
Step into the role of a digital detective. Solve cases in a simulated OS by collecting evidence, linking clues, and making impactful decisions.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Indie, Hacking, Singleplayer.

Step into the role of a digital detective. Solve cases in a simulated OS by collecting evidence, linking clues, and making impactful decisions.

ARTificial
Dig into the truth hidden in the artist's strange paintings through the puzzle.

Palm Cracker
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Dig into the truth hidden in the artist's strange paintings through the puzzle.
Why similar: Simulation 41%, Detective 29.8%, Puzzle 18.2%, 2D 7.9%, Indie 1.8%
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Simulation 26.8%, Hacking 20.8% ★, Puzzle 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 5%
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 48.1% ★, Simulation 38.4%, Puzzle 12%, Indie 1.5%
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 39.8% ★, Simulation 25.7%, Detective 15%, Puzzle 14.4%, Indie 2.2%
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 47.1% ★, Simulation 47%, Indie 5.9%
IO Interloper is a hacking heist game all about peering through security cameras, piloting drones, duping rubes, and saying I'M IN in a really gruff voice.
Why similar: Simulation 44.3%, Hacking 37.2% ★, Puzzle 11.4%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
hack_me 2 is a story about hacker-beginner, who is going to confront to new World Order, where is no place for personal secrets.
Why similar: Simulation 62.3%, Hacking 34.7% ★, Indie 3%
DotSec is a modern hacking simulator where you can choose your path as a Black Hat, White Hat, or Gray Hat hacker. The choices you make will directly impact your journey through the hacking world while also guiding you through complex puzzles and challenges.
Why similar: Simulation 45.1%, Hacking 32% ★, Puzzle 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Indie 3.9%
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 50.6% ★, Simulation 45.5%, Indie 3.9%
Let’s recall the memory before the accident and erase the traces of your crime.
Why similar: Simulation 45.8%, Detective 39.7%, 2D 10%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 2%
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Simulation 26.1%, Puzzle 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D 7.8%
Shutter Heist is an 8-bit Crime Adventure, with a focus on quick moving, quick thinking, and legally debatable puzzles!
Why similar: Simulation 38.9%, Hacking 20.4% ★, Puzzle 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Action 5.9%
Mankind is about to reach its next step of evolution. Uncover the dark secret behind mankind's fastest technological evolution in recent history. It's not going in the right direction.
Why similar: Simulation 45.4%, Hacking 42.1% ★, Action 6.9%, Indie 5.7%
Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
Why similar: Hacking 36.9% ★, Detective 33.1%, Simulation 27.1%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Think the simulator games have gone too far? Yes, we do too. But we're willing to make that abyss even darker with Loading Screen Sim. Features randomly rotating loading screens with real-life and fantasy scenery, cool music, and even some interactive screens!
Why similar: Simulation 60.4%, Puzzle 25.1%, 2D 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
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 40.7% ★, Simulation 34.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
In "Enter the kOS" an old and broken operating system becomes your playground to solve a mystery involving sentient programs, physics shenanigans and ingenuity.
Why similar: Hacking 34.9% ★, Simulation 33.6%, Puzzle 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Indie 3.4%
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 59.6% ★, Simulation 35.6%, Indie 4.9%
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
Why similar: Hacking 63.5% ★, Simulation 25.7%, Puzzle 8.1%, Indie 2.8%
SYSTEM STATUS: UNSTABLE> System Overload is a Win95/98 Task Manager simulation game. Accept contracts, kill processes, tune hardware, dodge scams, keep the CPU under 100C and make your choice through the story. >DO_NOT_CRASH
Why similar: Simulation 40.5%, Hacking 30.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Choices Matter 8%, 2D 5.3%
Pixel Mart lets you live out your grocery store fantasy in a pixelated form. Starting with a can of questionable pasta that may be a few years out of date, you can stock and cashier your way to unlocking even more products, and dispensable employees to do the dirty work that you'd rather not do.
