About Rootbound
Grow a persistent root network beneath a magical tree. Connect springs, amber veins and root beetles, then send roots bursting beneath the blight.
Restore six groves across 36 expeditions. Break basalt, link distant roots, thaw frozen earth, unleash steam and repair tremor damage. New ground opens as you advance, while your roots and discoveries endure.
How to play
- Goal
- Grow roots to water and minerals, then protect the heart tree through each night.
- How it ends
- An expedition succeeds when its final attack is defeated and its root objective is connected; it fails if the tree loses all its vitality.
- Record
- Your groves and personal best vitality stay saved here. Completed unpaused expeditions with a recorded grove history enter a verified Top 10 by remaining tree vitality. Older groves keep their personal records.
- Choose an expedition and grow into outlined earth beside a connected root. Springs replenish sap; amber strengthens thorns; beetles recharge bursts.
- Protect the tree during each attack. Tap above a rooted column to burst beneath nearby enemies.
- Hold the final attack and connect the expedition’s root objective. Roots and discoveries remain, even after defeat.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Tap outlined earth / Grow | Extend the root network |
| Tap rooted canopy / Burst | Burst beneath approaching blight |
| Tap a connected vent / Steam | In Emberdeep, spend four sap to unleash steam |
| Arrow keys / arrow buttons | Select a cell |
| Enter / Space | Grow at the selected cell |
| Q / E, then B | Choose a column and burst |
| Escape / Pause | Pause and save |
| R · ↺ | Restart the expedition from day one |
Good to know
Progress and unfinished expeditions are saved in this browser. Export and import backups in Settings.
