Roots of Pacha in Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration 2025
Share your love for Roots of Pacha with friends and family - we're happy to be part of the Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration 2025! đ This event shines a light on wholesome, feel-good games, and weâre delighted to be recognized as one of them.
In the spirit of cozy vibes, the image below showcases the warmth of the Festival of Lune - a spring celebration where the Yukuans honor Lune, play their traditional game of ball, and end the day by sending lanterns to their ancestors. This special event is part of the recent big Sun & Moon update! đ„°
If you missed the Sun & Moon update, or if youâd like to share the joy with a friend, nowâs the perfect time to jump in, as Roots of Pacha is 40% off until June 5.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend - You rock! - The Soda Den Team
Minor Patch 1.3.0 (5)
Changes
Tuned fishing line minigame to make it easier to catch rarest fish.
Fixes
Multiplayer stuck in bed issues.
Animals breeding friendship condition not working when just met.
Union smoke signals issue when it falls on a Yakuan/Mograni festival day.
Repeating Zeda dialogue at 5 flowers.
Jelrod necklace dialogue error.
Voda cutscene not triggering break up.
Sayra dialogue not checking rainy day.
Touk dialogue not checking correct area.
Nann trade message when canceling.
Daari is alone teaching on Yakuan festival day.
Duplicated NPCs in amphitheatre.
Tayta shoes sprite.
Gold Pot flower position.
Wolf pet animation heart position.
General typos and text fixes.
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Minor Patch 1.3.0 (4)
Feats
Performance improvements (most noticeable on Switch).
Amphitheatre now shows two songs obtained by gifts on the list, so it's clear what's missing for the achievement.
Fixes
Recipes that used Wild Rice, Wild Lentils, and Wild Rye, now accept their non-wild versions.
Light decorations not showing fire inside the house upon loading.
Some dialogue and localization errors.
Krak sleeping position in Yakuan Islands.
Happy playing!
Minor Patch 1.3.0 (3)
Fixes
Cursor gets stuck in the bug catching minigame when going outside bounds using a controller.
Seeds in the Sun & Moon caves have max knowledge when they should start at level 3.
Steam achievement "Green Hand" triggering after picking up any seed (related to above).
Gift dialogue errors.
Feats & Changes
Expanded seed bag slots to 56 to be able to assign all seeds.
Canoes idea now accepts aquatic animal tag instead of only fish.
Bug groups will merge if they're visually very close to each other.
Dodo rare variants spawn days changed to the same as the Junglefowl.
Thank you for playing đ„°
Reddit AMA This Friday
Dear Pachans,
Itâs been two years since the release of Roots of Pacha, and with the latest 1.3 update, we the game's creators, are excited to join you for an AMA as we take a heartfelt walk down memory lane.
Weâll start answering questions on Friday, April 25th at 10 AM PDT / 7 PM CEST, and continue for about two hours, but feel free to start asking your questions now!
Fixes - Regression: bear claws are not working inside the Bear and Glyptodon's challenges.
Thank you for playing đ„°
The Roots of Pacha 1.3 Update is out!
Weâve come a long way since first releasing Roots of Pacha almost exactly two years ago. We are so grateful to have such a positive community that has supported us along the way, so thank you!
The 1.3 Update is filled with mid to late game content, so there is no need to start over, that is, unless you want to.
So! Whatâs in the 1.3 update, you might ask? Spoilers beware!
After you complete the last challenge in the Forest Caves, Inza and Zeda will invite you to their respective lands, kicking off access to the new content. Then, once you complete the main story, centered around the Jungle Pyramid, the new areas will open even more!
Mograni Mountains
After you finish the forest caves, Zeda will invite you to the Mograni Tunda once you complete her request. There, you will find three sub-regions, each a little different than the next.
New Characters
Within the Mograni lands, you get to see Zeda, Touk, and Vallah, whom you may have already met in the 1.0 release, but you will also get to befriend 10 new characters, including one romanceable, Azkel.
New Clothing and Decorations
You may have already traded with Zeda, but now you can also trade with other Mograni for a new outfit and decorations. And as before, once you befriend characters, they will send you a gift, including new hats and decorations.
New Animals
You can befriend sivetherium, a prehistoric animal related to giraffes. Like some other pets, you can turn them into their adult forms with a âbaby shroomâ and ride these animals once you gain enough friendship. Then, in the icy mountains, you can find a new farm animal: the mouflon, an ancestor of domestic sheep.
New Seeds & Gatherables
As you explore these new areas, youâll find lentil and rye seeds as well as dill, chamomile, and something called âsoap root,â which youâll need for a new Idea: Soap making.
Ideas
Soapmaking Jiyla will have an Idea that you can help develop for a new way to make soap. After finishing this idea, youâll gain a new processor: a soap maker! With this contraption, youâll combine soapsuds (made from soaproot) and herbs to create soap!
