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Single-player games like Bloodroots

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Bloodroots, 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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    APE OUT — Steam game cover

    APE OUT

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

    APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bad Business — Steam game cover

    Bad Business

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

    Bad Business is an extremely challenging top-down tactical shooter game where Mr. Bunny Rabbit, a hitman for the Mob, has been tasked to neutralize the rival Gang. A hard task for any organization, an impossible task for a hitman.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    12 is Better Than 6 — Steam game cover

    12 is Better Than 6

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

    12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number — Steam game cover

    Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

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

    Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

    2015ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    El Borracho — Steam game cover

    El Borracho

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

    The fun Shoot ’em up and 2D platformer. Fight enemies, complete levels, and progress through the story to reach the end and save your village from the bandits. The revolver, machete, dynamite, and a bottle of tequila will help you along the way.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DooM in the Dark 2 — Steam game cover

    DooM in the Dark 2

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

    The space station suffered an unknown infection from space, the previously unknown X virus mutates, almost the entire crew of the station is infected, you need to stop the army of mutants until they break through to Earth and the judgment day begins!

    2019ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Suit for Hire — Steam game cover

    Suit for Hire

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

    Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Colt Canyon — Steam game cover

    Colt Canyon

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

    Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.

    2020ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon White — Steam game cover

    Neon White

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

    Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hotline Miami — Steam game cover

    Hotline Miami

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

    Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Katana ZERO — Steam game cover

    Katana ZERO

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

    Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fat Mask — Steam game cover

    Fat Mask

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

    Fat Mask is an arcade puzzle brawler that creates a frenetic experience thanks to a unique mix of brawler and puzzle mechanics. Steal your friends' hard earned combos in the free-for-all mode or contest the world high-scores in the stressful solo/coop mode of this quirky action-packed game!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tears of Metal — Steam game cover

    Tears of Metal

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

    Tears of Metal is a medieval hack-and-slash co-op roguelike. Carve through hordes of enemies to reclaim your island with the help of your formidable Scottish battalion. As you advance deeper into the trenches, uncover more about the mysterious Dragon Meteor and the treacherous enemy invasion.

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →