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Single-player games like Quadrilateral Cowboy

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Quadrilateral Cowboy, 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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    Uplink — Steam game cover

    Uplink

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.

    2006StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Web: Vigilante — Steam game cover

    Dark Web: Vigilante

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    You are Vigilantus, a genius hacker and former member of Runyan. Immerse yourself in a world run by corrupt corporations, politicians, and greedy pharmaceutical companies. Uncover dark political secrets. Battle systemic injustice. Redistribute wealth to the poor. Destroy entire corporations.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World Wide Hack — Steam game cover

    World Wide Hack

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation16.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    hackmud — Steam game cover

    hackmud

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    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.

    2016IndieSimulationMassively Multiplayer18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HackMeNow — Steam game cover

    HackMeNow

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    A terminal-style hacking puzzle game where every command matters. Investigate logs, decode secrets, avoid traps, and uncover the rogue system watching from behind the screen.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Else Heart.Break() — Steam game cover

    Else Heart.Break()

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.

    2015IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    THE LAST LOGIN — Steam game cover

    THE LAST LOGIN

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    THE LAST LOGIN is a psychological hacker thriller where you use GHOST//OS to exploit websites, intercept data, control cameras, and make dangerous choices as the voice in your head pushes you deeper into crime.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Contract Work — Steam game cover

    Contract Work

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    Contract Work is a cyberpunk action rogue-like where you infiltrate high-rises to steal corporate secrets. Do you go in guns blazing or take a more stealthy approach? Every contract earns you credits which you use to buy new cybernetic enhancements and modifications for your next mission.

    2019ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thirty Flights of Loving — Steam game cover

    Thirty Flights of Loving

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skin Deep — Steam game cover

    Skin Deep

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gravity — Steam game cover

    Gravity

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    Welcome to the world of Gravity! 100 levels of physics and logic await you. Solve puzzles, place blocks, and enjoy completing each level!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atom Zombie Smasher — Steam game cover

    Atom Zombie Smasher

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

    2011StrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flotilla — Steam game cover

    Flotilla

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!

    2010StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Air Forte — Steam game cover

    Air Forte

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Air Forte is a high-altitude game of math, vocabulary, and geography. Compete with friends or fly solo in the various arenas. Good luck, pilot! Play with friends: Up to four people can play Air Forte together. Find out who's the best pilot!Stage variety: Play through multiple stages that explore math, vocabulary, and geography.

    20109.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flotilla 2 — Steam game cover

    Flotilla 2

    Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.

    Flotilla 2 is a VR tactical game about big battleships in outer space.

    2018StrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →