Roadwarden [Fantasy/RPG Elements/Pixel Art] [DEMO]

[Jubal]

Yes, that makes sense And is something I like generally - there's surprisingly little by way of actual littoral-based cultures and life in fantasy, worlds are often presented as "here are countries made of land, there are ports that you go to to get from one country to another and that's that".

[Aure]

An updated title screen. : )

[Aure]

When you ignore all the marauding beasts, ruins, dark bogs, and treacherous power-hungry leaders, #Roadwarden is actually cottagecore.
(don't ignore them, though, they're cool)

I'm preparing the next version of the demo. Not only I second-draft all the oldest areas, I also introduce new systems for the player to use them to their advantage, as well as new interactions, choices, obstacles, and visuals. It's insane how much this game grows, and I'll share more news very soon.

[Jubal]

I do love how effectively you're now making use of the limited colour palette. It looks great!

[Aure]

Thank you! I feel like the last one is a bit out-of-style as it's very "blurry", but considering the theme of this place I hope it's excusable. (Personally, I love how it turned out.)

[Aure]

The huge demo update is on its way, with new mechanics, updated dialogues, redrawn illustrations, better UI... The game is now slightly more complex, and I think it gets better at building the experience of being a traveler in a hostile realm.

Here are some examples!

[Aure]

The game has changed a lot over the course of a year and a half. Read more about the recent changes, updates, and the new demo in today's devlog.

[Jubal]

The improvements all sound great! I really must make time to check out the new demo

[Aure]

Hi there! Long time no see.

In the meantime, Roadwarden got pretty close to what I hope is its last stage. I still need to fix a few things, but there's a chance the game will be available on Steam this September!

I'd be happy to answer any questions. : )

[Jubal]

Hey! Lovely to see you again!

Don't think I have any immediate questions but I am *very* excited for this

Actually, one question - is there a current Roadwarden trailer on YouTube? I was making a playlist for our channel of game trailers for Exilian members' stuff (thread about it here) and would be happy to add RW.

[Aure]

Thank you for asking! There is an old trailer that I don't personally like too much, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHHfwGZb_c0 , but I hope there will be a new one in August. : )

[Aure]

Found some screenshots from 2019 Roadwarden demo and compared them to the ones I took this week... What a long journey!

[Tusky]

It's come such a long way!

Looking really nice

[Aure]

Thank you, Tusky! : )

[Aure]

So many paths to take...