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Root Bear
Staff note: Root Bear became an overnight sensation on TikTok, and it's easy to see why: it's the perfect game to share with friends.
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Description
Staff note: Root Bear became an overnight sensation on TikTok, and it's easy to see why: it's the perfect game to share with friends. Approachable, immediately understandable, and extremely funny. You are the Root Bear serving bears their root beer. They're extremely picky on their pour, but they pay well. Go on, Root Bear. Achieve the Perfect Pour. Game of the Beer Update Now Available! Tap in for overtime in Endless Mode! Prove your pour in Flawless Mode! Global Scoreboards! Local leaderboards for each mode. Significantly improved performance. Tons of new and improved art, effects, and sounds. Fancier root beer physics. Japanese localization! 🏆 2023 Playdate Community Awards: Best Sound Design and The Cranky Award Winner!
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Uses the D-pad, A and B buttons, and the crank. It requires a fair amount of precision with the crank.
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gameplay
Gameplay and impressions / Takashi Tsukasa
2023/12/20 Playdate『Root Bear』
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Gameplay and impressions / Yiga Clan Rambutan
Playdate Mirror Test: Root Bear Gameplay
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Gameplay and impressions / Geek Battle Gaming
PlayDate Root Bear
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Gameplay and impressions / y.playdate.channel
【Playdate】ゲームという器にユーモアを注ぐ！【Root Bear】
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Gameplay and impressions / Crazy Burger
Root Bear - Game of the Beer Edition - Best Game On Playdate?
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Gameplay and impressions / Panic
Root Bear: Game of The Beer Update
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Gameplay and impressions / Handheld Gameplayer
Root Bear Panic Playdate Handheld Gameplay
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Scoreboards
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Classic
- 1 MobsterLobster 146
- 2 Turnbl 145
- 3 hakkeyoi 140
- 4 Nott 139
- 5 xXRootBearGamer360Xx 138
- 6 Kolya 138
- 7 Ethansun 138
- 8 andysocloudy 136
- 9 edag 134
- 10 GimmeUmaBebida 134
Endless
- 1 Rywosh 11,393
- 2 MobsterLobster 10,177
- 3 hakkeyoi 2,322
- 4 Turnbl 1,392
- 5 Nott 1,281
- 6 xXRootBearGamer360Xx 1,126
- 7 9992715651565615 943
- 8 Melonsong 858
- 9 JJJokesalot 856
- 10 5942052488503793 782
Flawless
- 1 MobsterLobster 295
- 2 2698600355496730 278
- 3 xXRootBearGamer360Xx 236
- 4 Melonsong 199
- 5 hakkeyoi 157
- 6 Phocks 153
- 7 Rywosh 149
- 8 Turnbl 125
- 9 denomes 96
- 10 Elfdude32 85
Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.