<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
squad-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
synchronous	O
and	O
asynchronous	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
frozen	O
wastelands	B-Application
of	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Colorado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
unfolds	O
,	O
the	O
rangers	O
discover	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
Patriarch	O
's	O
brutality	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
contacted	O
by	O
Angela	O
Deth	O
(	O
a	O
returning	O
NPC	O
from	O
previous	O
Wasteland	B-Application
games	O
)	O
who	O
asks	O
for	O
their	O
help	O
in	O
sparking	O
a	O
rebellion	O
against	O
the	O
Patriarch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
inXile	O
chose	O
to	O
crowdfund	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
Q4	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
acquired	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
inXile	O
hired	O
more	O
staff	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
and	O
delayed	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
to	O
early	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
budget	O
was	O
three	O
times	O
more	O
than	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
delayed	O
again	O
due	O
to	O
inXile	O
's	O
remote	O
working	O
conditions	O
from	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
postponed	O
to	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
date	O
due	O
to	O
developer	O
's	O
"	O
decision	O
to	O
focus	O
Wasteland	B-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	O
10	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
received	O
special	O
attention	O
from	O
inXile	O
's	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
when	O
he	O
hired	O
Mary	O
Ramos	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
as	O
Quentin	O
Tarantino	O
's	O
music	O
supervisor	O
to	O
create	O
music	O
for	O
Wasteland	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Morgan	O
(	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
returned	O
to	O
add	O
his	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
an	O
atmospheric	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
post-apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
getting	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85/100	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
Role	O
Playing	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
