Single-player games like hack_me 2
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to hack_me 2, 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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hackmud
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with hack_me 2.
hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG where you play a digital persona in a chaotic, unpredictable, and often goofy abandoned internet. Enter a 90s hacker movie filled with scripts, scams, and sabotage. Explore the world of digital secrets and forge your legacy through cunning, creativity, or disruption.
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Anonymous Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with hack_me 2.
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
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HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with hack_me 2.
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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Hacktag
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with hack_me 2.
Hacktag is a fast-paced two-player co-op stealth-game with unique asymmetric gameplay. Play as the stealth Agent in the field or as the virtually-infiltrated Hacker and work together to carry out espionage missions where nothing goes as expected!
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with hack_me 2.
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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Hack RUN
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with hack_me 2.
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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Midnight Protocol
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with hack_me 2.
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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Hack 'n' Slash
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with hack_me 2.
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
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hack_me
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with hack_me 2.
Hack_me is a hacker simulator game. The main objective in game – is to hack big companies's servers to show people that there is nothing in this world that protected on 100%. You’ll need to use your cmd, bruteforce, SQL-injectors and other programs to hack servers.
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Overhack
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with hack_me 2.
The hacking simulator, which consists of many mini-games, which together all merge into one, composite game.
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PraeBot
Single-player alternative to hack_me 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with hack_me 2.
PraeBot - hardcorish platformer simulator in real time. Without registration. Or other MMS stuff. Do you have nerves of steel? Well, we’ll check that. This game will make you regret your existence.