Single-player games like Rooten
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rooten, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Kona
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
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The Land of Pain
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
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СИМУЛЯТОР ЛАЗАНЬЯ ПО ЗАБРОШКАМ
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
At its core, it's not really a game. Rather, a short tour of the authentic post-Soviet courtyard, which has long been abandoned by local residents.
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Kholat
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
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Sunlight
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.
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Call of Cthulhu®
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Rooten.
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Rooten.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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The Shaman's Ark
Single-player alternative to Rooten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rooten.
A dark metroidvania where your shaman drum is the only weapon against the Abyss. The music of the ancients becomes your blade, and every battle is a ritual on the edge of death.