Single-player games like Cyber Citizen
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Cyber Citizen, 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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Remain At Your Desk
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cyber Citizen.
Incremental hacker about faking productivity while stealing from your employer. Sell intel for credits or keep it and raise suspicion. One bad audit and you’re back to Intern.
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cyberpunkdreams
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cyber Citizen.
2090s America, torn apart by war and corporate greed. A lone traveller stands outside the gates of Cincinnati, greatest of the border cities. How far will you go to make it to the top? How far will you go to fulfil your mission?
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quietd
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cyber Citizen.
quietd is a no-input game you simply watch. A terminal hacks on its own across all 50 stages while you idle by. No commands, no clicks, no win, no score, no game over. Just chill, ambient cyberpunk: silent monospace text drifting in a corner of your desktop. Glance over and let it run.
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Netshell
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cyber Citizen.
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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Blackdoor
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cyber Citizen.
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to rewrite them. Hack servers by writing actual code in a custom scripting language: probe ports, crack passwords, steal data, and get out before the trace completes. The better your code, the better you hack.
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Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cyber Citizen.
A persistent idle MMORPG, with a text-based hacking theme. Enjoy the "Inaction RPG" design philosophy by crafting equpiment using ARPG influenced prefix/suffix systems, build or join player managed syndicates, trade on the marketplace, and compete in community events.
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O.R.B.S.
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cyber Citizen.
A wizard finds a computer terminal inside his scrying orb. Tend your tower through a fantasy command line — brew, research, scry, ward — then write spells that teach the orb to do it for you. Prepare yourself for incursions by other wizards.
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Black Ledger: The Antique Mafia
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cyber Citizen.
Run an antique shop during the day. Lead a criminal organization at night. Maintain a balance between profit, loyalty, and suspicion... Every choice has consequences.
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Shape Up!
Single-player alternative to Cyber Citizen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cyber Citizen.
Be a circle, a square, or a triangle - and change your mind mid-jump. A neon platformer about the right shape at the right instant. 53 hand-built rooms, a full level editor, and up to four players racing the same room. Need a rest, try building a level together, multiplayer level editor!