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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.

Release DateAug 5, 2014
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.8% (positive) / 82.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.5% Top 30% / 76.7%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)233  Top 30% / 334  Top 25%
Curators72 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar36 minutes
Followers2.7K  Top 20%
Owners± 78.7K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 34.7K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 212.6K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Road Not Taken steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Road Not Taken's Steam rating and reviews between August 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 94.8% (December 2014) and 82% (October 2016).

The 334 reviews Top 25% suggest that Road Not Taken might be a reasonable indie success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Road Not Taken and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Road Not Taken's review languages. The most popular language is English (74%), followed by Russian (10%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 12 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 6 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Road Not Taken percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Road Not Taken, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 21 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Puzzles are super challenging
  • Atmosphere and artwork are absolutely stunning
  • Story is rich and is a welcome addition to modern roguelike/lites
  • Lots of attention to detail
  • Has tons of depth
  • Has a lot of content
  • Mechanics raise to the level of the atmosphere
  • The variety of ways you can achieve goals is quite nice
  • There is a subtle level of planning that can go unnoticed for some players
  • Crafted with expertise
  • Difficult and overwhelming at times
  • Low addiction factor
  • No difficulty curve
  • Lacks progress and fun over time
  • 6% completion rate
  • Easy to get screwed over
  • Possible to have to start over without tools

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 82.8% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Road Not Taken's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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