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Wurzeltiefe

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AEV StudiosDiscovered Sep 27, 2026

About the game

A compact, painterly metroidvania: a 2–3 hour descent into the Rootdeep. Explore 26 painted caverns, earn five abilities, face two guardians — then chase your own best time with the built-in speedrun timer.

Original Steam description
Something sleeps beneath the roots.

Wurzeltiefe ("Rootdeep") is a deliberately compact metroidvania: a descent through painterly caverns with individually designed rooms shaped by light, water and rock.

  • 26 painted rooms across two areas, from the dripping deep to the sunlit root crown
  • Five abilities that change the way back: climbing claw, storm dash, ghost wing, stone fist, glide
  • Two boss fights with distinct phases and patterns
  • Game feel first: coyote time, jump buffering, soft camera, hitstop — everything you feel rather than see
  • Speedrun timer & best times, fully optional
  • Full gamepad support, English and German
  • Adjustable graphics settings

Honestly: one run takes 2–3 hours. Wurzeltiefe doesn't want to fill a hundred hours — it wants every minute to land.

Early Access: the game is fully playable today, start to credits. We plan to add a third area and further improvements. Our current target is Q2 2027; scope and timing may change.

Demo and release information

No demo is verified in the current check data. This does not mean the game has never had a demo; check its Steam page for current availability.

Steam demo, playtest and Early Access: what is the difference?

Information & artwork: Steam · Last checked UTC