Roadside Research

Early Access Sold as an unfinished build. Features, content and saves can still change before the full release.

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Platform: PC
Release Date: 01.01.2026
File Size: 4.51 GB
Views: 1,295
Comments: 0
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Korean, Traditional Chinese
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Download Game Build 23347505

Version Status

Current Version: Build 23347505

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Description

Roadside Research is a co-op gas station management simulator where the main goal is to covertly collect data on humanity. Posing as regular employees, a team of 1-4 aliens must conduct research without arousing the suspicion of customers. The process of studying people involves scanning, stealing personal belongings, and using various alien technologies on customers. Any careless action increases suspicion, inevitably leading to a visit from government agents and the failure of the mission. At night, there is an opportunity to analyze the collected information and plan further operations.

Customize masks to simulate human faces. The daily routine is entirely devoted to mimicking human activity to maintain camouflage. The alien scouts' responsibilities include restocking shelves, refueling vehicles, and accepting payments for goods and services. For a more immersive experience, Roadside Research offers the opportunity to custom-paint masks, creating unique human faces. Successful station management allows for the recruitment of more subjects for study, while upgrading the complex and improving the extraterrestrial equipment increases the efficiency of collecting valuable information about earthlings.

NOTE. Uploaded version: 27 May 2026 [Build 23347505]. This is Full Early Access Release and latest version of game. The game is already Packaged in Installer and ready to run the game after install, read the instruction below.

Key Features

Secretly scan customers to collect biological data.
Steal personal belongings for analysis.
Use alien devices to study human reactions.
Maintain disguise by refueling cars and accepting payments.
Replenish store shelves in a timely manner.
Analyze collected information at night.

System Requirements

Minimum

OS:: Windows 10 or Windows 11
Processor:: Ryzen 3 2200G / Intel i5-7400
RAM:: 8 GB RAM
Graphics:: AMD RX 570 / Nvidia GTX 1060
Storage:: 6 GB available space
DirectX:: Version 11

Installation Guide

Step-by-step setup process

No installation is needed — this release is fully pre-installed and ready to play, so you can skip setup wizards and long updates entirely.
Extract the archive (RAR/ZIP) to a short, Latin-only path like C:\Games\GameName using WinRAR or 7-Zip — and never launch the game from inside the archive, as that is the top cause of launch failures.
Launch the game via Run Me!.bat (or the main .exe file) in the game folder. If nothing happens, right-click it and choose Run as administrator.

Having trouble launching the game?

Check these common causes before troubleshooting further.

Install the required runtimes if the game reports a missing DLL or fails to start: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x86 and x64) and DirectX Runtime. If the release includes a Redist or _CommonRedist folder, check it first.
Check Windows Security quarantine if files are missing after extraction. Restore only files you trust, then add the game folder to exclusions if necessary.
Use a short Latin-only folder path, for example C:\Games\GameName. Avoid Cyrillic characters, very long paths and special symbols.
Run the game from its main executable after extraction. If nothing happens, try Run as administrator and check the full FAQ for the exact error message.