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24 alternatives to Rusty Lake: Roots

Game set on an eerie and surrealistic world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rusty Lake: Roots launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Rusty Lake Hotel▲66

   Mysterious adventure about aristocratic animals

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rustbucket▲69

   Roguelike dungeon-crawling action!

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rust▲73

   Rust is an Early Access survival game on Steam

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rusty Lake Hotel▲2

   Surrealist puzzle-escape game inspired by Twin Peaks

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Red Game Without A Great Name▲60

   Control a mechanical bird messenger in a steampunk world

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sero▲74

   An atmospheric puzzle game full of wisdom

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Robot Nature▲77

   Addictive Game

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Roofbot▲61

   A meditative puzzle game that gets REALLY damn challenging.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Skyhill▲65

   A turn-based survival crafting point-and-click game

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    OXENFREE▲80

    A senior trip quickly turns supernatural

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Crooked Path▲68

    A beautiful hardcore puzzle runner

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Saltlands▲66

    A post-apocalyptic adventure board game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Rotate or Fail▲61

    The simplest-hardest game

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sublevel Zero▲85

    Roguelike 6DoF shooter where reality is falling apart

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Parallel World▲58

    A rage-inducing minimalistic puzzle platformer.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cryptark▲83

    Roguelike 2D shooter set in the future

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Isoland▲59

    One of the most anticipated independent puzzle games

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Bulb Boy▲79

    An atmospheric point-and-click horror game

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Solid Hollow▲57

    A Swap Pong Game, You Think It's So Easy?!?!

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Secrets of Rætikon▲85

    Solve mysteries in a beautiful and atmospheric open world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Archeopad▲61

    Mixture of Tetris, thought-provoking puzzles & playing field

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Rogue Legacy▲92

    An amazing genealogical Roguelike!

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Yuri▲60

    An immersive & poetic platform game

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Grayout▲75

    Aphasiac text game set in a medical dystopia.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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