Single-player games like Turmoil
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to Turmoil, 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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ELECTRONIC STOCK TRADING SYSTEM
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Turmoil.
This Stock Trading Simulator is the most comprehensive trading system created. This game is so uncomplicated that anyone can play this simulation. The game is highly recommended for the novice trader and more seasoned traders. Buy and sell over 65 different stocks in 10 different sectors.
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Dig Inc.
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Turmoil.
Dig Inc. is a game about managing your mining company. Mine for resources in a procedurally generated map, fill your increasing daily quotas, and sell ores raw, or set up production between runs to refine them for higher profits. Invest your earnings into a growing talent tree.
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My Business
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Turmoil.
My Business is the first realistic game in which you have to become a business shark.
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Call Center Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Turmoil.
Call Center Tycoon is an office management game where the goal is to get the best out of your employees. Keep your employees' stress levels low and they will perform better increasing your profits and your market share. Make key decisions and watch the action unfold.
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Empire Origin
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Turmoil.
Multiplayer Incremental Idle tycoon with a stock market that actually works. 200 stocks, real options pricing, Fed rate decisions, 55 businesses across 10 tiers, real estate, banking, taxes, and a 530-node research tree. Multiplayer shares one market. There's also a casino.
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Incremental Orbits
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Turmoil.
A short and relaxing incremental game about discovering and exploring the planets of our solar system
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Chains of Acquisition
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Turmoil.
Chains of Acquisition is a multiplayer turn-based economy simulator where you strategically manage your corporate empire, grounded in real-world economic principles. Expand your supply chain, manipulate shares, master industries, patent products, and more to dominate the competition.
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Retail Rivals
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Turmoil.
Build your retail empire inside a shopping mall. Open multiple stores, sabotage rivals, and play solo or with up to 8 players. Choose different match objectives or play endless mode and compete for retail domination.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Turmoil.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Turmoil.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
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Songs of Conquest
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Turmoil.
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
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Baldur's Gate 3
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Turmoil.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Turmoil.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Turmoil.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
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For The King
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Turmoil.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
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DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires is part of the "Empires" series, in which you aim to conquer ancient China using both strategy and the one warrior versus one thousand tactical action the WARRIORS series is known for.
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Lake
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Turmoil.
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
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iO
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Turmoil.
iO is an abstract physics platformer about size and speed. Grow bigger and smaller in order to solve some of the trickiest puzzles. Reach the exit as quickly as possible and grab a gold medal as your reward!
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Lines
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Turmoil.
Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove Dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins.
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Team Racing League
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this unique 3 on 3 racegame, it's up to you and your teammates to finish before the opposing team does. Mastering the high quality vehicle handling, special abilities, and optimal Team Strategy are key to win the race.
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Briquid
Single-player alternative to Turmoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Turmoil.
Briquid is a simple yet challenging water physics puzzle game. Build bricks, remove them, or change the direction of gravity to get the water to its destination.