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Roots of Yggdrasil

2024

Should you play it?

Build settlements, explore the Nine Realms, collect artifacts and upgrade your deck to reach the top of Yggdrasil in this post-Ragnarok roguelike city-builder! Can you survive the end of the world?

What works

  • Unique blend of deckbuilding and city building
  • Engaging strategic gameplay with meaningful choices
  • Cozy norse mythology theme and art style
  • Strong replayability with meta progression
  • Responsive and active developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Some ui and quality-of-life issues (building placement, tooltips)
  • Story and character interactions are light and slow
  • Meta progression can feel grindy and slow
  • Runs may become repetitive after many loops
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Let's! Revolution!

  • Drop Duchy

  • Pyrene

  • Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy

  • DICEOMANCER

  • Cropdeck

More violent

Games that feels like Roots of Yggdrasil but with more combat and destruction

  • None Shall Intrude

  • Indies' Lies

  • Enter the Chronosphere

  • The Braves

  • Flick Shot Rogues

  • As We Descend

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Roots of Yggdrasil but with more leadership over others

  • The Wandering Village

  • As Far As The Eye

  • Master of Magic

  • Union of Gnomes

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 3

  • Against the Storm

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Roots of Yggdrasil: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Status.

Last update: 22/08/2026