- #1 CHAQS
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: nomorevalid
Windows
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.
Why similar: Programming 24% ★, Typing 21.8% ★, Hacking 20.7% ★, Education 10.1%, Detective 7.6%
- #2 Cyber Warrior
96% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Dunke Games
Windows
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
Why similar: Programming 24.6% ★, Hacking 22.5% ★, Typing 20.6% ★, Detective 10.3%, Investigation 8.1%
- #3 Zero Trust
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tomáš Fišer
Windows
An action hacking simulator set in a fully simulated world. Choose your path, craft your own tools, exploit vulnerabilities, and build your reputation. Every company, hacker, and law enforcement agency operates independently — nothing happens by chance. Every playthrough is unique.
Why similar: Programming 24.8% ★, Hacking 21.9% ★, Typing 21% ★, Detective 9.2%, Investigation 7.3%
- #4 Unprompted
95% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Eshleman
Windows · Mac
Type to guess the words used to create machine-made artworks, while slowly uncovering the algorithm's reflections on its own work. Come investigate more than 1,500 generated artworks across 7 carefully curated galleries.
Why similar: Typing 23.4% ★, Programming 23.1% ★, Hacking 17.3% ★, Detective 11.2%, Investigation 10.4%
- #5 Quantum Breach
94% matchNo user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Trajectory Interactive
Windows
A terminal-based hacking game where you play as a broke hacker trying to hack a bank and get rich.
Why similar: Programming 34.6% ★, Hacking 33.9% ★, Typing 28.6% ★, Simulation 2.9%
- #6 Hacker Plan
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hacker Game
Windows
Hacker Plan is a realistic hacking simulator. Ever dreamed of becoming a hacker? It all starts with your first command! In story missions, scout targets, crack passwords, bypass defenses and seize the entire network. No experience needed — just curiosity, and the game will make you a true hacker!
Why similar: Hacking 29.6% ★, Programming 29.4% ★, Typing 24% ★, Education 9.4%, Simulation 3.4%
- #7 DA-VI-NC1
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Baby Bear Fish
Windows
DA-VI-NC1 is a Turing-machine-based coding puzzle game. You must complete the puzzles, pass the Turing test, and discover the philosophical world of DA-VI-NC1 with the Mona Lisa.
Why similar: Programming 42.7% ★, Hacking 24.1% ★, Education 15.2%, Logic 7.2%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #8 Blackdoor
91% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Static Signal
Windows · Linux
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to rewrite them. Hack servers by writing actual code in a custom scripting language: probe ports, crack passwords, steal data, and get out before the trace completes. The better your code, the better you hack.
Why similar: Programming 29.9% ★, Hacking 28.5% ★, Typing 24.2% ★, Education 6.8%, Story Rich 3%
- #9 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
92% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Wydawnictwo DagielPub: Adventuresity
Windows
The program was created on the basis of an engineering study program. No prior knowledge of any IT issues is required - we start with simple tasks and step by step learn the basics of computer programming.
Why similar: Programming 38.6% ★, Hacking 30.3% ★, Education 17.7%, Logic 6.8%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #10 Delta 4 Terminal Protocol
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ignivar Technology Solutions
Windows
Wake up to silence. One terminal, one survivor, one dying ship. Can you bring the Delta-4 back online? Delta 4 is a sci-fi survival terminal sim—type commands, decode logs, and fight to keep a dying ship alive.
Why similar: Typing 22.2% ★, Programming 19% ★, Hacking 16.6% ★, Education 10.9%, Investigation 10.1%
- #11 CRACKME.EXE
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Berihime Studio
Windows
CRACKME.EXE is a hard hacking puzzle game where you use real tools to mess with the game's files and programs. You'll have to leave the game window to work out what's stopping you, then find a way around it.
Why similar: Hacking 35.6% ★, Programming 28.5% ★, Investigation 13.2%, Education 10.2%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #12 ESC (Electronics Security Company)
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Electronics Security Company
Windows · Mac
Experience hacking and uncover hidden secrets. Type commands to decode messages, navigate systems, and gain remote access to devices.
