Roots of Yggdrasil (2024)

Developer: ManaVoid Entertainment
Publisher: ManaVoid Entertainment, Indie Asylum
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 363 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 9.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A meditative strategy loop where you rebuild a Viking settlement from the ground up, cycle after cycle, learning the world's secrets at your own pace.

atmosphericrelaxingstrategicturn-basedroguelike replayabilityresource managementprocedural generationstory rich

What players say

Players are split on this Norse-themed deckbuilder city-builder. Many find the combination of genres intriguing but say the game gets repetitive fast, with too much randomness and not enough meaningful choices. The tutorial is over two hours long, and after a few runs players report that missions feel samey and the meta-progression is slow.

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