Single-player games like Hack Time
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Hack Time, 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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Hack RUN
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Hack Time.
Ever wanted to be a hacker? Hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization to uncover their secrets. Hack RUN® is a game which uses 'old school' command prompts (like DOS or UNIX) that simulate a real operating system. Learn the commands of each system to help you navigate through your adventure.
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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hack Time.
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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HackHub: Free Trial
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hack Time.
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
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Cyber Attack
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hack Time.
Take control of an elite global team of hackers, intercepting communications between corporations, governments, and criminals all around the world. You can protect humanity by exposing messages between dangerous individuals or exploit corporations to increase your fortune. The choice is yours.
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Mainlining
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Hack Time.
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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Midnight Protocol
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Hack Time.
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
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NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Hack Time.
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
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World Wide Hack
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Hack Time.
Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.
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Hack Run ZERO
Single-player alternative to Hack Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Hack Time.
It's time for a SECOND Hack Run! Test your skills again as you hack your way through strange and secretive organizations to discover their hidden agendas! Hack Run ZERO uses old school prompts (like dos and unix) to help you navigate from system to system.