Single-player games like Hacker Evolution
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Hacker Evolution, 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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HackMeNow
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
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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Grey Hack
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
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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HACK.BAK
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
Hackers have encrypted your data and it's your job to hack them back. Explore a procedurally generated network using an arsenal of terminal commands to find the encryption key.
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EmuDevz
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!
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THE LAST LOGIN
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
THE LAST LOGIN is a psychological hacker thriller where you use GHOST//OS to exploit websites, intercept data, control cameras, and make dangerous choices as the voice in your head pushes you deeper into crime.
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CHAQS
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
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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Ghostpunk
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real, what’s fake and who’s lying. But the deeper you go, the more the system starts watching you back.
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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Crystals of Time
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Help Ashley Ford find her father and solve the mystery of the Three Oak Mansion. A professional thief, Ashley has inherited this hobby from her father, who suddenly disappeared one night while he was trying to sneak into the Three Oak Mansion. You start the game in front of a big, deserted house that hides a lot of secrets.
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Hacker Evolution Duality
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
Hacker Evolution Duality is the hacking simulation game, developed by exosyphen studios. Based on the successful Hacker Evolution game series, it has been completely redesigned to offer an impressive and new gaming experience.
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Hacker Evolution: Untold
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
When the number of computers in existence and their processing capacity exceeds that of all mankind, a point of technological singularity is encountered. A massive economic and systematic crisis hits the entire world. Nobody knows the exact cause, and all solutions to fix it, are failing.
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Rail Adventures - VR Tech Demo
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Rail Adventures VR Tech Demo is a free product, showcasing the upcoming action game Rail Adventures.
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Hacker Evolution IMMERSION
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
Mankind is about to reach its next step of evolution. Uncover the dark secret behind mankind's fastest technological evolution in recent history. It's not going in the right direction.
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Rail Adventures
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rail Adventures is a fast paced action/racing game in a minecart on railways, set in epic and beautiful 3D environments.
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Hacker Evolution Source Code
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ever wanted to see how the popular Hacker Evolution games were made? Here is your chance with this package which contains all 3 Hacker Evolution games and their source code.
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Hacker Series
Single-player alternative to Hacker Evolution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hacker Evolution.
Play the 4 original hacking simulation games developed by exosyphen studios, between 2002 and 2005