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Taking Root (Academic Version)

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App ID 2491890
App Type Game
Store Name Taking Root - Academic Version
Developer
Publisher MediaCube Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29012475
Last Record Update 15 May 2025 – 22:18:39 UTC ()
Release Date 8 November 2023 – 08:30:50 UTC ()
❓ 68.15%
8 reviews
0
In-Game
🧩 Puzzle 🫠 Surreal 📖 Lore-Rich 🧸 Cute 🧊 3D

Join a stone creature and its loyal plant companion in an emotional journey to escape their once-pristine home, now suffocated by a concrete metropolis. Solve mind-bending puzzles by shifting perspectives as they flee together and find a new sanctuary to forever take root!

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Taking Root Team
controller_support partial
ReleaseState released
Publisher MediaCube Games
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 8 November 2023 – 08:30:50 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 8 November 2023 – 08:30:50 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 8 November 2023 – 08:38:59 UTC () (1699432739)
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Is free on the store? Yes
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityHDRP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 9 December 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12647956
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First seen on SteamDB 26 June 2023 – 20:17:59 UTC (), in changelist #19308338

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle 🫠 Surreal 📖 Lore-Rich 👤 Singleplayer 🧸 Cute 🧊 3D 🧩 Logic ⛓ Dystopian 🌫 Atmospheric 🐰 Cartoon 🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 🎮 Controller 👪 Family Friendly 📏 Linear 🎨 Stylized 👤 Third Person 📚 Story Rich 🧘 Relaxing 😨 Dark

Categories

Single-player Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Gamepad Preferred

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timestamp21 November 2023 – 20:34:42 UTC

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2 all-time peak 8 November 2023
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  • ❓ Positive
  • 68.15% SteamDB Rating
  • 7 87.5% positive reviews
  • 1 12.5% negative reviews

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Taking Root (Academic Version) had an all-time peak of 2 concurrent players on 8 November 2023.

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