Games like The Roots
If The Roots is your kind of game, the closest matches are Awakening, Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs and Cyberpunch — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Awakening
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Put an end to the chaos in this 2D action platformer! Engage in hand-to-hand combat against the gangs of Everseam, earn upgrades, and take down bosses vying for control of the city
Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!
Cyberpunch
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Cyberpunch is a post apocalyptic beat em up game.
Phrenetic Shooting Reunion
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
[CONTENTS] A playable shooting game "PHRENETIC SHOOTING REUNION" + All future updates/bug fixes. Phrenetic Shooting is a retro tasted shooting game. This game provides an exciting experience for retro 2D shooting game funs.
Crystal Gaiden Origins
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Crystal Gaiden Origins is a hardcore 8-bit action platformer inspired by the brutal edge of NES-era classics. Slash through rebels, ex-allies, dark ancient technology, and a crumbling empire in chiptune-fueled missions. Inspired by Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, and Castlevania.
Rushing Beat Of Rage
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
《Rushing Beat Of Rage》 is a hardcore action fighting game. Players who like classic arcade games should not miss it. The hearty floating combo and the quickly block are the favorites of operation enthusiasts.Start to show your operation!
Glowmonkey2k
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Fight through a corrupted digital world as Glowmonkey, switching weapons on the fly to defeat enemies immune to the wrong attack.
Asteroid Navigation
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Roots fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Captain a starship in a thrilling 2D shooter, dodging asteroids across galaxies. As you journey to Axios Station, each galaxy's challenge intensifies. Can you navigate the cosmic gauntlet?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Roots at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Roots on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Roots.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Roots.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Roots on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Roots.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Roots on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Roots.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Roots on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Roots.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Roots.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Roots.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Roots.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Roots.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Roots.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about The Roots
- How much does The Roots cost?
- The Roots is listed on Steam at 3.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Roots?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Roots are Awakening, Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs, Cyberpunch.
- Who developed The Roots?
- The Roots was developed by Gowi and published by Gowi Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Roots.
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