Root

Board game was already awesome, but the steam game just makes it x100 better for me. It makes my favorite board game portable and very easy to setup/play. I can even play it on the steam deck which has been my favorite thing to do when I am board on a plane/train ride.

Started playing Root again after my friend reintroduced me to it at their place. They can't stop playing it, so neither can I. Need to stage an intervention as this plays true to the board game and is really convenient. 10/10 adaptation

best board game to ever exist i would recommend this game to my children and grandchildren.

This boardgame adaptation does most things right. It's faithful to the original with its artwork, but with animations that add to the charm. It has the expansions as DLC (and this is single-purchase cross-platform also!), It has tutorials for the factions which do a good job of running through how to play. AI opponents as well as multiplayer. No game-ending bugs to remind you you are playing this on a computing device. It's arguably the best way to get started in Root!

Very good game, one of the excellent adaptations of the board game counterpart. Playable repeatability.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5) Root is a fun strategy game with unique factions, but it’s not without its issues. The digital version is much easier to learn compared to the board game, which is a huge plus. However, I ran into frequent glitches where the game would freeze, forcing me to restart. Another downside is the battle cutscenes. They’re fun at first, but they get old quickly, and there’s no option to skip them, which would’ve been nice to keep the game flowing. The art is charming and the gameplay is solid once you get past the technical issues, but the glitches and repetitive scenes really hold it back. I feel like Steam should allow more than just thumbs up or down because, while I’m giving it a thumbs down, it’s not a bad game—it just doesn’t quite live up to the original board game experience. Pros: -Easier to learn than the board game itself (can play by yourself) -Fun factions sticking with the original illustrated art Cons: -Frequent game freezes or glitches -No skip option yet for battle cutscenes (becomes repetitive)

Great strategy aspects and really fun graphics. Balanced but takes a bit of time to learn the mechanics of each faction sufficiently. Great to play with friends if you're not that competitive.

This game is good when you have people to play with and against. When you're playing against AI the game is blatantly unfair, especially when facing the avian faction. I don't have many people to play this with, so I played several rounds of AI and each time the game was overwhelmingly in favor of the AI both in battle resolutions and their card/clearing suits. Can't recommend unless you have actually have people to play with.

Root is a fun electronic board game, I've been playing it for almost 2 years now, on and off. I enjoy that the new expansions' creatures are being introduced as well - it keeps the game more interesting.

I love Root. The design, the concept, all of it. It's an amazing RL tabletop game. This digital version is not. Faction Sheets are missing rules that are supposed to be public knowledge (Woodland Alliance missing Martial Law, Marquise De Cat missing bird card for extra plays, probably others). The AI will gladly drag a last place solo player down further while not punishing or even attempting to stop other AI players who are in score lead to win. That's not how this game plays on tables. I don't have to use this game in order to play Root, I wanted it to play when I'm alone or to practice. Sadly having done the tutorials in completion, and played three games with friends and six games solo, I'm ineligible to refund it.

Great artwork...completely gives the feel of the boardgame. You can play with friends or solo and every game is a new challenge. Highly recommend!

Its a great computer game adaptation of the board game root; HOWEVER! Ridiculously bad ai - as in a 6 year old can do better - which ruins the game every time someone leaves it. PLEASE FIX The ranking system is completely hacked. I have played since the start of Root online, and I have almost a 1000 points in ranking... having won a vast majority of games... like 4 out of 7 or such. And other players have 100,000 points. Its impossible and I think the devs really owe it to us players to fix this.

Great asymmetric board game with a very smooth and helpful digital implementation. Makes things speed along faster than playing it physically and has syncing/cross play with the Android version as well. Would recommend for any group that loves board games and wants to play more actively.

hard learning curve for new players and would probably benefit more from a better explanation of the rules, however, as an owner of the game + expansions in its board game form, to see onw of my favourite board games get a digital adaptation is nothing short of amazing. would recommend to any lovers of strategy games

Great interface and artwork; the game itself has amazing strategy

The game is nice and interesting to play, i spent much more hours in the challenge mode when i expected. I think its tedious to play an offline version, but hot-seat with friends is nice. And it is really cheap

Root is a master class of asymmetrical game design. I would recommend everyone to play it at least once

The game is great. Even if you have no one to play root with, you can play online or versus bots. (And of course Root itself is a great game).

This is a great way to learn the game. I have the board game, but don't get to play it with 4 players much, so this has been great for me. I'm hooked!

Clunky interface that hides key game state information. View frequently defaults to an angle emphasizing cutesy animations that are irrelevant to game play. Some rules implemented differently from the board game. Not available on Linux, Excessively long development times for each expansion. Note that there was an online interface that implemented new Root releases within days, if not hours, and did not have these problems. Dire Wolf C&Ded it. Only real plus is that the scenarios and achievements are cool. The price is also reasonable.

under no circumstances play this game, i could not recommend a board game less

Not worth, Definitely has some great concepts and gameplay features, each character plays very differently with extremely varied playstyles. I really like the designs too. My problems start with 1. Why do I have to make an account for online multiplayer 2. The UI is really annoying, no search bar or steam shift-tab. You have to manually scroll through a long list of names to find your friends and input a password to join. Unnecessarily annoying. 3. This game is based strongly on luck. In a 1v1 situation, especially when playing the birds whose playstyle revolves around the cards you've drawn, You can start the game with a bad hand and basically be guaranteed to lose. Furthermore the dice make it a luck tossup even more. 1 roll not in your favor can pretty much turn the tide of battle. 4. Woodland Alliance is literally a faction built off of the idea of being annoying. Taking people's cards, insta-killing bases, etc. Frustrating design. 5. Many core concepts are not effectively explained in the tutorial. It definitely explains some of the major ideas, but during gameplay I would sometimes be surprised by features that were not effectively explained to me. I don't recommend buying this game.

Adset only gives me insurgents I want when I'm first and they are militant locked

Its good but has a few problems that the physical board does not have.

once i played root with my friend and then he and then when and i had a lot of fun :> and

good game wish i had the tabletop more

Best Digital version of Board game ever

this is actually what happens in the woods everyday #real

Great presentation of the Board Game

i love everything about this game

Its the board game

10/10 dont kill the keep

It was very fun!!!!

its a fun game

it's not a bomb. i swear.

good

good

VIVA LA BIRD

too much beavers

Bazinga

fuck vagabond

CONQUER!

meh