Single-player games like Tech Support: Error Unknown
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Tech Support: Error Unknown, 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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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
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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Hacker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
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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Repair this!
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
Become a phone repair technician, get the opportunity to look into the personal data of customers. Influence their destinies if you dare!
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911 Operator
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
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Not For Broadcast
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
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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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
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That's not my Neighbor
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.
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Arelite Core
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
The age of heroes is passed, yet an ancient evil rises again. Follow the adventures of Karden, a blacksmith on the path to mastering his craft, forced to take a stand against Talameq, an ageless entity bent on devouring the world.
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Astral Traveler
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
Blaze your way through 47 challenging tracks as you dodge obstacles at breakneck speeds, shooting down the enemy raiders blocking your path and phasing through pulsars for an extra burst of speed. Your astral core is fading, but the warp gate to the next track is just up ahead, if your skills are tight enough to reach it.
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Aethernaut
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
You awaken without any knowledge of who you are, as a voice tells you that you are “The Aethernaut”, capable of exploring the Construct despite the deadly aether. Explore a series of rooms and solve the experiments as you discover who you are. Will you escape the Construct before it's too late?
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Wordish
Single-player alternative to Tech Support: Error Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tech Support: Error Unknown.
Wordish takes word games to the next level! Find the proper words in this challenging and customizable puzzle game. Challenge your friends through codes or even with live multiplayer!