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Road 96 🛣 cover art

Road 96 🛣

Digixart · THQ Nordic · 2021-08-16

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 14, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 14, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 16, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 14, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Aug 16, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 14, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Road 96 🛣 is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 26215 reviews).

67
playing now
92%
positive of 26k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (140 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (474 downloads)
4.55★
PlayStation Store rating (13,396 ratings)
6.8h
to beat · rushed 4.5h · completionist 8.3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

67 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Road 96 is a 2021 adventure video game developed by DigixArt. Set in the fictional authoritarian nation of Petria in Summer 1996, the player controls a series of nameless teenagers attempting to flee the country by reaching its northern border as political tensions rise with its upcoming election. The player navigates procedurally-generated journeys composed of various segments in different locations, traveling between them by walking, hitchhiking, or using vehicles including buses, cars, and taxis. In each, the player interacts with eight recurring non-playable characters and engages in minigames before resuming their journey. Each journey can end in success, arrest, or death, which in turn influences the narrative of subsequent runs. The game culminates on Petria's election day, in which the result is based on the player's actions throughout.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 67 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,388 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~299/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 526k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,292 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$3.99-80%
GOG$19.96

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.35 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $23.94 · on sale 156 of 246 observed days · $0.64 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.2k2.2k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 2,224 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 991 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 682 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,176 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 448 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

241382026-09-15 12:00 — 57 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 89 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 39 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 78 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 127 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 46 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 46 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 71 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 76 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 113 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 152 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 76 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 60 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 114 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 143 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 71 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 115 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 120 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 63 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 117 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 151 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 42 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 67 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k57Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 1,116 · peak 2,260Oct 2021 — avg 230 · peak 645Dec 2021 — avg 103 · peak 273Feb 2022 — avg 73 · peak 150Apr 2022 — avg 107 · peak 489Jun 2022 — avg 122 · peak 348Aug 2022 — avg 123 · peak 399Oct 2022 — avg 76 · peak 231Dec 2022 — avg 160 · peak 640Feb 2023 — avg 88 · peak 228Apr 2023 — avg 145 · peak 445Jun 2023 — avg 94 · peak 280Aug 2023 — avg 124 · peak 304Oct 2023 — avg 84 · peak 282Dec 2023 — avg 106 · peak 225Feb 2024 — avg 88 · peak 253Apr 2024 — avg 63 · peak 125Jun 2024 — avg 161 · peak 450Aug 2024 — avg 117 · peak 321Oct 2024 — avg 91 · peak 282Dec 2024 — avg 136 · peak 337Feb 2025 — avg 90 · peak 285Apr 2025 — avg 96 · peak 260Jun 2025 — avg 109 · peak 311Aug 2025 — avg 114 · peak 299Oct 2025 — avg 114 · peak 382Dec 2025 — avg 102 · peak 250Feb 2026 — avg 107 · peak 314Apr 2026 — avg 115 · peak 367Jun 2026 — avg 124 · peak 383Aug 2026 — avg 151 · peak 489
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$23.85$2.992021-08-162026-10-142021-08-16 — best price $16.992021-11-30 — best price $15.972022-01-26 — best price $15.962022-04-07 — best price $19.962022-06-27 — best price $19.962022-08-22 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $9.982023-01-30 — best price $19.962023-04-05 — best price $10.852023-06-19 — best price $19.962023-08-21 — best price $8.382023-11-01 — best price $19.962024-01-10 — best price $19.962024-03-13 — best price $19.962024-05-28 — best price $4.992024-08-15 — best price $4.992024-11-06 — best price $21.382025-01-05 — best price $4.992025-03-04 — best price $19.992025-05-15 — best price $4.992025-07-16 — best price $4.992025-10-29 — best price $19.962025-12-16 — best price $23.542026-01-15 — best price $23.242026-02-13 — best price $23.712026-03-13 — best price $4.152026-04-10 — best price $3.762026-05-11 — best price $4.992026-06-09 — best price $23.132026-07-03 — best price $22.882026-07-31 — best price $2.992026-08-31 — best price $19.962026-09-20 — best price $19.962026-10-10 — best price $19.962026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

323802026-05-28 — 111 pageviews2026-06-01 — 130 pageviews2026-06-05 — 142 pageviews2026-06-09 — 107 pageviews2026-06-13 — 80 pageviews2026-06-17 — 90 pageviews2026-06-21 — 136 pageviews2026-06-25 — 145 pageviews2026-06-29 — 175 pageviews2026-07-03 — 163 pageviews2026-07-07 — 134 pageviews2026-07-11 — 127 pageviews2026-07-15 — 118 pageviews2026-07-19 — 96 pageviews2026-07-23 — 125 pageviews2026-07-27 — 160 pageviews2026-07-31 — 142 pageviews2026-08-04 — 132 pageviews2026-08-08 — 323 pageviews2026-08-12 — 143 pageviews2026-08-16 — 172 pageviews2026-08-20 — 126 pageviews2026-08-24 — 171 pageviews2026-08-28 — 130 pageviews2026-09-01 — 116 pageviews2026-09-05 — 116 pageviews2026-09-09 — 116 pageviews2026-09-13 — 141 pageviews2026-09-17 — 83 pageviews2026-09-21 — 113 pageviews2026-09-25 — 121 pageviews2026-09-29 — 109 pageviews2026-10-03 — 118 pageviews2026-10-06 — 100 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
84.2%
earned "Road Pals"
39.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2021-06-04, latest 2022-10-12 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

1990'sColorfulAdventureEmotionalNarrationPoliticalDystopian Story RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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