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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Programming, Automation, Simulation, Singleplayer.

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A strategy replay simulator where you observe your trading strategies battle in the market. Write code that becomes a living strategy, watch it trade, and learn how it survives or falls in a competitive environment.

Reviews: 3 user reviews — 67% — of 3 reviews
Released: 2026-02-26
Developer: botterYosuke
Publisher: Sasaco Co., Ltd.
Genres: Simulation, Free To Play, Accounting, Education, Software Training, Early Access
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  1. #1 SHENZHEN I/O
    97% matchVery Positive95% of 4,421 reviews2016
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

    Why similar: Programming 66.8%, Automation 20.8%, Simulation 5.5%, Education 4.3%, Sandbox 2.1%

  2. #2 Arcana Automata
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grumpy Penguin Games
    Windows

    In Arcana Automata, you program drones using Python to harvest a mystical resource, unlock upgrades, and encounter German mythical creatures. Perfect for curious minds who love to learn through play.

    Why similar: Programming 50.7%, Automation 19.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Education 6.6%, Sandbox 5.1%

  3. #3 Logic Arrows
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Artem Yashin
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Logic Arrows is a sandbox game where you design your own mechanisms: from logic gates to an entire computer. Use simple elements to build complex systems, solve engineering challenges and master computer logic.

    Why similar: Programming 41.3%, Automation 26%, Simulation 11.7%, Sandbox 11%, Education 8.5%

  4. #4 Programmer Dungeon Knightress
    95% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2022
    Dev: Dragon Lord Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!

    Why similar: Programming 49.7%, Automation 22.5%, Sandbox 9%, Simulation 9%, Education 8.9%

  5. #5 Human Resource Machine
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,614 reviews2015
    Dev: Tomorrow Corporation
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.

    Why similar: Programming 72.5%, Automation 11.1%, Education 7.9%, Simulation 6.3%, Sandbox 1.6%

  6. #6 Finite State Automaton Challenges
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Tramolly Game
    Windows · Mac

    In this game, we will play with the simplest automaton model, Finite State Automaton, and use it to cope with 80 challenges.

    Why similar: Programming 63.3%, Automation 29.4%, Education 5.9%, 2D 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  7. #7 The Qubit Factory
    92% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2025
    Dev: Logical Basis
    Windows · Mac

    The Qubit Factory is an open-ended puzzle game incorporating real-life concepts from the cutting-edge field of quantum computing. Design and build logic circuits that manipulate bits and qubits (quantum bits) to solve devious computational challenges!

    Why similar: Programming 50.1%, Automation 23.9%, Simulation 12.6%, Education 7.4%, Immersive Sim 5.7%

  8. #8 CodeSpells
    93% matchMostly Negative39% of 265 reviews2015
    Dev: ThoughtSTEM, LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Craft any magical spell you can imagine using the most powerful tool there is: code. CodeSpells is currently an unguided, sandbox experience for the bravest wizards who want to help the developers steer the game's development.

    Why similar: Programming 73%, Simulation 12.6%, Sandbox 10.6%, Education 3.7%

  9. #9 Opus Magnum
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,719 reviews2017
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

    Why similar: Programming 59.4%, Automation 28.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Sandbox 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  10. #10 7 Billion Humans
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,088 reviews2018
    Dev: Tomorrow Corporation
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!

    Why similar: Programming 76.9%, Simulation 8.4%, Automation 7.6%, Education 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  11. #11 If Red Then Stop
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
    Windows · Linux

    Program traffic lights, barriers, and more to solve your city’s traffic problems! Improve your coding skills by learning to control time-dependent processes with realistic state machines.

    Why similar: Programming 52.6%, Automation 24%, Simulation 11.9%, Education 6.2%, Sandbox 5.1%

  12. #12 Turing Complete
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,092 reviews2021
    Dev: LevelHead
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

    Why similar: Programming 65.5%, Automation 12%, Education 10.9%, Simulation 8.5%, Sandbox 1.9%

  13. #13 KnotBot
    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2020
    Dev: BeetBomb
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    From collecting buttons to solving tangled mazes, automate KnotBot on a quest of handcrafted puzzles. Solve the problems your own way, it's simple to understand but still deep and challenging.

