Bleeding Roots
Released Sep 2024
Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons.
92% positive · 457 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Bleeding Roots is a free, self-contained horror walking simulator explicitly described as a "fifteen minute" experience. The store description frames it as a complete, finite narrative about loss and grief — there is no indication of planned expansions, DLC, or ongoing content support. The game launched on September 7, 2024, and the only post-launch developer communication was a translation update on October 14, 2024, celebrating the one-month anniversary and adding language support for Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. No roadmap, future content, or additional development plans have been announced. With no post-launch content cadence, no unreleased DLC, and no developer statements pointing to future updates beyond the translation patch, Bleeding Roots shipped as a finished product.
Evidence
Store explicitly describes the game as a 'free fifteen minute horror game' — a self-contained, finite experience with no indication of ongoing content
Game description frames Bleeding Roots as a complete short-form narrative experience with no mention of DLC, updates, or future content
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Mechanikoi
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Bleeding Roots is a short horror walking simulator taking place throughout the seasons. Water the plants in your garden, learn about them, and grow along them over time. Immerse yourself in a story about loss, grief and obsession. The controls are simple, moving the character through tank controls and reading up on the environment with an interact key.
Having gone through some hard times recently, you find solace in tending to your garden.
While searching for new books on botanics, you stumble upon one that you haven’t seen before. It is somehow enthralling, almost as if it’s calling you. As you begin reading, it quickly becomes clear that it speaks of alternative ways of taking care of plants. It fills you with a feeling of unease, but… maybe it’ll grow into a new friend.
Having gone through some hard times recently, you find solace in tending to your garden.
While searching for new books on botanics, you stumble upon one that you haven’t seen before. It is somehow enthralling, almost as if it’s calling you. As you begin reading, it quickly becomes clear that it speaks of alternative ways of taking care of plants. It fills you with a feeling of unease, but… maybe it’ll grow into a new friend.
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Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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