58%Good matchGrowing Up
88%4k88% positive reviews, Very Positive across 4k reviews·Life Sim · Choices Matter
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Teenage Wasteland is a hugely detailed, open world RPG set in the early 2000s! With over sixty traits that speak to you and each other, dozens of cliques to help/harass, and hundreds of choices, you can be the teen YOU want to be.

Summer vacation has only just begun, and the town of Northsouth has descended into chaos! The nerds and goths are at war with the jocks and bullies, the LARPers are running around with capes and foam bats, the dropouts are tagging whatever they can, and the outcasts... Well, the outcasts just want to be left alone.
You play as the "drifter": a new teen in town with the ability to fit in with ANY clique - through your actions, you will decide the fate of Northsouth, and EVERY teen within it!

Numbers and stats are for nerds! Teenage Wasteland is built around its robust "Trait" system, sporting over 60 unlockable traits that affect gameplay, dialogue, and choices!
Every single trait is a character - they have opinions, and will often commentate on any given situation you may find yourself in. They even have relationships with one another, so be careful what traits you decide to recruit! Some may not get along...

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