Roadwarden

Roadwarden

Moral Anxiety Studio · September 12, 2022 · RPG, Text-Based, Adventure, Indie, Pixel Graphics

Buy the Roadwarden key for Steam from Kinguin at $0.37 — the cheapest of 15 stores we compare.

PC
Very Positive94% · 5,21683Metacritic50playing now
Best price 81 Great time to buy
$0.37-85%
lowest tracked $0.35
Kinguin Buy at Kinguin

Prices last checked

More games under $5 →

Where to buy Roadwarden — official stores

GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-77%
$2.48
$10.99
Buy
Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
-75%
$2.74
$10.99
Buy
GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
-75%
$2.75
$10.99
Buy
Gamesplanet
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$9.89
$10.99
Buy
GreenManGaming
Standard Edition · Steam
$10.99
Buy
Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$10.99
Buy
IndieGala Store
IndieGala Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$10.99
Buy

Cheapest Roadwarden keys — keyshops

Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.

Some stores inflate their “regular” price to show a bigger discount. We flag those (⚠ inflated) and show the real saving against the actual list price.

Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.61
Buy
Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.37
Buy
Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.41
Buy
YUPLAY
Standard Edition · Steam
-94%
$0.76
$12.30
Buy
Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.53
Buy
Loaded
Standard Edition · Steam
-90% inflated
$1.09
$10.99
Buy
CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.66
Buy
Gamesporium
Gamesporium
Standard Edition · Steam
$10.99
Buy

Some store links are affiliate links — playze may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes the price you pay, and the cheapest confirmed price is always shown in the Best price box above.

Roadwarden price by region

Roadwarden costs £0.30 in the United Kingdom, €0.31 in Europe (EUR), $0.37 in the United States, $0.37 in Georgia (USD), CA$1.07 in Canada, zł1.73 in Poland, NZ$3.35 in New Zealand, R$3.43 in Brazil and A$3.49 in Australia right now.

Cheapest Roadwarden offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.30 −84% £1.86 £0.30 12
Europe (EUR) €0.31 −88% €2.48 €0.31 14
United Statesyour region $0.37 −85% $2.48 $0.37 15
Georgia (USD) $0.37 −85% $2.48 $0.37 15
Canada CA$1.07 −75% CA$2.99 CA$1.07 12
Poland zł1.73 −81% zł9.00 zł1.73 13
New Zealand NZ$3.35 −78% NZ$3.35 NZ$13.49 11
Brazil R$3.43 −75% R$5.49 R$3.43 12
Australia A$3.49 −77% A$3.49 A$15.50 11

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

Screenshots

About Roadwarden

✦ AI summary

You're a lone roadwarden hired by a merchant guild to explore a mysterious peninsula, guard travelers, complete quests, and uncover the secrets of a hostile fantasy world in this 30-hour illustrated text-based RPG. It blends interactive fiction, visual novel storytelling, and tabletop RPG mechanics with isometric pixel art, letting you customize your character class and personality while navigating inventory puzzles, timed missions, and branching dialogue choices.


YOU ARE THE ROADWARDEN

A brave stranger putting your life on the line to make a difference in this grim fantasy world. While most people would never risk a solitary journey through the wilder parts of the land, you willingly accept the struggle. You guard travellers, connect isolated villages, support merchants, and repel attacking creatures, bandits, or even undead.

TAKE THE PLUNGE

A powerful merchant guild has called on your services, sending you on a journey into the unknown planes of a mysterious peninsula in the hopes to expand the guild’s influence even further. Explore this world and gather as much information as possible to reveal the secrets surrounding the area. It’s a dangerous task, but an equally respectable one.

READY YOUR ARMORY

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games, and interactive fiction, such as inventory puzzles, dialogue choices, character abilities and progression, hit points, simple survival mechanics or quests restricted by in-game time.

FEATURES


Face the vast challenges of a hostile fantasy world in the 30-hour story-campaign
Create your own background, abilities, beliefs, and personality
Embark either as a warrior, mage, or scholar and define your character‘s attitudes
Immerse yourself in profound dialogues and sidequests with dozens of NPCs Collect hints and investigate the true nature of this world

Roadwarden — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
More games like this:Mac gamesLinux games

Roadwarden in the rankings

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Roadwarden is a choose-your-own-adventure game praised for its immersive world-building, excellent writing, and engaging environmental storytelling that makes its small world feel lived-in and expansive. Players consistently highlight the polished UI, attractive art style, and well-balanced exploration, though some note that character voices lack distinction and repeated playthroughs can feel tedious. Most players consider it a worthwhile purchase, particularly appreciating the value for the playtime offered.

