Project Rootbound
A downloadable game for Windows
Project Rootbound: DEMO 2.0
You are Willow, an adventurer looking for gold, honor and glory.
Enter a wild and lawless land, scarred by the wars and sins of the past.
Discover cute, yet fierce, characters and learn about their stories.
Willow might even grow from their experiences...
Rootbound is the first cozy souls-like! The well-known difficult but rewarding combat of the souls-like genre is paired with a story of greed, war and hope. Enter a beautiful pixel art world that is full of charming and unique animal characters!
TRY THE DEMO OF THE GAME NOW:
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Development log
- Demo 2.0 is Out!!!Nov 28, 2023
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I played at NGA - Such an incredble game! The combat, the polish, the brautiful artstyle 🔥 The player and enemies had SO much character. Love the voices too, adds such a nice touch. Amazing work guys 🤍
I really enjoyed the demo, though I was not able to beat the boss. I was drawn by the art style in your thumbnail after stumbling across this. The combat I was able to do was fun and the animation was both good visually and for attack telegraphing. Best of luck to you all!
Cool demo! The animations and graphics in particular are very well done. I work at Hyper Games in Oslo and try to follow new game dev teams in Norway. Contact me via email [kristoffer(at)hypergames.no] if you want some more in-depth feedback. I'm curious about the team and how you ended up making games together in Halsnøy of all places, so feel free to drop me a line!
Thanks for the positive feedback! With the new demo out, we think your feedback will be valuable and we look forward to hearing from you again.
Email will arrive shortly :)
Very promising demo. I liked the art style a lot. One thing I missed, was being able to disrupt the enemy attack with a well timed hit.
Glad you enjoyed the demo! We are looking into new and exciting ways to improve combat, unsure if we would want to be able to disrupt all enemies, but I do like the idea of disruption. Thanks for your thoughts! :)
So, I really like the idea of this game and I think for a first demo it's really good. I just have some questions for 1. I figure you are but you are planning on music and sound effects and such right? I think if you got the right ones you could elevate this game. It's very cute but the lack of sound is off putting. 2. not really a question but I noticed some odd clipping in the first area against the badgers. nothing bad but just wanted to make sure you knew and 3, again not a question but some of the dialogue is phrased a bit awkwardly so maybe a once over wouldn't be so bad. But beyond that I am really enjoying the vibe and feel of the game the combat is simple but enjoyable the character design is unique and cute. I think this could turn into a really good game! I'm excited to see what you do with it!
Thanks for the comment! We are indeed planning to add music and sound effects to the game. This demo was made in a short amount of time, so that is why it was not prioritized. For the odd clipping its something we are going to fix too. Improving dialogue is also something we are currently looking at. We're glad you enjoyed the demo, and we hope you will try the full game when it is released :)
I figured as much! As it stands its a really good demo! Its got me looking forward to the full game!! Keep up the great work!!!!