Action · August 16, 2021
Road 96 🛣️ (2021)
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.
Action releases from 2021
198 Action titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 21.4k Steam reviews | Top 23% in Action |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 28% |
| Metacritic | 79/100 | Genre average 77 — top 47% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 144 players | Top 30% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 5 h average | Top 70% for session depth among Action |
Peer Action titles
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- First-Person · 899
- Colorful · 876
- 1990's · 870
- Adventure · 808
- Choices Matter · 793
- Story Rich · 768
- Atmospheric · 684
- Multiple Endings · 671
- Narration · 644
- Choose Your Own Adventure · 632
- Dystopian · 625
- Exploration · 592
- Singleplayer · 583
- Emotional · 580
- Political · 566
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 21.4k reviews
19.7k positive · 1.7k negative
Metacritic
79/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.1/10
Curator recommendations
19.8k
Peak concurrent players
144
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (11)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Polish volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Polish
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Accessibility
- Captions available
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- HDR available
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“one of the best indie video games of the whole year” 90 – IGN “Often funny, hard-hitting, and tense, Road 96 is a wonderful game” 9 – God is a Geek “Interactive storytelling at its finest” 100 – NME
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
5h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
12
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 16, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Digixart |
| Publisher | THQ Nordic |
| Base price | $4.99 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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