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Single-player games like Rootfault

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rootfault, 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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    Li'l Red II — Steam game cover

    Li'l Red II

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rootfault.

    Don the red hood and venture into this fabled adventure as Lyra. Metroidvania meets Top-Down Adventure in this challenging, side-scrolling tale.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Gals — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Gals

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rootfault.

    A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MIO: Memories in Orbit — Steam game cover

    MIO: Memories in Orbit

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rootfault.

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magical Delicacy — Steam game cover

    Magical Delicacy

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rootfault.

    A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.

    2024IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Momodora: Moonlit Farewell — Steam game cover

    Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rootfault.

    "Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Constance — Steam game cover

    Constance

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rootfault.

    Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Babushka's Glitch Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Babushka's Glitch Dungeon

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rootfault.

    Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rain World — Steam game cover

    Rain World

    Single-player alternative to Rootfault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rootfault.

    You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →