Road Not Taken

$14.99

Release Date:: Aug 5, 2014
Metacritic:: 75
Developer:: Spry Fox LLC
Publisher:: Spry Fox LLC
Platforms:: Windows Mac

Indie Steam Achievements Full controller support Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Single-player

About This Game

Road Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving life’s surprises. You play as a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way. Randomly generated levels deliver a limitless supply of possibilities to explore and challenges to overcome. Your actions will influence not only your own story, but that of the villagers you hope to befriend and the town you call home.

Story Details:

Each time you play Road Not Taken, you're likely to experience a very different story. The paths you take will change; the relationships you pursue will twist in ways you did not expect. Which, as it happens, is just like real life.

The villagers of Road Not Taken believe that there is an optimal path through life: a good person gets a job, falls in love and has children. You won't follow this path. Can you find your own unique way through a life?

Gameplay Details:

No path leads to the same destination in Road Not Taken. The trails you take will change, the relationships you pursue will twist in ways you might not expect, and the narrative you create with every action will be yours to decide. Every playthrough offers new and unusual creatures to encounter, secrets and items to discover, townsfolk to build relationships with, and devilish, hand-crafted puzzle rooms to solve.

Brains, Not Brawn

Your character has the magical ability to levitate and move objects. You must figure out how to use your talents and tactics to circumvent or defeat a wide variety of dangerous creatures, obstacles, and boss encounters.

Get Lost in the Wild

Road Not Taken is brought to life with gorgeous 2D artwork, expressively charming sprite design, and an evocative, atmospheric soundtrack. Every puzzle is a challenge of exploration and strategy, testing players to think before taking each step forward.

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Negative

1 user reviews

Positive

User #094279 english

23 hrs at review

Not Recommended

I will always respect this game for kindling my love of Robert Frost poems. As far as the puzzles go, it's hard for me to recommend. The rng constantly changes the puzzles, which is fine.. unless you're bad at thinking on the spot and keeping track of several rules at the same time. I can't imagine doing the timed events in later levels. I got okay at the game when I first got it, but it misses one key aspect for good replay value. You have to relearn everything if you step away from the game for too long. Which isn't an issue I personally have with most roguelikes. Games like Hades or Monster train are easy to step back into because the rules are either obvious or written on every card as a reminder. You don't have to go to the menu or a wiki to relearn everything. No replaying a tutorial just to be able to do the first level again. If you could just right click puzzle pieces to access all the info you already had that would be wonderful, but you can't. Menu hopping just isn't a fun...