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Wasteland Meets Disco Elysium CRPG Broken Roads Gets Release Date

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Published: Sep 12, 2023 01:51 pm

Upcoming CRPGĀ Broken Roads, which looks like a cross betweenĀ WastelandĀ andĀ Disco Elysium, officially has a release date.

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On X, the official account forĀ Broken Roads posted that the game would officially release on Nov. 14 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The announcement was posted alongside a quick teaser for the game, which showcases its post-apocalyptic Australia setting and the tough decisions players will find themselves having to make inĀ the title. The post promised more information about the CRPG would be coming soon.

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Broken RoadsĀ is definitely an indie game that’s gotten our attention. Developed by Drop Bear Bytes and published by Versus Evil, the title is a mix of things I genuinely love. In general, the game seems to take a lot of inspiration from post-apocalyptic fiction like theĀ Wasteland franchise andĀ Mad Max, with the party system seeming particularly drawn from the former of those two. However, the developers have also talked a lot about the “Moral Compass” system inĀ Broken Roads, which essentially reacts to choices made by the players and maps their position on such axes as humanism, utilitarianism, Machiavellianism, and nihilism. That specific feature makes the game feel a lot likeĀ Disco Elysium, which put an emphasis on choice and the philosophical ideas underpinning those choices.

Right now, the CRPG is in something of a renaissance. While the genre had seemingly waned in popularity for several years, the recent successful releases of games like Baldur’s Gate 3 have proven that there’s an appetite for deep, tactical RPGs. As such, ifĀ Broken RoadsĀ lives up to the legacy of the games it’s drawing from, I can easily see myself and other RPG lovers sinking dozens of hours into it.

Broken RoadsĀ releases on Nov. 14.

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Liam Nolan has been the Managing Editor at The Escapist since August 2023, during which time he's covered Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Starfield, and several other major releases. After getting his Master of Arts in English in 2016, he began writing about comics, television, movies, and video games, with his work appearing at such outlets as Marvel.com, CBR, and The Mary Sue. When he's not writing on pop culture, you can find Liam working on his creative projects or traveling. You can follow him on Twitter @LD_Nolan or on Bluesky @ldnolan.bsky.social.