The opening
Deep in the cold ground, a seed is asleep. On the first day of spring, a raindrop finds it. The seed wakes up. Somewhere far above is the sun. Behind it, a late frost comes creeping up. So up we go, one leaf at a time.
About the game
Root to Sky is a gentle climbing game for phones. A small sprout climbs from cold soil to the sun, ahead of a late frost. Each jump can sprout a leaf to stand on, and the climb leaves a curling stem behind. The game is in development: it plays on a phone from the opening story to the last garden, 32 levels in four gardens, now drawn in soft chalk pastel with its own music and sounds. It is not available to download yet.
Features
- Jump, then jump again in the air to sprout a leaf and stand on it.
- Your climb leaves a curling stem behind, and a clean climb through a room turns it into a vine.
- At the end of each level, watch your whole plant grow again in a short time-lapse.
- A late frost creeps up from below as a soft pale shimmer. Nothing is lost when it catches you: you start again from the last raindrop.
- Helpers for younger climbers: slower frost, bigger jumps, easier leaves, plenty of water and a slow breeze, with nothing locked behind them.
- Wake sleeping bulbs on the way up, and they bloom as flowers in each garden's bed.
- Climb 32 levels through four gardens: an allotment, a balcony, a school garden and a meadow.
- A short picture story opens the climb, and little stories carry the sprout from one garden to the next and up to the sun.
- Meet mild garden creatures, hungry aphids, a mole and a frost sprite, and always find a gentle way past them.
- Pick up sun patches, dew drops, a pollen puff and a ladybird friend to help the climb.
- Your garden remembers: blooms change colour as you gather sunbeams, and a guide vine can show your best climb.
- Made for children and families: no ads, no account and no chat.
- Plays offline, in English and Swedish, with music, sound and haptics settings and reduced motion.
Concept art
Concept art explores the intended look; it is separate from captured gameplay.
Story
Deep in the cold ground, a seed wakes on the first day of spring. Far above is the sun, and behind it a late frost is creeping up.
Manuscript
Art direction
Soft chalk pastel on warm paper. Rounded shapes with no hard outlines. Soil brown, spring green, sun yellow, blossom pink, and a frost that is only ever a pale blue shimmer.
Notices
- The concept art on this page is AI-generated.
- Some artwork, music and character sounds were made with AI.