Published Apr 30, 2026, 3:36 PM EDT The Wasteland series has influenced major post-apocalyptic franchises like Fallout Iconic RPG devs let fans keep game they accidentally gave away for free Image: InXile Sign in to your Polygon.com account Every so often, an internet frenzy will kick up around a game that mysteriously starts allowing free downloads — only for a publisher to rain on everyone's parade by undoing the glitch. In early April, when retro RPG Wasteland Remastered suddenly started appearing for free on Microsoft and Xbox stores, fans wondered if history might repeat itself. Instead, developers inXile have surprised everyone. Not only is inXile allowing everyone who took advantage of the glitch to keep the game, but the studio is also making it playable. The latter is relevant because fans who downloaded Wasteland Remastered before the issue was discovered were left with a copy of the game that didn't actually work.…