Root Film (2020)

Developer: Kadokawa Games
Publisher: Kadokawa Games, Clouded Leopard Entertainment Inc., PQube
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A slow-burn, story-heavy visual novel that pulls you into a web of mystery and investigation with deliberate pacing and atmospheric tension.

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About

Root Film is the successor to Root Letter. Masterful storytelling meets a multitude of interactive elements in the new game from Kadokawa Games.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.