“Road of Life” is now available on Steam and VK Play
Russian studio Iskra has released a free game, “The Road of Life,” dedicated to the legendary and dangerous route along which one-and-a-half-ton trucks carried food and other essentials across the ice of Lake Ladoga to besieged Leningrad.
Players must get behind the wheel and deliver their cargo to its destination. To do so, they’ll need not only to stay on the route, avoiding ice blockages and open leads, but also to keep an eye on the vehicle’s condition, make repairs in the freezing cold, and evade enemy air raids.
“The Road of Life” is more than just a driving simulator. Along the way, players encounter other members of the supply line: drivers, female traffic controllers, and military personnel. You can talk with them, hear their stories, and make decisions that affect how events unfold. Some characters are based on real people, and the developers drew on archival documents and eyewitness accounts when creating the game.