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Single-player games like DA-VI-NC1

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to DA-VI-NC1, 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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    Escape From Hard Drive — Steam game cover

    Escape From Hard Drive

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    EFHD is a game where programs change how game works. Modify and run the source files to create, destroy and move other objects.

    2022IndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SHENZHEN I/O — Steam game cover

    SHENZHEN I/O

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

    2016IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Hacknet — Steam game cover

    Hacknet

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    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.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Comet 64 — Steam game cover

    Comet 64

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.

    2021IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Bit — Steam game cover

    Rogue Bit

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.

    2018IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turing Complete — Steam game cover

    Turing Complete

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

    2021SimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator — Steam game cover

    JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quantum Odyssey — Steam game cover

    Quantum Odyssey

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DA-VI-NC1.

    Master the most counter-intuitive logic in existence. Created by the researchers who defined Quantum Literacy, Quantum Odyssey is an open-ended puzzle game where you craft real quantum algorithms. Optimize 500+ challenges, hack other players, and gain insights textbooks can’t provide.

    2025IndieSimulationEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Danmaku Fighters — Steam game cover

    Danmaku Fighters

    Single-player alternative to DA-VI-NC1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DA-VI-NC1.

    《Danmaku Fighters》is a new feeling, fast-paced 2D bullet-hell fighting game. Choose your favorite character, and fight against other players in online play!

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access11.69 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →