Games like Spirit Roots
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Spirit Roots for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Spirit Roots also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Spirit Roots: Spirit Roots is a fun, old-school 2D platformer with a touching story and a happy ending. Your journey will take you through five atmospheric worlds, each with its own unique gameplay mechanics, enemies, and level design. Defeat the enemies to return to your family!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Spirit Roots at current Steam store prices.
The Vagrant
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Priced ~43% under Spirit Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Mining Mechs
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Priced ~58% under Spirit Roots on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spirit Roots.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Seraph's Last Stand
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Priced ~50% under Spirit Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Spirit Roots.
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
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Priced ~58% under Spirit Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Your Mother
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Priced ~47% under Spirit Roots on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Spirit Roots.
《Your Mother》is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from mothers.
LIZARDS MUST DIE
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Priced ~43% under Spirit Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
Miss Neko
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Priced ~65% under Spirit Roots on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Spirit Roots.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Spirit Roots.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Floating Point
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Spirit Roots.
Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spirit Roots.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Trick & Treat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spirit Roots.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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Frequently asked about Spirit Roots
- Is Spirit Roots verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Spirit Roots is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Spirit Roots cost?
- Spirit Roots is listed on Steam at 1.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Spirit Roots?
- Spirit Roots was developed by Fireart Games and published by Drageus Games S.A..
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