Road Not Taken

Buy80%

Very Positive · 357 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS

Spry Fox · Roguelike · Aug 5, 2014

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Road Not Taken?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 357 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 264 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
64 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is tricky without being rage-inducing, and procedurally generated such that the solutions to the obstacles it throws your way never become rote.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
45 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
It rewards patience, creativity, and thoughtful decision-making while offering a narrative that reflects on the complexity of human choices without becoming overly sentimental.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, the game presents a charming hand-painted art style that perfectly complements its fairy tale atmosphere.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack reinforces this atmosphere with calming yet melancholic compositions that shift naturally alongside the emotional tone of each expedition.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay64 reviews
Story45 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
0% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Bugs
17% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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