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
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.
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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.
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.
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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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.
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Mainlining
Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quadrilateral Cowboy.
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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EXAPUNKS
Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
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Gunpoint
Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
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Midnight Protocol
Single-player alternative to Quadrilateral Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quadrilateral Cowboy.
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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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.