Fishing Traps After gaining âbug catchingâ (more on that later), another character, Todu, will have an idea for Fishing Traps, a new way to catch fish. Youâll place a bug into the trap and return the next day to find a fish!
Fun and Games
Dice In the Main camp of the Mograni, youâll find a cave where Cohh hangs out playing âDice.â You can play him at this dice-throwing mini-game inspired by âShut the Box.â A game that dates back to at least the 12th century.
Festival of Quro Join the Mograni Festival of Quro on Spring 26 and get to know their culture a little better, and join them in a game of ball, one of their traditional games. Here you will play a simplified foosball against characters there. Then end the day with a traditional firewalk.
Yakuan Islands
Once you complete the caves, Inza will have a quest for you that will result in you being invited to the Turtle Islands and visiting their three subregions.
New Characters
You may have already befriended Inza, Brub, and Krak from the Yakuans, but in the 1.3 update, you will get to see them in the Islands alongside 11 new characters you can befriend, with one you can romance, Sayra. Like in the Mograni lands, youâll be able to trade for a new outfit and decorations. Plus, these new characters will also send you a smoke signal gift once you become friends with them.
New Animals
While exploring these lands, youâll find a new farm animal, the dodo, which will drop feathers and eggs. And on another island, a possible pet panda who will call your hut home if invited.
New Seeds & Gatherables
Youâll find rice and grape seeds as well as calendula and sugarcane across these beachy lands.
Ideas
Jam Making When you discover sugarcane, Ash will have an idea for turning their âmashed fruitâ into something that stays fresh longer. If you help her develop this Idea, youâll gain a processor that will turn your fruits and âmuscovado sugarâ (made by grinding the sugarcane) into Jam!
Line Fishing After you complete the main story and gain bug-catching (explained more later still). Tayta will have the Idea for fishing out on the lagoon there. Here you will play a tension-based mini-game to catch fish.
Fun & Games
Music On the main island, you can meet Solo and perform on the stage the music mini-game that is also in the Fall Carnival. As you play, you will earn ânotesâ that you can spend on more songs to play and collect!
Festival of Lune Join the Yakuans on Spring 8 for a festival celebrating Lune. Here you will chat with characters, learn about the Yakuans, and play their traditional game, ball. Then end the day by sending lanterns to your ancestors.
Sun and Moon Caves
Bug catching
After completing the main story that takes place in the jungle and the two new regions, you will get a cutscene that presents you with a goal and the new mechanic of bug catching. Here you will play notes on an ocarina to herd bugs into a single group to catch them.
Sigils and new Trees
To travel into the caves, you will need to heal sick trees by bringing them the bugs that they need. After they are healed, you can collect sigils that allow you to progress deeper into the new caves. And if you give them even more bugs, you will gain a sapling of that tree for a total of 6 new saplings.
Evolved Animals
As you explore the new caves, youâll come across tokens allowing you to breed animals in a new way. Allowing you to breed cows, chickens, goats, sheep, llamas, and pigs.
Evolved Plants
Within the caves, you will be able to unlock a total of 14 long-lost seeds that allow you to plant crops like yellow carrots or curly kale.
A story to complete
As you complete the caves, you will discover more about this prehistoric world and how things came to be. And in the process, learn 15 cool new recipes!
Change Log:
Features
New region Tundra, where the Mograni clan live, with 3 subareas.
New region Islands, where the Yakuan clan live, with 3 subareas.
19 new befriendable NPCs.
2 new romanceable NPCs, Sayra from the Yakuans and Azkel from the Mograni.
2 new tameable pets: pandas and sivatheriums.
4 new plants: rice, grapes, rye, and lentils.
4 new gatherables: sugarcane, chamomile, calendula, dill, soaproot.
2 new tameable farm animals: mouflons and dodos.
2 Ideas for new processors: jam making and soap making.
2 Ideas for new ways of fishing: line fishing and water traps, with 18 new fish.
Iron working Idea and iron tools with greater power/range.
A new tool for bug-catching with a minigame.
30 bugs to catch.
2 new festivals: Festival of Quro and Festival of Lune, with a new ball minigame.
Mograni Dice minigame with skins and other rewards to be earned.
Amphitheatre minigame where you can play and learn new songs.
Sun and Moon caves: where the main story that finished in the pyramid continues.
6 new fruit trees.
14 new plant variants to discover inside the caves.
6 new animals to breed by discovering their trait selections in the caves: cow, pig, chicken, goat, sheep, llama.
8 final tasks for game completion, cutscene, and reward.
Added Special Deals mechanic when bartering with other clans.
38 new decorations.
2 new clothing options.
2 new footwear options.
12 new hats.
19 new dishes.
NPC minimap list filtering options.
Meet Beast in the Mograni camp if the Touk 4 flower cutscene has happened.
9 new Steam achievements.
Changes
Beekeeping idea now also accepts any item tagged as wildflower besides sunflower.
Bronze pickaxe power increased.
