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A physics-driven action adventure where you play a plantling with a sentient backpack, exploring a blighted world, solving ancient puzzles and fighting monsters.

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  • Lots to discover
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rootbound special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Ōkami

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2006USK 12PlayStation, Steam Deck playable95 % positive3.99 €

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As the sun goddess Amaterasu in wolf form, you restore a mythical Japan from darkness by painting miracles onto the world with a celestial brush. Its ink-painting art style, inventive brush mechanics and warm humor make this Zelda-like adventure unforgettable.

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

  • Systems like Rootbound

As the vengeful vampire-wraith Raziel, you shift between the material and spectral realms across the ruined land of Nosgoth. Its gothic storytelling, world-shifting puzzles and gruesome combat, impaling or burning foes, make it stand out.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

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For the first time you play as Zelda herself, solving puzzles and fights creatively by summoning copies of objects and monsters. A charming top-down adventure with a toy-like look and lots of freedom in how you tackle problems.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

  • Systems like Rootbound

Link travels through time, conquers clever dungeons and confronts Ganondorf in one of the most influential 3D adventures ever made. It blends exploration, puzzles and lock-on sword combat with an unforgettable musical score.

Hob

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Hob is a wordless action-adventure set in a vivid, mechanical world that you come to understand by exploring and reshaping the landscape. Puzzles, climbing and light combat make for a calm, atmospheric journey.

Prince of Persia

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A cel-shaded fairy-tale adventure where the Prince and the magical Elika acrobatically traverse a corrupted desert land, healing regions in a non-linear order. Elika saves you from every fall, making it a flowing, forgiving platformer carried by charming banter between the two.

Ōkami HD

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As the sun goddess Amaterasu in wolf form, you draw magical brush strokes into a Japanese-myth world that looks like a living ink painting. Combat, puzzles and exploration blend into a warm, Zelda-like adventure.

Wuppo

  • Systems like Rootbound

A quirky hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure in which a little Wum explores a bizarre world in search of a new home, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. Its offbeat humor and distinctive look define the experience.

Jusant

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Jusant is a calm climbing adventure where you scale a colossal tower using rope and pitons. Route-finding, a moody dried-up world and a small water companion create a meditative experience.

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