# Steam Highwayman — Smog & Ambuscade

> Steampunk adventure gamebook with choices, quests, and combat. (iPhone/iPad app by Cubus Games S.L..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steam-highwayman/id1586132843 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cubus Games S.L.](https://appshunter.io/developer/860873370)
- Category: Games, Books, Adventure, Role Playing
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 117 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-09-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-14
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steam-highwayman/id1586132843/reviews.md

## What is Steam Highwayman?

You close the regulator and bring the heavy Ferguson velosteam to a halt. From the crest of the hill you can see the lumbering freight wagons and the steam carriages of the gentry making their way through the rain-lashed night. Little do they expect the sudden and terrible assault of the Steam Highwayman…

What next for you? A midnight assault on the nobles travelling the Bath Road? Will you rescue the Wethered Brewery from closure or punish the wicked Colonel Snappet? Will you ally with the Compact for Workers’ Equality or find work protecting hauliers on the Wycombe run? Is trading cargo on the Thames more than a profitable sideline? Can you make your way to the glamorous Cliveden Ball or win the Spenser Cup?

Steam Highwayman is an open-world adventure gamebook series in which you must choose your path through an alternate Steampunk history. With this gamebook app you can track your adventure through an England that never was, discovering secrets, solving quests, rescuing those in need and punishing those who deserve vengeance.

A rich world, powered by steam, dominated by the Guilds, wracked by inequality.

The midnight road calls!


FEATURES:

* More than 1000 passages of exploration and adventure
* Significant choices with far-reaching consequences
* Characters who respond to your actions
* Character sheet to manage your inventory, your money, the heavy Ferguson velosteam and your boat
* Trading of items
* Wound healing
* Challenge rolls and combats


WHO IS THE STEAM HIGHWAYMAN?

A hero - or a common thief? A person of principle - or a selfish opportunist? A frustrated pauper? A common road-thief? A traitorous veteran? A dispossessed noble?

YOU are the Steam Highwayman! Yours is the golden guinea! Your is the midnight road! Yours the adventure, yours the decision, yours the vengeance, the pursuit, the reward, the consequence, yours the powerful Ferguson velosteam, yours the tale of the tip of the tongue. YOU are the Steam Highwayman!

Begin your adventure now!

## Key features

- Open-world adventure gamebook
- Significant choices with consequences
- Character management
- Item trading
- Challenge rolls and combats
- Over 1000 passages

## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steam-highwayman/id1586132843/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Not yet fixed

*2022-08-30*

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.

### 2/5 — Cool but buggy

*2021-11-13*

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.

### 2/5 — The Following Passage Doesn’t Exist

*2021-10-21*

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.

### 3/5 — Too glitchy to really enjoy

*2021-10-01*

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.

## Frequently asked questions about Steam Highwayman

### 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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2026-06-11

Performance improvements

### 1.0.8 — 2025-05-16

SH1 new features:

Challenge: 
- The 2d6 dice distribution is fixed. Now it works fairly and makes the game easier.
- Items now provide the correct bonuses to challenges. Objects that apply bonuses in this way can be seen in the appropriate panel.

UI improvements:
- Now scars and intimidating scars can be recognized  in the character menu. Intimidating scars grant +1 Ruthless as intended.

Healing: 
- Bandages function correctly now and can be used to heal wounds in specific locations. 

Shop:
- In the shop panel, it is now possible to click on objects to check whether they provide bonuses or not.

General improvements:
- Some important items like Guildman’s Medallion or Sealed Package are now given, as well as some code words like Amphibious or Assistant.
- Prices on the ferry and beer are now correctly deducted.
- Once you pay for a room in the Crooked Billet Inn, you can stay there the rest of the game without additional charges.

### 1.0.7 — 2025-03-06

Performance improvements

### 1.0.5 — 2021-10-13

Choose your path through an alternate Steampunk history.

### 1.0.3 — 2021-10-04

Choose your path through an alternate Steampunk history.

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