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ROOT

Skunkape Interactive · 2015-11-16

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 16, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 16, 2016 (Mac)

ROOT is a cyber espionage themed hardcore stealth FPS that lets you play it how you want: whether creeping along corridors undetected or bursting into rooms to blow away all adversaries. Cyber terrorism is a dangerous profession, and risks have real consequences.

ROOT is an Action and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $4.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 210 reviews).

0
playing now
76%
positive of 213 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 27,682 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.3k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 213 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.75 at GamersGate (2024-02-19) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 4 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820152026Week of 2015-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.752015-01-012026-09-292015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-11-23 — best price $9.992015-12-22 — best price $6.492016-02-05 — best price $5.992016-05-20 — best price $9.992016-07-19 — best price $9.992016-10-10 — best price $1.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $1.492017-11-20 — best price $9.992018-01-25 — best price $9.992018-04-03 — best price $0.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-11-05 — best price $0.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $0.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $0.992020-03-23 — best price $9.992020-08-28 — best price $0.992020-11-09 — best price $9.992021-03-08 — best price $0.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992022-02-14 — best price $0.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $0.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $3.492024-02-26 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $1.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $2.492026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-09-29 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
36.9%
earned "Complete Arrival"
6.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-03-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,6700%58
Steam (Steam)6191%29
Switch (Nintendo)260%0
Steam (Steam)0—53

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSIndieActionSci-fiShooterStealthCyberpunkFuturisticFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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