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ROOT

ROOT

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.

Released Nov 16, 2015 Developer Skunkape Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionIndieStealthFPSShooter
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

75.6%positive213 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“rubbish.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

29achievements
6.3%median completion
2.7%rarest: Sneaky Bastard
37.0% of players 33.6% of players 25.6% of players 20.2% of players 15.8% of players 12.4% of players 11.6% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 9.7% of players 8.5% of players 7.9% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.8% of players 4.0% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 37.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
37.0%Complete Arrival — Hidden achievement
33.6%I Hope You Learned Something — Complete The Tutorial
25.6%RTFM — Skip The Tutorial
Rarest badges of honor
2.7%Sneaky Bastard — Finish The Game Without Being Detected
2.7%Now I Am Become Death — Take Out 5 Enemies In 5 Seconds
2.7%Massive Damage — Land 10000 Headshots

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 22, 2017
Root Soundtrack OST Now Available!!

Did you love bobbing your head along to the tunes while getting your soul crushed in ROOT? Well now you can bob along with those very tunes getting your soul crushed on your way to work, on a lonely w

Mar 22, 2017
Root Soundtrack OST Now Available!!

Did you love bobbing your head along to the tunes while getting your soul crushed in ROOT? Well now you can bob along with those very tunes getting your soul crushed on your way to work, on a lonely w

Dec 20, 2016
DFE Studios is now Skunkape Interactive

Hello, Cyber Terrorists! Today DFE Studios is undergoing a name change. We will now operate under the name Skunkape Interactive. We feel the new name better fits our design principles and our studio's

Dec 20, 2016
DFE Studios is now Skunkape Interactive

Hello, Cyber Terrorists! Today DFE Studios is undergoing a name change. We will now operate under the name Skunkape Interactive. We feel the new name better fits our design principles and our studio's

Sep 28, 2016
ROOT 1.4 Now Out of Beta

Hello Steam community. Today we are happy to announce that ROOT 1.4 is live! Your feedback during the open beta really helped us balance features and squash bugs. Almost all elements of the game have

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · Stealth · FPS · Shooter · First-Person · Cyberpunk · Sci-fi · Futuristic · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements29
Official sitehttp://skunkdev.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core i3 2.1 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 512MB or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Sound Card: DirectX9.0c Compatible Audio