A battered car, a dog to rescue, and America collapsing behind you.

On gut feeling, Overland only gets ahead of 15% of games, and the criterion profile tells the same story in more detail. Attachment, fun, the wish to rediscover it: all camped in the lower reaches. The soundtrack sinks even further. Two lines lift their head: how it feels with a controller in hand reaches roughly the bottom third of the catalogue, and above all the art style lands close to the middle, making it the game's strongest card. On few votes, it has to be said, but it lines up with what the game offers: clean shapes, total readability, an aesthetic that stands on its own.

Against turn-based tactics built on growing power, Overland does the opposite. It strips you down, punishes you, forces you to sacrifice. It is survival, not progression, and that may well explain the missing instinctive pull.

So, who is it for? For you if you love choices that cost something, defeats that mean something, and a sharp visual identity. Much less so if you want a game that rewards you.