Review: Roots Devour

When Roots Devour appeared on my Steam feed I was intrigued. It seemed like just the right level of spooky for me: it didn’t look like the sort of thing where eldritch horrors were going to be jumping out at me and giving me nightmares, but there’s still something uneasy there.

Looking into it a little more, I discovered that it’s turning the genre somewhat on its head: rather than fighting off an ancient God, or simply serving one, you are the ancient God. And look, I’m sure there’s some other games out there where that’s the case, but that’s a new idea to me. While I’m pretty happy with the hand I’ve been dealt, I certainly don’t need unlimited power but… it does sound like it could be kinda fun, doesn’t it?