Single-player games like Hacker The Dark Shadow
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hacker The Dark Shadow, 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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HackMeNow
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
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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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
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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Cyber Warrior
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
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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Comet 64
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
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JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
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Midnight Protocol
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
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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Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
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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Mainlining
Single-player alternative to Hacker The Dark Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacker The Dark Shadow.
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.