Publisher Coffee Stain and developer Lavapotion have announced the Roots DLC for their turn-based strategy game,Songs Of Conquest. This new addition will introduce a “treefolk” faction in the game that will blur the line between life and decay.
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Alongside the new faction update, the DLC will also feature a host of new content that the devs are still keeping a secret until the launch day. That said, Lavapotion has announced that a new faction is in the works and that Nintendo Switch will finally get its much-needed update.The Songs of Conquest: Roots DLC will be available on July 20, 2025.
What is Songs of Conquest?
Songs of Conquest is aturn-based strategy gamethat blends classic pixel visuals with modern gameplay mechanics. Think of Heroes of Might and Magic mixed with Total War and you get Songs of Conquest. You control one unit called “Wielders,” and you act as an army commander in tactical, turn-based combat, with kingdom management. There’s also community mods, campaigns and a map editor so there’s almost an endless amount of content available for you to play through.
In-between battles, you do base building and recruitment for your army as you explore procedurally generated maps filled with treasure, sources of power, creatures and rival factions. The game started with four factions at launch: Aerleon, the Barony of Loth, Barya and Rana. The latest faction to arrive before the Roots DLC is the Vanir, a vikings and goblins-inspired faction available in the game’s first DLC.
What to Expect from the Roots DLC
Roots DLC Includes:
New Biome - the sentient forest of the Bleak East
8 New Troops
9 New Wielders
New buildings for towns and settlements
5 New Conquest Maps
2 New Challenge Maps
New Artifact sets
The Roots DLC represent something entirely new from the existing factions already in Songs of Conquest. Lavapotion described this DLC as their most ambitious addition to the game so far. The Roots DLC will take you to the deep and dark Wyldwood of the Bleak East, where a colony of sentient flora, fungus and decayed bodies of the fallen, have been called to serve the Tree Mothers, whose roots seek to expand their dominion.
If you’re familiar with theZerg from Starcraftor theTyranids from the Warhammer universe, the Roots function in the same way. They’re a hive faction whose singular goal is to assimilate everyone and everything into the forest, both alive or decayed. This faction’s main way to grown their numbers is to repurpose the bodies of their defeated enemies to creategrotesque abominations of fleshtwisted with plant matter. It’s the whole cycle of nature that’s both beautiful and unsettling, and this time they’re more vicious.
What sets the Roots apart is their new Symbiosis mechanic. The Roots are connected to Essence in more ways than any other faction existing in the game, which means that they can wield all types of Essence. Essence in Songs of Conquest is a resource used by Wielders so they can cast spells. More Essence = more spells and, since the Roots act as a singular hive mind,they can share Essence as long as a Root unit stands next to one another.It’s a unique feature that will change how you think strategically.
Now,if you’re into online content and multiplayer, and you’re wondering whether getting a DLC will affect who you play with or against, don’t worry. One of the smartest decisions about this game and its developer is that they’ve ensured that owning the DLC won’t affect or create a division within the player base. Meaning that if you purchased the Vanir or Roots DLC, you’re able to still compete against all players, whether they DLC or not.
Songs of Conquest has sold over 600,000 copies since it launched in May 2024, and has continued to expand to PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Xbox consoles.The Roots DLC will be available for purchase on June 10, 2025 for PlayStation, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, Epic Games or GOG.
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