Road 96 is bringing chaotic road trips to PS4, PS5, and Xbox in April

More console versions are on the way following the PC and Nintendo Switch launch

DigixArt and Ravenscourt are bringing Road 96 to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in April 2022, which will complete the cycle; it’s currently out on Switch and PC.

Road 96 is a branching road-trip narrative adventure that hasn’t left my mind since I played it. For all of its quirks and kinks and less-than-ideal baseline performance on Nintendo Switch, I had such a messy, memorable time carving my way through the tumultuous nation of Petria in search of a brighter future across the border. Road 96 is going to be a swing and a miss for a lot of people, but it can also really resonate — at least, it did for me! And if you’ve been waiting on more console ports, it won’t be long.

It’s one of those games that truly goes for it, and while that approach can fall flat when too many elements miss the mark, collectively, I had a good time.

With cornball characters and dramatic story events swinging back and forth between intentional and (seemingly) unintentional humor, it’s interesting to hear how the creators think of Road 96. In the PlayStation and Xbox port announcement, the studio describes “moments of action, exploration, contemplative melancholy, human encounters, and wacky situations.” That’s… very accurate! This is a road trip game in more ways than one.

In real life, I can’t get in a car and drive — or even ride! — for any solid chunk of time without something going wrong. A missed turn. An awkward course correction. A general sense that “this can’t possibly be the fastest way there.” Shenanigans, every damn time.

In the exaggerated, cartoonish, yet highly political world of Road 96, I feel right at home as a wayward teen who has to deal with detours every step of the way.

Just keep your cool in the taxi.

Jordan Devore

Jordan is a founding member of Destructoid and poster of seemingly random pictures. They are anything but random.