Single-player games like Roots of Yggdrasil
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Roots of Yggdrasil, 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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Dawnfolk
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
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Octohill Ski Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Octohill is a casual game about building and managing your own ski resort. Mark ski trails, connect them with lifts and watch your snowmobiles rushing to rescue those daring skiers who went a little too far.
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Wastelander
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Wastelander is a turn-based strategy game where you must survive and escape from a desolate planet ravaged by powerful storms. Build a colony from nothing, find and unlock unique buildings and re-activate powerful relics to protect yourself. Will you survive and get off the planet?
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Deck of Haunts
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.
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Against the Storm
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Roots of Yggdrasil.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
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Toads of the Bayou
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Lead a group of toads as they fight against Baron Samedi’s evil forces in a challenging mix of turn-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding. Synergise card effects, gain the aid of powerful allies and engage in strategic combat to thrive in the cursed bayou.
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Roots of Yggdrasil.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
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Hades
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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ISLANDERS
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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TerraScape
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy, medieval City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
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Dawnmaker
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Dawnmaker is a turn-based city building and deckbuilding game, made by 2 strategy fans. It feels like playing a solo board game. Build luminous cities, optimize your deck and create powerful combinations between buildings and cards to bring life back to a dead world. Play the demo now!
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The Caribou Trail
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought.
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Epic Manager - Create Your Own Adventuring Agency!
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Epic Manager is a unique crossover between Sports Management and classic JRPGs. Experience an addictive “one more turn” mix of tycoon strategy, roguelike elements, roster management, combat and character progression, all rooted in an epic yet light-hearted fantasy setting. Rated ‘E’ for EPIC!
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Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
Single-player alternative to Roots of Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Roots of Yggdrasil.
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a wholesome, creature capture, 2.5D Adventure-Puzzle-Platformer with over 30 hours of gameplay!