With Afterworld, Paradox Development Studio is giving the post-apocalypse the Stellaris treatment, turning the end times into a ludicrously elaborate sandbox where you can live out all sorts of apocalyptic fantasies—whether you want to create a freewheeling band of road warriors or a new American empire.
I went to Sweden to play an alpha build of this ambitious behemoth last month, and I've been able to keep playing at home since then. But this is a Paradox game, so I still feel like I'm barely scraping its dusty, radioactive surface.
