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3 months

The @BrokenRoadsGame June 2024 patch is live! We’re very happy to be bringing you our second major update since launch, addressing many small bugs, quest logic fixes, and more. We’re also very excited to announce two new Narrative Consultants:

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1 year

Who would you rather take health advice from?

Josh Sawyer

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1 year

Who would you rather take health advice from?

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6 months

No we didn't. Something got misunderstood where confirming that there is not a release date yet was understood as cancelled, and other media have decided to run with the story rather than contact us to verify.

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6 months

The developers behind an anticipated upcoming post-apocalyptic role-playing game confirm the Nintendo Switch version is canceled.

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4 years

We're incredibly proud to announce that we are now on Steam! Head on over, check out our pre-alpha showreel for gamescom, and wishlist Broken Roads! #indiedev #gamedev

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1 year

So, with the issue now available, we can finally share one of our proudest moments: Broken Roads is on the cover of the UK edition of @pcgamer today.

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1 year

THE BROKEN ROADS DEMO IS NOW ON STEAM! #indiedev #IndieGame @BrokenRoadsGame

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1 year

As we're a couple months from launching @BrokenRoadsGame , we wanted to show how far the art has come in just a couple years. This is the same interior in 2021 vs 2023. #screenshotsaturday

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1 year

It’s been a long time coming, and now we’re two months away from releasing the game we’ve dedicated the last few years of our lives to. Exciting times!

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2 years

Our Senior Unity Developer @Amos_Wolfe stress testing kangaroo collision avoidance in @BrokenRoadsGame #indiedev #gamedev

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4 years

We reached a major milestone with Broken Roads this week. Been a couple months since we posted something for #screenshotsaturday , so reckoned we'd make up for it. Videos coming soon! #indiegames #gamedev

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1 year

A feature we're finally able to implement in @BrokenRoadsGame is definitions on mouseover/highlighted text. Essential for our 🇦🇺 slang. These will all be fully localised into our launch languages as well. (UI not final, still a work in progress, and all that!)

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3 months

Even better - we've now jumped from Mixed -> Mostly Positive -> Very Positive since our last patch! Thanks to everyone who has left a review. 👍🚀🦘 We've got another hotfix coming this week, plus a little announcement we think you're going to like 😎

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11 months

Sometimes you're polishing and fixing bugs and viewing much more zoomed in than normal in-game zoom allows, and *man* the art in this game is great

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11 months

WE LAUNCH BROKEN ROADS IN TWO WEEKS

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8 months

Not a bug, will not fix

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4 years

Broken Roads is an upcoming narrative-driven #RPG that brings exploration, strategic turn-based combat and meaningful philosophical choices to an authentic Australian post-apocalyptic setting. Learn more at #PitchYaGame #indiedev #gamedev

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2 years

Ah yes, that classic Metroidvania Roguelike, Jedi: Fallen Order.

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2 years

We are incredibly happy to announce that we have entered into a partnership with @vs_evil to publish @BrokenRoadsGame on PC and consoles in 2023.

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@DropBearBytes

6 months

Incredibly proud that Broken Roads is now available, sitting at number 1 on New & Trending and number 6 on Top Sellers on Steam. Thanks everyone for your support!

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4 years

'Straya 🇦🇺

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3 years

We're hiring! Drop Bear Bytes is looking for a Writer / Narrative Designer to join our growing team working on @BrokenRoadsGame . This is a fully remote contract role. Details:

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6 months

Release date confirmed: Broken Roads is coming to PC and consoles on April 10th! Wishlist on Steam:

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5 years

Hello world. Today we reveal what we have been working on all year: Broken Roads, a narrative-driven RPG in an all-new Australian post-apocalyptic setting. More at #indiedev #gamedev #australian #postapocalyptic

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3 years

You really should join the @BrokenRoadsGame discord at . Our community share the best stuff... Thanks to Liquid Colin for this masterpiece.

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6 months

Oh hi. 15 hours to go.

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1 year

So, Pillars of Eternity 2 was one of the best RPGs of the last decade and a big inspiration for @BrokenRoadsGame . With the demo now on Steam and the attention it's been getting, we just jumped up the wishlist rankings ahead of @AvowedtheGame 😮

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4 months

Well that's pretty cool - @BrokenRoadsGame just hit 'Mostly Positive' for recent reviews on Steam! A massive thank you again to everyone who played and left a review.

