Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles
Post-apocalyptic shopkeeping simulation where trading funds your defenses
Rotatipyra · Published by New Reality Games · Released Jul 21, 2017
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 111
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Jun 19, 2017
What is Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles?
You play a merchant in a single-player trading game set after an apocalypse. You buy and sell goods, bargain over prices, and pay for mercenaries and base defenses to fend off mutants.
For you if...
- +you enjoy timing-based minigames as part of trading
Not for you if...
- −you want elaborate base building and deep defensive strategy
What players say
63% of 111 reviews are positive
Players praise the merchant-focused survival premise, but say the trading loop becomes repetitive. Recent reviews also report game-breaking crashes and erased saves.
Screenshots and trailer
Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles system requirements
Minimum: HD 7770, 0.5 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles?
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- OS
- WIndows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 2.Ghz or above
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7770 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560. Or better
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 10 MB available space
Does Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 9
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian, Ukrainian.
Does Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles 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
