Overland (video game)

Overland is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Finji. It was released in September 2019 for iOS and macOS through Apple Arcade, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and in December 2022 for PlayStation 5.^[1][2][3]

Overland
Steam cover art
Developer(s)	Finji
Publisher(s)	Finji
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5
Release	WW: September 19, 2019 PAL: September 30, 2019 (PS4) PlayStation 5 WW: December 13, 2022
Genre(s)	Strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

The player navigates a survivor, a dog, and their car, through turn-based tactical scenarios in a post-apocalyptic world.^[4]

The objective of the game is to reach California on an across the country road trip. There are currently 7 biomes: the East Coast, the Woodlands, the Grasslands, the Mountains, the Desert, the Basin, and the Reef.

Development

Inspirations for the game include X-COM, The Banner Saga, and Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game.^[4]

Overland was released on September 19, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One platforms. Early version of the game were available through Itch.io. The game was also released on iOS and macOS through Apple Arcade as a launch title on the same day.

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	NS: 75/100[5] PC: 69/100[6]
OpenCritic	71/100[7] 40% Critics Recommend

Review scores

Publication	Score
Edge	5/10
GameSpot	8/10[8]
IGN	7.5/10[9]
Nintendo Life	6/10[10]
Nintendo World Report	6/10[11]
PC Gamer (US)	62/100[12]
TouchArcade	[13]

Reception

Upon release, Overland received mixed reviews by users and critics.

Accolades

Overland won the award for "Best Art Design" at Intel Level Up 2016.^[14] The game was nominated for the Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award at the SXSW Gaming Awards.^[15]

References

1. "Overland launches September 19". Gematsu. August 29, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
2. "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved March 4, 2023. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
3. "https://twitter.com/FinjiCo/status/1602731322128187395". Twitter. Retrieved March 4, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
4. Hall, Charlie (August 29, 2019). "Overland, a turn-based tactics game with very good dogs, launches in September". Polygon. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
5. "Overland for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
6. "Overland for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
7. "Overland Reviews". OpenCritic.
8. Tran, Edmond (January 16, 2020). "Overland Review - Road Trip From Hell". GameSpot. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
9. Stapleton, Dan (September 24, 2019). "Overland Review". IGN. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
10. Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (September 22, 2019). "Overland Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
11. Lloyd, David (September 29, 2019). "Overland (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
12. Greer, Sam (September 24, 2019). "OVERLAND REVIEW". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
13. Moyer, Phillip (October 4, 2019). "Apple Arcade: 'Overland' Review – Tense but Tedious". TouchArcade. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
14. "Hall of Glory". Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
15. Grayshadow (February 17, 2020). "2020 SXSW Gaming Awards Nominees Revealed". NoobFeed. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

Further reading

• Conditt, Jessica (July 10, 2014). "Making a lonely game is a group effort with Overland". Engadget. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
• Dotson, Carter (October 5, 2015). "Adam Saltsman's 'Overland' Still Chugging Along, with New Explainer Video Released". TouchArcade. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
• Kollar, Philip; Hall, Charlie (January 8, 2016). "Overland is FTL meets the post-apocalypse, from the creator of Canabalt". Polygon. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
• Leray, Joseph (April 6, 2015). "Watch Adam Saltsman Talk About His New Tactical Survival Game, 'Overland'". TouchArcade. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
• Priestman, Chris (February 24, 2015). "Overland Brings Turn-Based Tactics To A Ravaged America". Siliconera. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
• Sarkar, Samit (March 3, 2014). "Canabalt dev announces new collaborative studio, Finji". Polygon. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

External links

• Official website