Thank you for following us on this journey. If you havenât already, please leave us a review on Steam, it helps please the spirits of the algorithm.
Until next time! You Rock! The Soda Den Team
Devlog 57: đ„đ§ The 1.3 Update Drops Tomorrow!
The cave lion is out of the bag! The Sun and Moon 1.3 Update drops tomorrow at 10 am PDT!
Check out the announcement trailer on IGN:
Thanks for counting down devlogs with us! As promised, the next devlog brings the 1.3 update!
Thank you for all your support!!!
You rock! The Soda Den Team
Devlog 56: â 2 Devlogs Until the 1.3 Update
Hello, lovely Pachans!
Things seem to be speeding up around here. There are now only two more devlogs until the 1.3 update drops! For those just joining us, weâve been counting down devlogs instead of days, as weâd like the press to cover us and help spread the word. So, we have to keep the update release date under wraps for a little while longer.
Now, on to todayâs devlog! Be aware of spoilers for new end-game content and mini-games!
Dice
To play dice, youâll want to chat with Cohh in the Mograni lands. You may have met him at a festival already. Once you play and beat him, youâll get to play other clan members as well, with a total of 5 people you can play against.
This game is based on âShut the Box,â a game that dates back to at least the 12th century. In this game, you will roll dice and click the tiles that add up to the number you rolled. The goal is to get the highest score, which will earn you new dice skins. You can also earn new dice by befriending two Mograni.
Performing Music
In the 1.3 update, youâll be able to play the music mini-game from the Fall Carnival Festival in the Yakuan Islands.
Youâll start with a few songs you can play and earn ânotesâ to spend on new songs. Perform more to collect the majority of the songs, with two more you can earn by befriending two Yakuans.
Bug Catching
Once youâre invited to the new lands and complete the main story, youâll gain access to bug catching. In this mini-game, youâll play notes to herd bugs together and try to catch the largest group you can.
Youâll be able to use this new resource in a number of ways, to heal sick trees, as bait for traps in the Mograni lands, or for line fishing in the Yakuan islands.
Fishing
Who doesn't love to go fishing? Once you develop the idea for line fishing, youâll gain access to fishing by raft on the mangrove island. In this mini-game, you will try to âreelâ in the fish by controlling the tension on the line. When it starts to turn red, that means it is too tight, and your line might snap.
Ball
We mentioned this game in our last devlog, but it had to be included here as well! In this mini-game, you will play a simplified version of foosball against other characters at festivals!
We hope youâll have fun with these mini-games when version 1.3 drops. We certainly had fun creating them.
As a reminder, we are hosting an AMA on our subreddit, r/RootsOfPacha, on April 25th at 10 AM PDT / 9 PM CEST! Youâll be able to start asking questions a few days in advance if you canât participate when the AMA goes live. We hope you can make it!
Keep looking to the stars, and weâll see you again soon in the next devlog!
You rock! The Soda Den Team
Devlog 55: â 3 Devlogs Until the 1.3 Update
Only three more devlogs until the 1.3 Update goes live! đ If youâve been following along, you know that we need to keep the date a secret a little longer. So, we are counting down devlogs instead. đ„°
On another note. Next week, on April 25th, Roots of Pacha turns 2! Itâs been quite a journey, and weâre so glad you could be there with us! The best part of making this game is reading supportive comments from players who are enjoying what we created. It is an honor to bring joy to so many people, especially when the world feels dark at times. Thank you for being a light in our days as well.
To celebrate Roots of Pacha turning 2, weâre doing an AMA over on Reddit next week, Friday, April 25th, at 10 AM PDT / 9 PM CEST! The AMA will be hosted on the r/rootsofpacha subreddit, and you can start asking us questions a few days in advance if you wonât be able to participate when the actual AMA goes live.
Now that weâre in the party mood, this devlog will be about the two new festivals! One Mograni and one Yakuan. Spoilers going forward for themes, dates, a couple of screenshots, and a mini-game.
Now, on to the devlog!
Festival of Lune
This Yakuan festival celebrates the second Child of Pacha, Lune, the moon. It is during this festival we honor our ancestors and thank them for all they went through to ensure our existence.
Once you complete the caves and are invited to the Yakuan lands you will also be invited to this all-important festival on Spring 8. There you can chat with everyone and play a traditional game of âball.â
Festival of Quro
This Mograni festival celebrates Pachaâs first child, Quro, the sun, and the âinner fireâ he gifted to humanity. It is here that the leaders must prove their dedication to Quro and demonstrate their ability to lead through strength.
Once you are invited to the Mograni lands, you will be invited to this festival on Spring 26. There, you will get to chat with everyone and play a game they call âball.â
Ball
Ball is an ancient pastime similar to what future people might call foosball. This simplified version pits two players against each other in stiff competition.
We canât wait to celebrate the release of the update with you! Thanks for sticking with us! Keep looking to the stars, and weâll see you in the next devlog!
