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Rootborn

A cozy action-platformer with an open world that, of course, 99% of players will pirate. And in the end, all the nonlinear story, filled with battles, building, entertainment, and much more... the developer did it all for free.

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Developer
Goloblia Konstantin
Publisher
Goloblia Konstantin
Release
November 8, 2025
266 days ago
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6 user reviews6 reviews83.3%

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About the Game

Rootborn is a quirky action-platformer—basically, a sandbox adventure.

  • It’s like the lovechild of Terraria and schizophrenia. Brother to Starbound and the dirt on your sneakers, inspired by squares.

  • Imagine mixing weird art style, a random story, four cans of booze, and a unhealthy obsession with stacking game blocks. That’s what you get.

  • Game that scares clowns, spiders, and heights (probably).
    (Okay, maybe not completely, but you get the idea.)

  • Game that took 17,000 years and 96 trillions of neurons to make this game.

  • Game that cost about the same as 3 slices of pizzas and a free water cup.

  • Game that is the reason its developer is now unemployed and lonely.

Meet Rootborn.

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