Why similar: Programming 28.2% ★, Hacking 25% ★, Typing 17.8% ★, Detective 11.1%, Investigation 10.6%
- #13 Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
87% matchNo user reviews97% of 951 reviews2026
Dev: Thomas Hsu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.
Why similar: Programming 35.9% ★, Education 18.6%, Detective 14%, Investigation 8.8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #14 HackMeNow
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AngrySysOps
Windows
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.
Why similar: Hacking 29.5% ★, Programming 29.4% ★, Typing 11.7% ★, Education 8.9%, Investigation 6.4%
- #15 1000-BIT
88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 42.1% ★, Hacking 24.9% ★, Typing 21.3% ★, Puzzle 6.3%, Simulation 4%
- #16 Grey Hack
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,885 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 41.3% ★, Programming 34% ★, Typing 9.3% ★, Education 5.2%, Detective 4.3%
- #17 Torrent Empire
85% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
Are you ready to build your own torrent empire? Crack software, manage servers, dive into shady deals, and outsmart the authorities—all in the shadow of the 2000s. Balance risk and reward in this terminal-based strategy sim. Become a digital legend or lose it all!
Why similar: Programming 32.2% ★, Hacking 29.1% ★, Typing 27.2% ★, Puzzle 4.8%, Simulation 2.9%
- #18 Rogue Bit
86% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.
Why similar: Programming 40.1% ★, Hacking 30.8% ★, Education 12.4%, Logic 6%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #19 Hacky
84% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Hacking 25.6% ★, Typing 25.3% ★, Programming 23% ★, Education 12.3%, Dystopian 5.7%
- #20 Comet 64
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
Why similar: Programming 37.8% ★, Hacking 19.6% ★, Typing 15.3% ★, Education 13.4%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #21 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
82% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
In Void Future: Hacking Protocol, you play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations. Hack, solve puzzles, and uncover a global conspiracy. Hunted by a system that never sleeps, you’ll need to stay hidden, outsmart surveillance, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Hacking 31.3% ★, Typing 26.8% ★, Programming 20.1% ★, Investigation 8.2%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #22 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
A story-rich hacking sim played inside a real Linux desktop. Recon networks, break web apps, crack crypto, and extract hidden data with tools that behave like the real thing, while an autonomous AI watches the network, learns, and hacks back. The commands are real. So are the consequences.
Why similar: Programming 32.9% ★, Hacking 32.1% ★, Typing 22% ★, Puzzle 5.2%, Simulation 4.1%
- #23 Drop Not Allowed
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoQuest Studios
Windows
Trapped inside a living database, use real SQL to unlock regions and challenge the system that watches every query. Use SELECT to investigate, UPDATE to repair and remember: DROP NOT ALLOWED. It doesn’t matter if you’re a SQL noob or a veteran; the game teaches you everything you need as you play.
Why similar: Programming 31.8% ★, Typing 20.7% ★, Education 14.1%, Detective 11.9%, Logic 5.8%
- #24 MHRD
82% matchVery Positive89% of 452 reviews2017
Dev: Funghisoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MHRD is a hardware design game, in which you design various hardware circuits in a hardware description language. The hardware circuits you design get more complex as you go until you create a fully functional CPU design.
Why similar: Programming 51.9% ★, Typing 19.8% ★, Education 16.6%, Puzzle 6.3%, Simulation 5.5%
- #25 HACKING INTO EREBUS
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Likya Group
Windows
HACKING INTO EREBUS is a terminal-driven hacking cyberpunk thriller. Jack into a hostile network and outsmart ARIA, a surveillance system that watches your every move. Breach nodes, override defenses and pry secrets from a crew trapped in cryosleep. Fight your way into Compartment Zero.
