Single-player games like Spirit Roots
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Spirit Roots, 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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Semblance
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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Bladed fury
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
An action game set in the Ancient China, bringing players addictive experiences with its unique Chinese traditional art-style and sound design.
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SteamWorld Dig 2
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
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Flynn: Son of Crimson
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
Our valiant hero Flynn possesses the ability to influence a mysterious energy and modify his style of combat, transforming him into a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by the golden age of the SNES, Flynn: Son of Crimson is the 2D action adventure that’ll take you right back to the 90s!
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
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Planet of Lana
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
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Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spirit Roots.
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
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Pinstripe
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spirit Roots.
An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.
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TOHU
Single-player alternative to Spirit Roots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spirit Roots.
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.