Broken Roads

Item: Broken Roads
Rating: 56
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-06

Summary

Engaging narrative with meaningful player choices.
Unique, immersive setting and strong atmosphere.
Combat is simple, uninspired turn-based.
Story and quests feel unfinished.
Game feels clunky and unpolished overall.
Ending is disappointing and anticlimactic.

Reviews (sample size): 201
Helpful reviews: 91%
Unhelpful reviews: 7%
Protest reviews: 1%

56%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
44%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 405
Negative points: 570
Gameplay points: 150
Perf. points: 15
Rec. points: 191
Misc points: 45

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging narrative, meaningful choices Description The game's narrative is a strong point, featuring engaging stories, well-developed characters, and meaningful choices that impact the plot and character relationships. The morality system, often based on philosophical concepts, adds depth to decision-making and enhances player investment. Importance 73%	The game's narrative is a strong point, featuring engaging stories, well-developed characters, and meaningful choices that impact the plot and character relationships. The morality system, often based on philosophical concepts, adds depth to decision-making and enhances player investment.	73%
Unique, immersive setting and atmosphere Description The game features a unique and well-realized setting, often described as beautiful and immersive, with detailed graphics, a distinct art style, and a strong sense of atmosphere. The Australian setting, in particular, is praised for its originality and refreshing take on the post-apocalyptic genre. Importance 71%	The game features a unique and well-realized setting, often described as beautiful and immersive, with detailed graphics, a distinct art style, and a strong sense of atmosphere. The Australian setting, in particular, is praised for its originality and refreshing take on the post-apocalyptic genre.	71%
Authentic Australian setting/culture Description The game authentically represents Australian culture, incorporating slang, environments, and wildlife to create a unique and immersive experience. The inclusion of in-game translations for Australian slang is a positive feature, making the game accessible to a wider audience. Importance 29%	The game authentically represents Australian culture, incorporating slang, environments, and wildlife to create a unique and immersive experience. The inclusion of in-game translations for Australian slang is a positive feature, making the game accessible to a wider audience.	29%
Interesting moral compass mechanic Description The game features an original and interesting moral compass mechanic that moves beyond simple good vs. evil choices. It allows players to explore different philosophical concepts, influencing dialog options and plot outcomes. Importance 25%	The game features an original and interesting moral compass mechanic that moves beyond simple good vs. evil choices. It allows players to explore different philosophical concepts, influencing dialog options and plot outcomes.	25%
Active developer support/improvements Description The developers are actively supporting the game with continuous updates, addressing bugs, and implementing improvements based on player feedback. This dedication to ongoing development and responsiveness to the community is viewed positively. Importance 16%	The developers are actively supporting the game with continuous updates, addressing bugs, and implementing improvements based on player feedback. This dedication to ongoing development and responsiveness to the community is viewed positively.	16%
Inspired by classic RPGs Description The game is reminiscent of classic RPGs like Fallout, Wasteland, Baldur's Gate and Disco Elysium, with a good skill/stat system and dialogue. It offers a fresh take on the post-apocalyptic genre, with a focus on a regular person navigating conflicts in the wasteland. Importance 13%	The game is reminiscent of classic RPGs like Fallout, Wasteland, Baldur's Gate and Disco Elysium, with a good skill/stat system and dialogue. It offers a fresh take on the post-apocalyptic genre, with a focus on a regular person navigating conflicts in the wasteland.	13%
Well-written quests, interesting NPCs Description The game features well-written quests with multiple ways to approach and complete them, showcasing player choice. NPCs have personality and speak like normal people, fitting the post-apocalyptic world. Importance 10%	The game features well-written quests with multiple ways to approach and complete them, showcasing player choice. NPCs have personality and speak like normal people, fitting the post-apocalyptic world.	10%
Enjoyable, good turn-based RPG Description The reviewer is enjoying the game and finds it to be a good turn-based RPG. Importance 7%	The reviewer is enjoying the game and finds it to be a good turn-based RPG.	7%
Improved localization and features Description Localization has improved, large font support has been added, the combat system is more enjoyable, overall controls have improved, and there is a x2 speed option. Importance 6%	Localization has improved, large font support has been added, the combat system is more enjoyable, overall controls have improved, and there is a x2 speed option.	6%
Great musical score Description The game features a great musical score that complements the atmosphere and enhances the overall experience. Importance 5%	The game features a great musical score that complements the atmosphere and enhances the overall experience.	5%
Well-done voice acting/narration Description The game features well-done voice acting and narration, enhancing the overall quality of the game. Importance 4%	The game features well-done voice acting and narration, enhancing the overall quality of the game.	4%
Essential CRPG elements Description The game has the essential elements of a CRPG. Importance 3%	The game has the essential elements of a CRPG.	3%