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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 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.

77.1%positive201 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“rubbish.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Latest official news

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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

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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
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
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