manage hunger and thirst while completing main and side quests.
For you if...
- +you enjoy customizing characters through skills and equipment
- +you like managing a settlement alongside your own survival
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time combat to turn-based battles
- −you want to explore without tracking food and water
What players say
79% of 158 reviews are positive
Players praise the wasteland atmosphere and freedom to roam and scavenge. Some criticize the short main quest and limited story depth.
Screenshots and trailer
Waste Walkers system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Waste Walkers?
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- OS
- Microsoft Windows (32-bit/64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- *STEAM CONTROLLERS WORK BY DEFAULT - Enable additional gamepad/controller support by opening the gamepad.txt file in the install directory and setting the gamepad value to "1".*
Does Waste Walkers have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Waste Walkers run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 89
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Waste Walkers use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Character Customization
- Open World
- Survival
- CRPG
- Exploration
- Sandbox
- JRPG
- Base Building
- RPG
- 2D
- Post-apocalyptic
- Crafting
- Adventure
- Turn-Based Combat
- Survival Horror
Recent updates
- Oct 7, 2026 · 10/7/26 - Waste Walkers Update 2.3.2
- Oct 1, 2026 · 9/30/26 - Waste Walkers FREE Content Update 2.3.1! (New Activity)
- Aug 10, 2026 · 8/9/26 - Waste Walkers Patch 2.3.0
- Jun 30, 2026 · 6/29/26 - Waste Walkers Update 2.2.9 (Second Survivor DLC Update)
- Jun 25, 2025 · Incoming Patch for All Corrosive Studios RPGs
13 DLC available.