Broken Roads: A Post-Apocalyptic RPG That Lets You Choose Your Origin

Independent game studio Drop Bear Bytes (@DropBearBytes) and publisher Versus Evil (@vs_evil) released an all new video introducing one of the player character origin stories for their upcoming narrative-driven RPG Broken Roads (@BrokenRoadsGame), ahead of its launch on Xbox Series, Xbox One and Steam in 2024.

Broken Roads is a isometric RPG that brings exploration, strategic turn-based combat and meaningful philosophical choices to an all-new Australian post-apocalyptic setting. Broken Roads skillfully blends traditional and all-new role-playing elements on top of a classless system offering near-unlimited character development options built around four philosophies: Humanist, Utilitarian, Machiavellian, and Nihilist. Furthermore the game presents players with an original morality system: the Moral Compass which sees dialogue options and questing decisions influence, and be influenced by, a character's philosophical leaning and the tough decisions they make along the way.

Players will choose between one of four classes: the Hired Gun, Barter Crew, Jackaroo, and Surveyor. This latest video introduces the Hired Gun, a mercenary who grew up with a gun in their hand and was outsourced as a sharpshooter by their cruel, tyrannical parents who practiced the motto “a hungry kid shoots better”. Now they’re off on their own, trying to make sense of the mad world they’re a part of.

Broken Roads will be available for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam. You can play as the Hired Gun in the Broken Roads demo available now on Steam.

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