Recommended Oct 3, 2026
Wow, this was surprisingly so fun! The writing is awesome, and the world is extremely immersive. My favorite elements were the environmental storytelling, just how lived in this small yet expansive world felt. I would say, I underestimated this game when I saw it on sale on the front page. Waiter, more of that please
Recommended Oct 2, 2026
The lore is fairly simple, but captivating. It's been a few weeks since I've finished it and the world-building still stands strongly in my mind (admittedly, the characters slightly less so). This game has such good bones—great UI, consistent and attractive art, an inviting balance of challenges, an interesting world to explore. There are a handful of spelling mistakes and the "voice" of all the characters are a little too similar, but altogether such a blast for fans of the old-school interactive fiction games. And it's ridiculously cheap for the playtime you get (which isn't *too* long, which is such a blessing these days).
Recommended Oct 2, 2026
I only played one playthrough yet. It took me about 10 hours but i also didnt hurry. I took my time. The game is incredible. You can choose a lot on what to do and your decision actually affects the game quite a lot. It will not be the last time ive played this and i dont want to spoiler anything. But this game is just incredible. I enjoy the look and feel of the game a lot. I can imagine that some might be scared by the art direction but dont let that stop you from playing such an incredible game
Recommended Oct 2, 2026
Exactly like a cyoa book, without the tedium of notekeeping.
Recommended Oct 2, 2026
Simple play style, fun mysteries, not very long, but well crafted.
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
The visuals, writing and world building are all great. It can be a bit tedious to go through everything again on repeated playthroughs, but the first time around everything's a blast to explore.

Community reviews

—

0 reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.

More like Roadwarden

News

All news →
SilkMU is our new partner: MU Online Season 6 in a browser tabBlog

SilkMU is our new partner: MU Online Season 6 in a browser tab

SilkMU, a MU Online Season 6 server that runs in a browser tab or as an app, opened on 6 November 2026 and is now our partner. What it offers, what is free and what costs WCoin.

Nov 13, 2026
Games like Dying Light, where nightfall changes the rulesPC

Games like Dying Light, where nightfall changes the rules

Games like Dying Light are easy to find if you only want parkour or only want zombies. These eight keep the part that matters: a city that becomes a different place after dark.

Nov 13, 2026
Games like Portal 2, where one idea carries the whole gamePC

Games like Portal 2, where one idea carries the whole game

Games like Portal 2 all share one habit: teach a single impossible trick, then spend a campaign breaking it. From rewinding objects through time to Escher geometry that loops back on itself.

Nov 13, 2026
Planet Coaster DLC: skip the collection, buy the packsBundles

Planet Coaster DLC: skip the collection, buy the packs

The Planet Coaster DLC catalogue closed in 2019, so there is no curve left to wait out. Our record shows the collection bundle costs far more than assembling the same packs one by one.

Nov 13, 2026
Toxic Commando Game Pass: subscribe, or buy the key?Xbox

Toxic Commando Game Pass: subscribe, or buy the key?

The Toxic Commando Game Pass add landed on 12 November. Our price record since late September shows the key route barely moved, which changes what a subscription is worth.

Nov 13, 2026
Games like Titanfall 2, for the pilot or for the TitanPC

Games like Titanfall 2, for the pilot or for the Titan

Titanfall 2's campaign changed its own rules every mission. Games like Titanfall 2 that keep one part of it — the wall-running, the mech, or a campaign that never settles.

Nov 12, 2026
Games like It Takes Two, where the second player is the pointPC

Games like It Takes Two, where the second player is the point

It Takes Two cannot be played alone, and that is the whole design. Games like It Takes Two that give each player a different job — including one that makes do with a single pair of hands.

Nov 12, 2026
Football Manager 27 Game Pass, and what the old FMs now costXbox

Football Manager 27 Game Pass, and what the old FMs now cost

FM27 landed on 10 November, and Football Manager 27 Game Pass covers it on PC from day one. Steam has stopped selling FM26 and FM24 — our price record shows what that does.

Nov 12, 2026

Top games right now

All rankings →
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Free
  2. 2Dota 2Free
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSFree
  4. 4Grand Theft Auto V Legacy—
  5. 5Terraria$2.08
  6. 6Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeFree
  7. 7Rust$20.19
  8. 8Garry's Mod$6.21
  9. 9Team Fortress 2Free
  10. 10Black Myth: Wukong$35.78
  11. 11HELLDIVERS™ 2$23.99
  12. 12ELDEN RING$38.88
  13. 13Apex Legends™Free
  14. 14Left 4 Dead 2$9.99
  15. 15Stardew Valley$12.11
  16. 16Wallpaper Engine$3.93
  17. 17Cyberpunk 2077$17.99
  18. 18Euro Truck Simulator 2$4.99
  19. 19Dead by Daylight$6.83
  20. 20Red Dead Redemption 2$13.71
  21. 21The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt$9.77
  22. 22Baldur's Gate 3$53.64
  23. 23Phasmophobia$15.19
  24. 24War ThunderFree