RAD
3D action roguelike with mutations in a radioactive wasteland
Double Fine Productions · Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. · Released Aug 19, 2019
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 970
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Oct 18, 2019
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is RAD?
In this single-player 3D action roguelike, a teenager enters a radioactive wasteland to help save humanity after two apocalypses. Each run takes you through changing areas where you fight creatures with a bat and gain mutations that alter your abilities.
For you if...
- +you enjoy challenging solo combat with fast melee attacks
- +you like adapting to random abilities during repeated runs
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fixed level layouts to changing ones
- −you dislike restarting a run after death
What players say
74% of 970 reviews are positive
Players praise the retro cartoon style, music, and variety of mutation combinations. They complain about repetitive areas, limited progression between runs, and uneven difficulty; some also report technical issues.
Screenshots and trailer
RAD system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2400, 3.10 GHz / AMD FX-8350, 4.00 GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 780, 3 GB / AMD RX 470, 4 GB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4570, 3.20 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1400, 3.20 GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 980, 4 GB / Radeon RX Vega 64, 8 GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 37
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America.
Tags
- Action
- Roguelite
- Post-apocalyptic
- Action Roguelike
- Difficult
- Singleplayer
- Perma Death
- Great Soundtrack
- Procedural Generation
- Funny
- Roguelike
- Indie
- 1980s
- Isometric
Recent updates
- Oct 18, 2019 · RAD October 16th Patch Update
- Sep 13, 2019 · RAD Patch 4
2 DLC available.
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