Single-player games like Hacker vs IT
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hacker vs IT, 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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SYSCALL: RING ZERO
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker vs IT.
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
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Terminal Insanity: CodeJacker
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker vs IT.
Terminal Insanity: CodeJacker is a competitive coding game featuring 4 distinct game modes. In one, you play as an Attacker trying to corrupt source code, or as a Defender, making sure that the program still executes without leaks or crashes. C, Python, and JavaScript are supported, with more coming
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HackMeNow
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker vs IT.
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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Legion Was Here
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacker vs IT.
Steal a face. Study a life. Survive the conversation.
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Cyber Warrior
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker vs IT.
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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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hacker vs IT.
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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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker vs IT.
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Hacker vs IT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hacker vs IT.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.