Fit check
Is For a Vast Future worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who prefer a compact 6–8-hour campaign
- Players who want to customize character stats and weapon proficiencies
- Players interested in a postwar story involving travel, companions, and a government conspiracy
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long RPG campaign may find the 6–8-hour runtime too short
- Players who prefer a fixed character build may not want to determine stats and weapon proficiencies
- Players seeking a game without active-time battles may not enjoy its combat structure
Our take on For a Vast Future
The short campaign keeps the journey compact, but limits its overall length compared with a sprawling RPG. Customization and replayability provide variation between runs, while players seeking a lengthy story will have less campaign to explore.
What is For a Vast Future?
Set in postwar Seralia, this RPG follows Chel, a teenager traveling across the country to investigate a missing generation and uncover a government conspiracy.
The journey includes hacking into computers and riding a motorcycle through the war-damaged countryside. Combat uses an active-time system, with character stat progression, weapon proficiencies, weapon-specific ammunition, and crafted attack, buff, and debuff items. Players can customize character development and choose from several color palettes. The adventure lasts 6–8 hours and is intended for replay, with customization and combat options offering different approaches across playthroughs.
How For a Vast Future plays
- 01Active-Time Combat
- Battles use an active-time system rather than relying solely on turn selection.
- 02Character Customization
- Players determine stat progression and weapon proficiencies for their characters.
- 03Crafted Combat Items
- The crafting system includes items for attacks as well as buffs and debuffs.
- 04Weapon Ammunition
- Ammunition types can add effects such as explosions and status changes to attacks.
- 05Journey Activities
- The trip across the countryside includes computer hacking and motorcycle riding.
For a Vast Future compared to similar games
For a Vast Future pairs a postwar journey with active-time combat, crafting, ammunition effects, and character customization. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on an unconventional story, characters, and exploration of a strange city, while Back to the Dawn focuses on survival, investigation, and escape from a prison. Tales of Symphonia follows a fantasy conflict involving a dying world and two linked worlds.
For a Vast Future: platforms & release
Is For a Vast Future worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who prefer a compact 6–8-hour campaign. Skip it if: players seeking a long RPG campaign may find the 6–8-hour runtime too short.
Where can I download For a Vast Future?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens For a Vast Future's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is For a Vast Future on?
Windows only.
