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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Twilight Struggle
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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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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Gem Rush
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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The Red Cathedral
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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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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Concordia: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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. 🏛️
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Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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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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Dune: Imperium
Single-player alternative to Root — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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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. Shares Strategy with Root.
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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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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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 Strategy and Indie 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 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!