Wiesbaden, Germany - [August 25] - Publisher Assemble Entertainment and solo developer Moral Anxiety Studio are proud to announce that Roadwarden, the critically acclaimed text-based RPG, is now available on Nintendo Switch. Originally launched on PC in September 2022 to widespread acclaim, Roadwarden has earned its reputation as a compelling blend of interactive fiction and narrative-rich RPG design.
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In Roadwarden, you play as a lone adventurer hired by a merchant guild to explore a hostile, mysterious peninsula — not just to survive, but to make a difference. You'll guard travelers, fight creatures and undead, support isolated communities, and uncover the region's secrets across a 30-hour narrative-driven campaign. Survival mechanics require careful management of health, nourishment, time, and other scarce resources. All this while navigating moral dilemmas, collecting quests, and exploring branching narrative paths filled with hidden secrets.
🗡️ Choose your character’s background and class (warrior, mage, or scholar)
🧭 Explore branching storylines, impactful choices, and deep worldbuilding
📜 Solve quests, manage survival mechanics, and shape your beliefs
🎮 Now available on Nintendo Switch
💰 Price: EUR 10.99 / USD
🎉 20% launch discount available for a limited time
🌍 Global release (Korea release coming soon)
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The road is dangerous, but someone has to walk it!
Key Features – Roadwarden
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🧭 Explore a Mysterious Peninsula – Uncover secrets, dangers, and hidden stories in a richly detailed, low-fantasy world.
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🧙 Choose Your Class and Backstory – Play as a warrior, mage, or scholar, shaping your character’s abilities, beliefs, and personality.
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📜 Meaningful Choices – Engage in deep dialogue, make impactful decisions, and shape the world around you.
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🗺️ Unique Genre Blend – Combines text-based storytelling, isometric pixel art, RPG systems, and adventure mechanics.
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⏳ 30+ Hour Campaign – Immerse yourself in a narrative-driven experience full of quests, survival elements, and moral dilemmas.
“Roadwarden is more Witcher than The Witcher.” – The Escapist
“One of the finest historical fantasies you’ll play.” – Eurogamer
Step into the unknown. Shape your fate. The roads await!
About Assemble Entertainment
Assemble Entertainment is an independent game publisher based in Wiesbaden, Germany. Founded in 2016 by industry veteran Stefan Marcinek, Assemble is known for critically acclaimed indie hits such as Sticky Business, Roadwarden, Lacuna and Asgard's Fall. The company also owns in-house developer Gentlymad Studios, creators of the Endzone franchise. Assemble has twice won the German Developer Award for “Best Publisher” and organizes GermanDevDays, one of Germany’s largest developer conferences. Learn more at www.assembleteam.com and www.germandevdays.com.
About Moral Anxiety Studios
Moral Anxiety Studio is the one-person indie studio of Polish developer Aureus, known for crafting richly immersive narrative games that blend RPG mechanics with interactive fiction. His critically acclaimed titles Roadwarden and Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale are set in the grim fantasy world of Viaticum, and are celebrated for their thoughtful writing, branching storytelling, and unique blend of visual novel and role-playing elements.