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Going free
At the end of August the game will switch from paid to free. If you bought it in the last few days just refund it and play it when its free.
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Null Root
Also known as Null Root, nr, null root
A survivor action roguelite where your cursor is your weapon. Aim, place, and chain devastating abilities to survive relentless digital swarms. Build powerful combos and push deeper every run.
Last update
1 Aug 2026
Latest update
Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
11 updates
July 2026
- Patch to allow gamepad + mouse use on Menu's UIA small patch to PC version, full game and demo. You can now use both gamepad and mouse in the menu screens as well as gameplay, they should smoothly transition back and forth.
- Null Root launch updateLaunch update! Optimized and redesigned "research" , "Caches" and "cosmetics" UI of control plane. Updated sprites for enemies and bosses. There are now 8 bosses, chosen at random throughout each run. Added 3 more daemo…
June 2026
- Another big oneNew skill combo system (skills interact with others to create new effects) Random run bonus quests that grant extra bitshards Random waves of enemies events happen in different configurations New visual effects in the b…
- Big update!Updated visuals of most active skills New cosmetic type - 6 Cursor skins 2 new Daemon skins Added 4 different bonus events that happen after boss kill that grant bitshards/root key Added random zones that appear, some p…
May 2026
- Improved visualsadded lock-on line for auto attacks Improved bitshard collection animation Added new passive - increases auto attack dmg as you gain overload meter Finishing tutorial now awards 30 bitshards and 1 cache Major Performanc…
- Cosmetics. There are 9 animated skins for the daemon with colored trails, they can be obtained from achievements (telemetry) , trust store and from opening caches. You can select your active skin from the new cosmetics…
- Research minigameRFC lab changed to "Research" and is now a incremental style mini-game Added power based requirements to unlock to all tabs Added root key based encrypted cache enhancements Added tutorial introducing protocol overrides…
April 2026
- Optimization and bugfixOptimization to enemy and projectile rendering Fixed boss background not being reset after run Set the session extension upgrade to be default selected and more obvious
- Graphical updatesAdded more options(scanlines, bloom, screenshake) to the main menu options and improved clarity of the foreground. Added new reactive background grid (can be toggled off) Updated background colors to make it easier to s…
- Steam Next Fest and some updates!NULL ROOT demo will be in the Steam next fest June 15-22! I'll be doing some more updates in the future before then, to itch and steam versions. I've also recently made some updates to the demo: Caches now can give you…
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