Roots of Pacha on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Roots of Pacha is a indie, farming sim and pixel graphics game
developed and published by Soda Den.
Released on April 25th 2023 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 10 languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 3,690 reviews of which 3,458 were positive and 232 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. š
The game is currently priced at 24.99ā¬ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Roots of Pacha into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 or greater
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 gb dedicated video card, shader model 3.0+
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 1 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OSX 10.15+
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 gb video memory, OpenGL 2
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Steam Deck OS
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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I love the characters, love that I can date every romancable character at once. I really appreciate that the caves are puzzles instead of combat based.
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I know most people compare it to stardew valley, and while i do not think it right to judge games only by comparing them, i'll still say that i like roots of pacha way better. The pre-historic setting itches that part of my brain that loves historical settings. As an agriculture major, i hugely appreciate the fact that there is undomesticated and domesticated versions of every crop, and i think it would be really cool if the domesticated plants gave larger crop, too; as larger harvests were one of the major goals in the domestication process, alongside disease resistance and all, of course. The ideas and recipes make it so that you really want to grow every crop, instead of just mass-producing the most valuable one. It is also lgbtq+ and polygamy friendly, which, while i dont specifically care for, am sure a lot of folk appreciate. It also feels more wholesome, in a way; not that i dont love stardew valley, dont get me wrong; but even if you chose the community center route, stardew is still a largely money-driven game. Instead of fixing up a community center that npc's sometimes go to and you mostly forget about after maybe the second year; in roots of pacha it feels like you really are helping the community. Overall; great concept, nice soundtrack, your kids actually grow up and become human beings, you can trap or raise animals for meat, there is a genetics system for animals, great game all around. And also you can have a pet wolf. Come on now. Dont you want a pet wolf.
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After a lot of playtime, I've come to the conclusion that Roots of Pacha is, quite literally, the PERFECT "cozy game." It has all of the usual activities available in farm/life sims, such as planting/watering/harvesting crops, fishing, cooking, mining, pets/farm animals, upgrading tools and infrastructure, befriending NPC's, romancing NPC's, marriage, etc. All of these activities give those lovely little drips of dopamine when you accomplish a task or discover something new in the world. Where Pacha separates itself from similar Stardew Valley-likes in the genre is in two areas: pacifism, and its sense of discovery. There is literally no combat of any kind, which removes (for me) one of the potentially frustrating or mildly stressful elements of many life sim games. Don't get me wrong...combat in games like Stardew isn't exactly rocket science, but it is the one element of such games that is a bit more "hair trigger" in requiring the player's focus, and for me that ups the overall tension in the experience. Many people value that healthy tension (good for them!), and I often enjoy it, too, but sometimes I really just want a COMPLETELY chill gameplay experience, and that's part of where Pacha shines. There's even an option to eliminate butchery of farm animals by speaking to the clan's hunter/butcher, for those who want a fully pacifist experience. Again, that isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the fact that it's an option is a lovely touch. The other area where Pacha shines is in its sense of wonder and exploration. This is most prominent in the Ideas mechanic, whereby other members of your tribe will start to question things about the world around them, and if you invest in their Idea, it will result in a new technology or quality of life improvement for you as the player character to use. Really, it's just putting faces and a bit of flavor on a technology tree, but the way it's presented in the game really SELLS the idea that you're living at the dawn of human civilization, when many of these concepts were brand new things that no one had ever thought of before. You also get to explore different biomes, as well as the caves where mining (and other, more mysterious events) take place. Once you've gotten through your first year and have a pretty thorough understanding of all the game's systems, it then offers you more exploration options with special animal colors, animal breeding for traits (a simplistic but very satisfying system), streamlining of your farming systems, and having children who actually grow up, as well as the more expected "design/decorate your farm" options. Plus, the devs have made it clear that there is more content coming for Pacha, including new biomes, mechanics, and other cool-sounding stuff. Honestly, if you enjoy Stardew-like games, and want a new-to-you game with cute pixel graphics, and the chillest gameplay I've yet enjoyed, you owe it to yourself to give Roots of Pacha a try. You can thank me later. ;)
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I am a big fan of Stardew Valley, and there are many games in the farming sim space which are trying to compete with SV. Roots of Pacha is probably the first game I have played in the genre which captures the vibe of SV properly. Many games are able to replicate a lot of the mechanics of SV, but the cannot capture the soul of SV. Roots of Pacha is very close to capturing the essence of SV, that is to say, enjoyable characters, a town/tribe you care about, an enjoyable routine to the gameplay loop, and comforting visuals. Roots of Pacha lacks the depth of SV, and the breadth of features, but it is the only farming sim I have really enjoyed outside of SV and Fields of Mistria. I recommend this game for people who enjoy Sta- well... you get it.
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I've been an avid enjoyer of the farming sim genre (played Harvest Moon [now known as Story of Seasons], Rune Factory, Stardew Valley, Harvestella, Sun Haven, etc.) and I really like how Roots of Pacha does its own twist on the farming sim genre. For me, Roots of Pacha is especially unique in its prehistorical setting and how integrated you feel in the community; some games make me feel like I'm the only one contributing, but here, it really feels like everyone plays a part in contributing towards the clan. I'm also a huge fan of the UI and the tool + seed bar! Although it seems overwhelming at first, I quickly got used to it and I really appreciate the little details that ties back to the prehistorical setting of the game. I also really love the torch and how you're able to smoothly switch between tools while moving. It's evident that the devs have poured a lot of love into this game. For example, during multiplayer, each player gets their own color, both on the map and in the cave. I also like how each player can make their own choice during a cutscene (although it's funny seeing the other party only respond to one of the choices if you choose a different one). Other features I really enjoyed are the confirmation button before gifting, the easily accessible calendar and map, the ability to see if there's a cutscene with a specific NPC or not, and being able to date someone or hangout together after turning them down. For the minigames, I really enjoyed the racing, fishing, and befriending animals minigames. I also love the festivals and the puzzle-based cave challenges! During multiplayer, some aspects are shared that, although they don't bother me, might bother others. The seeds, quests, animal taming progression/animal affection, and several cutscenes are shared. NPC cutscenes where they invite you aren't shared, but the ones that you stumble into are shared. For NPC-based cutscenes, only one player needs to trigger them and the others get teleported into the cutscene; for story cutscenes, festivals, races, and cave challenges, everyone needs to be present. Overall, I had a lot of fun both playing solo and with multiple players- I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in farming sims!
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