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Is Welcome to Basingstoke worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy stealth-focused roguelikes with arcade combat
- Players who like scavenging and crafting items during dangerous exploration
- Players interested in characters with different equipment and crafting recipes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking forgiving runs, since a single bite can end a run
- Players who want combat to be the only way through encounters, since stealth and distraction are central tactics
- Players looking for a game without collectible achievements or trading cards
Our take on Welcome to Basingstoke
The store copy gives substantial attention to unusual weapons and violent encounters, while also presenting fighting as a last resort. The central play loop is more cautious, combining stealth, distractions, ambushes, and escape.
What is Welcome to Basingstoke?
Explore the ruins of Basingstoke, where undead and alien monsters roam.
Scavenge materials and craft equipment while trying to escape, using distractions, stealth, ambushes, and weapons to get past threats. A single bite can end a run, making avoidance an important part of play. The town combines hand-crafted and procedurally generated features, with areas above and below ground. Progress unlocks additional characters, each with specialist equipment and unique crafting recipes. The game also includes collectible coins, achievements, trading cards, profile backgrounds, and emoticons. Items range from food used as bait to tools and weapons, including a cricket bat, chainsaw, blowpipe, and flamethrower.
How Welcome to Basingstoke plays
- 01Scavenging and crafting
- Items found during exploration can be used as distractions, bait, tools, or weapons.
- 02Unlockable characters
- Progress unlocks characters with specialist equipment and unique crafting recipes.
- 03Procedural environments
- The town combines generated and hand-crafted features across above-ground and underground areas.
- 04Collectible rewards
- The game includes coins, achievements, trading cards, profile backgrounds, and emoticons.
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Welcome to Basingstoke: platforms & release
Is Welcome to Basingstoke worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy stealth-focused roguelikes with arcade combat. Skip it if: players seeking forgiving runs, since a single bite can end a run.
Where can I download Welcome to Basingstoke?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Welcome to Basingstoke's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Welcome to Basingstoke on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
