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The Van Game

91% positive of 12 Steam reviews

Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Bruce Belk.

About the game

The Van Game is a retro styled epic road-trip around the USA. Manage your crew, maintain your van, and discover over a dozen national parks.

Tagged by players

Old School
2.5D
Roguelike
Choose Your Own Adventure
Roguelite
Nature
Driving
Retro
Resource Management
1990's
Pixel Graphics
Adventure

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The Van Game

91% positive of 12 Steam reviews

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Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Bruce Belk.

About the game

The Van Game is a retro styled epic road-trip around the USA. Manage your crew, maintain your van, and discover over a dozen national parks.

Tagged by players

Old School
2.5D
Roguelike
Choose Your Own Adventure
Roguelite
Nature
Driving
Retro
Resource Management
1990's
Pixel Graphics
Adventure

What players say

Recommended
Oregon Trail style game, where we have a group and we go on a trip, facing random problems that we encounter, unlike most games of this style, this is quite easy, the theme is American national parks, and has mini-games, some eventually become a bit repetitive, there is one of a race where we draw the wheels of the car, which I found especially good, as I mentioned the difficulty is not much for this type of game,…
2.7 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Bruce Belk. I have only one question. Where? Where has this game been all my life? I sampled the demo during Next Fest and immediately fell in love with it. The Van Game is pure joy! And a damn fine tribute to The Oregon Trail. Who would have thought cruising around the country while managing fuel, supplies and crew morale could be so much fun. The sense of humour used throughout is delightful, particularly any…
6.5 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Eh. It's fine. It could have been way more fun but it's a little slow and it promises the same format as Oregon Trail, it is but not nearly as interesting. I really wanted to love it, it would do well if it were written more comedically. The minigames are interesting, not as fun as OT though.
36 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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