About

Race against time and witness the daring last stand of the majestic mother tree! As the relentless lumberjacks chop away, this towering giant stands tall, determined to bring life back to the barren forest. Will you join in its quest to restore balance, or will you bear witness as it falls to the ruthless axes? The clock is ticking, the stakes are high, and the outcome is yours to shape. Will you rise to the challenge?

How to play

Use the life force to plant new trees that help you survive the lumberjack attacks. Try to survive as many stages as possible and uncover the shocking twist at stage 5! Can you handle the challenge? The outcome is in your hands!

Controls

Use the UI buttons or keyboard shortcuts to select actions and a mouse to pick the targeted area.

Planting actions

Planting actions cost life force and cannot be used while another planting is in progress.

• [1] Attack - Roots attack at the targeted area.
• [2] Tree of Life - Plant a tree with low health that generates life force.
• [3] Giant Tree - Plant a tree with a lot of health that delays lumberjacks before they get to the mother tree.
• [4] Thorn Bushes - Plant thorn bushes at the targeted area that slows lumberjacks. These are destroyed after several lumberjacks walk over.
• [5] Poisonous Tree - Plant a poisonous tree that deals damage to the lumberjacks nearby.

Ultimate actions

Ultimate actions have no cost but a long cooldown that is shared between them.

• [E] Hornets - Summon a swarm of hornets that damages all lumberjacks.
• [R] Rain - Summon rain that heals all trees.

Credits

• Jakub Mirovský
• Jan Slifka
• Josh 'Freeek' Joynes

Acknowledgments

Rooted Resistance was created during the Global Game Jam 2023, and its source code is publicly available on GitHub.