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TurnOn

Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about restoring power along a city's wires

Brainy Studio LLC · Published by Xsolla USA Inc · Released Jun 1, 2016

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 231
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Dec 16, 2016
Minimum PC
HD 6570
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 67/100 (critic reviews)

What is TurnOn?

A side-scrolling puzzle platformer in which a living electric spark restores electricity after a power-station accident. You travel along wires, solve puzzles to switch lights back on, and confront enemies. Levels mix exploration with music-based stages.

For you if...

  • +you prefer mostly gentle challenges with occasional difficulty spikes
  • +you enjoy stories told visually rather than through dialogue

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike automatic-running stages that test your timing
  • −you expect complex puzzles to be the main focus

What players say

76% of 231 reviews are positive

Players praise the colorful art and soundtrack. Some criticize the controls and camera positioning, saying shifts between foreground and background make jumps hard to judge.

Screenshots and trailer

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TurnOn system requirements

Minimum: HD 6570, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or newer
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 GHz
Graphics
GeForce 240 GT or Radeon HD 6570
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Xbox 360 gamepad are supported

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 or newer
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.8 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz
Graphics
GeForce GTX 650 Ti or Radeon HD 7790
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Xbox 360 gamepad are supported

Does TurnOn have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does TurnOn run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
82
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Greek, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Finnish, Czech, Japanese, Dutch, Korean.

Does TurnOn use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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