- #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: Hacking 25.8% ★, Programming 24.4% ★, Typing 22.5% ★, Detective 8.6%, Investigation 6.4%
- #2 Unprompted
96% 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 21.6% ★, Programming 21% ★, Hacking 19.2% ★, Detective 11.3%, Investigation 9.4%
- #3 Quantum Breach
96% matchNo user reviews
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: Hacking 37.5% ★, Programming 31.3% ★, Typing 26.2% ★, Simulation 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #4 Grey Hack
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,825 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 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 46% ★, Programming 30.3% ★, Typing 8.6% ★, Detective 4.3%, Simulation 3.9%
- #5 ESC (Electronics Security Company)
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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: Hacking 26% ★, Programming 24% ★, Typing 15.3% ★, Detective 10.5%, Investigation 9%
- #6 Drop Not Allowed
94% matchNo user reviews2027
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 26.5% ★, Typing 19% ★, Hacking 16.7% ★, Detective 12.6%, Logic 8.2%
- #7 Hacker Simulator
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,265 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.6 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 41.2% ★, Programming 22.4% ★, Typing 19.8% ★, Detective 10.6%, Simulation 4.4%
- #8 Mainlining
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 363 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 46.3% ★, Typing 18.9% ★, Programming 18.6% ★, Point & Click 6.3%, Simulation 4.7%
- #9 HACKING INTO EREBUS
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Likya Group
Windows
Hacking Into Erebus is a terminal-based sci-fi hacking game where you remotely hack systems, manipulate the crew and uncover their secrets. Use every tool to your advantage. Extract what you need, complete the missions and uncover what’s in the Compartment Zero. Will you succeed ?
Why similar: Hacking 33.3% ★, Programming 27.3% ★, Typing 22.7% ★, Simulation 4.6%, Mystery 3.7%
- #10 Blackdoor
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Static Signal
Windows
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts. 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. Better code = better hacker.
Why similar: Hacking 32% ★, Programming 27.8% ★, Typing 23.2% ★, Logic 4.9%, Simulation 3.9%
- #11 1000-BIT
90% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 37.6% ★, Hacking 27.3% ★, Typing 19.3% ★, Simulation 5.4%, Mystery 4.3%
- #12 Torrent Empire
89% matchMixed64% of 25 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: Hacking 32.3% ★, Programming 29.2% ★, Typing 25% ★, Simulation 3.9%, Puzzle 3.2%
- #13 HELLO HACKER
89% 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 33.7% ★, Typing 26.4% ★, Programming 16.6% ★, Logic 4.9%, Investigation 4.5%
- #14 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
A story-rich hacking simulation set inside a full Linux desktop environment. Use real terminal commands, crack passwords, intercept traffic, and expose a secret autonomous AI program.. before it exposes you.
Why similar: Hacking 36.4% ★, Programming 30.4% ★, Typing 20.7% ★, Simulation 5.7%, Puzzle 3.5%
- #15 Acolyte
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: SuperstringPub: Pantaloon
Windows
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Typing 25.6% ★, Detective 22%, Investigation 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%, Mystery 8.1%
- #16 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
86% matchNo user 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 35.3% ★, Typing 25% ★, Programming 18.5% ★, Investigation 7.5%, Immersive Sim 4.6%
- #17 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
86% matchVery Positive86% of 754 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 40.3% ★, Typing 30.9% ★, Detective 10.3%, Programming 6.5% ★, Simulation 6.2%
- #18 DA-VI-NC1
85% 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 44.4% ★, Hacking 30.7% ★, Logic 13.4%, Simulation 4.9%, Puzzle 4.4%
- #19 Extortion
84% 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 32.7% ★, Programming 24.7% ★, Typing 18.3% ★, Logic 7.8%, Simulation 5.1%
- #20 Rogue Bit
84% matchVery Positive89% of 123 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 38.7% ★, Hacking 36.5% ★, Logic 10.4%, Simulation 7.2%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #21 EXAPUNKS
83% matchVery Positive95% of 1,867 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 47.7% ★, Hacking 35.4% ★, Logic 8.1%, Puzzle 4.5%, Simulation 2.8%
- #22 Duskers
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,761 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Hacking 30.9% ★, Programming 30.4% ★, Typing 28.9% ★, Puzzle 3.6%, Simulation 2.7%
- #23 Hacknet
82% matchVery Positive94% of 25,910 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 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 72.7% ★, Programming 9.3% ★, Typing 7.9% ★, Detective 3.8%, Logic 2.6%
- #24 137
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ruby the SharkPub: Azurnia
Windows · Linux
CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...LOGIN TO 137 NEURAL FRAME DETECTED...CREDENTIALS APPROVED...WELCOME USER
Why similar: Programming 30.1% ★, Hacking 29.8% ★, Typing 22.2% ★, Point & Click 7%, Strategy 3%
- #25 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
80% 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 34.5% ★, Typing 20.1% ★, Programming 19.4% ★, Investigation 8.2%, Logic 6.9%
- #26 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
81% match6 user reviews50% of 6 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 41.1% ★, Hacking 39.6% ★, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 4.4%, Indie 1.4%
- #27 Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super Fun Laser Club
Windows · Mac
A single player graphics-coding puzzle game for creative coders and coding creatives. Built for people who like their graphics coding low level and retro styled.
