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Games Like Taking Root - Academic Version

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Join a stone creature and its loyal plant companion in an emotional journey to escape their once-pristine home, now suffocated by a concrete metropolis. Solve mind-bending puzzles by shifting perspectives as they flee together and find a new sanctuary to forever take root!

Reviews: 8 user reviews — 89% — of 9 reviews
Released: 2023-11-08
Developer: Taking Root Team
Publisher: MediaCube Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    94% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
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    91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: Ivan Pichugin
    Windows

    This is a first-person puzzle game. All you need to do here is to get in through the door. You need to interact with cubes, elevators, etc.

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    90% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2023
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    88% matchNo user reviews
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    86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
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    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
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    74% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2020
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    71% matchVery Positive96% of 115 reviews2025
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    73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
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    70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
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    69% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
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    70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
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