Single-player games like Root
Below are 22 single-player Steam games similar to Root, 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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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy 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.
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Tabletop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Small World
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Everdell
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Twilight Struggle
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Strategy 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.
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Armello
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Root.
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
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Dune: Imperium
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Strategy with Root.
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
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Antihero
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Root.
Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.
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Risk
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Splendor
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Root.
The OFFICIAL digital adaptation of the best-selling board game. ** ONLINE MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE !!! **
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Terraforming Mars
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Pandemic: The Board Game
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Scythe: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Scrutinized
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Root.
Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
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Emily is Away
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Root.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Munchkin Digital
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Kill the monsters & grab the loot in the classic card game!
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Ark Nova
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Root.
Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.
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Clank!
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Root.
Burgle your way to adventure in the award-winning board game!
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Sagrada
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Root.
A game of dice drafting and window crafting.
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Raiders of the North Sea
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Root.
It's Raiding Season! Plunder your way to Viking adventure in the digital adaptation of the award-winning worker-placement board game!