- 2+players
- PC
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. Steam lists 4-player online.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
How it plays
Is it good
90%
Very positive on Steam
- 83Top criticsOpenCritic · Dec 2021 (OpenCritic top critic average, 6 reviews, as of Dec 2021; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 60%RecommendOpenCritic · Dec 2021 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 6 reviews, as of Dec 2021; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists local multiplayer and online multiplayer for PC. Player counts are not confirmed yet. 90% positive of 5,100 Steam reviews.
- 2+
- 4+
Quick facts
- Developer
- Dire Wolf
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- Sep 24, 2020 on PC
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 10 languages, voices in English
- Also needs
- Dire Wolf
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Root on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen versus on PC.
- One of 1,795 local multiplayer games on PC
- Do you need two copies of Root?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- What platforms is Root on?
- PC.
- Does Root work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Root free?
- No, it's a paid game.
