Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/steam-highwayman/id1586132843 Steam Highwayman Cubus Games You close the regulator and bring the heavy Ferguson velosteam to a halt. From the crest of the hill you can see the lum… $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsYou 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! Information Seller:Cubus Games Genre:Adventure, Role Playing Release:Sep 29, 2021 Updated:Oct 13, 2021 Version:1.0.5 Size:179.6 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Asp Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2017 769 196 43 #2 Asp, Sep 30, 2021 Being acquainted with the disreputable rain-lashed streets of Marlow this was an instant download. I’m already impressed with the high standard of writing. It’s an alternative steampunk history, but the developers are not doing themselves justice by saying it’s set in “an England that never was”. They have clearly done a lot of research into what actually was. We can still sup ale at The Crooked Billet, reputedly haunted by the ghost of a highwayman hanged from a nearby tree. Cut Throat Wood was certainly used to ambush coaches travelling from London by the likes of Dick Turpin, and (spoiler) Wethered’s Brewery continued trading until the 1990’s. It’s not necessary to know the area though; a detailed map is included. Looks to be a superior production for anyone interested in gamebooks. ddunham Active Member Oct 5, 2011 40 2 8 Software Developer Tacoma, WA #3 ddunham, Sep 30, 2021 Looking at the screen shots, the text looked very fuzzy. Is it actually easy to read on a retina display? (I’m also disappointed they don’t seem to have a build that takes advantage of iPad.) Asp Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2017 769 196 43 #4 Asp, Sep 30, 2021 The text is emulating that of an old typewriter which probably explains the fuzzy screen shots. I find it perfectly legible on retina display. I wouldn’t usually play phone apps on iPad but it’s ok for gamebooks. I don’t notice the black bars after a while. ddunham likes this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Being acquainted with the disreputable rain-lashed streets of Marlow this was an instant download. I’m already impressed with the high standard of writing. It’s an alternative steampunk history, but the developers are not doing themselves justice by saying it’s set in “an England that never was”. They have clearly done a lot of research into what actually was. We can still sup ale at The Crooked Billet, reputedly haunted by the ghost of a highwayman hanged from a nearby tree. Cut Throat Wood was certainly used to ambush coaches travelling from London by the likes of Dick Turpin, and (spoiler) Wethered’s Brewery continued trading until the 1990’s. It’s not necessary to know the area though; a detailed map is included. Looks to be a superior production for anyone interested in gamebooks.
Looking at the screen shots, the text looked very fuzzy. Is it actually easy to read on a retina display? (I’m also disappointed they don’t seem to have a build that takes advantage of iPad.)
The text is emulating that of an old typewriter which probably explains the fuzzy screen shots. I find it perfectly legible on retina display. I wouldn’t usually play phone apps on iPad but it’s ok for gamebooks. I don’t notice the black bars after a while.
