Single-player games like Hardwar
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Hardwar, 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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Ultra Cop
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.
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Alien Dark Wars
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
A third-person helicopter action shooter featuring realistic physics-based flight enhanced by alien technology. Extract stranded soldiers before hostile alien forces capture them across open maps set in three distinct biomes, with optional first-person gameplay and four selectable camera views.
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Project Mind
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
RAID hostile spaceships, BUILD powerful ships, and RECRUIT skilled crew members to expand your fleet! Jump into this action-packed shooter and fight to keep Project Mind from falling into the wrong hands...
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STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.
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Shattered Steel
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Save your species as you engage in fast-paced mechanized combat in the single-player campaign containing 50 adrenaline-pounding missions and arm your Planet Runner with blazing firepower - over 25 armaments, including gatling guns, guided missiles, fuel-air mortars and plasma cannons.
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STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
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Cyberia
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Take control of outlaw computer hacker Zak as you infiltrate a secret terrorist base to steal the ultimate doomsday device with 11 incredible action sequences featuring realistic character interaction and challenging puzzle solving.
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STAR WARS™ Battlefront
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
The STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition includes the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition as well as the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Season Pass.
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Mount & Blade
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
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Descent
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
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FlatOut 2
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ready for the aggressive, adrenaline-filled ride that leaves you breathless? FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is all about destructive action. With carnage modes like the Deathmatch derby, Carnage Race and Head-on races are pure wreck-filled, adrenaline-pumping rides of maximum mayhem.
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FlatOut
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
Ram through pile-ups and smash through your windshield as you push racing to the edge! FlatOut™ delivers more heart-stopping thrills than any sane driver can handle!
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A Vampyre Story
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Help Mona De Lafitte escape from Baron Shrowdy von Kiefer and return to Paris!
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Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An epic real-time strategy game set in chaotic Ancient China. Control the kingdoms of Liu Bei, Sun Quan, or Cao Cao, warlords who played a pivotal role in Ancient China. Lead your kingdom, innovate tech, forge alliances, build a formidable army to unite the nation.
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Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Duke Grabowski is a classic point-and-click adventure, created with love by an indie team that includes Bill Tiller (The Curse of Monkey Island, Steven Spielberg's The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine).
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MegaRace 1
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
MegaRace is a vehicular combat racing game created by Cryo Interactive. Originally released in 1994, MegaRace is now regarded as one of the most classic arcade racing titles of all time.
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MegaRace 2
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
MegaRace 2 is the sequel to 1994's combat racing smash hit and is once again developed by Cryo Interactive. The sequel included several upgrades such as fully rendered 3D cars, new weapons, and track shortcuts.