Single-player games like Root Of Evil
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Root Of Evil, 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
- 1
The Dive
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Root Of Evil.
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
- 2
Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Root Of Evil.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
- 3
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Root Of Evil.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
- 4
Backmooms
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Root Of Evil.
You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping.A mysterious monster is chasing you.You must escape."Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game.
- 5
Barbotine
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Root Of Evil.
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
- 6
Hatch
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Root Of Evil.
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.
- 7
10:59
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Root Of Evil.
You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.
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Husk
Single-player alternative to Root Of Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Root Of Evil.
Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.