Bloom: Roots of Renewal
WolverineSoft Studio · 2022 · Action, FPS, Colorful, Cartoony, Combat
PC
Mostly Positive73% · 26
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About Bloom: Roots of Renewal
The mystic forest is blooming and ancient evils have returned. Only the Tome of Power hidden in the ancient Archives contain the answers to how to defeat these forces. Use your skills of magic and maneuverability to quell the overgrowth and free the forest and lost village of these creatures.
Thrilling Old School Combat
Fight foes big and small as you navigate the forest in search of the Tome of Power. Evade tiny spiders, out-maneuver teleporting magicians, and find the perfect vantage point to take out your air-based foes.
Unique Magical Environments
From an overgrown forest to a forgotten library, from the depths of the caves to the heights of the mountains, navigate through the magic-infested world. Enjoy exploring a rich and varied landscaped filled with secrets and treasures to collect.
Wide Arsenal of Weapons
Battle your enemies with a wide selection of eight unique weapons, including shotguns, snipers, and heavy machine guns. Switch between them as you manage your ammo and find the right weapon for the job.
Bloom: Roots of Renewal is created by the WolverineSoft Studio at the University of Michigan, a voluntary student games studio. It is an educational case study on Bethesda's Quake, and takes inspiration from its game mechanics as well as other games in the genre. Bloom: Roots of Renewal was developed by a team of 20 students. The development took place over a period of 8 months.
Game Details
Thrilling Old School Combat
Fight foes big and small as you navigate the forest in search of the Tome of Power. Evade tiny spiders, out-maneuver teleporting magicians, and find the perfect vantage point to take out your air-based foes.
Unique Magical Environments
From an overgrown forest to a forgotten library, from the depths of the caves to the heights of the mountains, navigate through the magic-infested world. Enjoy exploring a rich and varied landscaped filled with secrets and treasures to collect.
Wide Arsenal of Weapons
Battle your enemies with a wide selection of eight unique weapons, including shotguns, snipers, and heavy machine guns. Switch between them as you manage your ammo and find the right weapon for the job.
About This Game
Bloom: Roots of Renewal is created by the WolverineSoft Studio at the University of Michigan, a voluntary student games studio. It is an educational case study on Bethesda's Quake, and takes inspiration from its game mechanics as well as other games in the genre. Bloom: Roots of Renewal was developed by a team of 20 students. The development took place over a period of 8 months.
What Steam players say
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⠀9 found this helpful
"Bloom: Roots of Renewal" is a student project from... somewhere... it's supposed to be a "study" of boomer shooters but it fails to hit the right spot that boomer shooters should. The retro low poly graphics come off as inauthentic and general lack of polish and optimisation make this somewhat unpleasant to play... and part of the whole retro appeal with boomer shooters is they should run smooth as butter, unlike the way those games first ran on our old potato PCs, before we got jobs and had more money than time. The theme for the game is weird, too... I don't think what Quake and HeXen lacked was a more botanical theme. Why is this fun, exactly? In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D visuals which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably. Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers. It's very difficult to recommend bad looking games. Not every "free" game really is. There's often MTX, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of things that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really doe…1 found this helpful
free and fun little Heretic/Hexen inspired shooter made by college students1 found this helpful
Bloom: RoR is a basic, fast-paced shooter with a ton of graphical glitches. The amount of missing textures I found was honestly pretty funny. The main menu buttons will stay selected even when your cursor isn't hovering over them. I had fun with this game, but it's not great. Also, the achievements and progression tracker are pretty broken. Still, it's worth trying out 5/101 found this helpful
[h1]Before I played Blooms: Roots of Renewal, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
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