Road 96

Road 96 is strongest when it turns a road trip into a string of choices, encounters, and small shifts in direction. By our assessment, it is built for players who want story first, with an episodic feel and a focus on meeting people rather than mastering systems. The limit is that this makes it lighter on mechanical depth, so anyone looking for deep simulation or complex action may find it thin. In use it feels like moving from one conversation or situation to the next, with the mood doing a lot of the work. Compared with heavier narrative adventures, Road 96 is looser and more travel-like, and the 96 in the title is part of its name, not a figure to read into.