Night Road

Night Road

Jared Skinner · March 20, 2020 · Indie, Pixel Graphics, Top-Down, Medieval, 2D

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Night Road costs $2.69 in Georgia (USD), £2.89 in the United Kingdom, €3.29 in Europe (EUR), $3.99 in the United States, CA$4.65 in Canada, NZ$5.19 in New Zealand, A$5.95 in Australia, R$8.69 in Brazil and zł14.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Night Road offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.69 $2.69 — 1
United Kingdom £2.89 £2.89 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.29 €3.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $3.99 $3.99 — 1
Canada CA$4.65 CA$4.65 — 1
New Zealand NZ$5.19 NZ$5.19 — 1
Australia A$5.95 A$5.95 — 1
Brazil R$8.69 R$8.69 — 1
Poland zł14.49 zł14.49 — 1

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About Night Road

✦ AI summary

Night Road is a top-down 2D action adventure where you guide a medieval alchemist through a cursed forest along an ancient road, using your torch to light the way, burn obstacles, and fend off twisted creatures while collecting plant materials to craft survival tools and deliver a life-saving tonic. The game stands out with its torch-management mechanic that affects both navigation and combat, alongside a practical alchemy system where you gather natural materials to create weapons, antidotes, and tools for solving puzzles.

An urgent message compels a medieval alchemist on a nighttime journey. The quickest way to his destination is an ancient road, once a well-traveled thoroughfare of a fallen empire, now reclaimed by the forest.

As the alchemist Valen Arcadius travels this path, he discovers a familiar evil corrupting the forest. Plant, animal, and insect turn against him with deadly intent. He must persevere, for if the special tonic he carries is not delivered, an innocent life will be lost.

Night Road is a top-down 2D action adventure game. Travel through a series of levels filled with dangerous creatures, poisonous plants, crumbling ruins, traps, and treasures. Advance down the road by finding the signpost in each area and reading it by the light of your torch.

Features:

*Keep it Lit- The torch is your most useful tool. It not only lights your way, it can burn down obstacles and damage fierce insects. Some creatures are wary of fire, but if your torch goes out, they will be much more aggressive. Your torch slowly drains, so light braziers along your path in case you need to return and re-ignite.

*Practical Alchemy- Valen can make use of berries, leaves, and petals of certain plants to help him on his journey. Collect enough of certain plant materials and create poison darts to slay vicious beasts, antidotes to fight the effects of venom and toxic spores, and acid to dissolve rust of ancient gates and chests.

*Coin of the Realm- Find hidden silver and gold coins along your path and exchange them for items and upgrades with merchants camped at crossroads.

Night Road — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

Recommended May 5, 2020
A great vintage feel with unique and impressive game mechanics. Can't wait for the title to expand
3 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 28, 2020
This game is awesome. Gameplay is fun and the storyline is very interesting and unique. Highly recommend that you play this game.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 9, 2020
I like how your cape wraps around you when you stop walking
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 21, 2026
You control a resourceful alchemist travelling through back roads to reach your friend in need. On the way you face several hazards that you solve with your alchemist/ranger tools and abilities. Essentially, each level consists of traversing a map filled with animals and plants that try to ♥♥♥♥ you up, all while keeping your torch lit. Usually each map has a theme and there is good variety without dragging on. The mysterious story reveals itself as you travel along the road. Overall a nice and short experience. Simple but engaging mechanics and atmospheric ambience and music. Can be challenging if you try to brute force instead of using the right tools and managing consumables usage. Note: I was able to run it on Windows 10 without problems, even though the requirements say Win 7
Recommended Oct 28, 2025
I just bought this on a whim, but it's a cool little game. Each area is sort of an action-based puzzle where you have to get past various creatures that all have different mechanics, while keeping your torch either lit or unlit as required. I only played for an hour so far but it has been introducing new stuff steadily. I'm not sure how long the game is. Hitboxes are good, everything felt fair. There's a bit of a developing story and it's well-written and moody enough to get you into the fantasy. Update: Cleared! Took me 2 hours, it's a great little game with unique mechanics and enough variety to keep you having fun.
Recommended Apr 5, 2020
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