Road Not Taken
Released Aug 2014
Road Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving life’s surprises. You play as a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way.
80% positive · 356 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Road Not Taken launched on August 5, 2014 and received a handful of updates in the weeks following release. The developer shipped two notable post-launch content drops: a difficulty tuning patch on August 27, 2014, and a major free update on September 15, 2014 that added Timed Mode, new creatures, refined difficulty settings, and mod support. The September 15, 2014 post is the last recorded developer communication of any kind. No further updates, announcements, roadmaps, or DLC have been communicated since that date. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store, no outstanding developer commitments, and no indication that additional content was ever planned beyond what shipped in those early updates. The game appears to have launched as a complete product and received a brief post-launch polish period that concluded in September 2014.
Evidence
Major free update shipped adding Timed Mode, new creatures (Forest Kraken, Golem, Ninja Bear), finalized difficulty modes, and mod support. This is the last recorded developer communication.
Post-launch patch adding two difficulty modes and rebalancing shrines/checkpoints.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Spry Fox
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Road Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving life’s surprises. You play as a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way. Randomly generated levels deliver a limitless supply of possibilities to explore and challenges to overcome. Your actions will influence not only your own story, but that of the villagers you hope to befriend and the town you call home.
Each time you play Road Not Taken, you're likely to experience a very different story. The paths you take will change; the relationships you pursue will twist in ways you did not expect. Which, as it happens, is just like real life.
The villagers of Road Not Taken believe that there is an optimal path through life: a good person gets a job, falls in love and has children. You won't follow this path. Can you find your own unique way through a life?
No path leads to the same destination in Road Not Taken. The trails you take will change, the relationships you pursue will twist in ways you might not expect, and the narrative you create with every action will be yours to decide. Every playthrough offers new and unusual creatures to encounter, secrets and items to discover, townsfolk to build relationships with, and devilish, hand-crafted puzzle rooms to solve.
Brains, Not Brawn
Your character has the magical ability to levitate and move objects. You must figure out how to use your talents and tactics to circumvent or defeat a wide variety of dangerous creatures, obstacles, and boss encounters.
Get Lost in the Wild
Road Not Taken is brought to life with gorgeous 2D artwork, expressively charming sprite design, and an evocative, atmospheric soundtrack. Every puzzle is a challenge of exploration and strategy, testing players to think before taking each step forward.
Story Details:
Each time you play Road Not Taken, you're likely to experience a very different story. The paths you take will change; the relationships you pursue will twist in ways you did not expect. Which, as it happens, is just like real life.
The villagers of Road Not Taken believe that there is an optimal path through life: a good person gets a job, falls in love and has children. You won't follow this path. Can you find your own unique way through a life?
Gameplay Details:
No path leads to the same destination in Road Not Taken. The trails you take will change, the relationships you pursue will twist in ways you might not expect, and the narrative you create with every action will be yours to decide. Every playthrough offers new and unusual creatures to encounter, secrets and items to discover, townsfolk to build relationships with, and devilish, hand-crafted puzzle rooms to solve.
Brains, Not Brawn
Your character has the magical ability to levitate and move objects. You must figure out how to use your talents and tactics to circumvent or defeat a wide variety of dangerous creatures, obstacles, and boss encounters.
Get Lost in the Wild
Road Not Taken is brought to life with gorgeous 2D artwork, expressively charming sprite design, and an evocative, atmospheric soundtrack. Every puzzle is a challenge of exploration and strategy, testing players to think before taking each step forward.
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