
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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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.

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
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.

Mu Complex
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
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.
Why similar: Hacking 51.3% ★, Choices Matter 32.3%, Dystopian 5.4%, Detective 4.1%, Story Rich 1.8%
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
Why similar: Hacking 96.9% ★, Simulation 2.1%, Adventure 0.6%, Indie 0.5%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 82.6% ★, Programming 5.4% ★, Typing 4% ★, Cyberpunk 2.8%, Sci-fi 1.2%
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Why similar: Hacking 75.6% ★, Programming 14.2% ★, Cyberpunk 2.9%, Logic 2.2%, Great Soundtrack 1.8%
In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.
Why similar: Hacking 98.8% ★, Atmospheric 0.5%, Adventure 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%, Simulation 0.1%
Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?
Why similar: Hacking 94.2% ★, Simulation 2.9%, Story Rich 1.5%, Adventure 1%, Indie 0.5%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 83.2% ★, Programming 7.5% ★, Typing 2.2% ★, Simulation 1.5%, Crime 1.2%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 96.1% ★, Simulation 3%, Indie 0.9%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 87.1% ★, Crime 3.1%, Simulation 3%, Detective 2.7%, Cyberpunk 1.9%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 84.4% ★, Typing 5.1% ★, Programming 4.9% ★, Simulation 1.9%, Great Soundtrack 1.6%
Out there is a world of corporate corruption and government lies. You are a lone hacker armed with a terminal and a personal proxy. Break in. Cause damage. Get paid.
Why similar: Hacking 95.6% ★, Simulation 4%, Indie 0.3%
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
Why similar: Sci-fi 45.9%, Simulation 42.9%, Singleplayer 11.2%
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Why similar: Cyberpunk 67%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Indie 4%, Atmospheric 3.3%
Murderous Pursuits is a kill-or-be-killed Victorian stealth-em-up for 1-8 players in which you must hunt and kill your quarry before your hunters do the same to you, all while avoiding witnesses.
Why similar: Simulation 79.3%, Indie 20.7%
Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33%, Atmospheric 26.9%, Story Rich 20.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Singleplayer 6.6%
Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.
Why similar: Adventure 61.5%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Story Rich 3.8%, Indie 3.2%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 94.7% ★, Simulation 4.5%, Indie 0.8%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 76.6% ★, Programming 5.9% ★, Typing 5.2% ★, Crime 3.9%, Detective 2.5%
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
Why similar: Difficult 39.2%, Sci-fi 34.7%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Singleplayer 7.3%
A terminal-based hacking game where you play as a broke hacker trying to hack a bank and get rich.
Why similar: Hacking 79.9% ★, Programming 9.4% ★, Typing 8.1% ★, Simulation 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Hack yourself, hack your friends, hack your enemies and hack EVERYTHING in this twin-stick, action immersive-sim. Use OVERPOWERED hacks that no other game would let you use to overcome intelligent enemies in a plagued simulation.
Why similar: Hacking 99.6% ★, Difficult 0.2%, Adventure 0.1%, Indie 0.1%
Play as the ghost in the machine and hack your way through the 48 levels of the puzzle-platformer H4CT0PL45M! Use your ability to possess hardware to make your way to the end of each level and complete your infiltration.
Why similar: Hacking 88% ★, Programming 5.8% ★, Logic 2.7%, Cyberpunk 1.4%, Sci-fi 0.9%
A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 57.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Difficult 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Indie 6.8%
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
Why similar: Atmospheric 42.6%, Story Rich 16.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 12.9%, Singleplayer 12.1%
Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.
Why similar: Atmospheric 40.6%, Story Rich 36.4%, Singleplayer 23.1%
Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
Why similar: Hacking 90.8% ★, Dystopian 4.9%, Story Rich 1.5%, Choices Matter 1%, Indie 0.8%
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
Why similar: Adventure 70.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Story Rich 5.7%, Sci-fi 3.6%
Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.
Why similar: Simulation 58.4%, Indie 23%, Adventure 18.6%
From the creator of hack_me and dev_me, a continuation of the acclaimed hacker simulator in 2016 and 2017 - hack_me 3 is already on Steam!
Why similar: Hacking 93.8% ★, Simulation 4.9%, Indie 1.3%
A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.
Why similar: Simulation 40.4%, Sci-fi 34.6%, Indie 17.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 91.2% ★, Typing 5.9% ★, Simulation 1.8%, 2D 0.6%, Indie 0.3%
Loot, shoot, cast and drive in this chaotic PvP Roguelite. Level up fast, draft wild skills, and create crazy combos on the fly. Explore a GTA-style battle royale with no queues or downtime as you prepare to win the final fight!
