Single-player games like DATACORE: HAYWIRE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DATACORE: HAYWIRE, 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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Saga · The Circle
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
The Holy Sword has been drawn. Now gather the Knights of the Round Table to rebuild the kingdom. Explore and investigate war-torn Britain, and fight in tactical battles where stealing turns matters. In this Literary CRPG, every choice shapes your values, your allies, and the fate of Britain itself.
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Grandma(88)
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
Of course Grandma loves you — but she loves it even more when you simply listen. Dive into her labyrinth of memories, challenge her stories and watch everything around you fall apart. Can you escape her version of the past?
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Pluralys
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
Pluralys is a HD-2D RPG focused on exploration, comedy and intrigue. You play Elie, a young person living a peaceful life, until unexpected visitors arrive and change everything. What seems like a quiet, cozy story hides a deeper mystery and many other adventures to discover.
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Strawberry Flavor Sci-Fi
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
Like strawberries? If they went extinct, how would we find their taste again? This fundamentalist suspense & sci-fi visual novel lets you step into the shoes of an Ocular to unravel a series of conspiracies woven from tech ethics and human nature in a near-future world that could arrive anytime.
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Alcyone: The Last City
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
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Salvage of the Demetria
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
A thousand-year-old library is coming out of the desert one find at a time. How you pull a piece free decides how much survives—tear a corner off and the writing on it is gone for good. Dig by hand, forge your own tools, and decide what to sell, preserve, or conceal.
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Project Looking Glass
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
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A Line Held Tight
Single-player alternative to DATACORE: HAYWIRE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DATACORE: HAYWIRE.
Tensions both political and personal are rising at the Brightworld mining colony. In this dynamic sci-fi visual novel you must decide where your heart and loyalties lie if you’re to shape the future and save yourself.