Single-player games like Rock and Roots
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Rock and Roots, 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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A Giant Problem
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock and Roots.
Smash, bash and mash away your enemies as a giant set on defending a village under siege. Command troops, sling magic, rebuild your defenses - anything you can get your hands on could be a weapon!
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Conquest
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock and Roots.
Go from alone in the forest, to leading your army to victory! Choose your weapons and level up to unlock new skills, kill enemies to earn loot and gold, and construct a village to raise an army. The open world is full of enemies and villages, all of which are ready for combat.
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Caelum's Crux
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rock and Roots.
A new card based action adventure RPG game set in the world of Caelum. Embark into a mysterious journey full of secrets and collect powerful cards to solve the riddles of this epic land and battle with other collectors!
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Mage Mayhem
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock and Roots.
Mage Mayhem is a roguelike featuring unique magic with hundreds of different styles to explore. Customize your experience through a variety of abilities and upgrades. Enjoy alongside your friends, then battle them in various other PvP game modes.
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Tower Defender VR: Last Adventure
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rock and Roots.
Tower Defender is a strategy TD game with roguelike gameplay. Brave knight, draw the sword to defeat the dragon boss, and restore world peace!
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Cruo Domine
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock and Roots.
Survive in a hostile space environment with randomized damage, drop and enemy strength. Adjust difficulty yourself dynamically with upgrading weapons, but be careful not always the upgrade succeeds.
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Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Rock and Roots.
Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown is a role playing adventure that brings tabletop gaming to life in virtual reality! Also includes a new non-VR mode for players without VR hardware. Join a band of scoundrels in this unique sea-faring tabletop RPG adventure!
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Police Response VR : Disturbance
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock and Roots.
Experience an original cartoon reality. Quick Reactions based SIM. Have you got the weapon drawing skills to cope in pressure situations? Set at 1 Disturbance address. Toughest Police SIM Game you'll play!
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Fighting Clans
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rock and Roots.
A true, FIRST VR Street Fight! You’re just a regular guy, doing your best to get by, but you made your choices and now you’re in debt to the mafia. The only way you are going to save yourself is to fight. Prepare to engage in combat with no limits, no rules. You fight to win, you win to survive.
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Z-Race
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rock and Roots.
Z-Race is a fun arcade hand-racing VR game. Control futuristic ships designed in the style of your favourite VR creators with their voice acting. Fly at super-fast speeds on chic sci-fi tracks, collecting nitro boosts and coins, avoiding energy traps and obstacles to become the first!
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Omega Pilot
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rock and Roots.
Omega Pilot is an exciting first-person VR racing game with realistic physics and control mechanics. Compete for in-ring races with other pilots in asynchronous multiplayer and enjoy the view from the cockpit at high speed!
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Presentiment of Death
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rock and Roots.
Do you hear that? Sounds of classical music and an arrow rushing by. Burst your way through the enemies inhabiting on different game levels and come out a winner. Remember, all in your hands — a bow and a chance to survive...
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EXOcars
Single-player alternative to Rock and Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rock and Roots.
Strap into EXOcars and compete against real players in single-player races and real-time multiplayer. Exciting driving feedback, advanced physics and graphics make for an unparalleled VR buggy racing experience.