    Why similar: Programming 48%, Simulation 19.7%, Automation 16%, Education 8.1%, Sandbox 7.4%

  14. #14 DumbBots: Hello World
    88% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2020
    Dev: Michael Hall
    Windows

    DumbBots: Hello World is the FREE introduction to the world of coding a DumbBot. Learn a new skill in 2020, and pickup the basics of coding with drag-and-drop ease in a fun setting. Or show your coding mettle by competing with other DumbBots.

    Why similar: Programming 47%, Automation 14%, Simulation 12%, Sandbox 11.9%, Education 10.9%

  15. #15 Autonauts
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 4,915 reviews2019
    Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.

    Why similar: Programming 51.8%, Automation 26.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Sandbox 6.3%, Resource Management 5%

  16. #16 Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 620 reviews2024
    Dev: Luden.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

    Why similar: Programming 45.2%, Automation 22.9%, Education 10.7%, Sandbox 10.5%, Simulation 5.9%

  17. #17 MOLEK-SYNTEZ
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 678 reviews2019
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment.

    Why similar: Programming 57.4%, Automation 22.8%, Simulation 18.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  18. #18 Robospital
    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2023
    Dev: Golden Banana Soft
    Windows

    Become a doctor in Robospital and fix robots. Learn Python programming, write code, and test your code!

    Why similar: Programming 45.4%, Software Training 24%, Automation 13.3%, Education 9%, Simulation 6.9%

  19. #19 Crayon Computer
    84% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: Artless Games
    Windows · Mac

    Crayon Computer is a 2D physics-based open-ended programming puzzle game. (if you call that programming)

    Why similar: Programming 61.4%, Automation 21.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Education 5.3%, 2D 1%

  20. #20 VELONE
    84% matchMixed42% of 31 reviews2022
    Dev: ZAR 21Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    VELONE is a creative automation game in which you assemble and program mechanisms to solve logic puzzles. Both relaxing and highly replayable, you save the planet VELONE by creating automated constructs that move and assemble according to your masterplan.

    Why similar: Programming 53.4%, Automation 27.7%, Sandbox 9.6%, Simulation 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  21. #21 Kernel Quest
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jonathan Dupré
    Windows

    A programming puzzle game about helping a wizard reach his goal. Learn to use the rules to your advantage. Build contraptions. Optimize your solution.

    Why similar: Programming 58.5%, Automation 28.7%, Simulation 10.7%, 2D 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  22. #22 Alan's Automaton Workshop
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 212 reviews2022
    Dev: Laputa Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.

    Why similar: Programming 48.1%, Automation 23.1%, Education 11%, Sandbox 9.4%, Simulation 7.2%

  23. #23 while True: learn()
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 8,061 reviews2019
    Dev: Luden.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!

    Why similar: Programming 69.9%, Education 12.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Sandbox 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.1%

  24. #24 ProxOS
    81% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: slojanko
    Windows

    Step into a time portal to 1993. While your friends are battling it out in the latest FPS adventures, you got the opportunity to learn the newest trend, programming. Turn on your CRT monitor and learn to write code, compete with others in challenges or write minigames.

    Why similar: Programming 56.1%, Education 14.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 13.5%, 2D 1.8%

  25. #25 ABI-DOS
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 403 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 48.7%, Automation 22.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Sandbox 8.7%, Education 8.1%

  26. #26 TIS-100
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,045 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 84.5%, Simulation 6.2%, Automation 5.8%, Education 3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  27. #27 Brainfuck Challenge
    79% matchPositive98% of 44 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 64.4%, Automation 22.2%, Education 12.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  28. #28 Infinifactory
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 2,459 reviews2015
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.

    Why similar: Programming 51.1%, Automation 27.7%, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  29. #29 Replicube
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 610 reviews2025
    Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to replicate 3D voxel-based objects. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.

    Why similar: Programming 71.3%, Simulation 15.1%, Sandbox 13.6%

  30. #30 混元灵印
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 寰宇四象计划
    Windows

    2D automation factory game, set in an chinese ancient fantasy world, semi-realistic art style with puzzle-solving, programming, and visual novel elements. play as a Soul Seal Master, Craft Soul Seals, optimize production to meet time, financial, or spatial constraints.

