Root: The Underworld Expansion

Developer: Dire Wolf
Released: Mar 30, 2023
Steam reviews: 78% of players recommend it, from 54 reviews — Steam calls that “Mostly Positive”
Tags: IndieSimulationStrategy

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Price & availability

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$6.99

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What owning this involves

No cloud saves · The store does not back this game's saves up — they live on the machine you play on.From the store listing

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Features

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

From the game's Steam store page.

Languages

English · full audio
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish - Latin America

Steam lists 11 languages, 1 with full audio.

Age rating & content

DEJUS L · Violência fantasiosaThe rating board's own rating, as Steam relays it

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

Root: The Underworld Expansion

Conquer new battlefields as you journey into the Underworld of Root! New Factions!

Underground Duchy – Sway your ministers to lead a righteous expedition to the Woodland, bringing order to the unending war and chaos above.
Corvid Conspiracy – Use cunning and trickery to hold the Woodland hostage, instigating plots to seize control through terror.

New Maps!

Mountain Map – Trek across outcroppings, clear blocked routes, and hold the mountain pass to show you are an effective leader.

Lake Map – Whisk yourself across the map by travelling on the ferry, meeting new friends and allies along the way.

New Challenges & Achievements!

Record your heroics with ten new Challenges and Achievements!

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit version only)
Processor: Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with DX11 or OpenGL 3.x capabilities
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64bit version only)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with DX11 or OpenGL 3.x capabilities
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1 GB available space

macOS

Minimum

OS: OS X 10.11
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL 3.x capabilities
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

OS: OS X 10.11
Processor: Intel Core i3 or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL 3.x capabilities
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1 GB available space

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