ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH)
Launches 6 November 2026 · PC
Story
The system caught you mid-intrusion. PMC contractors are sweeping your memory address. The corridors are collapsing behind you. You're faster than all of it. ROOTKIT://死 is a cyberpunk extraction runner on Quake's air acceleration model. Speed is your armor Every level is a gauntlet. Get from the start to the extraction point. Kill what's in the way or outrun it. Your best run records a ghost that races you on your next attempt. You are... You are a rootkit named << 死 >> (Death). You broke into the system and the system noticed. Now every process it owns is trying to kill yours. Armed contractors are patrolling the memory blocks. The corridors rearrange to box you in. Firewalls slam shut behind you. You run. You shoot what gets in the way. You extract before the system wipes the address you're standing on. And you most importantly consume every byte of data Bhop, air strafe, crouch-slide, crouch-bhop at 100-tick physics. Hit a ramp right and you can multiply your speed tenfold. Enemy accuracy degrades on a curve from your velocity. They call it out on comms as it happens. Every run records a ghost. Race it on your next attempt. Watch any run back in first person with...
Gameplay
The system caught you mid-intrusion. PMC contractors are sweeping your memory address. The corridors are collapsing behind you. You're faster than all of it. ROOTKIT://死 is a cyberpunk extraction runner on Quake's air acceleration model. Speed is your armor Every level is a gauntlet. Get from the start to the extraction point. Kill what's in the way or outrun it. Your best run records a ghost that races you on your next attempt. You are... You are a rootkit named << 死 >> (Death). You broke into the system and the system noticed. Now every process it owns is trying to kill yours. Armed contractors are patrolling the memory blocks. The corridors rearrange to box you in. Firewalls slam shut behind you. You run. You shoot what gets in the way. You extract before the system wipes the address you're standing on. And you most importantly consume every byte of data Bhop, air strafe, crouch-slide, crouch-bhop at 100-tick physics. Hit a ramp right and you can multiply your speed tenfold. Enemy accuracy degrades on a curve from your velocity. They call it out on comms as it happens. Every run records a ghost. Race it on your next attempt. Watch any run back in first person with full bullet tracers. Reactive skybox tracks kills, shots fired, and ghost position live. Music intensity driven by a heat system.
Features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Workshop
- Adjustable Text Size
Release details
ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) is developed by Phiality, BREAKDEATH Games. ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) launches on Friday, 6 November 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 2 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When does ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) release?
ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) launches on 6 November 2026.
Has the ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) release date changed?
Gamelude has listed 6 November 2026 for ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) since 31 October 2026, and that date has not changed.
Which platforms is ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) on?
ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) is on PC.
Who makes ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH)?
ROOTKIT://死 (ROOTKIT PROTOCOL DEATH) is developed by Phiality, BREAKDEATH Games.