Single-player games like Hack You
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hack You, 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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Hacker The Dark Shadow
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
Become a young programmer diving into the dangerous world of cybercrime. When the elite hacking collective Dark Shadows challenges you with a series of ruthless trials, you must push your genius to the limit. Will you prove your worth or become another digital casualty?
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HackMeNow
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
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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Root Cause
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
It's 2AM and someone's already hacked into the network. You've got a terminal, a clock that only moves when you act, and maybe twenty minutes before their next move. Find out how they got in. Save the day!
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Mainlining
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
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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Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
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Grey Hack
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
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Duskers
Single-player alternative to Hack You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hack You.
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.