Fit check
Is The Waylanders worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of party-based RPGs who want companion relationships and romance choices
- Players who enjoy Celtic mythology blended with historical fantasy
- RPG players seeking time-spanning exploration and consequential decisions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly focused campaign without extensive party management, class choices, or relationship paths
- Those looking for fast, uninterrupted combat rather than real-time battles that can be paused for tactical commands
- Players who prefer a single setting instead of a story split between Celtic and Medieval eras
Our take on The Waylanders
The party system adds tactical variety through formations, classes, and companion combinations, but it also requires attention to group composition and character progression. The time-spanning story broadens the setting while dividing exploration between two versions of Galicia rather than one continuous era.
What is The Waylanders?
The Waylanders is a party-based RPG set across Celtic and Medieval Galicia, where a conflict with the Tuatha de Danaan leaves the protagonist displaced through time.
Players explore more than 50 regions across two eras, encounter factions, and make choices that affect later events and endings. Nine mortal and immortal companions can join the party, with relationship missions and romance options. Real-time combat with pausing allows selection of party abilities and spells, while class combinations determine available formations and their offensive or defensive actions. Character creation includes five playable races, six basic classes, and 30 advanced classes. Equipment includes weapons, armor, and trinkets, and a photo mode is also available.
How The Waylanders plays
- 01Two Historical Eras
- The campaign moves between Celtic Galicia and a Medieval setting shaped by more than a thousand years of change.
- 02Companion Relationships
- Nine mortal and immortal characters can join the group, with personal missions, friendship paths, and romance options.
- 03Party Formations
- Class and companion combinations unlock formations with distinct offensive and defensive abilities.
- 04Character Progression
- Character creation combines five playable races with six basic classes and 30 advanced specializations.
- 05Choice-Based Outcomes
- Decisions made in one era can produce consequences in the other and lead to multiple endings.
- 06Equipment Collection
- Weapons, armor, and trinkets provide equipment options for the party during the journey.
The Waylanders compared to similar games
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG combat with tower defense, loot, pets, and character customization, while The Waylanders centers on a story-led party campaign with companions, relationships, and time-based choices. Force of Nature focuses on sandbox exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and management across more than 10 zones; The Waylanders instead emphasizes narrative decisions, party formations, and class progression.
The Waylanders: platforms & release
Is The Waylanders worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of party-based RPGs who want companion relationships and romance choices. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused campaign without extensive party management, class choices, or relationship paths.
Where can I download The Waylanders?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Waylanders's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Waylanders on?
Windows only.
