Single-player games like Tekla
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tekla, 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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Scrappage
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
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Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
An action roguelike co-op dungeon crawler set in a lovecraftian universe.
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SYNTHETIK 2
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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SNAKE FARM
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live.
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The Last Stand: Aftermath
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
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Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
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Solace Inc.
Single-player alternative to Tekla — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tekla.
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.