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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Roottrees Are Dead down to the 19 that fit the “Dark” category. Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut, SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! - Full Course and Kairo top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Roottrees Are Dead.

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to The Roottrees Are Dead is Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! - Full Course and Kairo follow close behind.

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19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Roottrees Are Dead. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's CutClosest overall match

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Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDarkCasual2D

Steam👍 93%· 2.8KIGDB83· 3

Year 2009Dev Revolution Software · Kalypso MediaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Like The Roottrees Are Dead, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, historical setting and setting cartoon, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! - Full Course

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SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! - Full Course

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualDarkNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 92%· 1.1KIGDB65· 5

Year 2014Dev XSEED GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ If you enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead, expect puzzle design, vibe casual and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Many speak of it, but rarely have human mouths ever tasted it: the pinnacle of culinary perfection…the Super Dish. Few shinobi have ever been able to prepare a dish so exquisite, but legendary shinobi and sushi chef Hanzo thinks that perhaps his students and their rivals are up to the task.

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3KairoClosest on visuals

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Kairo

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDarkFirst PersonHorror

Steam👍 74%· 1.7KRAWG👍 35%· 48MC76IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev Locked Door Puzzle · Lupus StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with The Roottrees Are Dead: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping vibe casual

Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny. Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Rusty Lake Paradise

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Rusty Lake Paradise

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DHorror

Steam👍 95%· 7.2K

Year 2018Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with The Roottrees Are Dead: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension and horror setting, while skipping vibe casual

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#5Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

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Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DRanged

Steam👍 89%· 3.4KIGDB63· 3

Year 2012Dev rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbHOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with The Roottrees Are Dead: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, ranged combat and horror setting, while skipping vibe casual

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone82Visuals60

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Gemini Rue

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DStealth

Steam👍 88%· 1.9KIGDB65· 2

Year 2011Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Blackwell Unbound

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Blackwell Unbound

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 774

Year 2007Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DFantasy

Steam👍 94%· 1.5KRAWG👍 85%· 113

Year 1992Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like The Roottrees Are Dead, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping vibe casual

The Man With The Hat Is Back In His Greatest Adventure Yet! 1939 - The eve of World War II. Nazi agents are about to get their hands on a weapon more dangerous than the atom bomb. Only Indy can stop them before they unleash the deadly secret that sank Atlantis.

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

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74

Kathy Rain

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art

Steam👍 92%· 4.0KIGDB81· 3OC81· 32

Year 2016Dev Clifftop Games · Raw FuryOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10The Room Three

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The Room Three

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDarkFirst PersonFantasy

Steam👍 95%· 13K

Year 2015Dev Fireproof GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with The Roottrees Are Dead: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DFantasy

Steam👍 93%· 30

Year 1997Dev Revolution Software · Crave EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Shared with The Roottrees Are Dead: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Beneath a Steel Sky

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Beneath a Steel Sky

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DCyberpunk

Steam👍 89%· 567

Year 1994Dev Revolution Software · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Like The Roottrees Are Dead, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting cyberpunk, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Circle of Blood

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Circle of Blood

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DFantasy

Steam👍 90%· 98IGDB75· 2

Year 1996Dev Revolution Software · THQOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, historical setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14The Blackwell Legacy

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The Blackwell Legacy

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 1.6KIGDB70· 3

Year 2006Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Roottrees Are Dead.

It predates The Roottrees Are Dead by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Kindergarten 2

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Kindergarten 2

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkNarrative2DMelee

Steam👍 98%· 5.6K

Dev SmashGamesPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, horror tension and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

Kindergarten 2 is the long awaited sequel to 2017's Kindergarten! After the events that occurred on Monday, the children have been rezoned to an all new school. Discover all new areas and new characters as you assist the children with their various assignments.

Where it drifts furthest from The Roottrees Are Dead: visuals.

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