Why similar: Programming 29.6% ★, Hacking 26.6% ★, Typing 25% ★, Puzzle 4.6%, Choices Matter 4.2%
- #26 How To Hack In?
79% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Red Buffalo Interactive
Windows · Linux
A systems-driven, real-time hacking sandbox in a living, procedurally generated world. Profile people, infiltrate companies, exploit networks from your terminal, automate complex attacks, erase the evidence, trade stocks and crypto, and buy or sell intelligence on an underground marketplace.
Why similar: Programming 26.2% ★, Hacking 24.2% ★, Typing 16.6% ★, Detective 9.5%, Investigation 8.1%
- #27 Mainlining
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 368 reviews2017
Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 44.7% ★, Typing 22.1% ★, Programming 22% ★, Puzzle 4.7%, Simulation 3.7%
- #28 Hacker Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,280 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 38.2% ★, Programming 25.5% ★, Typing 22.2% ★, Detective 10.8%, Simulation 3.4%
- #29 Code World
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Fewjix
Windows
In Code World you control the robot that can walk around the world and send messages to devices. Every device reacts on those messages according to its code. You will have to read this code, understand what messages to send and write your own code.
Why similar: Programming 39.8% ★, Hacking 30.6% ★, Education 15.6%, Logic 4.9%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #30 MatchMaker95 - A Programming Simulator
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: willielife
Windows
The programming simulator. MatchMaker95 is a cozy(ish) coding tycoon where you write real C++, grow a chaotic dating app startup, unlock game-changing upgrades, and turn lines of code into profit — all inside a lo-fi Win98 desktop.
Why similar: Typing 27.4% ★, Programming 21.8% ★, Hacking 19.6% ★, Education 14.8%, Capitalism 12.5%
- #31 HELLO HACKER
76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
HELLO HACKER features a realistic terminal. Use real Linux commands, network scanning, password cracking, and cryptography to infiltrate 10 interconnected servers and expose a deadly government surveillance program. Your colleague is missing. You're next. Are you ready to be a hacker?
Why similar: Hacking 32.1% ★, Typing 30.5% ★, Programming 19.4% ★, Puzzle 6.2%, Investigation 5.2%
- #32 TurtleCAD 3D
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
TurtleCAD 3D is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to pilot a sea turtle to create 3D polygonal graphics. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.
Why similar: Programming 47.7% ★, Typing 23% ★, Education 13.3%, Puzzle 7.2%, Simulation 4.2%
- #33 Silicon Zeroes
78% matchVery Positive87% of 284 reviews2017
Dev: PleasingFungus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build hardware. Solve puzzles. From the creator of Manufactoria, a new open-ended puzzle game set in Silicon Valley's first startup.
Why similar: Programming 47.9% ★, Hacking 25.3% ★, Education 13.6%, Puzzle 7.1%, Simulation 6.1%
- #34 Elevator Programmer
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Alice Studio
Windows · Linux
Learn programming by implementing an elevator through a guided tour
Why similar: Programming 42.6% ★, Typing 25.8% ★, Education 16.9%, Logic 6.3%, Simulation 4.3%
- #35 Brainfuck Challenge
75% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lyric Law
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalist programming puzzle game based on the esoteric language Brainfuck. Learn its rules, solve clever challenges, and even run your code in an external terminal.
Why similar: Programming 50.9% ★, Education 21.5%, Typing 18.3% ★, Puzzle 6.9%, Casual 2.3%
- #36 SYSCALL: RING ZERO
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
Why similar: Programming 40.2% ★, Hacking 26.9% ★, Detective 9.6%, Investigation 8.1%, Logic 7%
- #37 TIS-100
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,119 reviews2015
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Why similar: Programming 66.5% ★, Hacking 16.4% ★, Puzzle 6.6%, Education 5%, Logic 3.6%
- #38 HACKERGAME
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vance Studios
Windows
HACKERGAME is a 2D terminal-based arcade hacking game and is currently in the early days of development.
