Single-player games like Hacknet
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Hacknet, 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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CHAQS
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
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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HackMeNow
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
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.
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EmuDevz
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!
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Hacky
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
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CHAQS 44
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
CHAQS 44 is a system simulation game that encourages players to explore, learn, and experiment. It offers a wide range of realistic tools and environments designed to test understanding and curiosity.
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Grey Hack
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
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Cyber Warrior
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
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Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
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DROP - System Breach
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.
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Watch Dogs®: Legion
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build a resistance as you fight to take back a near-future London facing its downfall. Welcome to the Resistance.
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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacknet.
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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Resonance
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacknet.
When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.
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hackmud
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
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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Mu Complex
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacknet.
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
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Duskers
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacknet.
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
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Wrestledunk Sports
Single-player alternative to Hacknet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hacknet.
Wrestledunk is an explosive, colorful collection of super competitive multiplayer sports games! Face off online or locally with up to 8 players. Get into it!