Single-player games like Backdoor
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Backdoor, 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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Netshell
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backdoor.
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with real shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997 with accurately recreated applications. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
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Ghostpunk
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backdoor.
Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real, what’s fake and who’s lying. But the deeper you go, the more the system starts watching you back.
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Cyber Manhunt
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backdoor.
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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HACK_IT
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backdoor.
HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backdoor.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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Refate: Echoes of Desire
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backdoor.
Wake up with amnesia in Tokyo, caught between the Yakuza and police. Romance 8 unique beauties: cop, ninja, boss, izakaya owner, heiress, college girl, teacher, model. Uncover your true identity—host, agent, assassin, or crime lord? Shape your destiny and find true love.
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Pocket Boss
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backdoor.
Who says that work and play don’t mix? Not us! Play Pocket Boss, the game where you handle lots of fun data and one not-so-fun boss.
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Project DeepWeb
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backdoor.
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
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Cloudy with a Chance of Kittens
Single-player alternative to Backdoor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backdoor.
Cloudy with a Chance of Kittens is a cozy, Suika-inspired, puzzle game where adorable, dessert-shaped cats fall from the clouds. Unlock power-ups, set up satisfying chains and combos, brave obstacles and cheeky weather twists. Play to relax or compete to leave your pawprint on our leaderboards. 🐈