Why similar: Hacking 30.5% ★, Programming 30.2% ★, Typing 24.6% ★, Multiple Endings 4.2%, Choices Matter 4.2%
- #39 ABI-DOS
72% matchVery Positive92% of 438 reviews2024
Dev: ABI.DOS.SOFTWARE
Windows
Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.
Why similar: Programming 38.9% ★, Hacking 23.6% ★, Education 13.9%, Procedural Generation 7.2%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #40 PromptCrafter
73% match8 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: DevHaskell
Windows
Command line crafting game with procedurally generated crafting trees and programming-like automation.
Why similar: Programming 34.1% ★, Typing 28.9% ★, Hacking 19.1% ★, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Logic 5.2%
- #41 Hardwired
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lostbyte
Windows · Linux
Enter the terminal and jack into a retro-cyberpunk world. Hardwired is a hacker simulation where you explore networks, uncover secrets, and manipulate systems through command-line interfaces. Discover hidden logs, tap into surveillance feeds, and unravel story a set in a fractured dystopia.
Why similar: Programming 29.6% ★, Hacking 26.2% ★, Typing 24.8% ★, Multiple Endings 5.1%, Choices Matter 4.5%
- #42 Faultfinder
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Endpaper
Windows
She kept the machine that holds the city up. It ran correctly for eleven years, and last night it killed her. Step through her rune-tape, watch the registers, rewind the trace, and name the line that did it. You never write a program. You read one, and you convict it.
Why similar: Programming 48.4% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 15%, Puzzle 6.8%, Logic 6.7%
- #43 ハッカータイピング
73% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: naoeZijiGames
Windows
あなたは今、この瞬間からハッカーになりました。ハッカータイピングは近未来風タイピングゲームです。あなたのもとにはたくさんの"依頼"が届きます。依頼は単語と文章で分かれており、好みのスタイルでタイピング可能。問題文の種類はなんと、600以上!!依頼を完了するとポイントがもらえ、加算されていきます。背景、エフェクト、音のすべてがハッカーの気分になれます。たくさんの依頼をこなしてランキング上位をめざそう!!
Why similar: Typing 43% ★, Hacking 36.2% ★, Education 17.6%, Simulation 1.9%, Casual 1.2%
- #44 Cyber Academy
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: JinjaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master cybersecurity by doing inside a living virtual OS. Complete hands on modules, then enter a safe fictional Dark Net where virtual operators infiltrate rivals, defend their own systems, hunt traces and compete for reputation. More modules are coming.
Why similar: Programming 30.6% ★, Hacking 27.4% ★, Education 14.5%, Investigation 10.1%, Detective 9%
- #45 Netshell
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Logic Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with real shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997 with accurately recreated applications. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
Why similar: Programming 32.9% ★, Hacking 31% ★, Typing 22.8% ★, Choices Matter 3.2%, Logic 3%
- #46 vim racer
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TubularDev
Windows · Linux
vim racer is a speed based training game that teaches real Vim motions by racing a block cursor through real source code, from h j k l all the way to search and bracket matching. There's no accuracy score, only speed, so the fastest path is always the correct one.
Why similar: Typing 45.2% ★, Programming 27.1% ★, Education 21.8%, Simulation 3.6%, Casual 2.3%
- #47 Hacker The Dark Shadow
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burrito BlastPub: MadOctopus
Windows
Become a young programmer diving into the dangerous world of cybercrime. When the elite hacking collective Dark Shadows challenges you with a series of ruthless trials, you must push your genius to the limit. Will you prove your worth or become another digital casualty?
Why similar: Programming 32% ★, Hacking 28.6% ★, Typing 18.9% ★, Investigation 6.6%, Puzzle 4.3%
- #48 Extortion
71% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: Dysnomia
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're a computer engineer with a terrible secret. Someone is blackmailing you and now, you have to hack some servers and get secret files for him. Would you succeed in achieving their missions or would you find them and revenge?
