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Road 96

Road 96 is a crazy, beautiful road-trip. The discovery of exciting places, and unusual people on your own personal journey to freedom. An ever-evolving story-driven adventure inspired by Tarantino, The Coen…

83 16 August 2021

Road 96 is an adventure developed by DigixArt, released 16 August 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 6.8 hrs to finish.

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What Road 96 is

Road 96 is an adventure game developed by DigixArt and released in 2021. It was published by Ravenscourt. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Summer 1996, Today is the day! You hit the road. Adventure. Freedom. Escape. Run. Flee the Regime. Try to survive. On this risky road trip to the border, you’ll meet incredible characters, and discover their intertwined stories and secrets in an ever-evolving adventure. But every mile opens up a choice to make. Your decisions will change your adventure, change the people you meet, maybe even change the world. There are thousands of roads across the authoritarian nation of Petria. Which one will you take?
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Road 96 holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 150 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6.8 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300U, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5700. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Road 96 launched on 16 August 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes and The Forgotten City. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Road 96 — frequently asked questions

When did Road 96 come out?
Road 96 was released on 16 August 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Road 96?
At minimum, Road 96 needs Intel Core i5 4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300U, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5700 graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Road 96?
The main story of Road 96 takes around 6.8 hrs, or 8.3 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Road 96?
The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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