Games like Root
If Root is your kind of game, the closest matches are Twilight Struggle, Wingspan and Tabletop Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, writing quality is exceptional and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Root is a digital adaptation of the award-winning asymmetric board game where players control rival woodland factions vying for control of the forest. Released in 2020 by Dire Wolf, the game features distinct factions with unique abilities, deck-building mechanics, and resource management at its core. Players take turns guiding their faction through strategic woodland warfare using turn-based tactics. The game holds a 93% positive rating from over 3100 Steam reviews, with players describing it as both challenging and immersive, noting that tactical positioning matters significantly in achieving victory. Supporting competitive PvP play and verified for Steam Deck, the game carries a $14.99 price point and offers lengthy sit-down sessions with a demanding difficulty curve.
About Root: Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
Players who liked Root also play
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Twilight Struggle
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Root.
Top pick for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Root.
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
Wingspan
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Tabletop Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Root.
Third-strongest match for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
Gem Rush
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
The well-loved board game comes to Steam. This mountain is rich in mystic gems. Combine gems to open up new rooms, providing new ways to dig up gems. Race against other players or race together against the clock to dig the greatest mine in this fast-paced, easy-to-learn strategy game.
The Red Cathedral
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Root.
The Red Cathedral is a fun turn-based strategy game for 1 to 4 players. Manage your resources well to build the cathedral better than anyone else and thus win the Tsar's favor.
Small World
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Root.
Ranked #6 for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
Concordia: Digital Edition
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Root.
Ranked #7 for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Root.
Ranked #8 for Root fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.
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Tabletop Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Root.
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
Risk
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Root.
Draft! Attack! Fortify! Play the original game of strategy and world domination — now for your PC. Enjoy the classic look and fun of RISK in an exciting new interactive experience. Play two ways as you strategize over the map and set out to conquer the world.
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
CONNECT MORE THAN CITIES! Set off with your friends and family to re(discover) Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, the classic boardgame. In this railway adventure, you’ll need to be the quickest to link up your cities and reach your destinations.
Splendor
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Root.
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Root.
The OFFICIAL digital adaptation of the best-selling board game. ** ONLINE MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE !!! **
Wingspan
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Terraforming Mars
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Root.
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Root.
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
Pandemic: The Board Game
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Root.
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Root.
Humanity is on the brink of extinction. As members of an elite disease control team, you’re the only thing standing in the way of the four deadly diseases spreading across the world.
Scythe: Digital Edition
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Root.
Reviewers of Root cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Root.
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Root at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Root.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Root.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Root.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Root.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Root on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Root.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Root.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Root.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Root.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Root.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Root.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Root.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Dire Wolf, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Dune: Imperium
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Root.
Another title from Dire Wolf, the studio behind Root. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Root.
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Root.
Another title from Dire Wolf, the studio behind Root. Shares Strategy with Root.
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game – Digital Edition is the digital adaptation of the top-selling strategy board game from Fantasy Flight Games.
Munchkin Digital
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Root.
Another title from Dire Wolf, the studio behind Root. Shares Strategy with Root.
Kill the monsters & grab the loot in the classic card game!
Ark Nova
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Root.
Another title from Dire Wolf, the studio behind Root. Shares Strategy with Root.
Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.
Everdell
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, resource management and a challenging mood with Root.
Another title from Dire Wolf, the studio behind Root. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Harvest resources to build a village of woodland critters in this adaptation of the award-winning tabletop board game!
Raiders of the North Sea
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Root.
Another title from Dire Wolf, the studio behind Root. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
It's Raiding Season! Plunder your way to Viking adventure in the digital adaptation of the award-winning worker-placement board game!
Frequently asked about Root
- Is Root verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Root 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 Root cost?
- Root is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Root have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Root supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Root?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Root are Twilight Struggle, Wingspan, Tabletop Simulator.
- Who developed Root?
- Root was developed by Dire Wolf.
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