Single-player games like Hacky
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Hacky, 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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Blackdoor
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to rewrite them. Hack servers by writing actual code in a custom scripting language: probe ports, crack passwords, steal data, and get out before the trace completes. The better your code, the better you hack.
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
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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CHAQS
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.
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Zero Trust
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
An action hacking simulator set in a fully simulated world. Choose your path, craft your own tools, exploit vulnerabilities, and build your reputation. Every company, hacker, and law enforcement agency operates independently — nothing happens by chance. Every playthrough is unique.
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Agents! Please?
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
The AI writes all the code. Confidently. Wrong. You are the last human reviewer. Interrogate the swarm, run the code, catch the lie. Fix it, or ship it anyway. Next comes a problem, a recall, a funeral, or the end of the world. Plays fully on a controller, and the code is real when you want it.
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5YN-OS
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
Dive into a sandbox operating system simulator and learn to code with FantasyLang. Personalise your desktop, build and tweak apps, uncover hidden secrets, and venture into the darknet. Shape the system however you like. Your OS, your rules.
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Hacklash
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacky.
Hacklash is a typing horror game where you type against the clock while a hostile AI has a turret aimed at your spine. Survive as long as you can, beat your best scores, and climb the global leaderboards across multiple modes and modifiers.
- 8
HackMeNow
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
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.
- 9
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Typing of the dead: Overkill fuses the horror and comedy of the legendary House of the Dead series with unique typing mechanics in order to deliver a truly original gaming experience! This gruesome shooter puts you in the middle of a mutant outbreak in Bayou county.
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Yakiniku simulator
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
Simple and easy game! Just chill out and simulate eating yakiniku!
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Farm Keeper
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacky.
A tile-based farming game where success means maximizing yields to survive the rent, expanding your farm through random tile choices.
- 12
Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
- 13
Domino Sandbox
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacky.
Minimalist style domino sandbox. Build your domino effect with unlimited pieces, customizable colors and reversibility.
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WHATEVER
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacky.
Inspired by true events. Drifting the giant cargo ship through a tiny, winding canal... What could go wrong?
- 15
Swinging-Man
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacky.
Physics-based arcade game that will leave you in stitches and begging for more. Unleash your 'special web fluid' to swing across the city, defeat neuter drones, and collect adult magazines.
- 16
Town Keeper
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacky.
Build a rabbit town while defending it from the fluffy empire's invasions.
- 17
Unbox The Cats
Single-player alternative to Hacky — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Find and rescue adorable cats hidden among boxes. Feed them treats to add them to your collection. Discover 100 unique cats in this casual puzzle game inspired by Minesweeper.