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Rotwood
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Unique weapons, engaging combat” (63 of 98 reviews) and “Smooth co-op, split-screen works” (28); the most common complaint is “Repetitive combat, tanky enemies” (21). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“I came back after a 1+ year break and the game feels a lot fuller and more fun. I don't know why it's sitting at mixed right now, because it does deserve a strong rating.”
“I love it, is like playing Absolum, but easier, you can create and customize your character to your liking. You can have several weapons, mix and match gear with real stats and the art style is pretty good (similar to…”
“Sooo, right away - the game looks amazing. The core mechanics, music, art style, and overall gameplay feel great, and that’s exactly what makes this situation so frustrating for me. Combat is engaging, and the…”
28 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“I love it, is like playing Absolum, but easier, you can create and customize your character to your liking. You can have several weapons, mix and match gear with real stats and the art style is pretty good (similar to…”
“I have no idea why the game currently has mixed reviews, it’s super fun and an absolute blast to play. Every single weapon has its own unique playstyle, and even the different variants of each weapon can feel very…”
“I would rate this 9/10 because I like the gameplay, the giving gifts, and the corestone use. I like playing solo because I can choose the room I'm going into myself without other people deciding for me. But I feel it is…”
21 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“There are too many games doing the same thing but better. This game was unique, but somehow devolved into something slightly less unique compared to it's EA. I wish I could give it a neutral, sure someone likes the…”
“The combat is too simple. The combos are brief and get repetitive. There is also quite a bit of grinding for resources. The runs themselves are too short for the roguelike portion so all the power is more front-loaded…”
“I love it, is like playing Absolum, but easier, you can create and customize your character to your liking. You can have several weapons, mix and match gear with real stats and the art style is pretty good (similar to…”
10 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“I love it, is like playing Absolum, but easier, you can create and customize your character to your liking. You can have several weapons, mix and match gear with real stats and the art style is pretty good (similar to…”
“Sooo, right away - the game looks amazing. The core mechanics, music, art style, and overall gameplay feel great, and that’s exactly what makes this situation so frustrating for me. Combat is engaging, and the…”
“I really don't get the hate for this game. Been playing for 7h total, a few each day and I'm having a blast. The gameplay is extremely fluid and very much skill based, there's tons of variety in enemy design and bosses…”
9 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“Been checking in on this throughout it's early access, and am quite pleased with how the release differs from the early access. I am currently doing a fresh playthrough and am very happy that i didnt use an old save. If…”
“Amazing game, me and my girlfriend played it a lot and are so excited for the new updates. Highly recommended.”
“I really enjoy this game, either playing solo or with my wife and kids. Its always a blast and super chaotic fun. I just started playing again recently as I picked it up while in early access and finished what was…”
21 of the 98 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“There are too many games doing the same thing but better. This game was unique, but somehow devolved into something slightly less unique compared to it's EA. I wish I could give it a neutral, sure someone likes the…”
“The combat is too simple. The combos are brief and get repetitive. There is also quite a bit of grinding for resources. The runs themselves are too short for the roguelike portion so all the power is more front-loaded…”
“It simply isn't that fun, cutsey graphics but floaty gameplay that lacks any "oomph". Enemies are HP sponges and it just really isn't that fun, feels like a chore to play.”
17 of the 98 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It should be stated, above all of this, that Klei Entertainment's data collection policy is at odds with its online services. You do not get to have a fun romp online with your friends and ensure your data remains…”
“i've been playing since the first early access builds and, as much as i like this game overall, 1.0 feels like a half-baked marketing gimmick. like they threw their hands up, randomly decided they were done, taped…”
“The game is unfinished Which seems to be a running theme for the latest Klei releases ngl”
16 of the 98 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“i've been playing since the first early access builds and, as much as i like this game overall, 1.0 feels like a half-baked marketing gimmick. like they threw their hands up, randomly decided they were done, taped…”
“The combat is too simple. The combos are brief and get repetitive. There is also quite a bit of grinding for resources. The runs themselves are too short for the roguelike portion so all the power is more front-loaded…”
“A good game artificially stretched to be long and grindy by locking core features behind mind numbing time wasters. Feels like during game developemnt they started with a really good concept, and then proceeded to take…”
10 of the 98 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Just not very fun to play. Combat feels bad without any hitstun (unless you get the perk), bosses feel like hp sponge with 4-5 moves. Last boss is literally a 3 stage hp sponge, just feels bad to play.”
“Dunno what everyone's deal is. It's pretty fun for its price and it's length. It's not very long. But it has replay value. The game is not expensive. Especially given how everything else these days are much more…”
“I would rate this 9/10 because I like the gameplay, the giving gifts, and the corestone use. I like playing solo because I can choose the room I'm going into myself without other people deciding for me. But I feel it is…”
4 of the 98 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a sort of Monster Hunter beat 'em up roguelite with beautiful art. You do runs through different biomes, with different enemies and bosses to defeat. Besides that, with the NPCs, you can decorate the area,…”
“way too expensive for what it is. also very grindy. but the gameplay is fun.”
“Decent roguelite, which could've been better, get on sale”
Counted across 98 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Don't normally write reviews but this one deserves some recognition. As someone who has 111% completion twice in Absolum, a similar genre of game with critical acclaim and success, I do think that this outshines it in a few ways. 1) Combat always stays engaging. Weapon mastery…”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“I bought this game a long time ago and burned through what was the content at the time. I didn't 100% it, I didn't get all of the mini goals/weapon unlocks and I didn't get every armor and weapon, but what I did do was fight all of the bosses and grind some gear that I thought…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Well... I have followed the development of this game since the very first play test, the game offered a lot of potential but in every update left something to be desired. I held off on leaving a review, and instead provided feedback, because it was still in early access. However…”
— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs playedPlayer activity
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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 2026-10-22.
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Latest official news
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Rotwood Patch Notes [758714]
Fixed several crashes when navigating UI, joining/leaving multiplayer, and using powers. Fixed some early access player saves being unable to cook even though they have Glorabelle's spoon. Fixed a sof
Rotwood Patch Notes [757437]
General: Fixed some grammatical errors Resolved some UI overlapping issues Removed some visual distractions caused by temporary powers Resolved an issue where certain bosses could softlock if the play
Rotwood Patch Notes [756688]
General: Engimox's Sticky Fingers can no longer upgrade curses applied by Nimble's Challenges Tweaked colours used in the Codex to be more consistent Fixed framerate stutter when speaking with NPCs Fi
Rotwood Patch Notes [756374]
Greatsword: Fixed a crash that could occur if the Sapspiller passive attack triggered without targets to hit General: You can now immediately make a Drakin character immediately if you purchase the DL
Rotwood Patch Notes [756153]
Greatsword: Fixed a crash related to doing Greatsword masteries Fixed Snap Back (Block, then Heavy Attack on block) not retaining heavy combo level if late canceling into a bash Fixed Mighty Chop not
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Early Access · Hack and Slash · Dungeon Crawler · Rogue-lite · Beat 'em up · PvE · Rogue-like · RPG · 2D · Action · Family Friendly · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Full controller support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Spanish - Latin America * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Official site | https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015270?utm_source=generic&utm_medium=general&utm_content=trailer&utm_campaign=launch_trailer |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 equivalent (4-core) Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB VRAM / DirectX 11+ support DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Spec for "Low Quality" Graphics, 720p, 30fps - 8GB system memory required if using integrated graphics card