Bloodroots Reviews

Bloodroots is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Lee Mehr
Top Critic
5.5 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2021

Paper Cult threw Samurai Jack's aesthetic, Tarantino's offbeat writing, and Hotline Miami's lurid violence into a vat; to its credit, that confection is still a mixture I admire at a distance. It’s the closer inspection that reveals several bad roots.

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8 / 10.0
Jul 29, 2021

‎Bloodroots boasts an enormously careful gameplay, brimming with originality and variety. Under a violent story of revenge, which presents a bloody contrast to its colorful art design, this title presents fun on all four sides. Despite the fact that some aspects of the gameplay, such as the gameplay, are not as careful as the rest of the aspects, and some technical issues that leave something to be desired, it is impossible not to recommend Bloodroots to any lover of arcade or action games.‎

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XboxEra
Harm0nica
8 / 10.0
Jul 21, 2021

This is a fast and (in a cartoon style) gloriously violent game. It looks great and has numerous levels of complexity and depth making it a challenging yet ultimately very satisfying experience. Newly available on Xbox Game Pass, I recommend that you give this gem a try.

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8.2 / 10.0
Mar 28, 2021

Colorful, frantic, and with plent of weapons at our disposal, Bloodroots is a nice surpirse that will certainly appeal to those who enjoy the kind of one-hit-kill action Hotline Miami offered.

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INVEN
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Mar 20, 2021

An action game like John Wick. The player must become a meticulous assassin and plan a perfect assassination without a hitch from the beginning to the end of the stage. The system of assassinating enemies by using objects placed throughout the map feels like solving a puzzle. The game is quite difficult, but the sense of achievement when you succeed in your mission is great.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 22, 2021

Overall, BloodRoots is an outstanding game. It combines fun and fast-paced strategic action with a stellar soundtrack, appealing art style and weapon variation that makes this game stand out within its genre. Despite some technical issues, Bloodroots is an excellent top-down action game, one of the very best.

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8.3 / 10.0
Aug 31, 2020

Guaranteed to be a good time, kill off your boredom with the fantastic Bloodroots.

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GameMAG
Top Critic
6 / 10
May 4, 2020

Bloodroots is a good game with different finishes and links in the use of items, but it clearly lacks development, and the bright mechanics and blood are too quickly exhausted. And unlike My Friend Pedro or Hotline Miami, there is no feeling of excitement and pleasure from the just-tested combat combination. This is probably the main reason for frustration.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
7 / 10
Apr 21, 2020

Bloodroots is madness in all the best ways… and in one of the worst. Difficulty is well balanced, and even when combat gets truly maddening, the experimentation the title offers is so much fun, it's hard to complain. However, when trying to platform through the many perilous environments, it becomes obvious where its faults lie. The camera and controls in these sections work against what's otherwise a very fun brawler, and drag the experience back from true excellence.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 25, 2020

Despite its problems, Bloodroots is an incredibly fun and engaging experience that challenges you in the best way possible.

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The Digital Fix
Posted by Jordan Gottman
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2020

Bloodroots is a fantastic indie action game - it looks gorgeous, it plays even better. If you're a fan of games like Hotline Miami or even just action games in general, this is one worth checking out.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 19, 2020

You can expect Bloodroots to be frustrating, but also very satisfying. It may remind you of the movies made by Tarantino or of Hotline Miami, but it stands on its own, being an immersive experience. Although the story is short, you will feel pleasantly compelled to revisit the levels and try to improve your scores. Bloodroots is very stylish, very fast, very fun and extremely bloody mayhem.

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Mar 17, 2020

I came for its gameplay, stayed for the story, and fell in love with the world of the Weird West, and can only hope there is an opportunity to revisit it at some point in the future.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 15, 2020

Bloodroots is a must-play for fans of challenging, reflex-based action games.

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GameSpace
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Mar 13, 2020

If you are looking for a deep interactive narrative and a complex gameplay loop then I’d also advise you to pass on this. Like Ape Out or Redeemer, the core gameplay loop here is about cathartic fun and creative destruction. The environmental objects, changing challenges, and chaotic action mean that while there is only one button to attack, that rarely gets old

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8.5 / 10.0
Mar 13, 2020

Bloodroots is a charmingly written tale of revenge. Although its story lacks originality, it makes up for it in vast weapon variety and satisfying yet challenging gameplay that keeps you coming back for more.

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Unscored
Mar 12, 2020

Paper Cult newest game is violent, frenetic and fantastic. Every level feels like a puzzle that sometimes feels limited due to some levels feel like there's only one solution possible reducing the mechanic testing by the player.

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Meh
Mar 11, 2020

I look forward to see how the community deals with Bloodroots. Speed runs and the most effective mission completion possible promise entertaining actions on the screen. But, too many little things and annoyances have spoiled the game fun for me. Whether it was missing animations, inaccurate camera work or delayed hits - in the end it's the sum that counts. It's a pity, since I had such high hopes for the small indie team in the middle of last year. But nothing is lost yet. Maybe patches and updates can put it in the right light, there are dozens of good approaches.

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TrueGaming
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Mar 9, 2020

Bloodroots is one of our favourite action games so far, its fast and chaotic nature accompanied by all that violence and challenge presents a perfect mix for action game fanatics.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 9, 2020

Bloodroots has managed to deliver an enjoyable experience. The developers have worked nicely on each of the games elements and together, these give you a complete and exciting game. Bloodroots not only is a suitable choice for Hotline Miami or katana zero fans, but it might also interest those who are not into this genre

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