Why similar: Indie 51.4%, Singleplayer 48.6%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 94.8% ★, Simulation 3.8%, Adventure 1.3%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 79.2%, Story Rich 6.6%, Atmospheric 5%, 2D 4.4%, Adventure 3.2%
This is a casual and entertaining typing game that lets you experience the thrill of hacking systems by rapidly typing on your keyboard. Whether stress-testing your keyboard or unwinding after a tough day, this game has got you covered!
Why similar: Hacking 87.6% ★, Typing 10.3% ★, Sci-fi 1.3%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Evolvation is a casual multiplayer and fast-paced and class based space flying shooter developed by a two-man-army (Eric and Jacob) from Amsterdam. Classes are: Highspeed, Fighter, Stealth, Support and Tank. Each class has its own special ability which provides a dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Simulation 63.6%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Indie 18.2%
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Why similar: Simulation 44.7%, Atmospheric 14.9%, 2D 13%, Singleplayer 11.9%, Adventure 9.7%
Junk, junk and even more junk. Life on the trash-planet Deponia is anything but a walk in the park. No surprise that Rufus had enough of that and hatches one ludicrous plan after the other to escape this bleak place.
Why similar: Adventure 39.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Dystopian 6.8%, 2D 6.7%
You are a system administrator who spends his nights fixing an old server, but something :) causes critical errors in the server, and along with it breaks your reality. This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Hacking 97.5% ★, Adventure 1%, 2D 0.9%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
A fully moddable city sandbox with jobs, NPCs, apartments, garages, gangs, and more. Broke Protocol is an open-world action game focused on roleplaying and custom content. Define your goals and identity in a persistent, reactive world where you write your own story.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Simulation 60.3%, Great Soundtrack 32.9%, Singleplayer 6.8%
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 63.9%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Dystopian 8.4%, Story Rich 3.7%, Indie 3%
HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.
Why similar: Hacking 84.4% ★, Typing 3.8% ★, Crime 3.3%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%, Simulation 2.3%
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Why similar: Difficult 60.2%, Indie 26.4%, Singleplayer 13.4%
CTRL Phreak is an over-the-top hacking sim. Become a LEET H4X0R as you download RAM, fight elite hacker bosses, and "code" by literally mashing your keyboard. Welcome to the Deep Web, kiddo.
Why similar: Hacking 85.7% ★, Typing 8.5% ★, Simulation 2%, Atmospheric 1.4%, Choices Matter 1.3%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 79.4% ★, Typing 8.8% ★, Crime 4.4%, Simulation 2.7%, Detective 2.6%
You're a punk hacking into the cameras and devices of an abandoned building. Except it's not really abandoned, and whatever inhabits it senses your presence and plans to eliminate you.
Why similar: Hacking 99.6% ★, Singleplayer 0.2%, Indie 0.2%
An immersive indie hacking simulation game. Help the Project Daybreak team expose a secret government program.
Why similar: Hacking 75.3% ★, Programming 8.9% ★, Typing 6.2% ★, Crime 2.9%, Simulation 2.6%
ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue is an educational game-based cybersecurity simulator designed for those with genuine interest in cybersecurity. Learn and practice cybersecurity concepts & strategy, play as the red team (hackers) or the blue team (defenders), single player or online vs. a colleague.
Why similar: Hacking 92.4% ★, Education 4.6%, Simulation 2.1%, Indie 0.4%, 2D 0.4%
A cybercriminal tries to get into a major hacking group but catches the attention of some sort of Deep Web mafia. You must crack into servers and devices in order to obtain valuable information while avoiding getting murdered by a bunch of Deep Web killers.
Why similar: Hacking 97% ★, Simulation 2.2%, Indie 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Passcode Breaker: The Day Before is a casual puzzle game in which players try to crack passcodes to deactivate computers, inspired by classic board game Mastermind with different modes and mechanics for everyone to enjoy.
Hacker.exe is horror/strategy/puzzle that takes you to a near future where the internet has become a safer place due to world wide regulations. You start to question how safe the internet is because you as a hacker, keep noticing security organizations working with illegal business. That begs the question: Why are you even a hacker?
Why similar: Hacking 95% ★, Simulation 3.1%, Adventure 1.1%, Indie 0.8%
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Why similar: Logic 27.7%, Story Rich 22.6%, Atmospheric 19.9%, 2D 11.8%, Adventure 8.4%
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!
Why similar: Hacking 89.1% ★, Programming 8.7% ★, Adventure 1%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.5%, Difficult 24.3%, 2D 21.9%, Indie 15.6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
VR Hacking themed escape room challenge
Why similar: Hacking 94.3% ★, Logic 2.8%, Simulation 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%