Single-player games like Uplink
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Uplink, 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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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Uplink.
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.
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Hacker Evolution
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Hacker Evolution is a hacking simulation game, featuring unparalleled graphics and features. You play the role of a former intelligence agent, specializing in computer security. When a chain of events sets off worldwide, leaving critical service disabled, you assume the role a computer hacker to find out what happened and attempt to stop...
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Quadrilateral Cowboy
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Uplink.
When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
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Midnight Protocol
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Uplink.
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
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hackmud
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Uplink.
hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG where you play a digital persona in a chaotic, unpredictable, and often goofy abandoned internet. Enter a 90s hacker movie filled with scripts, scams, and sabotage. Explore the world of digital secrets and forge your legacy through cunning, creativity, or disruption.
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Mainlining
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Uplink.
After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Uplink.
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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Else Heart.Break()
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Uplink.
A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.
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Prison Architect
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Uplink.
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
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DEFCON
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Uplink.
Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare.
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Scanner Sombre
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Uplink.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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The Last Starship
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Uplink.
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
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Darwinia
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Uplink.
Darwinia blends real-time strategy, action, and puzzles with a unique gesture-based control system. Save the Darwinians, battle viruses, and restore order in a retro-inspired digital world. Winner of multiple prestigious awards, including the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at IGF 2006.
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Multiwinia
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Uplink.
Multiwinia is a fast-paced, retro-inspired RTS that blends arcade action with strategic depth. Command armies of Multiwinians in multiplayer battles across vibrant, nostalgic environments. With simple controls and dynamic gameplay, it offers endless fun and challenge for players of all skill levels.
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DEFCON VR
Single-player alternative to Uplink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Uplink.
DEFCON VR allows you to spectate DEFCON games in the comfort of your own virtual War Room. Join others and marvel at total global annihilation as nuclear missiles arc over the globe on their path to destruction. Watch Armageddon unfold as everybody dies….