Wanderer
Release Date: January 27, 2022
Adventure, FPP, science fiction, indie games, time travel, Meta Quest / Oculus, action adventure, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, VR, singleplayer
FPP action adventure game, in which we change the course of historical events to influence the future. In Wanderer we can take part in first man landing on the moon or help Nikola Tesla in his research.
Wanderer is an adventure game with action elements, which allows us to take part in the most important events in the history of mankind. The game is the result of cooperation between the New Zealand studios M-Theory and Oddboy and was created for virtual reality sets. The source of inspiration for the developers were, above all, TV series focusing on similar themes, such as Dark and Quantum Leap.
Plot
Wanderer offers us a grim, truly apocalyptic vision of the future. The action of the game begins in 2061, when the world stands on the brink of destruction. The main character is Asher Neumann, who, while cleaning his grandfather's devastated flat, discovers a mysterious message and a strange, somehow self-aware watch named Samuel. As it turns out, with the help of Samuel he will be able to go back in time and change the course of the most important historical events, thus influencing the future and preventing the cataclysm that brought mankind to the brink of total collapse.
Mechanics
In Wanderer we observe the action from a first person perspective (FPP). Traveling in time, we go to different eras and different parts of our globe (and beyond). The game allows us to visit, among others, South American Tikal from 1525, where we discover the secrets of the Mayans, play a concert at Woodstock Festival in 1969, and even take part in the first landing of a man on the moon and make a "giant leap for mankind". Taking part in these historical events, we meet famous figures such as Nikola Tesla, who we help with his research into electricity. In each of these places we have to perform specific, sometimes seemingly trivial activities. Although most often our role comes down to interacting with the environment, solving puzzles and listening to the people we talk to, sometimes we also have to use weapons, as it happens in Bleicherode at the end of World War II.
Technical aspects
The graphic design of Wanderer was kept in a realistic style and presents a high level of quality. Game requires a virtual reality set to work.
Videos and Screens
[3:32] Wanderer gameplay #2
[5:38] Wanderer gameplay #1
Wanderer Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Wanderer System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon RX 580 or better, 30 GB HDD, Windows 10
Recommended: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT or better, 40 GB SSD, Windows 10