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4 years

Quick preview of some of the little touches @CephalopodSalad is adding to breathe life into our environments - here's some flies buzzing around our party for #screenshotsaturday . Full dev blog and hi-res videos coming soon! #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity

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5 years

We cling to this life we've built, fearing that some day, we must let it go... not knowing who or what we'll become. The Broken Roads reveal trailer: #MIGW19 #PAXAUS #IndieGameDev #rpg

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4 years

Very happy to show off one of our most recent additions to Broken Roads... adventuring and exploring is just so much better with fog of war! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev

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4 years

This #screenshotsaturday we're showing off a short clip of Broken Roads we made for #PitchYaGame this week - a preview of a larger video we're releasing soon! #indiedev #gamedev

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2 years

Well, this was a nice surprise in PC Gamer's December issue: "Broken Roads, a post-apocalyptic RPG that could rival Disco Elysium".

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3 years

Our first #screenshotsaturday in a while. Working on a new @BrokenRoadsGame scene and a couple new videos, so enjoy this shot for now! #gamedev #indiedev

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4 years

How it started: How it's going:

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4 years

Community members, journalists and industry folk often ask about games that influenced Broken Roads. The question has come up a lot during #gamescom2020 and since we're moving house this week and I'm packing boxes, reckoned I could share a few that I've managed to hang on to.

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9 months

Very sad indeed and a huge thanks to everyone at Versus Evil who supported us and helped bring Broken Roads to where it is today. We're still going ahead with development and planning to launch in early 2024.

Versus Evil 🛡️

@vs_evil

9 months

Today is a sad day. After 10 wonderful years, Versus Evil is shutting its doors. We've loved bringing you the best indie games we could find & sharing so many happy memories with you all, our amazing community! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for everything! ♥️

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2 years

This couple came and played @BrokenRoadsGame twice, returning at the end of the day because they were so keen to see how the stories changed. They were very careful & deliberate in their choices, swapping the headset numerous times, reading all options carefully - awesome to see.

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5 years

We are excited to announce that Colin McComb has joined the team as Creative Lead on Broken Roads! @ColinMcComb 's work includes Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment & Tides of Numenera - we're stoked to have him on board! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #rpg

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2 years

The Drop Bear Bytes team demoing @BrokenRoadsGame at our booth in the Indie Arena Hall at #gamescom2022 - come try the Hired Gun origin story if you're around!

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4 years

Still so stoked that the #BrokenRoads @Steam page is live! Check it out and wishlist at #screenshotsaturday #indiedev 🇦🇺

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2 years

We are hiring a Mid-Senior Unity Game Developer to work with us on Broken Roads! The role is full-time, permanent and fully remote, but the applicant must be based in Australia.

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2 years

Four years into development of Broken Roads be like

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4 years

We're continuing to build out our cast of characters in Broken Roads - enjoying some down time around the campfire on this slow #screenshotsaturday afternoon🙂 #indiedev #gamedev

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1 year

The North American edition of @pcgamer is available today, with our game on the cover. Couldn't be more proud of what the team have achieved and the coverage @BrokenRoadsGame is getting.

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11 months

I mean... I *guess* I would... 🤷‍♂️

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6 months

We’ve loved watching the streams, engaging with you all and hearing about your positive experience with @BrokenRoadsGame . But we know that, overall, we’ve fallen short of player expectations in some key areas. Our work on Broken Roads is far from over.

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4 months

ICYMI this weekend, major update to Broken Roads went live. 5 positive reviews and zero negative reviews posted since. First steps in the right direction!

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4 months

The @BrokenRoadsGame May patch is now live. We've taken on board press and player feedback to add features, make changes, include many new options, completely open up the early game, greatly expand on companion reactions, and added over 10,000 words.

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2 years

Visiting the locations along the way as research for @BrokenRoadsGame and uncovering some unreal places as we go. Awesome little find in Kalgoorlie.

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2 years

"The design was, let's imagine you've got a decision tree for the next 10-to-20 years, and at every single point humans made the worst possible decision, whether it's climate change, political division and extremism, environmental collapse, and another financial crisis..."

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2 years

Ambitious RPG Broken Roads is shaping up to be something special.