Why similar: Hacking 30.6% ★, Programming 28.4% ★, Typing 20.8% ★, Puzzle 5.7%, Logic 5%
- #49 AB.Net
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timothy Hacquebord
Windows
A terminal‑based hacking simulator focused on realism and system‑level interaction.
Why similar: Typing 29.1% ★, Hacking 17.2% ★, Capitalism 13.4%, Programming 11.6% ★, Investigation 7.6%
- #50 Elara: A Coding Adventure in Space
69% matchPositive100% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Browne
Windows
Solve puzzles and learn how to code in this unique and gripping sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Programming 37.8% ★, Hacking 29.8% ★, Education 17.6%, Puzzle 6.3%, Logic 4.9%
- #51 CyberQuest
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ersin Dincelli
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore CyberQuest, where your decisions define you. Journey from a novice freelancer to a skilled hacker. Choose your path: white hat, black hat, or hacktivist, and embrace the cyber challenge!
Why similar: Hacking 32.1% ★, Programming 30.6% ★, Education 16.7%, Detective 7.7%, Investigation 5.9%
- #52 CHAQS 44
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: nomorevalid
Windows
CHAQS 44 is a system simulation game that encourages players to explore, learn, and experiment. It offers a wide range of realistic tools and environments designed to test understanding and curiosity.
Why similar: Programming 44.2% ★, Typing 23.7% ★, Education 19.8%, Simulation 5.8%, Choices Matter 4.5%
- #53 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KaleidoScreens
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hifuu OS: Immersive hacking simulator based on the Touhou Project. Play as Renko Usami, learn and use authentic terminal commands to hack into the Great Hakurei Barrier. Unravel the truth behind Maribel Hearn's mysterious coma as you search through Gensokyo's secret and private documents.
Why similar: Hacking 30.8% ★, Typing 21.7% ★, Programming 21.2% ★, Investigation 9%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #54 LITA Protocol
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Solo Caravel
Windows · Linux
Power on an old computer and meet LITA. Together, you will explore how computer memory works through a series of puzzles.
Why similar: Programming 51.1% ★, Education 20.2%, Logic 8.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #55 VSCS-II
67% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Oliver MorrishPub: Skullbutton Interactive
Windows
VSCS-II is a retro-styled narrative game about privacy and security. Using an upgraded '80s operating system, navigate an underground network to make connections, unearth conspiracies, and ultimately decide the fate of the dark web.
Why similar: Hacking 25.7% ★, Programming 22.1% ★, Investigation 10.9%, Detective 10.7%, Dystopian 7.8%
- #56 Hacker vs IT
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Sapphirus Production
Windows · Linux
A game to show how really a fight between a Hacker and a IT worker works and how hackers operate. Old MS-DOS game.
Why similar: Hacking 33% ★, Programming 25.6% ★, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 7.2%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #57 Code Wizard: Java Edition
67% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Duckisoft
Windows
Learn to code in Java as well as learning important Object Oriented Programming principles. Solve puzzles while learning new features as you track down the evil wizard intent on destroying the world. Write real Java code while playing through an RPG story!
Why similar: Programming 38% ★, Hacking 31% ★, Education 19.7%, Puzzle 6.5%, Logic 2.9%
- #58 EXAPUNKS
67% matchVery Positive95% of 1,900 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Programming 53.5% ★, Hacking 32.4% ★, Puzzle 6.9%, Logic 5.1%, Simulation 2.1%
- #59 Hacknet
67% matchVery Positive94% of 26,152 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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.
Why similar: Hacking 64.9% ★, Programming 10.2% ★, Typing 8.6% ★, Education 3.9%, Detective 3.8%
- #60 Typo!
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: unNamedPub: unnamed Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Typo! is a fast-paced arcade typing defense game where you destroy word-based viruses, protect your firewall, survive escalating waves, and chase high scores through speed, accuracy, and focus.
Why similar: Typing 47.5% ★, Programming 24.9% ★, Education 23%, 2D 3.2%, Casual 1.4%