Wasteland 3 announces first narrative expansion, ‘The Battle of Steeltown’ for Xbox and PC

One of the best RPGs is about to get even better.

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What you need to know

What you need to know

Wasteland 3is one of the best RPGs, and best games in general, to release in the last few years. Today, inXile Entertainment and Xbox have announced Wasteland 3’s very first narrative expansion with The Battle of Steeltown. This expansion will add an all-new area to Wasteland 3 for players to explore, with a ton of new content that makes the expansion worthwhile and tweaks and enhances the base game. The Battle of Steeltown for Wasteland 3 is heading toXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One,PS5, PS4, and PC on June 3, 2021.

You can watch the new trailer for The Battle of Steeltown onYouTube.

The Battle of Steeltown expansion for Wasteland 3 features a ton of new content, including:

Wasteland 3 is going all-in on The Battle of Steeltown, which will see favorite characters and groups from the base game make a return, a new post-apocalyptic soundtrack, and Wasteland’s classic dark humor. Players can look forward to Wasteland 3’s The Battle of Steeltown expansion on June 3, 2021, on every platform Wasteland 3 is available. Wasteland 3 is also available throughXbox Game Pass, but The Battle of Steeltown likely won’t launch there (subscribers should get a discount, though).

If you haven’t played Wasteland 3 yet, it’s absolutely worth it. Not only is Wasteland 3 one of thebest games on Xbox Game Pass, it’s one of thebest games on Xboxin general. Learn everything you need to get started in Wasteland 3 with ourultimate beginner’s guide to Wasteland 3.

Return to the apocalypse.

Wasteland 3 is the pinnacle of CRPG design and gameplay, and it’s about to drop its first narrative expansion with ‘The Battle of Steeltown’ coming this summer.

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