🌱 Grow. Adapt. Survive the rot.

ROOT is a free browser-based strategy game where you play as a sentient fungal network expanding across a dying world. Claim territory, harvest resources, splice genomes, and outmaneuver rival empires in a 60-day season of growth, conflict, and adaptation.

No install. No paywall. Just you, the grid, and the rot.

✨ Features

  • Hex-crawl empire building — Expand across a 64×64 procedural hex grid
  • Living economy — Sap flows through capillary networks. Overextend and pipelines rupture
  • Genome splicing — Collect 15+ fragments and build a custom 6-slot genome
  • Spore warfare — Launch sensor, blight, parasite, and fertility spores
  • Seed Breach endgame — Eliminate rivals by breaching their Seed
  • Two distinct AI factions — Virelai (fast expanders) and Ostrak (defensive tanks)
  • Runs in your browser — Works on desktop and mobile
  • 100% free — No ads, no microtransactions

🎮 How to Play

  1. Click the Run game button below
  2. Claim your Seed in the center of the map
  3. Build taproots to harvest sap
  4. Expand with tendrils, defend with thorns
  5. Splice genome fragments to adapt your strategy
  6. Survive 60 days and achieve Dominion

First time? The in-game tutorial will guide you through your first season.

🖥️ System Requirements

Platform: Web Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
Input: Mouse / Touchscreen
Storage: Saves to browser localStorage (no account needed)
Connection: Offline-capable after first load

💚 Support the Developer

ROOT is a solo dev project built in spare time. If you enjoy the game, consider supporting development:

☕ Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi

Every donation helps fund new features: sound, multiplayer, mobile app, and more.

🔗 Links

📣 Press & Content Creators

Download the press kit, screenshots, and logos: Press Kit

Contact: dev.rootgame@gmail.com

© 2026 ROOT is free to play. Source code available under MIT license.


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