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Games like Uproot

If Uproot is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samorost 3, Botanicula and TOHU — 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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About Uproot: Uproot is an indie point-and-click adventure and puzzle game. Help Ygg the mandrake reclaim his special purple leaf stolen by the Rat King.

2022IndieAdventure4.99 USDWindowsby Strongshell Software
Uproot — Steam game cover

Players who liked Uproot also play

Steam players who put hours into Uproot also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Samorost 3

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Botanicula

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. TOHU

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gnomdom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Tiny Bang Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

    2011IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 100 hidden snails 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Hidden object game in a surreal style. Extremely hard!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Uproot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Once upon a time, the Grim Reaper chose the wrong door. Angelo – a young lazy bum-a-holic, oh sorry - a blogger, powered only by his blogging skills, must turn on “point-n-click adventure” mode, go around the inferno, meet the locals, and somehow get back home. Enjoy Hell! We made it just for you.

    2019IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Uproot at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Uproot.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Uproot.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Uproot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Uproot.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Uproot.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Uproot.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Uproot.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Uproot.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Uproot.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Samorost 3

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Botanicula

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. TOHU

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 100 hidden snails 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uproot.

    Hidden object game in a surreal style. Extremely hard!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Uproot

How much does Uproot cost?
Uproot is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Uproot?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Uproot are Samorost 3, Botanicula, TOHU.
Who developed Uproot?
Uproot was developed by Strongshell Software.

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 Uproot.

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