Roadside Research

Roadside Research

Steam Deck Playable

Cybernetic Walrus · Shop Keeper · Feb 12, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $9.74.

86%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The minute-to-minute gameplay is solid.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I believe this game has the potential to run on lower end systems, however, I think it can be easier or harder on the system depending on who is running the game and if you are playing multiplayer or not.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
If you already enjoy market/store sim games and like the option to play co-op, I’d absolutely recommend picking it up.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
very good premise, super fun & great amount of character for the first approx. 10 hours before it becomes steeply un-fun. mid-late game inventory management/re-stocking goes from satisfying to super tedious as you expand your offerings with no relief in sight & no impetus to keep expanding.. would potentially benefit from a more streamlined stock management system in late game (with a costly unlock to work towards) and more emphasis on the story line quests!
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are smooth and seem to done in order to be a little more comedic then the average game.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
That said, the settings menu is pretty barebones.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay48 reviews
Multiplayer30 reviews
Co-op29 reviews
Story and characters16 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance10 reviews
70%
Difficulty10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs38 reviews
76%
Crashes7 reviews
71%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.

3 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.