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Is No Straight Roads: Encore Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-adventure players who want combat connected to musical timing
- Players interested in fictional music scenes and battles against performers
- Collectors who want an exploration setting with over 500 pieces of fan art
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a conventional action-adventure structure without rhythm-focused combat
- Those looking for a quiet exploration game rather than an adventure centered on fighting musical megastars
- Players who want only the original base game without remixes, seasonal content, or collectible fan art
Our take on No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
Rather than treating music as background decoration, the game makes it part of third-person combat and its central conflict. Its opposing forces are musical performers and an EDM organization, replacing a conventional power struggle with a band-led revolution.
What is No Straight Roads: Encore Edition?
No Straight Roads: Encore Edition is an action-adventure game set in Vinyl City, where a rock band challenges the EDM organization NSR.
Players explore the city, fight musical megastars from different genres, and use third-person combat shaped by rhythm. This edition includes the complete base game, new remixes, a new opening cinematic, and the Christmas Edition update with seasonal music, decorations, and outfits. Vinyl City also contains over 500 pieces of fan art to find and view. Other updates include revised visual effects, improved audio cues, equipment presets, and an updated multiplayer camera. The soundtrack features contributions from several musicians and the Video Game Orchestra.
How No Straight Roads: Encore Edition plays
- 01Rhythm-Based Combat
- Third-person battles incorporate musical timing while the band confronts NSR performers.
- 02Vinyl City Exploration
- The city contains characters, musical adversaries, and over 500 collectible fan-art pieces.
- 03Seasonal Content
- The included holiday update adds themed music, decorations, outfits, and other festive material.
- 04Equipment Presets
- Presets are included among the edition's gameplay and presentation updates.
- 05Multiplayer Camera
- The edition includes a revised camera for multiplayer play.
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Akupara GamesFor:Rhythm-game fans who want party combat and role-based abilitiesSkip if:Players who want combat that does not depend on maintaining musical timing
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Ska StudiosFor:Friends who want cooperative action RPG play with band-themed charactersSkip if:Players seeking a slow, exploration-focused adventure rather than loot collection and character progressionPicked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
No Straight Roads: Encore Edition: platforms & release
Is No Straight Roads: Encore Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: action-adventure players who want combat connected to musical timing. Skip it if: players seeking a conventional action-adventure structure without rhythm-focused combat.
Where can I download No Straight Roads: Encore Edition?
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What platforms is No Straight Roads: Encore Edition on?
Windows only.
