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Roots Devour

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Released Jan 28, 2026Mixed · 68% of 480
Steam Deck PlayableAdventureIndieStrategyExplorationAtmosphericLovecraftian
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Roots Devour
Developer: Rewinding Games
Publisher: GCORES PUBLISHING
Roots Devour
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About the Game

Roots Devour

Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism.

Roots Devour

Deep within the silent forest, roots stir slowly into consciousness.

A primal ravenousness takes instant command of your mind.

Extend your roots—pierce, entwine,

And devour the blood of those creatures thrashing in terror!

Connect, and connect again—

This frantic spread will not be halted.

Until the world is dismantled, reconstructed, and utterly swallowed by you.

All living things are nutrients; YOU are the only predator.

Roots Devour

Cards are not tools,

But the fragments and extensions of your will;

Paths are not choices,

but corridors the world is compelled to surrender.

At the cost of every irrevocable bond,

Emerging from the dim-lit woods, traversing swamp and snow,

Usurping even upon the realms of mankind.

Once the darkness is fully seized, you shall no longer require understanding.

Roots Devour

Cross paths with 'humans' burdened by their own secrets.

As their superior, command their fates.

Interfere, manipulate, or bend them to your will.

Your choices will pave the path of destiny, guiding the world to different fates.

For you… is this slaughter,

or an act of mercy?

**Game Features**

  • In a silent, eerie, Lovecraftian forest, embody an ancient god driven by an insatiable thirst for blood.

  • Experience a card-connecting mechanism. With hundreds of cards at your disposal, craft shifting combinations and discover endless playstyles.

  • Explore four distinct regions. Balance resource management, deck-building, puzzles, and card collection to overcome ever-evolving threats.

  • Encounter a diverse cast of humans. Choose to remain a silent observer or intervene in their lives. Build bonds with up to 7 key characters to unlock hidden stories and multiple endings.

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Game details

Developers
Rewinding Games
Publishers
GCORES PUBLISHING
Release date
Jan 28, 2026
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Exploration, Atmospheric, Lovecraftian, Horror, Dark, Psychological Horror, Card Game, Resource Management, 2D, Deckbuilding, Stylized, Survival Horror, Multiple Endings, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Roguelite, Puzzle
Modes
Single-player
Steam features
29 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Themes
Fantasy, Horror
Engine
Unity

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Simplified ChineseSupportedNot supportedSupported
EnglishSupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • OS: Windows 10 or later
  • Processor: 2Ghz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

Ratings

Steam reviews

Mixed

68% of 480

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Playable

  • Shows button icons from other controllers
  • Some text is small and hard to read
  • Native resolution not default
  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Playable

DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • Roots Devour Soundtrack
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Release date: Jan 27, 2026

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