Steam Highwayman

Steam Highwayman

Smog & Ambuscade

1 ratings
4 reviews
$3.99

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • September 29, 2021
  • June 11, 2026
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Embark on an open-world adventure in a steampunk alternate history. Make significant choices with far-reaching consequences, manage your inventory, and engage in challenges and combats. Your decisions shape your destiny as a hero or a thief on the midnight road.

Open-world adventure gamebook
Significant choices with consequences
Character management
Item trading
Challenge rolls and combats
Over 1000 passages
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What's New in Steam Highwayman

1.1.1

June 11, 2026

Performance improvements

User reviews

Not yet fixed

Despite the previous reviews about bugs, I decided to purchase the game, on the chance that it had been fixed. It hasn’t. What little I have played of the story is intriguing. Unfortunately, I reached a point where I received a “passage does not exist” message. Because no other options were available, that game came to a premature end (exiting and restarting only brought me back to that error message). Also, items and code words are sometimes not added to the character sheet. That such errors have not been addressed, even after many months, is concerning. Shoddy work from the dev. Evidently, the app has been abandoned.
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Cool but buggy

Seems like it’d be really fun, but is glitchy. Codes I find aren’t being saved and continuity in many story lines is broken.

The Following Passage Doesn’t Exist

What I’ve played so far the game is pretty fun but it’d be better if I don’t get stuck in areas cause “The Following Passage Doesn’t Exist.

Too glitchy to really enjoy

I like the idea of this, it’s clear a lot of passion has been put into this, but it just hasn’t been made fun to play. There’s a lot of glitches (getting charged when you haven’t bought anything at pubs and shops, the whole recovering wounds process is so janky regardless of which method you try, the map not updating, getting locked out of pub rooms). Quests are hard to track (game gives you no help) and if you don’t make progress in the way you thought you had to you’re stuck. The movement is hard to follow, as the map has roads you can’t go down so trying to get to particular destination involves weird roundabout routes as you try to navigate. Some places you just end up in a loop for a bit because logically, going south shouldn’t mean you go south and then north immediately but it does. There’s little robbing in this game and it’s a terrible way to get money anyway, as unless you start of with good nimbleness every combat is impossible and when you lose you lose all your money (and don’t even get healed for it).

Most of this game is just riding around, hoping to collect code words from random events so you can hopefully advance some kind of plot. It might be interesting to chart it all out, I guess, but it feels too punishing to play without external help. Maybe that appeals to some people, but it doesn’t much to me.

That said, I think the idea is cool and I got to murder a judge, it just needs to be tested and fixed and some gameplay tweaks/changes.
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FAQ

What is Steam Highwayman?

Steam Highwayman is an open-world adventure gamebook series set in an alternate Steampunk history. Players make choices that impact the narrative, manage character inventory, and engage in challenges and combats.

How much does Steam Highwayman cost?

Steam Highwayman is a paid application, priced at $3.99. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements.

What kind of gameplay can I expect in Steam Highwayman?

Gameplay involves making significant choices with far-reaching consequences, managing your character's inventory and resources, trading items, and participating in challenge rolls and combats across over 1000 passages of exploration.

Is Steam Highwayman suitable for younger players?

Steam Highwayman has an age rating of 12+, indicating it is suitable for players aged 12 and above. The game features themes and content appropriate for this age group.

What devices does Steam Highwayman support?

Steam Highwayman is supported on iPhone and iPod devices. It is designed for iOS mobile platforms.

How often is Steam Highwayman updated?

The latest version of Steam Highwayman is 1.0.8, last updated on May 16, 2025. Updates typically address bug fixes and content enhancements.

Does Steam Highwayman have ads?

No, Steam Highwayman does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it offers an uninterrupted gaming experience.

What are the main themes in Steam Highwayman?

The game explores themes of social inequality, industrial power dominated by guilds, and the player's role as either a hero or a thief in a rich steampunk world.