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Play Overview
Roadwarden (2022) is a narrative text-adventure where you work as a sheriff trying to keep the peace (and trade) on the central roads of their community. What you do is similar to other adventure games (explore a dark fantasy world, interact with locals) but unusually you do this by typing words and pictorial observation. The muted retro visual tone and these book-ish interactions make it feel like you are playing inside a detective story.
You are chosen to be the Hovlaven Roadwarden, a sheriff-type peacekeeper assigned to bring together the tribes and settlements on a remote peninsula of the continent in an attempt to encourage trade and commerce. You can play mage, warrior, and scholar, and create a unique backstory. How you craft you character affects how you can approach the different scenarios and how townsfolk react to your presence.
The gameplay is all text-based, with you reading what's happening, looking at the accompanying illustration for clues, and selecting responses or typing in prompts. You patrol the paths, maintain peace and defeat opportunistic thieves and vagabonds. Along with this general housekeeping you take on quests from the characters you meet to gain trust and establish connections.
As you progress you connect the isolated settlements and camps. Along the way you find secrets, complete escort missions or fight off enemies and monsters in combat. This enables you to earn money, which you can use to buy shelter and food, which is required to balance nutrition and health as you progress.
The result is an unusual combination of text adventure, role-playing, exploration and combat, and simulation that offers surprising depth and complexity that allows you to become fully immersed in the rich world created.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Roadwarden 16 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 9 months ago.
You are chosen to be the Hovlaven Roadwarden, a sheriff-type peacekeeper assigned to bring together the tribes and settlements on a remote peninsula of the continent in an attempt to encourage trade and commerce. You can play mage, warrior, and scholar, and create a unique backstory. How you craft you character affects how you can approach the different scenarios and how townsfolk react to your presence.
The gameplay is all text-based, with you reading what's happening, looking at the accompanying illustration for clues, and selecting responses or typing in prompts. You patrol the paths, maintain peace and defeat opportunistic thieves and vagabonds. Along with this general housekeeping you take on quests from the characters you meet to gain trust and establish connections.
As you progress you connect the isolated settlements and camps. Along the way you find secrets, complete escort missions or fight off enemies and monsters in combat. This enables you to earn money, which you can use to buy shelter and food, which is required to balance nutrition and health as you progress.
The result is an unusual combination of text adventure, role-playing, exploration and combat, and simulation that offers surprising depth and complexity that allows you to become fully immersed in the rich world created.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Roadwarden 16 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 9 months ago.
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Age Ratings
This game includes adverts on some platforms that are watched to unlock additional content. Note that these adverts are not covered by the age rating and may include older-rated content.
Skill Level
9+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. As the game is text-based, players need string reading ability, but there is no need for quick reactions or precise inputs.
Costs
Roadwarden usually costs £8.29.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Roadwarden
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
- In-Game Pass: Purchase a season/battle pass to gain access to limited in-game purchases, reward items and other aspects of the game.
- In-Game Subscription: Subscribe to get regular content or game currency and access to special items.
- Advertising: Smartphone or Tablet version of this game includes adverts. This varies in form but watching ads is often incentivised by unlocking additional content and progress in the game. Note that these are not covered by the age rating and may include older-rated content.
- Trade Items Outside Game: Players can trade or bet items they have earned or purchased, on third-party sites outside the game. Where these sites offer the ability to gamble with items, they require confirmation that the player is 18 or over.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 12/09/2022
Out Now: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Strategy (Action, Adventure, Communication, Fighting, Point-and-Click, Role-Play and Simulation)
Accessibility: 25 features
Components: 2D Side-On, Pixels and Text
Developer: Moral Anxiety (@MoralAnxiety)
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