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Rooted is a post-apocalyptic open-world survival game where nature has reclaimed the ruins of civilization. Scavenge, craft, build a safe camp, and explore dangerous contaminated zones alone or with friends.

Early Access 2027Updated Aug 14, 20261M+ Steam WishlistsUp to 6 Players25 Languages

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Your Rooted Journey

1

Beginner Guide

Learn the first survival priorities: safe water, food, shelter, exploration, and how to prepare for contaminated areas.

2

Crafting & Salvaging

Find damaged gear, salvage useful parts, repair equipment, and unlock practical tools for your camp.

3

Base Building

Build a first shelter, reinforce defenses, supply power, and plan useful outposts across the world.

4

Co-op Survival

Coordinate roles with up to six players, share resources, use VOIP, and manage optional friendly fire.

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What is Rooted?

Rooted is a post-apocalyptic open-world survival game by Headlight Studio, set around the year 2100 after global bacteriological warfare. Players explore forests, abandoned settlements, and contaminated urban areas while scavenging, crafting, and surviving.

Its core loop combines camp building, equipment repair, item salvage, crafting, and solo or cooperative exploration. Threats include hostile survivors, wildlife, contaminated zones, and roaming machines rather than zombies.

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Developer

Headlight Studio

Platform

PC Steam & Epic Games Store

Genre

Open-World Survival

Release Window

Early Access 2027

Steam Wishlists

1M+

Co-op Capacity

Up to 6 Players

Current Languages

25 Languages

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Community-written guides for every stage of survival, from your first camp to co-op expeditions into contaminated zones.

Rooted Beginner GuideRooted Release Date and Early AccessRooted Crafting and Salvage GuideRooted Base Building GuideRooted Weapons and Combat GuideRooted Survival and Hunting GuideRooted Co-op Multiplayer GuideRooted Updates and Roadmap

Rooted Beginner Guide

Learn the core survival loop in Rooted, from exploring and scavenging to restoring items, crafting, and developing your camp. This guide is designed around the game's currently confirmed systems and alpha-stage development.

1Explore the post-apocalyptic world and search abandoned areas for useful scraps, objects, and resources.
2Salvage and restore damaged equipment to improve your ability to survive and progress.
3Build and expand your camp with foundations, planters, rain collectors, workbenches, and other confirmed systems.
4Use survival systems such as hunting, cooking, rest, and resource management while exploring dangerous areas.

Rooted Release Date and Early Access

Track when Rooted is expected to become available and how its current Alpha fits into the development timeline. The official target is Early Access in late 2027 on PC.

Early AccessTargeted for late 2027 on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Current StageRooted is currently in active production with an Alpha available to eligible supporters.
PlatformsPC is the priority platform for Alpha, Beta, and Early Access development.
ConsolesPlayStation and Xbox versions are being considered after the full PC release; no release date has been announced.

Rooted Crafting and Salvage Guide

Understand how Rooted turns abandoned objects into useful materials, equipment, and crafting opportunities. Confirmed development systems include salvage, repair, workbenches, farming, and modular construction.

SalvageDismantle everyday objects and recover components for survival and crafting.
WorkbenchWorkbench progression is planned to support tier progression, salvage, repair, and blueprint guides.
RepairRepair and restore damaged equipment as part of the game's salvage-focused progression.
FarmingConfirmed systems include planters, composting, irrigation, rain collection, and natural-resource farming.

Rooted Base Building Guide

Explore the confirmed construction systems used to establish and expand a survivor camp. Rooted's development roadmap includes modular foundations, walls, fences, workstations, storage, farming, and defensive structures.

FoundationA modular foundation construction system is already listed as completed.
FarmingPlanters, composters, irrigation, monitoring systems, and rain collectors are confirmed building-related systems.
WorkbenchMechanical and other workbench systems support crafting and equipment progression.
ExpansionFuture plans include stripping and reclaiming buildings for custom interiors, crafting stations, storage, and defenses.

Rooted Weapons and Combat Guide

Learn about Rooted's confirmed and planned combat systems, including firearms, melee combat, scopes, hostile survivors, and machines. Because the game is still in development, weapon availability and balance can change between builds.

M4A1The M4A1 weapon integration is listed among the completed development features.
Bolt-Action RifleA bolt-action rifle with scopes is listed as a completed weapon feature.
Scopes4x and 8x rifle scopes are listed among completed equipment features.
Enemy AIHostile NPC development includes corporate enforcers, infected, and rival survivors with distinct behavior.

Rooted Survival and Hunting Guide

Follow the survival mechanics that make exploration and resource gathering important in Rooted. Wildlife, hunting, food, rest, weather, disease, temperature, and other systems are being developed progressively.

WildlifeDeer are already present in the world, providing food when hunted.
HuntingHunting traps and an initial hunting firearm are listed among completed systems.
CookingCampfire cooking is a completed system, while deeper meat cooking features remain in development.
SurvivalRest and sleep are implemented, while temperature, disease, fishing, skinning, and other survival systems are being developed.

Rooted Co-op Multiplayer Guide

Discover how Rooted's solo and cooperative survival experience is designed to work. Official information confirms drop-in co-op sessions, shared progression systems, communication features, and support for groups of up to six friends.

SoloRooted can be played alone while exploring, scavenging, building, and surviving.
Co-opPlayers can create sessions and play cooperatively with friends.
Item 3Official game information states that a camp can be played with up to 6 friends.
Friendly FireFriendly fire can be enabled in the PvE/co-op experience.

Rooted Updates and Roadmap

Keep track of Rooted's latest development updates, completed features, planned systems, and major milestones. This section is especially useful while the game remains in active production and its systems continue to change.

LatestThe August 2026 development update covered the current Alpha infrastructure move, performance work, and interface improvements.
In ProgressThe official roadmap currently tracks active work across crafting, survival, combat, wildlife, vehicles, multiplayer, and world systems.
PlannedUpcoming systems include fishing, skinning, firearm development, melee combat, disease, temperature, and additional world features.
Item 4Early Access remains targeted for late 2027 on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

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Answers about Rooted, its development status, and how to prepare for survival.

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From your first shelter and salvaged tool to co-op expeditions through contaminated ruins, this community wiki helps you prepare for every stage of Rooted.