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Root

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App ID 965580
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Dire Wolf
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29939542
Last Record Update 7 July 2025 – 23:40:53 UTC ()
Release Date 24 September 2020 – 16:58:22 UTC ()
😎 86.78%
4k reviews
105
In-Game

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!

Additional Information

Developer Dire Wolf
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Dire Wolf
Store Release Date 24 September 2020 – 16:58:32 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account Dire Wolf
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/direwolfdigital.bsky.social
https://discord.com/invite/direwolfdigital
https://www.facebook.com/direwolfdigital
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 24 September 2020 – 16:58:22 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 24 December 2024 – 16:07:05 UTC () (1735056425)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 5 August 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 11787056
  • configuration:
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 20 August 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 16 October 2018 – 20:27:02 UTC (), in changelist #5235354

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Czech Yes
Japanese Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes

Tags

🎲 Board Game 🃏 Tabletop 💡 Strategy ⚔️ War 🔵 Wargame 🧸 Cute 🌱 Indie 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🥊 PvP 🕹️ Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 👆 Touch-Friendly 🕒 Asynchronous Multiplayer 🃏 Card Game 🧩 Puzzle ♠️ Solitaire 🐤 Early Access 🗺️ Top-Down 🐰 Cartoony

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Turn Notifications Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Shared/Split Screen

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp22 January 2025 – 17:32:39 UTC
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  • 105 players right now
  • 306 24-hour peak
  • 599 all-time peak 14 January 2025
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  • 26,046 followers
  • #752 in top sellers
  • 4,040 positive reviews
  • 451 negative reviews
  • 89.96% positive reviews

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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 86.78% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,040 90.0% positive reviews
  • 451 10.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
24 September 2020 – 16:58 Steam Release -
2 August 2024 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Board Game Night with Dire Wolf & Friends -
8 December 2024 – 19:08 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Board Game Night with Dire Wolf & Friends Encore -
6 February 2025 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Platinum Collection (February 2025) -

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How many players are playing Root right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 105 players live playing Root on Steam.

Root had an all-time peak of 599 concurrent players on 14 January 2025.

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