I've been playing this Steam game called Roadwarden, almost done with it. It's a nice little fantasy visual novel / text game where you have to maintain the roads north of the big city. Community building, trade, reputation, a little combat. Quite nice.
I'm not really into visual novels because they often feel "on the rails," where you're stuck in one place just talking to people. With the UI and travel system in this one, you've got the sense of exploration and freedom of an RPG, with just enough stats to manage that it feels more like a game than a book, but it's still text-heavy.