Why similar: Programming 44.6% ★, Hacking 37.5% ★, Logic 6.8%, Simulation 5.8%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #28 Delta 4 Terminal Protocol
79% 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: Programming 40.4% ★, Typing 21% ★, Hacking 13.1% ★, Choices Matter 5.8%, Investigation 4.5%
- #29 Hardwired
78% 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: Hacking 30.4% ★, Programming 28% ★, Typing 23.8% ★, Immersive Sim 4.5%, Choices Matter 4.4%
- #30 System Zero
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NexcoreStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
System Zero is a hacker simulation game. You must use your hacking tools for accessing to the devices. You will become a black hat who wants to make his living.
Why similar: Hacking 33.1% ★, Programming 29.6% ★, Typing 19.3% ★, Simulation 6.1%, Puzzle 4.3%
- #31 How To Hack In?
77% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Red Buffalo Interactive
Windows · Linux
A real-time hacking sandbox simulator with procedurally generated content. Multiple tools and techniques to use, multiple computers to hack, multiple missions to solve, and multiple vulnerabilities to exploit!
Why similar: Hacking 28.7% ★, Programming 25.5% ★, Typing 16.3% ★, Detective 10.2%, Investigation 7.9%
- #32 cr4ckr
77% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Cutie Café
Windows
cr4ckr is a puzzle game about cracking passwords.
Why similar: Hacking 41.4% ★, Typing 40.3% ★, Logic 6.9%, Simulation 5%, Casual 2.4%
- #33 CaseCracker
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,325 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?
Why similar: Hacking 32.6% ★, Typing 23.7% ★, Detective 16.4%, Logic 8.7%, Mystery 4.8%
- #34 HACKERGAME
75% 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 36.4% ★, Programming 29.4% ★, Typing 24.2% ★, Choices Matter 4.2%, Simulation 2.1%
- #35 PromptCrafter
75% 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 32.8% ★, Typing 28.3% ★, Hacking 22.5% ★, Logic 9%, Puzzle 2.4%
- #36 Silicon Zeroes
76% matchVery Positive88% of 281 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 49.3% ★, Hacking 32% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Puzzle 5.4%, Indie 3.1%
- #37 Zero Trust
74% 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: Typing 31.4% ★, Hacking 21.2% ★, Programming 18.7% ★, Detective 11%, Simulation 7.5%
- #38 Coldwake
73% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: MadLeap Games
Windows
Explore an abandoned facility in this narrative-driven terminal adventure. Unlock hidden files, solve text-based puzzles, and piece together a fragmented AI as you uncover the truth behind a failed salvation and a buried past in this cold, atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Typing 30.7% ★, Hacking 28.8% ★, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #39 void future prologue
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Void Future: Prologue is a standalone free experience set in the universe of Void Future. Play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations and complete a single, fully designed mission. Hack systems, solve puzzles,and uncover secrets — while staying hidden from a system that never sleeps.
Why similar: Typing 33.7% ★, Hacking 19.3% ★, Programming 13% ★, Simulation 7.9%, Investigation 6.8%
- #40 TIS-100
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,067 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 65.1% ★, Hacking 19.7% ★, Logic 6.2%, Puzzle 4.7%, Simulation 2.8%
- #41 Turing Complete
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,204 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Programming 55.9% ★, Hacking 18.5% ★, Logic 15.8%, Puzzle 4.6%, Simulation 4.2%
- #42 Cyber Manhunt
72% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 53.1% ★, Detective 12.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Simulation 8.2%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #43 Comet 64
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 186 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 39.9% ★, Hacking 25.4% ★, Typing 16.4% ★, Logic 7.4%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #44 Zero Page
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fixed-point Studios
Windows
Your life depends on a machine that struggles to count higher than 256. But with a little bit of BASIC and a lot of cunning, you may just live long enough to escape a dying spaceship with a mind of its own. Let's hope eight bits are enough.
