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Roadwarden

Roadwarden

Sept. 12, 2022 $2.74
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Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

About

YOU ARE THE ROADWARDEN A brave stranger putting your life on the line to make a difference in this grim fantasy world . While most people would never risk a solitary journey through the wilder parts of the land, you willingly accept the struggle. You guard travellers, connect isolated villages, support merchants, and repel attacking creatures, bandits, or even undead. TAKE THE PLUNGE A powerful merchant guild has called on your services, sending you on a journey into the unknown planes of a mysterious peninsula in the hopes to expand the guild’s influence even further. Explore this world and gather as much information as possible to reveal the secrets surrounding the area. It’s a dangerous task, but an equally respectable one. READY YOUR ARMORY Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games, and interactive fiction, such as inventory puzzles, dialogue choices, character abilities and progression, hit points, simple survival mechanics or quests restricted by in-game time. FEATURES Face the vast challenges of a hostile fantasy world in the 30-hour story-campaign Create your own background, abilities, beliefs, and personality Embark either as a warrior, mage, or scholar and define your character‘s attitudes Immerse yourself in profound dialogues and sidequests with dozens of NPCs Collect hints and investigate the true nature of this world

83 Metacritic
4001 Positive
217 Negative
4041 Recommendations
19 Peak CCU
43 Achievements

Developer

Moral Anxiety Studio

Publisher

Assemble Entertainment

Genres

Adventure, Indie, RPG

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing, Steam Achievements

Tags

RPG (143) Text-Based (122) Adventure (105) Indie (93) Pixel Graphics (88) Interactive Fiction (75) Story Rich (69) Choose Your Own Adventure (63) Fantasy (50) Choices Matter (48) Visual Novel (45) Multiple Endings (42) Dark Fantasy (37) Atmospheric (37) Mystery (25) Singleplayer (24) Detective (22) Drama (14) Crime (11) LGBTQ+ (10)

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About

YOU ARE THE ROADWARDEN A brave stranger putting your life on the line to make a difference in this grim fantasy world . While most people would never risk a solitary journey through the wilder parts of the land, you willingly accept the struggle. You guard travellers, connect isolated villages, support merchants, and repel attacking creatures, bandits, or even undead. TAKE THE PLUNGE A powerful merchant guild has called on your services, sending you on a journey into the unknown planes of a mysterious peninsula in the hopes to expand the guild’s influence even further. Explore this world and gather as much information as possible to reveal the secrets surrounding the area. It’s a dangerous task, but an equally respectable one. READY YOUR ARMORY Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games, and interactive fiction, such as inventory puzzles, dialogue choices, character abilities and progression, hit points, simple survival mechanics or quests restricted by in-game time. FEATURES Face the vast challenges of a hostile fantasy world in the 30-hour story-campaign Create your own background, abilities, beliefs, and personality Embark either as a warrior, mage, or scholar and define your character‘s attitudes Immerse yourself in profound dialogues and sidequests with dozens of NPCs Collect hints and investigate the true nature of this world

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