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2020PEGI 7PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified90 % positive12.49 €

A digital adaptation of the board game about asymmetric factions fighting over a woodland. Each side plays completely differently, so winning takes careful planning and reading your opponents. Its illustrated look and online matches make it a deep tactical strategy game.

  • Deep systems to master
  • Competing against other players
  • Tactical depth
  • Turn-based combat
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Root special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Small World

90 %Match

2010PC, Steam Deck playable71 % positive−80 % 9.99 € 1.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Root: turn-based combat, competing against other players and tactical depth.

A digital take on the board game where you lead quirky fantasy races across a cramped map, grab territory, and time your race's decline to rack up victory points.

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