Why similar: Hacking 34.9% ★, Programming 34.3% ★, Detective 10.3%, Logic 10.2%, Investigation 6%
- #45 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 474 reviews2022
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 37.2% ★, Typing 20.8% ★, Programming 18.9% ★, Detective 9.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #46 Hacky
70% matchVery Positive92% of 97 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 34.1% ★, Typing 27.8% ★, Programming 25% ★, Logic 6.9%, Simulation 2.7%
- #47 Supreme OS
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pantheon Inc.
Windows · Linux
Supreme OS is an operating system that runs on your operating system. With such stupendously amazing features as agile mail servers, exciting terminal commands, puzzles for your puzzles and the occasional AI singularity, Supreme OS is bound to be a game-changer!
Why similar: Hacking 42.9% ★, Typing 33.6% ★, Logic 8.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #48 Hacker's Life
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Protection Games
Windows
Hacker's Life is a game where you take the seat of a hacker, infect devices all over the world with malware, and join a hacker group to pull off bigger attacks. See your malware take control of the world and become famous for your hacking skills, but be careful not to get busted.
Why similar: Hacking 40.5% ★, Programming 37.7% ★, Choices Matter 5.5%, Simulation 4.8%, Immersive Sim 4.5%
- #49 CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare-
71% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: E.N.NachPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac
Enter the world of hackers where Hiro and Misa must uncover the circumstances behind a mystery arson attack on a company that may be tied to the legendary hacker "Warlock". What will they uncover in their pursuit of the truth? A visual novel that brings the world of hackers to life!
Why similar: Programming 43.2% ★, Hacking 36.6% ★, Investigation 16.2%, Casual 2.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #50 HyperDissonance
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: meta
Windows
HyperDissonance is a mind-bending first-person psychological horror game set in a cyberpunk city where Faith, a young hacker falls into a rabbit hole of memory-altering Bio-Chip technology while trying to uncover the truth behind her father's disappearance.
Why similar: Hacking 30.5% ★, Typing 25% ★, Programming 20.2% ★, Logic 9%, Mystery 4.7%
- #51 H4CT0PL45M
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: MetricBead
Windows · Linux
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 53.6% ★, Programming 24.9% ★, Logic 12.8%, Puzzle 3.6%, Strategy 2.3%
- #52 QuantumPulse 2A
67% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Dashing Strike
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve programming puzzles on a fictional computer with radio-based communication and unique limitations. Competitively optimize to compete on leaderboards against friends and the global community.
Why similar: Programming 47.7% ★, Hacking 28.6% ★, Logic 13.7%, Puzzle 5.3%, Simulation 3.2%
- #53 project HECK
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: CyberMonk Studio
Windows
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 51.1% ★, Typing 41.5% ★, Casual 2.9%, Puzzle 2.1%, Indie 1.9%
- #54 Code World
69% 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 41.8% ★, Hacking 39.4% ★, Logic 9.1%, Puzzle 3.7%, Simulation 3.6%
- #55 Else Heart.Break()
69% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2015
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.
Why similar: Programming 51.3% ★, Hacking 41% ★, Point & Click 5.2%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #56 Uplink
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,417 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 47.4% ★, Programming 22% ★, Typing 16% ★, Strategy 3.1%, Immersive Sim 2.9%
- #57 hackmud
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 842 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 70.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG where you play a digital persona in a chaotic, unpredictable, and often goofy abandoned internet. Enter a 90s hacker movie filled with scripts, scams, and sabotage. Explore the world of digital secrets and forge your legacy through cunning, creativity, or disruption.
Why similar: Hacking 47.1% ★, Programming 42.9% ★, Simulation 4.3%, Puzzle 3.7%, Indie 2%
- #58 Midnight Protocol
67% matchVery Positive86% of 446 reviews2021
Dev: LuGus StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Why similar: Hacking 39.3% ★, Typing 31.2% ★, Programming 19.4% ★, Investigation 5%, Strategy 2.9%
- #59 Pragma Twice
66% 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 50.5% ★, Hacking 38.1% ★, Puzzle 5.4%, Simulation 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #60 Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thomas Hsu
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 41.2% ★, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 10.1%, Logic 8.1%, Typing 7.9% ★