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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.
The closest matches for Root are Acid Spy, Mech Skeleton and Espire 1: VR Operative. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Root special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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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.
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Sneaking and hiding
A VR shooter for HTC Vive that blends fast first-person gunplay with hide-and-seek stealth in a science fiction setting.
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Sneaking and hiding
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.
88 % 29.99 €
Sneaking and hiding
A sci-fi first-person shooter set on a tropical island where a nanosuit lets you cloak, boost strength or armor up and approach firefights your own way. The remaster updates the classic with modern visuals and ray tracing.
88 %
Sneaking and hiding
An atmospheric first-person shooter blending stealth, brutal melee and gunplay as Riddick breaks out of the maximum-security prison Butcher Bay. Strong storytelling, cinematic presentation and a grim sci-fi setting set it apart.
87 %
Realistic visuals
A tactical first-person shooter from 2000 where you infiltrate large military compounds alone as ex-soldier David Jones. Stealth, realistic weapons and careful planning matter more than run-and-gun play, and it is known for punishing difficulty with sparse checkpoints.
87 % free
Sneaking and hiding
A first-person shooter blending stealth, brutal melee and gunplay. As Riddick you fight your way out of a mercenary ship, and the package also includes a remake of Escape from Butcher Bay.
87 %
Realistic visuals
A tactical first-person shooter with stealth elements: as agent David Jones you infiltrate sprawling enemy bases, hack computers and choose between quiet infiltration and open firefights. Missions are tough and the save system is notoriously limited.
87 % 5.99 €
Realistic visuals
A sci-fi first-person shooter set in Hong Kong in 2065, where you play the augmented super-soldier Nathan Frost, using cybernetic upgrades and gadgets against a renegade regime. It blends gunplay with light stealth, like a more action-focused Deus Ex.
86 % 9.99 €
Realistic visuals
As NSA operative Sam Fisher you creep through shadows, using night vision and gadgets to stay unseen across tense, linear and demanding missions. A landmark of the stealth genre with a groundbreaking light-and-shadow system.
