I had my eye on that game for a long time and waited until it was on winter sale.

I can highly recommend it. It's exciting and atmospheric. You feel the road trip to the west coast through alien occupied land. The monsters get stronger, the people more hostile and the landscape more surreal.

In my playthrough I had a mate and a clever dog in my party. The dog could bark and intimidate the aliens. They were frozen and I could collect the petrol.
So the "fights" were more like a gas looting simulater with a lot sneaking around.
The dog felt a bit op and the most encounters to easy.
But on the other hand: without the dog, the fights would have been extremely difficult.
You hardly have any weapons (mostly sticks, stones, bottles) and I didn't know what to do with some of the items.
Unfortunately, there is no character development.
The ending is a bit sad.
I like the graphic design.
So all in all, it was a good gaming experience.