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2 years

"Say hello to my little friend!" Sometimes new items in @BrokenRoadsGame need a little size adjustment during testing, but kind of tempted to leave this as is, because, hey, why not. #indiedev #gamedev

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6 months

Six hours until you can get your hands on @BrokenRoadsGame !

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4 months

The @BrokenRoadsGame May patch is now live. We've taken on board press and player feedback to add features, make changes, include many new options, completely open up the early game, greatly expand on companion reactions, and added over 10,000 words.

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1 year

When the wrong model is assigned and your cat ends up in captivity. No animals were harmed in the making of this bug. #gamedev #indiedev #qa

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5 months

Well, *this* certainly makes us proud. "More games like Broken Roads, pretty please."

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2 years

Obligatory "how it started, how it's going" tweet.

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5 years

So #screenshotsaturday is here again, and we've got a still from our trailer. Where did the plane come from? How did it get here recently if planes have not flown since Before? The answers lie somewhere along these Broken Roads. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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3 years

Been keeping this a secret for quite some time, and now can finally announce that @BrokenRoadsGame is being published by Team17! So stoked for their support and the incredibly hard work from everyone at Drop Bear Bytes. Good things to come!

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6 months

Hey @GoNintendoTweet this is completely false. Nintendo version is not cancelled and no one from Drop Bear Bytes has ever said so.

Broken Roads cancelled for Switch (UPDATE: Switch version still coming)

Broken promises

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1 year

Just announced: @BrokenRoadsGame will allow pacifist playthroughs for certain character builds.

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4 years

It's weekend, so why not head down to the pub? Sure, outside there's radiation, brutish hordes and the constant threat of a grizzly demise, but in here we'll at least keep the beers cold and the company friendly. #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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4 months

Thank you. This is why we do what we do.

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1 year

#gamedev every day

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3 years

"The benefit of publishing a very classic, mature RPG in the post-Disco Elysium age is that a lot of publishers suddenly understand how popular the genre is. The downside? A lot of publishers want your product to be another Disco Elysium." #indiedev #rpg

Some Publishers Tried To Turn Broken Roads Into Another Disco Elysium

Despite gaining a ton of interest as an Australian, Fallout-style RPG, some publishers wanted Broken Roads to be more like Disco Elysium.

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3 years

It's #TurnBasedThursday again! 🤘🚀😎 Calling all devs! 🖼 Show us screenshots and videos of your #turnbased game! 👉 Don't forget to add the hashtag and spread the word by tagging another #gamedev ! If you are a gamer: Hit those ❤ buttons and retweet! #indiedev #Indiegame

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1 year

So stoked to see @BrokenRoadsGame previewed in the latest copy of @edgeonline . Been reading the magazine since it first came out in 1993 and to see our game getting this coverage is just awesome.

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1 year

@GamesRadar I also really loved the motor racing sequence in Pentiment. Some of @jesawyer 's best work for sure

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5 years

This #screenshotsaturday we're exploring the area north of Kokeby Waystation. Merchants, having braved the Broken Roads of the scorched West Aus wasteland, meet here to trade with locals, visiting barter crews, and other outback wanderers. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #rpg

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6 months

Sometimes you just need to test a new build in a hurry and don't have time to come up with fancy player character names

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5 years

A huge thank you to @FilmVictoria for their belief in our team and their support of Broken Roads, and a huge congratulations to the other devs who received funding. We're incredibly grateful that these programs are here to help support the #indiegame scene in #Australia !

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Congrats to our latest round of games funding recipients, with projects set to deliver thrilling, diverse games experiences in 2020 and beyond! @MassiveMonsters @gracebruxner @DropBearBytes @od1nstudios @Ultimerse @ChaosTavern @willmesilane @Tezamondo

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@warlockracy Yep - was a very rough and disappointing launch, not helped by mixed reviews, some poor translations (all patched now), and some obvious poor decisions that I (Game Director) made or approved. Lots of work has gone in to the patch we just pushed live.

