If you love big trucks, establishing trade routes, and the phrase ‘post-apocalyptic survival business simulator’ then I’ve got just the strategy RPG for you [Video]

I have fond memories from childhood of endlessly playing a strategy trading game for the Apple 2 called Taipan! (I’m not shouting at you, the game name included an exclamation point.) Based on the novel by James Clavell of Shōgun fame, I’d spend hours in Taipan! sailing back and forth between ports, buying items like silk and guns and opium as cheaply as possible and then selling them at their most expensive. You can actually play Taipan! in your browser if you want to check it out yourself.

Strategy RPG Dustland Deliveryreminds me of Taipan! only instead of being set in China in the 1800s it takes place in a Mad Max-style wasteland of a post-apocalyptic future. You’ve got a huge truck to upgrade and maintain, trade routes to set up between distant outposts, random encounters to deal with on the road, and best of all, a crew of misfits to manage—which may include irradiated mutants, the undead, and even a clown. …