Single-player games like Data Trader
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Data Trader, 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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VETO
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Data Trader.
Synthesize substances, run your clandestine lab, and move merchandise on the streets from a basement. You have 15 weeks to pay off a $75,000 debt to the Debt Collector. Pay your daily expenses or suffer severe consequences. The Debt Collector will not accept excuses.
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ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Trader.
Welcome to the cutting edge of virtual mayhem in "ByteBurst" – the ultimate hacker's playground. Immerse yourself in a thrilling journey through the digital realm, where your skills will be pushed to the limit, and every line of code is a potential weapon.
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Data Trader.
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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ZeroPrompt
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Data Trader.
Every NPC in this game runs on a local LLM. Ask them anything. The internet is dying. You're a internet moderator. Filter out AI impostors from humanity's last clean network. Use investigation tools to detect deception. Every verdict shapes the internet.
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Cyber Manhunt
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Data Trader.
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
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HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Trader.
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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Plutocracy
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Trader.
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
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Keyword: A Spider's Thread
Single-player alternative to Data Trader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Data Trader.
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.