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Overland

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.

What works

  • Unique art style and atmosphere
  • Challenging tactical gameplay
  • High replayability with procedural generation
  • Immersive post-apocalyptic setting
  • Meaningful resource and risk management

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve with little tutorial
  • Limited inventory and item variety
  • Some ui and control frustrations
  • Short game length and limited content
  • Minimal story and character development

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Invisible, Inc.

  • Not The Robots

  • Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive

  • X-COM: Terror From the Deep

  • Every Day We Fight

  • Blightstone

More violent

Games that feels like Overland but with more combat and destruction

  • Party Hard 2

  • Shardpunk

  • Xenonauts

  • Showgunners

  • Xenonauts 2

  • Galaxy Squad

More expressive

Games that feels like Overland but with more self-expression and customization

  • Dice Gambit

  • Project Zomboid

  • FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

  • Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

  • Elin

  • Disgaea PC

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Overland: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026