Single-player games like Hack RUN
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Hack RUN, 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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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hack RUN.
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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Hacker Evolution
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hack RUN.
Hacker Evolution is a hacking simulation game, featuring unparalleled graphics and features. You play the role of a former intelligence agent, specializing in computer security. When a chain of events sets off worldwide, leaving critical service disabled, you assume the role a computer hacker to find out what happened and attempt to stop...
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HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hack RUN.
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
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hack_me 2
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hack RUN.
hack_me 2 is a story about hacker-beginner, who is going to confront to new World Order, where is no place for personal secrets.
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Mainlining
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Hack RUN.
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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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hack RUN.
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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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Hack RUN.
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
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Grey Hack
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hack RUN.
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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The Black Watchmen
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hack RUN.
Become a Secret Agent and investigate paranormal activities in this dark Lovecraftian universe. This Alternate Reality Game will have you explore complex puzzles in-game but also in real-life; interacting with real websites, companies, and NPCs that we created as part of our universe.
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Hack Run ZERO
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Hack RUN.
It's time for a SECOND Hack Run! Test your skills again as you hack your way through strange and secretive organizations to discover their hidden agendas! Hack Run ZERO uses old school prompts (like dos and unix) to help you navigate from system to system.
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Hack Time
Single-player alternative to Hack RUN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Hack RUN.
Once again, your mission is to penetrate a strange organization’s infrastructure to discover their secrets. Your employer needs help discovering who is out to get her and she only trusts you to take on this perilous mission. Hack Time uses old-school prompts (like DOS and UNIX) to access virtual programs and systems.