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Roots of Yggdrasil
Build settlements, explore the Nine Realms, collect artifacts and upgrade your deck to reach the top of Yggdrasil in this post-Ragnarok roguelike city-builder! Can you survive the end of the world?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-19.
“Cozy and engaging roguelike deckbuilder/citybuilder. I'd give it a 7/10 at this point (tutorial and 1 loop completed). Pros: - Nice story (maybe a little light but I don't mind that) and cute, cozy graphics. - Plays well on my 15 year old computer. - Fairly engaging gameplay…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Beautiful, good theme, deep strategy and keeps you coming back for more.”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“Very solid! Having a home base whose meta-bonuses are based on the little city you build is a real highlight, and I'm really glad to see more faster paced, objective-driven city-builders. Overall the systems are combined well, but I wish the design was willing to get a little…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedLatest official news
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Update 1.2 - Hotfix 2
We're bringing more fixes based on community feedback! Fixed Artifacts that triggers when skipping a building draft not working properly. Fixed Henbane Infusion not dropping except in vary rare contex
Update 1.2 - Hotfix 1
Here is a small hotfix to make everything smoother until our next update :) Fixed Maximalist achievement not counting cards with ANY keywords. This should now trigger properly. Thanks for the feedback
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Deckbuilding · Female Protagonist · City Builder · Rogue-like · Indie · Turn-Based Strategy · Base-Building · Puzzle · Procedural Generation · Time Management · Story Rich · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French * * |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://twitter.com/WeAreManaVoid |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Win 8.1 64-bit or higher Processor: AMD FX-4350 or Intel equivalent. Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB or Equivalent DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 10 compatible