They grow up so fast! Not long ago, Owlcat were just a plucky young Kickstarter-funded RPG studio, giving us the likes of Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Wrath of the Righteous. Now they're a big, strong outfit, fresh from the monstrously huge Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, and rolling out their own publishing wing. Now we get to play our first slice of Shadow of the Road, the steampunk samurai RPG from Another Angle Games, and Owlcat’s first published title. Starting today, all it takes is one click on the game’s Steam page to jump into an early alpha test version of the game.
What you’re getting here is effectively an early warts-and-all demo, with the developers seeking feedback and bug reports from interested players before the cement sets too hard on the code. But from the little I’ve played so far, it seems relatively polished (some stiff animations aside), and a good introduction to its setting and turn-based tactics. If you’re still on the fence, perhaps the surprisingly high-energy trailer below will help you decide.
