Barren Roads
Open-world survival where freezing nights force you to find shelter
Forcequitapplicatons · Released Jun 1, 2015 · Early Access
Early Access, no updates for over a year
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 36% of 69
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Sep 8, 2015
What is Barren Roads?
Barren Roads is an Early Access survival game set in a world devastated by nuclear weapons. You search ruined towns, highways, and wrecks for supplies, manage hunger and thirst, hunt animals, and craft or modify weapons.
For you if...
- +you prefer cooperative survival over competitive multiplayer
Not for you if...
- −you prefer survival games without permanent death
What players say
36% of 69 reviews are positive
Players criticize awkward controls, inventory problems, and bugs. Several describe the game as abandoned and criticize the lack of updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Barren Roads system requirements
Minimum: 2 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Barren Roads?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64 bit
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
Does Barren Roads have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.
Does Barren Roads run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Barren Roads 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Sep 8, 2015 · Updates Sep 7 Build Version 1.7 Quick Fixes and Balance
- Sep 8, 2015 · Updates Sep 7 Build Version 1.7 Quick Fixes and Balance
- Aug 26, 2015 · Updates Aug 26 Build Version 1.6 Multiplayer Events Steam API New Items
- Aug 26, 2015 · Updates Aug 26 Build Version 1.6 Multiplayer Events Steam API New Items
- Jul 27, 2015 · Updates July 26 Build Version 1.5 New Vehicles and Items
