Similar games

Games like Root

2015PCSteam Deck playable75 % positive4.99 €

In Root you can sneak silently through corridors unseen or burst into rooms and clear every enemy, playing however you like. As a cyber spy, mistakes carry real consequences.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Root are Espire 1: VR Operative, Mech Skeleton and Half-Life: Uplink. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Root special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match

Show games from the same series

Best match

Espire 1: VR Operative

87 %Match

2019PCPlayStation54 % positive19.50 €

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Pure single-player experience

A VR stealth shooter where you play an operative who sneaks past or takes down robot guards, either quietly or in open firefights. Its blend of sneaking and shooting in immersive VR recalls Metal Gear Solid and GoldenEye.

Mech Skeleton

Pure single-player experience

A VR shooter for HTC Vive that blends fast first-person gunplay with hide-and-seek stealth in a science fiction setting.

Half-Life: Uplink

Sci-fi setting

Uplink is a short standalone Half-Life demo built from content cut from the main game. It delivers classic shooter action with familiar weapons and enemies in a research facility setting.

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

Sci-fi setting

A short tech-showcase level set in the Half-Life 2 universe: you work your way up a coastal village to a fortress, fighting Combine soldiers and a gunship. Its highlights were the pioneering HDR lighting and the optional developer commentary.

Darkest of Days

Pure single-player experience

A linear first-person shooter where you play a time-traveling soldier dropped into famous historical battles such as Antietam and the Eastern Front, trying to protect the course of history.

Wing Commander

Sci-fi setting

A classic space combat sim where you fly cockpit missions against the feline Kilrathi. Your performance earns medals and promotions, and success or failure in key missions steers the storyline.

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

Sci-fi setting

A third-person action shooter in the Star Wars universe where you hunt targets as bounty hunter Jango Fett, using dual blasters, a flamethrower and a whipcord through the galaxy's seedy underworld. This remaster brings the classic to modern hardware.

Acid Spy

Pure single-player experience

You sneak through heavily guarded cyberpunk bases in first person, taking enemies out quickly and quietly. A small indie title focused on stealth action and precise, deadly infiltration.

Crysis 2 Remastered

Sci-fi setting

A first-person shooter set in an alien-ravaged, plague-stricken New York, where a nanosuit lets you switch between cloaking and armor to approach fights your way. The remaster brings the campaign to modern hardware with upgraded visuals.

Feedback