Single-player games like Project Tarvotan
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Project Tarvotan, 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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The Last Federation
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
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Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
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Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Project Tarvotan.
Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
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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Horizon
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
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Pandora: First Contact
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Project Tarvotan.
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
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Space Rogue
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.
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Quasimorph
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
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Go-Kart Racing
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project Tarvotan.
Go-Kart Racing provides racers with a thrilling go-kart experience. Compete against drivers out on the race track to prove that you are the fastest!
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The Albatross
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Albatross is an indie first-person adventure themed game. You can take the role of an experienced private agent, who conceals himself behind an alias known as the 'Albatross'.
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Premier Buggy Racing Tour
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Premier Buggy Racing Tour provides drivers with a thrilling off-road racing experience. Hire Drivers, Sell Merchandise, and purchase Upgrades as you earn a reputation and compete for the Premier Buggy Racing Championship!
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Roulette Simulator
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Roulette Simulator presents players with the greatest modern Roulette gambling simulation. Experience the highs and the lows in real-time as you try to beat the roulette wheel during the intensity of each spin!
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Blackjack In Space
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Blackjack In Space presents players with a peaceful Blackjack gambling simulation that takes place in outer space! Experience the highs and the lows in real-time as you try to double your money on every single blackjack hand.
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Drift Stunt Racing 2019
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project Tarvotan.
Drift Stunt Racing 2019 places drivers into a thrilling drift racing experience. Compete on some of the most challenging and exhilarating drift stunt courses that will test even the best of drivers and push them to their limit!
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Roulette Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Tarvotan.
Roulette Simulator 2 is the redesigned fan-favorite simulation that allows players to enjoy a modern Roulette gambling experience. Players can continue to experience the thrills of roulette in real-time as the roulette wheel is back in the second edition of Roulette Simulator!
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Hockey Camp - Goaltender
Single-player alternative to Project Tarvotan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project Tarvotan.
Hockey Camp - Goaltender presents the opportunity to compete through a competitive goalie hockey camp. Compete against other goalies on the leaderboard to prove that you are the best at making saves! Experience high speed hockey pucks, dramatic save streaks, and desperation saves!