Single-player games like Hardwar
Below are 17 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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Hard Reset Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
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VirtuaVerse
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
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STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
The evil Empire is currently creating a doomsday army behind a veil of secrecy. However, they are no match for the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division. Your mission is to infiltrate the Empire and put an end to their plans for terror and domination.
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The Outer Worlds
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
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DUSK
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
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Chaser
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Mars, 2044. The UN establishes MARSCORP (Martian Security and Economics Committee) under the leadership of Samuel Longwood. In the years that follow, the UN gradually loses control of MARSCORP, mainly due to the non-transparent licence policy of its director.
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System Shock
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hardwar.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
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Evochron Mercenary
Single-player alternative to Hardwar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Hardwar.
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
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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.