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Roadwarden

Text-based fantasy RPG about investigating a dangerous, isolated peninsula

Moral Anxiety Studio · Published by Assemble Entertainment · Released Sep 12, 2022

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 4,661
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 47 in 30 days
Players
32
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Sep 12, 2024
Minimum PC
HD 4850
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is Roadwarden?

An illustrated, text-based fantasy RPG presented in isometric pixel art. Sent by a merchant guild to gather information about a remote peninsula, you travel between settlements, question residents, collect clues and items, and make choices in quests and encounters. Some quests are limited by in-game time.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy defining your character through dialogue choices
  • +you like investigating a fantasy setting through conversations and clues

Not for you if...

  • −you want frequent action instead of reading and dialogue
  • −you dislike tracking names and clues across long conversations

What players say

94% of 4,661 reviews are positive · 89% of 47 in the last 30 days

Players praise the worldbuilding, character-defining dialogue, and music. Some find the prose long-winded, the travel repetitive, and quest progress hard to track.

Players over time

▼ -32% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 48 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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How many players finish Roadwarden?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «The Roadwarden», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Roadwarden screenshot 1

Roadwarden system requirements

Minimum: HD 4850, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10/7/8/8.1/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
Processor
2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM or equivalent
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/7/8/8.1 (64bit)
Processor
2.66GHz Intel Core i7
Graphics
Nvidia 460 GTX / Radeon 5770 - 1 GB of VRAM or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Does Roadwarden have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Roadwarden run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
43
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Roadwarden use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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