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Road 96
Summer 1996, Today is the day! You hit the road. Adventure. Freedom. Escape. Run. Flee the Regime. Try to survive.

On this risky road trip to the border, you'll meet incredible characters, and discover their intertwined stories and secrets in an ever-evolving adventure.

But every mile opens up a choice to make. Your decisions will change your adventure, change the people you meet, maybe even change the world.

There are thousands of roads across the authoritarian nation of Petria.

Which one will you take?

Road 96 is a crazy, beautiful road-trip. The discovery of exciting places, and unusual people on your own personal journey to freedom.

An ever-evolving story-driven adventure inspired by Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, and Bong Joon-ho. Made by the award-winning creators of Valiant Hearts and Memories Retold. Announced as part of the OMEN Presents initiative from HP Inc.

Moments of action, exploration, contemplative melancholy, human encounters and wacky situations. Set against a backdrop of authoritarian rule and oppression.

A stunning visual style, a soundtrack filled with 90s hits, and a thousand routes through the game combine so each player can create their own unique stories on Road 96.
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Publisher: Ravenscourt
Players: 1
Co-op: No
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Tom

Absolute gem of an indie game. You play as a runaway teen in a fictional country that is going through political turmoil and are trying to escape it. Simple goal, make it to Road 96 and across the border. You can walk, hitch, bus or taxi if you have the money. Each stop has a location and person/people to meet and make decisions with. Help people, steal or just walk away.

The best bit is, each trip is unique and privately generated on the location and people you meet next and after each trip, you get to try as someone else. I'm on my second trip and just loving it.

Life Is Strange fans should definitely check it out.
 
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Almost through my second trip. Really liked it. Was interesting, the second trip had a lot of crossover with the first. Met some of the same characters but just at different stages of the timeline.

It does feel like it is going somewhere and not just a procedurally generated thing. Will see how it pans out.
 
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David76

Finished it tonight, loved it, got the ending I wanted as well. What a great change of pace from the shite AAA released lately.
 
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Shame that this is leaving Game Pass this month.

More people really need to play it!
 
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