Single-player games like The Roottrees are Dead
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The Roottrees are Dead, 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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TEEFAX: Cold Case
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
Unravel a cold case after an old laptop containing the photos of a long unidentified victim and a strange app called "The Door" is found in an abandoned house. The police reckon it may be a cipher of some sort, but after unsuccessful attempts at decoding it, they turn to the public.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
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TR-49
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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The Séance of Blake Manor
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
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Strange Horticulture
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
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The Painscreek Killings
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
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The Red Pearls Of Borneo
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Roottrees are Dead.
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
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Home Safety Hotline
Single-player alternative to The Roottrees are Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.