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Unrooted

Unrooted is a vibrant and eye-catching precision platformer with lush environments and a stunning musical score. Take up your courage and squash your fear of heights. Travel upwards to lands no sapling has dared to explore before. But heed with caution, the higher you journey, the more you risk.

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Developer
85 Plus Games
Publisher
85 Plus Games
Release
August 2, 2024
1 year and 364 days ago
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Very Positive104 reviews85.6%

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About the Game

Unrooted is an homage to games like Jump King and Foddian style platformers.
It will make you slam your desk with rage or leap for joy as you make that one jump you've been missing for hours. Travel upwards, discovering new hand painted environments, mocking NPCs, and musical landscapes that will encourage you to adventure farther than you had before.

- A game made for masochists, by masochists

Features


  • Platforming with consequences, every jump is meaningful
  • Mechanics that urge the player to think through the environment like a puzzle
  • Every miniscule success and failure is autosaved
  • Meet fun characters and be mocked by them for your failures
  • Find secrets and easter eggs along your journey upwards
  • Hand painted environments and characters
  • Beautifully inspiring and haunting soundtrack
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