Roadwarden

The player controls a person who has been hired by a merchants' guild to serve as a "roadwarden" for a remote peninsula, in an attempt to bring commerce, unify the tribes in the peninsula, and establish trade with the merchants' guild. The player is also tasked with securing the roads between settlements and ensuring the safety of their inhabitants. In the standard difficulty setting, the player is given up to 40 in-game days to complete their mission, before returning to their home city of Hovlavan.

Roadwarden features a sectioned layout, with an illustration pane on the left which shows a map or illustration of the area the player currently occupies, and features fog of war which blocks out as-yet unexplored areas. The right pane features text and offers clickable dialogue and action choices based on the situation, and occasionally allows the player to type in word prompts as well. The rightmost section of the game window displays the player's stats: the current date and amount of time until dusk, vitality, nourishment, armor, appearance and pneuma (mana, for players who choose a magic-based character). Roadwarden also has ambient music which matches the mood of the story and changes often.

Roadwarden has been met with positive reviews, featuring an initial score of 85 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic. RPGFan positively describes the game as: "A bold and distinct world, all pieces and parts work wonderfully well together, outstanding writing", and states that its only major criticism is that some decisions are not ultimately reflected in the ending, citing a sense of discontinuity. TheGamer compares it to the games Disco Elysium and Citizen Sleeper, noting that "capitalism is a constant and overbearing presence". PC Gamer refers to playing the game as being similar to reading a fantasy novel.