Yes, worth buying.
On sale at $7.49, but it has been as low as $4.49.
- Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 5k player reviews · updated 4 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
fun game with a cool asymmetrical gameplay. would recommend playing with friends, and the expansion is worth the price as it adds much more depth to the game
As for its presentation, Root does a wonderful job of adapting that of the board game, with a charming cartoonish art style that uses the original assets wherever possible while making sensible adjustments to the layout of tableaus, cards etc.
While there are some mechanics that probably play better as a board game or a multiplayer with voice chat, I mostly play solo.
- More customization in regards to game set-up / home-rules, so that popular tournament rules can be used. (please 3 plot sets for Corvids & Despot Infamy!!)
There’s also some decent sound design on display, featuring punchy sound effects and a fitting soundtrack, my only wish for which would be to include more tracks.
- Root has so many little rules that it's very easy to forget one in the analogue version and the digital interface keeps you on the straight-and-narrow
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No themes split opinion in this sample.
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Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $7.49 (−50%). The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.
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