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Roots of Pacha

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Linux • 2023

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Quick resume

The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.

Global score

94/100

Genres

Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure

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    Pros

    • Unique prehistoric setting
    • Strong community and cooperation focus
    • Relaxing and immersive gameplay
    • Meaningful character relationships
    • Quality of life improvements over genre standards

    Cons

    • Some players find mini-games repetitive
    • Lack of combat may not appeal to all
    • Days can feel short for exploration
    • Some ui/menu navigation issues
    • Limited clothing customization

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Thrill, Survival.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have freedom to explore, choose activities, and progress at their own pace with multiple gameplay options and no forced combat."

    • Competence
      3

      "Game offers skill-based puzzles, animal taming mini-games, and progression systems that reward mastery and problem solving."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on personal and community progress without ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Players report long play sessions, addictive gameplay loops, and habitual return to the game."

    • Cooperation
      5

      "Strong emphasis on working with NPCs and other players to improve the tribe and community."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Players can decorate homes, paint cave paintings, customize characters, and breed animals with unique traits."

    • Domination
      -5

      "Interactions emphasize equality, community contribution, and mutual respect without power imposition."

    • Escapism
      5

      "Highly immersive and relaxing experience that provides a peaceful escape from real-life stress."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Encourages discovery of new seeds, animals, ideas, and exploration of puzzles and biomes."

    • Exploration
      4

      "Players explore diverse biomes, caves, and discover new flora, fauna, and secrets."

    • Expression
      4

      "Customization of characters, homes, and cave paintings allows for personal expression."

    • Fantasy
      3

      "Imaginative prehistoric setting with fictionalized tribe life and invented technologies."

    • Fellowship
      5

      "Strong sense of community and belonging with NPCs and multiplayer cooperative play."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players learn new mechanics, improve skills, and develop their clan through progression."

    • Health
      -4

      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires consistent attention and engagement; not designed for background or idle play."

    • Intimacy
      4

      "Meaningful relationships with NPCs including romance, family, and community bonds."

    • Leadership
      3

      "Players guide tribe development and contribute ideas, but leadership is shared with NPCs."

    • Progression
      4

      "Clear progression through unlocking ideas, improving tools, breeding animals, and village growth."

    • Relaxation
      5

      "Game is designed for a chill, stress-free experience with soothing music and atmosphere."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Enjoyable pixel art, animations, and music provide pleasant sensory stimulation."

    • Status
      2

      "Recognition comes from community contribution and relationships rather than social competition."

    • Story
      4

      "Engaging narrative with character development, cutscenes, and evolving village story."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Players plan resource management, animal breeding, and puzzle solving requiring mental challenge."

    • Thrill
      -4

      "Gameplay is low risk and calm, lacking suspense or high tension moments."

    • Value
      4

      "Players feel they receive good content and enjoyment for the price paid."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No combat or violence; game promotes pacifism and cooperative survival."

    • Survival
      -3

      "Stable, low-risk environment without harsh survival threats or penalties."

    Where to buy

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    Last update: 29/04/2026