Fit check
Is After worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-RPG players who want a wasteland setting with guns and stealth options
- Open-world players who want factions, scarce supplies, and consequential choices
- Players who enjoy customizing attributes, skills, and perks
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the open-world structure too diffuse
- Players who prefer a single combat method may not suit the choice between direct attacks and stealth
- Players looking for a medieval animal-world adventure may prefer Ghost of a Tale
- Players seeking cooperative tower defense may prefer Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
Our take on After
The open-world structure trades a tightly directed path for exploration across factions, limited supplies, jobs, and competing approaches to combat. Character development also adds customization choices that are less suited to players seeking a fixed role.
What is After?
After is an action RPG set in a man-made dustbowl where poor people seek scraps from the rich.
Players take the role of a driver surviving in the wastelands by accepting jobs while facing gunfire and a colorful cast of characters. Choices shape the fate of the community. The game features a large open world with factions competing for control of the wasteland and its limited supplies. Character development includes customizable attributes and skills, while boy scout badges provide special perks. Players can collect varied weapons and items and choose between attacking openly or using stealth. A dynamic day-and-night system changes lighting in the world as time passes.
How After plays
- 01Open World Exploration
- The wasteland includes factions competing over control and a small supply of remaining resources.
- 02Character Development
- Players can adjust attributes and skills, then collect boy scout badges that grant perks.
- 03Community-Altering Choices
- Decisions made during the adventure affect the fate of the community.
- 04Combat Approaches
- Weapons and items support either open attacks or a stealth-based approach.
- 05Changing World Lighting
- A dynamic day-and-night system alters environmental lighting in real time.
After compared to similar games
After focuses on a driver surviving in a wasteland, with open-world exploration, factions, limited supplies, character customization, firearms, and stealth choices. Ghost of a Tale centers on a mouse's adventure in a medieval world of animals, with exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, loot, pets, and leveling, while Vagante is a dark-fantasy adventure involving monsters, demons, and crooks.
After: platforms & release
Is After worth it?
It is worth it if: action-RPG players who want a wasteland setting with guns and stealth options. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the open-world structure too diffuse.
Where can I download After?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens After's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is After on?
Windows only.
