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Single-player games like Keyword: A Spider's Thread

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Keyword: A Spider's Thread, 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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    Cyber Manhunt — Steam game cover

    Cyber Manhunt

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

    2021IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Signals — Steam game cover

    Silent Signals

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Silent Signals is a screen-based detective game where you solve dark cyber mysteries as an ethical hacker. Dive into isolated systems, decrypt secrets, and uncover the truth.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Operator — Steam game cover

    The Operator

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure — Steam game cover

    Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hacknet — Steam game cover

    Hacknet

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chinatown Detective Agency — Steam game cover

    Chinatown Detective Agency

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.

    2022Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Anonymous Hacker Simulator — Steam game cover

    Anonymous Hacker Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

    2024IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper — Steam game cover

    Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

    2009AdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Return of the Obra Dinn — Steam game cover

    Return of the Obra Dinn

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brave New Wonders — Steam game cover

    Brave New Wonders

    Single-player alternative to Keyword: A Spider's Thread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Command a tribe of intelligent automatons that can interpret ANY customized instruction you give in Brave New Wonders, a factory automation adventure. Pioneer a post-apocalyptic world, explore ruins from the past & discover a mysterious reality as you make your automated factories thrive!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →