Single-player games like TechnoMANCER
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to TechnoMANCER, 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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Home Safety Hotline
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with TechnoMANCER.
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
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I WAS A KING
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A court-driven, text-based strategy game where your words become decrees. Two petitions per turn—type carefully, face the backlash, and remember: you WERE a King.
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Agents! Please?
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with TechnoMANCER.
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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Below, Rusted Gods
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with TechnoMANCER.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
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Life Eater
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with TechnoMANCER.
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
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Hermes Library
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with TechnoMANCER.
Hermes Library is a simulation game in which you will play as the new librarian Rainn Echo. In six weeks, you will be helping people to borrow and return books, while discovering hidden messages in books, meeting new friends and unraveling the mysteries happening at Hephaestus University.
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7Days Origins
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with TechnoMANCER.
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
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![[Redacted] The Safehouse — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/403620/de4167ba19150f58bc1807c17fde298b3d2eebc1/header.jpg?t=1785288465)
[Redacted] The Safehouse
Single-player alternative to TechnoMANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.