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Games like Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil

If Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil is your kind of game, the closest matches are Silver Pines, The Prospector Odyssey and VonGarland Castle : Beyond Blood — 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 Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil: Shadow Sacrament is a grim horrorvania where you play as a tormented detective who must investigate the secrets of an ancient, horrific monastery. Explore hidden chambers, solve intricate puzzles, and face terrifying nightmares that lurk in its shadowy halls. Hunt the Haunt.

2026ActionAdventureWindowsby Eldritch House
Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil 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. Silver Pines

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Silver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could hold the key to redemption.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. The Prospector Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    A lonely trek to a desolate planet unearths a strange anomaly, seemingly causing denizens of a nearby station to become horrifying, violent mutants. Run, think, scavenge and improvise. Only the smartest will survive.

    2023IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. VonGarland Castle : Beyond Blood

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    prepare yourself for side scrolling survival horror action. Ransom VonGarland must journey to Mayhem Island and the ruins of VonGarland Castle to find her brother and uncover the truth of what Plasmadine corporation is doing on the island 

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Lacerator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Lose a limb? You’ll adapt in THE LACERATOR! A titillating mix of survival horror and trashy 80’s film.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.15 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. One Dog Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Primal Planet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Infernax

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 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.

    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 Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck 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. CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.15 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Primal Planet

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Infernax

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

    Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil

What games are most similar to Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil are Silver Pines, The Prospector Odyssey, VonGarland Castle : Beyond Blood.
Who developed Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil?
Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil was developed by Eldritch House.

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 Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil.

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