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Hunt corrupted beasts alone or with up to three friends, mastering weapon combos and upgrading gear to defend your camp.
Released 03 Mar 2026
Fight Corrupted Beasts
Master Weapon Combos
Build Run Powers
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
Developed by Klei Entertainment · Published by Klei Entertainment
Rotwood casts you as a hunter defending a safe haven from corrupted beasts. Play solo or team up with up to three friends to take on hunts across eight locations.
Fight through enemy-filled rooms with weapons that have distinct combat styles and combo attacks. Each hunt brings temporary powers to shape your approach, and culminates in a boss with its own attacks and mechanics.
Back at camp, speak with NPCs, prepare food, grow supplies, and improve your equipment. Collect loot and materials during hunts to upgrade weapons and armor, then adjust your gear and build for tougher encounters.
Players who enjoy Rotwood often praise its art and animation, distinct weapon styles, and the fun of tackling hunts with friends. Some also like experimenting with gear and powers or working through camp and equipment progression. Critical reviews commonly describe hunts as repetitive and progression as grind-heavy, with disagreements about combat depth, balance, and how much variety different weapons and builds offer. A recurring concern is the pace of updates and the amount of content in the full release.
The world has fallen into chaos, and it’s up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts that threaten your home. Choose your weapon, upgrade your gear, sharpen your skills, and get ready to take on the frenzied foes of Rotwood!
Surviving Rotwood is no easy task. You’ll need practice, strategy, and refined combat skills to tackle the game’s toughest encounters.
Featuring rich and varied combat mechanics, play solo or co-op with up to three friends, fighting increasingly challenging encounters as you battle your way through 8 unique locations.
Rotwood focuses on combat mastery and gear progression to defeat enemies that you once thought impossible.
Pick your target carefully and sharpen your skills as you face increasingly difficult encounters. Battle your way through deceptively vicious rots in search of your true foe, a powerful, corrupted boss battle that will put your abilities to the test.
Experiment with various gear combinations and refine and perfect your build to best make use of these strange powers. However, true success comes from skill, adaptability, and strategy.
Button mashing and decent gear will only get you so far. Practice and perfect combo attacks for each weapon type to reach your destructive potential. Discover and upgrade different weapons and armor to further enhance your combat effectiveness.
Master a variety of weapons or specialize in the one that suits you best. Each weapon type offers its own distinct combat style and benefits. Get in close to smash, slam, pierce, or hang back and blast your foes from a distance.
Boss fights are not just a test of strength but also a test of skill. Each boss has unique attack patterns and mechanics, requiring careful analysis of their weaknesses and precise mastery of your weapons to tackle Rotwood's toughest foes. Victory grants you unique loot required to face ever-increasing challenges as you progress through the game!
While every run offers different powers and abilities, progression is built on skill and mastery rather than randomness. Through practice and proficiency, you’ll learn to take down increasingly formidable foes more effectively with greater efficiency and precision.
The challenges ahead may be unpredictable, but your fate is not. While Rotwood has elements of randomness, true mastery comes from skill, adaptability, and precise execution, not luck.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 22 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | Rotwood supports solo play or co-op with up to three friends, for a maximum of 4 players. Official features list online co-op, shared/split screen co-op, shared/split screen, and Remote Play Together. Reviews indicate local couch co-op, online co-op, mid-run rejoining after disconnects in some cases, and no public matchmaking. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No information provided about mods affecting multiplayer. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
