Single-player games like Rootless
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rootless, 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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Choose Your Own Alternative
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. You have 30 days to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
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Come to my party!
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
Jimin dreams of finally having her first birthday party, but what begins as a childhood wish unravels into social pressure, fragile friendships, family expectations, and consequences that hit closer than you’d like. Join Jimin in this coming-of-age story where every choice carries weight.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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7Days Origins
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
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The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Enelia: Dawn of Madness
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
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Suzerain
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
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TOUQI
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
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Celestial Tear: Demon's Revenge
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
Demon's Revenge is a turn-based Gothic fantasy RPG about Sen, a lone water demon who serves a penance in an eerie forest for a terrible crime she once committed. Joined by other outcasts and monsters, she battles hunters, ghouls, ghosts, and dragons for the right to live in a world that hates them.
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Alchemic Beasts
Single-player alternative to Rootless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rootless.
A monster-taming RPG where the social chemistry between your beasts shape how they bond, battle, and build. Join Zieg and Mioni to reclaim the wild paradise of Mizu, tame powerful monsters, and restore the resort to its former glory.