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Drylands – Adventure Game Review
Drylands is a Adventure/Entertainment/Roleplaying game from Gaspar Mereu, first launched in 15th April 2015.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 109+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Drylands Stand Out
TouchArcade review: 4.5/5 "Drylands is a very easy game to recommend to iOS players because it offers a lot that's quite good and a lot that you don't often find on the App Store" – Tasos Lazarides
Important: does not work on iPhone 4/4S – Minimun requirements iPhone 5, iPod touch 5G, iPad2
In a ravaged world, where the "juice" is the only nutrient and most valuable resource, a prisoner teams up with the people of Serenity and so begins an adventure that will change the wastelands' fate…
Featuring:
-Deep quests system, main plot and secondary stories, bounty hunter missions; meet interesting people in your adventure
-Enemies with different factions, everyone fights for their own
-Vast levels to explore and uncover its secrets; loot stashes and hidden collectables
-Raider faction procedurally generated with random weapons that adapts to the player
-Hack into computers, control doors, cameras, drones, turrets, read logs and messages; discover clues and codes to access new locations
-Engaging boss fights
-Improve your character with perks
-Procedurally generated weapons' stats with different rarities and elemental damage; shield and grenade mods
-Battle in the arena to prove you are the best of the wastelands
-Several vendors to upgrade your equipment, arsenal, help your exploration, and a very rare items secret trader
-Customizable controls; change placement, size and transparency
-No in-app purchases whatsoever
-60 fps in all supported devices for a smooth experience
-Universal
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Drylands is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 12th January 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- Support for iOS 10
- Controls optimized for iphone 7 and 7+
Download & Availability
Drylands is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Full story packed with no ads or wifi? Makes an excellent airplane game.
We dig the extra skins of snake P., road warrior, Indiana. Great game.
Very addictive game leveling up seems like it takes forever but outta no where u end up with the big guns one shot one kill …loving it so far lol.
Full of content and quest and guns and you cant just get enough.
Im a sellout we wrote this review for money.
We were looking for a fun game to play and once we started Drylands, we could not stop playing. Fun and addicting.
It's a fun game with lots of loot and lots of exploring. Like a 2D version of Fallout! Love it.
This game is addicting. We highly recommend it for anyone looking for a fallout type game for their mobile device. We seriously cannot put this game down. The only downside is, we're almost done with the game. If more content or a sequel came out, we would definitely pay money to play it.
We really like this. We're partial to post-apocalyptic games. Easy instructions for the most part. Challenging without being impossible. Reminds us a little of the Fallout series but as a platformer.
This is an amazing little RPG and we can't recommend it enough. Worth more than the price of admission. 5 stars.
Think of it like a cross between Fallout and Rage, but a bit watered down and presented in 2 dimensions. We neednt say more. Great game, definitely recommend it. Hours of great fun. Our only gripe is that it hasnt yet been optimized for iPhone X. Would be a solid 5 stars otherwise.
Pretty slick game. Great atmosphere. Engaging.
We usually only play 1st or 3rd person games and hate 2d and platformer games but this game really kept our interest. It was fun, the story kept our interest, it's challenging and keeps our mind engaged.. Great game by indie dev please support them by BUYING the full game.
Has a cool Fallout-meets-MadMax vibe. Fun and easy to pick up. M.
Challenging game play, good storyline and meaningful character progression. This game has all the merits of a good RPG.
This is a fun game with elements of fallout borderlands and castle Anita.
This is one of the greatest if not the best apocalyptic game on the App Store and they have a free version along with the paid for version.
Rather straightforward but nicely thought out and with enough variation and challenge to keep playing.
This game is epic. We were very surprised to get a genuine Fallout-feel in a 2D side-scrolling format. This is a great labor of love and great rpg. We hope this dev makes a sequel where you can import your character.
Great time killer for the action platformer genre. Definitely tons to do. And it's riddled with pop culture references that give it some great flavor. Everything worked well, or near enough, that playing it was second nature. Definitely a recommended title for people looking to fill the "shooter rpg" hole for a bit.
