Single-player games like The Turgenev Study
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Turgenev Study, 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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Heartbeats
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Would you survive a panic attack? Test your limits in this anxiety-inducing twin-stick shooter, blasting away intrusive thoughts using your Inner weapon.
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War Tank combat
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Control a minimalist war tank in intense combat, use obstacles and shields to protect yourself whenever possible, shoot and use bombs to detonate your enemies.
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Dashlab
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
A 2D time attack game where you dash around rooms and collect buffs and debuffs to complete levels as fast as possible. Featuring an endless mode where you can use your own songs!
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ViBlust
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Survive and destroy enemy targets chaining explosions. Enemies n backgrounds vibe at the rhythm of sound and beats, dodge bullet hell patterns and choose the right moment to start a chain explosion. Compete against players from all around the world by leader boards.
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Watch The Fish
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Keep the fish water in jar as long as possible ! Watch The Fish is an arcade game where you have to show your dexterity to manage the fish water and get the best possible score. Choose to turn the wheel of fortune at your own risk.
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NIDUS
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.
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StreetSync
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Dive into a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where every shot must sync with the beat. Slide, wall-run, and harness the rhythm using your own custom music. One missed note leads to your demise. Collect powerful cards to remix the gameplay and keep the beat alive!
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Super Hexagon
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
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The Wratch's Den
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A byte-sized Dungeon Keeping roguelike: dig out your lair, populate it with monsters and protect the Wratch from heroes come for easy prestige.
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MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Psychedelic Roguelite Pong 'em up where you go to bring back the Moon. A crazy, addictive, and hilarious arcade-action game based on the granddad of all video games.
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Metavaxx
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
The world's first minesweeper shooter. Identify infected cells, peacefully clear your way around them... or shoot 'em down and face the consequences.
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Spectrum Forces
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Make up your squads out of 9 unique spaceships and go clear 3 planets from hordes of robots in not-so-classic horizontal shoot-em-up style!
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Scavenger of Dunomini
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
The world's first match-3 trash pile defender! Protect and manage your pile of garbage while recycling it into deadly defenses against thieving drones.
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Rush for the Ages
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Remake history and race your opponents for a complete and glorious timeline in this lightning-fast card game.
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Ecstatic
Single-player alternative to The Turgenev Study — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Turgenev Study.
Rave spider goes to the bullet-hell ball: shoot rockets out of your butt, dodge and destroy waves upon waves of drones, slow down time whenever you don't move.