    Why similar: Programming 53.3%, Automation 31%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Resource Management 4%, 2D 1.2%

  31. #31 Robot Unlock
    77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Adrian Toncean
    Windows · Linux

    Robot Unlock is an open-ended puzzle game with 75+ levels. Design your own solutions and optimize them for speed, instructions or space and compare with other players. Create your own levels, challenge other players and solve community made ones.

    Why similar: Programming 51.6%, Automation 25.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Education 8.4%, Top-Down 3.9%

  32. #32 Robot Programmer
    77% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: ZeroPub: Zero Cores
    Windows · Mac

    Uncover your hidden programming talent! Code your own robots with simple instructions to explore 40+ logical based puzzles.

    Why similar: Programming 57.5%, Automation 27.1%, Simulation 12.9%, 2D 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  33. #33 Beam Time
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Connor Slade
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A logic puzzle game where you redirect and split laser beams to create digital circuits. Through the campaign, you will explore basic logic gates, oscillators, latches, counters, adders, memory, and more.

    Why similar: Programming 66.4%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Automation 4.6%, 2D 2.2%

  34. #34 programming-factory-2
    74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: KUOKUO
    Windows

    Programming Factory 2 is an educational and entertaining algorithmic puzzle game! Players solve algorithmic challenges ranging from simple mathematical operations to complex operations by building a network of processing modules.

    Why similar: Programming 53.7%, Automation 20%, Simulation 9.2%, Sandbox 6.3%, Immersive Sim 4.8%

  35. #35 Pragma Twice
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bryan Gillespie
    Windows

    You've awoken deep within a research facility in a new, programmable robot body. You have holes in your memories. At least you no longer have that hole in your head...

    Why similar: Programming 62.5%, Automation 25.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Singleplayer 1%

  36. #36 MHRD
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 433 reviews2017
    Dev: Funghisoft
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 71.3%, Simulation 18.7%, Education 10.1%

  37. #37 The Farmer Was Replaced
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,884 reviews2025
    Dev: Timon HerzogPub: Metaroot
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

    Why similar: Programming 54%, Automation 20.9%, Education 8.4%, Resource Management 5.5%, Sandbox 5.4%

  38. #38 Block Machine
    74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Sebastian Schöner
    Windows

    A difficult programming puzzle game about building parallel computing machines by placing blocks to solve surprisingly hard problems.

    Why similar: Programming 58.3%, Automation 18.3%, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 9.8%, 2D 1%

  39. #39 Poop Right Now
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 晓猫
    Windows

    "Poop Right Now" is a puzzle game. Players play the role of "Courier" who have just entered the industry here to transport "Poop" to the right place. Please carefully arrange the transportation route to ensure that the "Poop" can be transported safely and accurately to its destination.

    Why similar: Programming 36.8%, Automation 30.6%, Sandbox 12.2%, Resource Management 10.5%, Simulation 8.3%

  40. #40 DumbBots
    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
    Dev: Michael Hall
    Windows

    Create an AI for your DumbBots to help them achieve victory! Learn the basics of coding with guns, explosions, and ragdolls.

    Why similar: Programming 48%, Automation 21%, Simulation 10.1%, Sandbox 9.2%, Education 7.4%

  41. #41 CHAQS 44
    72% matchNo user 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 56.4%, Simulation 18.8%, Education 11.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, 2D 1.2%

  42. #42 Charge!
    73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Depths Games
    Windows

    Charge is a level-based puzzle game where you control the flow of charge around a circuit board. Arrange pre-built components into wondrous machines that take advantage of available resources and design your own modules from scratch.

    Why similar: Programming 55.4%, Automation 27.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Sandbox 3.4%, Education 3.2%

  43. #43 Circuit Artist
    70% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: lets_all_be_stupid_forever
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A circuit simulator where you draw everything. Wires are pixels, gates are triangles. Design chips, watch signals glow as they propagate, and debug by rewinding time.

    Why similar: Programming 48%, Automation 19.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Sandbox 11.1%, Education 9%

  44. #44 LogicBots
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 184 reviews2017
    Dev: Incandescent Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Design, build and wire up your own unique robot to complete challenging logic puzzles. LogicBots is a puzzle game where robots are used to complete the various levels.