Just went straight to install after skimming thru a couple reviews. After seeing that it's basically a Fallout for iOS, we were sold in a sec. And the verdict is… 9.5/10 for an iOS game. One of the best and most fun we had in awhile. If you're a fan of 2D platformer shooter/RPG with hella looting/scavenging, this is for you.
Fallout-esque feel to it. Awesome.
Drylands is a great game that is easy to pick up and play, but you can really sink your teeth into and enjoy for hours at a time. We love the atmosphere, very Fallout in feel, has a great loot system too for those who want to find the best upgrades. Interesting story unfolding through quirky characters and old disks or CPUs left behind with humorous back story elements. A very polished well presented game. We are on hour 8 now and still not sure how much more we have to go. Definite buy! Support developers who are making quality games with no in app purchases.
Feels a lot like fallout and we generally don't like games on our phone but this game is fantastic.
We love this game. Perfect retro platform shooter rpg and fun.
Well worth the 3 dollars, super fun game. If you're up for the challenge definitely buy this game.
Classic, brought back a lot of concepts.
Your a dude..get a gun..go find stuff and kill all who get in your way.
We like the post apocalyptic world and various npcs. It actually has a lot of depth as an rpg game and it's fun to find rare weapons. Great game.
This game plays like a side-scrolling SNES platformer mixed with the setting and RPG elements of Fallout. Good humor too. Some typos and funny grammar barely detract from the experience. We got it free but it's worth paying for. Highly recommended.
So much fun. Like Metro we'd meets Fallout.
Fallout meets Contra meets Firefly.
Pretty sweet game. But we're only doing this for the 10,000 coins.
Awesome addicting platformer RPG.
It's a rare find to enjoy this combination of rpg with side scrolling action, and yet, depth, strategy, item management. All fun, all good. Great storyline too.
If u love fallout or wasteland this is so the game for u this is the reason we love this game.
Simply beyond amazing. Hours of endless fun. 2d side scrolling fallout with a hint of borderlands. Would certainly recommend.
So much to do and so much work put into this game. We are honored to have finished it, thank you.
This game stays good the whole way. Fresh story. It's not too hard but not too easy. Very good for killing time.
But we ended up being very surprised at its appeal and gameplay. We honestly had no idea that when we downloaded this game that it would captivate us the way it did. It's a great platformer with responsive and accurate controls, plenty of main and secondary objectives and a humorous and well scripted story. A must have.
Excellent game so far, but we need some help. After we get to the killing fields, how do we purchase more drones.
Solid platforming mechanics make this game fun to play, but the level of detail the developers put into the story sets this game apart. Hoping to see more titles from these developers in the future.
Like so many others, we stumbled onto this game and was shocked how good it is. Feels like actual gaming in iOS.
This is a good "shooting game". But it more about using the correct equipment, and solving mission puzzles.
If you are a fan of side scroller a this is the best we've played, hours of wasted time and loved every minute of it. Get this app serious gamers only.
We don't usually play games for more than a day or so but this one has been on our phone for weeks now. We love it.
Best post apocalyptic you will find on iOS.
Effin great! Great mood and game play. Love it.
At how much we like this game. At first, we wasn't sure how we felt about a 2d platformer approach to a post-apocalyptic game. But it works surprisingly well. It is by turns funny, interesting, engaging, and, well, fun. The varying humorous error screens one finds on the in-game computers are an example of the kind of detail and attitude this game was made with. Very well done. As another reviewer suggested, this is kinda Contra meets Fallout, in a very good way. Wish more people knew about it.
This game is phenominal in every way. Very in-depth gameplay. Lots of weapon upgrades and story paths to choose from. We became immersed in this game we were sad when it ended. Very much looking forward to a sequel. Do not miss out! GET ON THIS.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.6.0
- Size: 177.26 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: [Gaspar Mereu]()
Last updated: 12th January 2017 | Genre: Adventure, Entertainment | Developer: Gaspar Mereu