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 the story
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. 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. 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.
Platforms
Linux Mac Switch PCGenres
Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Visual NovelThemes
Fantasy
Languages: English
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Critic Reviews
GameBlast
By Vítor M. CostaRoadwarden boasts charming, fitting art, immersive sound direction, and arguably one of the best-written texts in RPGs, with a particular emphasis on the expressiveness and social and natural richness of its world. The game is highly recommended for any fan of textually focused RPGs and lovers of serious interactive fantasy literature alike.
RPG Fan
By Bob RichardsonA dark world with writing and game systems that stand apart from most other RPGs and adventure titles.
Metro GameCentral
By Nick GillettAn atmospheric and compelling text-only role-playing game, with a realistic approach to survival and building relationships – where every action and failure comes with lasting consequences.
GBAtemp
By Prans DunnRoadwarden is not only an homage to classic text-based adventures but rekindles the genre with a masterful blend of contemporary features that makes for an interactive experience in a memorable universe.
3DNews
By Михаил ПономаревAn enjoyable text RPG with well-crafted plot which literally consumes you.
