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The Wastes

Also known as The Wastes, steam:793670, the-wastes

Enter The Wasteland. Return to fight for survival in this fast-paced, throwback first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world full of action, violence and cars. Play/create single-player or cooperative scenarios, or play a classic array of multiplayer modes.

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17 Jun 2026

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Patch notesPublished 12 Apr 2023

The Wastes (Mod) Development Builds now available to download!

As addressed in the 5th anniversary sale announcement, the development builds pertaining to The Wastes post-RC1 and pre-game revival are now available to download! If you have any official or community content from Wast…

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April 2023
Greetings, Wastelander... We're currently running a 90% off sale for The Wastes to celebrate the 5th anniversary for The Wastes (2018)! This also corresponds with the 23rd anniversary of the original mod release of Wast…13 changesCompatibilityMapsPatch notes10 Apr 2023
June 2022
Hello everyone! Hope you're enjoying the current Steam Summer Sale. We have a patch for you all that will address some bugs. General bug fixes: Fixed that the Rouge Snapper did not un-zoom when reloading Fixed that on s…10 changesFixGameplayStore27 Jun 2022
Greetings, Wastelander... We're happy to say that The Wastes v1.3 is now available to the public! It has been a tough 3 years but we've finally managed to get the update out there. We'll like to go over all that has bee…v1.327 changesGameplayServerPatch notes23 Jun 2022
Hello everyone, here's the change-log for the build of today! Thanks to everyone who reported bugs and features last week. Fixed bug where the server browser was reporting wrong max-player info Fixed the spectator camer…v1.324 changesFixServerStore10 Jun 2022
The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta Play Test occurring on July 10th, 2022!Come join us tomorrow as we hold a play testing session for the v1.3 Open Beta on July 10th, 2022 at 8PM EST/5PM PDT to 9PM EST/6PM PDT! This play test will only occur for a hour opposed to the 3 hours that we typically…Announcementv1.31 changeCompatibility09 Jun 2022
We have released an update for The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta. Changes in this update are: BCG-1 now fires twice as fast. Fixed Tier 3 (Primary) Weapons appearing in-world on Invasion matches. Added client variable "g_invasi…v1.324 changesFixServerStore04 Jun 2022
Massive The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta Play Test occurring on June 3rd, 2022!Come join us tomorrow as we hold a major play testing session for the v1.3 Open Beta on June 3rd, 2022 at 10PM EST/7PM PDT to 1AM EST/9PM PDT! We will be focusing on game play balance during this play test! If you have…Announcementv1.32 changesCompatibilityBalance03 Jun 2022
May 2022
The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta - Update ReleasedHello everyone! We have a changelog for the 1.3beta branch to share with you! General changes: Melee weapons now 'swing' across the screen with multiple hitscan checks instead of just one. This should make the melee gam…Announcementv1.35 changesFixCompatibility28 May 2022
Massive The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta Play Test occurring on May 27, 2022!Come join us tomorrow as we hold a major play testing session for the v1.3 Open Beta on May 27th, 2022 at 10PM EST/7PM PDT to 1AM EST/9PM PDT! If you have previously played The Wastes on Steam, make sure you go into you…Announcementv1.31 changeCompatibility26 May 2022
The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta Play Testing Session canceled for today!We apologize for the inconvenience but a build is not ready to ship for this week. We've been hard at work getting Singleplayer finalized and gearing up to get v1.3 ready. See you all next week on Friday, May 27th, 2022…Announcementv1.320 May 2022
The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta - Update ReleasedWe have released an update for The Wastes v1.3 Open Beta. Changes in this update are: Fix wonky sprinting with the Dusters. Spear now plays its Idle animations. Rouge Snapper, Desert Seagull, and the Winchester now allo…Announcementv1.310 changesFixMaps13 May 2022

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