Downroot

"There's an infinite pool of water at the centre of the Earth!"

You are a small plant that is eventually going to run out of water and wither. Find water on your way to the centre of the Earth to keep replenished for the long journey down. Make sure to avoid rocks in your path and see if you can make it to the infinite pool!

How to Play:

The game has two phases of gameplay. In Grow Mode, spread out and downwards, there is no turning back up with your roots.

At any time (or when you encounter an obstacle), you can swap from Grow Mode to Root Mode. In Root Mode, to select any point in your root network scroll up and down through the map and click on any root.

Swap back to Grow Mode and you can build out roots again from that new location!

Controls:
A/S/D:  Grow Left/Down/Right

Left Click: Select Current Root

Space Bar: Swap Between Select and Grow Mode

This game was made for the Global Game Jam 2023 to the theme of "Roots".

Developed by Rubber Ducks:

Daniel MacCormick,   Alain Sangalang,   Kody Wood,   Bo Yu