    Why similar: Programming 61.9%, Simulation 18.9%, Sandbox 12.2%, Education 7%

  45. #45 Automachef
    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 908 reviews2019
    Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to Automachef, a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life! It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today!

    Why similar: Automation 31.8%, Programming 31.6%, Simulation 26.1%, Resource Management 10.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  46. #46 Upload Labs
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 6,472 reviews2025
    Dev: EnigmaDev Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect

    Why similar: Programming 40.8%, Automation 30.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Immersive Sim 6%, Sandbox 4.6%

  47. #47 EXAPUNKS
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,852 reviews2018
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.9 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 67.8%, Automation 21.1%, Simulation 7%, Sandbox 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  48. #48 Kaizen: A Factory Story
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 646 reviews2025
    Dev: CoincidencePub: Astra Logical
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.

    Why similar: Programming 53.4%, Automation 22.9%, Simulation 9.2%, Education 8.6%, Sandbox 3.9%

  49. #49 Drag Engineer
    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Guang Pu
    Windows

    If you are interested in programming, you will like the game. You will play an engineer, use the mouse to drag various instructions to write programs, and let them run normally to meet the requirements of the boss. Some levels test your logic ability very much. Please think carefully before you act.

    Why similar: Programming 70%, Simulation 17.7%, Education 10.3%, 2D 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  50. #50 ChipWits
    68% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: ChipWits, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Program a robot to solve logic puzzles in ChipWits, an open-ended programming game for beginners and experts alike! Inspired by the 1980s original, ChipWits combines the best of puzzle games, automation, and programming to introduce a new generation of players to a classic gaming experience.

    Why similar: Programming 47.3%, Automation 22.7%, Education 8.2%, Simulation 7.7%, Sandbox 7.4%

  51. #51 Runeline
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gnostic Games
    Windows · Mac

    Design, build, and code a factory within the magical world of Runeline! Work on producing increasingly complex products, which will require you to write not just functional but optimized code, all within the simple instructions of the machine core.

    Why similar: Programming 50.1%, Automation 28.5%, Sandbox 10.6%, Simulation 7.2%, Top-Down 2.5%

  52. #52 Warp Factory
    70% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2021
    Dev: Milo Brandt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An automation puzzle game in which the player must build factories to produce various shapes and patterns, as well as to perform more dynamic tasks - featuring a system of portals that allow one to cut apart and reconnect space in paradoxical - and productive - ways.

    Why similar: Programming 51%, Automation 32.8%, Simulation 13.7%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  53. #53 Prime Mover
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2018
    Dev: 4Bit Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.

    Why similar: Programming 76.7%, Simulation 16%, Education 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  54. #54 1-DC
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: 89o
    Windows · Linux

    An open-ended programming puzzle game with a minimalist, abstract, Assembly-like programming language.

    Why similar: Programming 71.3%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 13.3%, 2D 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  55. #55 FREM Sprite32!
    68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: N11 Games Division
    Windows · Mac

    Play, learn, and experiment with programming in the Sprite32! 8-bit microcomputer sandbox. Use the high-level FREMScript programming language to write programs, create dynamic pixel art, and explore audio generation. Play tutorials and challenges to learn all the aspects of the system.

    Why similar: Programming 68.4%, Simulation 15.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, 2D 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  56. #56 SysOps Simulator
    67% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: Sophism Games
    Windows

    SysOps Saga is a simulation game that puts you in the shoes of a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), managing the intricate web of software, security, and hardware to keep digital systems running. Developed by a FAANG veteran, this game offers an immersive and educational experience for IT enthusiasts.

    Why similar: Programming 50.5%, Automation 29.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Education 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  57. #57 Bitburner
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,120 reviews2021
    Dev: Fulcrum Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.

    Why similar: Programming 65.6%, Automation 21.9%, Simulation 5.4%, Sandbox 3.3%, Education 3.2%

  58. #58 Virtual Circuit Board
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 302 reviews2023
    Dev: Reverie Foundry
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.

    Why similar: Programming 48.9%, Automation 19%, Sandbox 10.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Education 10.3%

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