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4 years

What a fantastic announcement to wake up to! Thanks to all at @IWOCon and the #PitchYaGame crew for the opportunity. A huge thank you to the Drop Bear Bytes team for all of their hard work getting us here! #indiedev #indiegames

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1 year

Stoked to see Broken Roads getting some coverage on @KotakuAU today - cheers @Sagef0xx ! 🇦🇺🦘🐨🫡 #gamedev #indiedev

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4 years

Catch #BrokenRoads and many excellent new and upcoming games at #PAXOnline starting in less than 12 hours... plus our new vid we recorded exclusively for PAX! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev @EGX @PAXAus

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5 years

Been a big week for Broken Roads and we're rounding it out with a #screenshotsaturday update of our combat UI. More to come soon! #indiedev #gamedev #indie #rpg

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4 years

Broken Roads has four origin stories for your character, one of which is having spent your years as a hired gun throughout this ravaged land. Here's @_Cassandra_Lee_ 's fantastic work bringing this story to life. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #gameart

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4 years

A few people have asked if I've got a PS5 or Xbox Series X. No, not yet. But I do have an original copy of Ultima IV complete with all manuals and maps, so here's a pic of that instead. @ultimadragons @UltimaCodex

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4 years

Just learned that @BrokenRoadsGame has now made it to the page for top wishlisted games on @Steam ! What an awesome way to begin 2021! Thanks @JulianJBall / @LensIsland for the heads up! #indiedev #gamedev

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4 years

Rad - great to be included in the #PAXOnline feature on @Steam ! And while we're at it, go wishlist Broken Roads at #indiedev #gamedev 🇦🇺

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3 months

This never gets old. Thanks to everyone who has posted a Steam review for Broken Roads!

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3 years

Our VFX Artist, Ryan Gee @CephalopodSalad , shared this quick video of some of the recent improvements on the generation and textures for the vine tool used in @BrokenRoadsGame . #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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1 year

Broken Roads

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1 year

What's the next game release you're really looking forward to?

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11 months

Just because a morally-motivated dialogue choice pops up in @BrokenRoadsGame doesn't mean it's going to get you the reaction you might be hoping for. You're going to have to think about what appeals to each NPC.

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4 years

Really enjoyed this. Excellent stuff from @ManyATrueNerd with solid insights for #RPG writers/designers, and of course just #Fallout fans in general:

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We're stoked now to have George Ziets and Olga Moskvina on as Narrative Consultants for @BrokenRoadsGame ! Their writing/design credits include Fallout New Vegas, Disco Elysium, Wasteland 3, Stasis Bone Totem, Torment: Tides of Numenera and many more. Big things in the works...

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"Post-Apocalyptic CRPG Broken Roads is Very, Very Australian" @BrokenRoadsGame interview with @GameRant

Post-Apocalyptic CRPG Broken Roads is Very, Very Australian

Game Rant sits down with one Broken Roads dev to learn more about its approach to depicting and embracing Western Australia.

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4 years

Putting our hand up and throwing the #BrokenRoads PAX trailer your way.

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4 years

Another New Vegas? Sure, that'd be fine, but what we really need is a follow-up to Fallout 2. #Fallout

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Bought the Switch version this week and now just found this 1984 edition for $1 at the local Salvation Army. Wonder how many other #gamedev folk were influenced by these old @fightingfantasy classics by @stevejacksonuk and @ian_livingstone ? So many memories...

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2 years

Man, I hate Twitter's image compression. Here's that pic in full (Ardath, from @BrokenRoadsGame , being shown off in today's #migw22 Art Stream on Steam!)

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1 year

Currently 186th Most Wishlisted on Steam... 😮🇦🇺🦘🐨🚀

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2 years

My Roads? Broken.

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2 years

Broken Roads is all about meaningful choices.

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3 years

HELLO AND WELCOME TO 2022, EVERYONE! The team at Drop Bear Bytes are slowly crawling out of their holiday haze and gearing up for a massive year rounding out the content in Broken Roads. #gamedev #indiedev #rpg

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2 years

Really great to finally meet @talecrafter in person and chat @DeathTrash and @BrokenRoadsGame . Had no idea we looked so much alike! #brokenroadsgamescom #gamescom2022

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4 months

A huge thanks to everyone who takes the time to post a positive @BrokenRoadsGame review. It's slowly but surely helping us reach Positive/Mostly Positive on Steam, as the 1.2 patch fixes addressed so many of the issues that led to the number of negative reviews at launch.

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6 months

Broken Roads is coming to Nintendo Switch and has never been cancelled. We cannot confirm a release date yet.

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