Single-player games like Mu Complex
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mu Complex, 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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hackmud
Single-player alternative to Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mu Complex.
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 Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mu Complex.
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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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mu Complex.
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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NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
Single-player alternative to Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mu Complex.
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mu Complex.
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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Replica
Single-player alternative to Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mu Complex.
Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
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Midnight Protocol
Single-player alternative to Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mu Complex.
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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The Black Watchmen
Single-player alternative to Mu Complex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mu Complex.
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.