Why similar: Simulation 60.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, 2D 13.3%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Welcome back to 2009. Experience a ground-up remake of the cult-classic hacking sim. Navigate a global map, crack high-stakes encryption, and manage your Heat. When the Feds trace your signal, survive the "Final Stand" or watch your save file vanish forever. Are you in, or just another log?
Why similar: Simulation 38.6%, Detective 22%, Puzzle 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, 2D 7.7%
Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt. Scan strange websites for info, hack into PCs while defending your own, and buy/sell goods & services, all while avoiding threats in this strategic, suspenseful horror game.
Why similar: Hacking 40.1% ★, Simulation 39.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1%
Create, scramble, and solve puzzle/magic cubes.
Why similar: Simulation 74.6%, Puzzle 21.4%, Indie 4%
Build your digital empire from a cramped room to a high-tech penthouse. Code, hack, mine crypto, and manipulate the dark web in this deep 3D economic sandbox simulator. Stay in the shadows, manage your hardware, and don't get caught by the police!
Why similar: Hacking 43.4% ★, Simulation 30.3%, Economy 21.6%, Choices Matter 3.4%, Indie 1.3%
15 minutes and a terminal. Your sister's life in your hands. Navigate the Silicon Sneaky system, explore the digital underworld to secure $20,000, and make irreversible decisions. Your choices define her fate.
Why similar: Hacking 37.2% ★, Detective 19.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Take a deep breath and prepare for a tranquil journey through the seasons with Storm, an atmospheric, ethereal experience where you use natural phenomena to guide a simple seed to fertile soil so it can take root and spring to life.
Why similar: Simulation 65.3%, Puzzle 24.9%, Indie 9.8%
You are a secret Agent who begins work for the Airem as Hacker. Hacking servers of global corporations for profit, stealing data, manipulate the stock market, modify peoples academic or criminal records, laundering money, erasing evidence, framing innocent people. Do not trust anyone.
Why similar: Hacking 47% ★, Simulation 29.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%, Action 3.6%
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 55.4% ★, Simulation 23.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Indie 3.3%
Every file is a puzzle. Every clue is hidden in plain sight. Dive into your brand new computer system, solve intricate challenges, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Hacking 36.3% ★, Detective 21.5%, Simulation 18%, Puzzle 14%, 2D 4.3%
A corporate parody JRPG. Battle coworkers, bosses, and the entire board of directors as you fight your way to the top of a satirical office tower. Build your team, master turn-based combat, and survive the most hostile workplace in gaming.
Why similar: Simulation 56.1%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Choices Matter 13.8%, 2D 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
This is a password game that decrypts hidden information by finding it. You need to be very careful to find the password to solve the puzzle. It is a very difficult game!
Why similar: Simulation 46.1%, Detective 24.3%, Puzzle 18.5%, 2D 8.2%, Indie 1.9%
Legal Dungeon is a game about organizing Police Investigation Documents. The player must review and provide an Investigation Verdict on reports ranging from petty theft to murder, in eight different criminal cases. Weigh the value of people’s lives to unlock all the collectables.
Why similar: Simulation 66%, Detective 25.8%, Indie 8.2%
Pulse Armed is a wasteland strategy game: connect modules on a grid, route elements through pipelines into a production chain, test your build in arena combat, and balance resources, pipes, and gear—wire, tune, and prove it in fights.
Why similar: Simulation 43.5%, Detective 27.5%, Puzzle 17.6%, 2D 8.5%, Indie 1.9%
You are Isabella Song – a hacker PI. Your job is to hack cameras, phones, and computers, as well as question suspects, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But don't forget that in Farca city, even criminals can end up victims.
Why similar: Hacking 37.5% ★, Detective 28.9%, Simulation 20%, Choices Matter 8.6%, 2D 4.7%
It's a mystery game in which a story is told through options. Play the game in a beautiful dot background.
Why similar: Simulation 45.2%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Detective 17%, 2D 15%, Singleplayer 2.7%
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 56.6% ★, Simulation 43.4%
Meet a very strange school that can not only teach you, but also entertain and scare you! Meet students and also teachers who are "Glad to see you".
Why similar: Simulation 55.5%, Puzzle 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
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 43.8% ★, Simulation 30.5%, Detective 23.8%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
It's time for a SECOND Hack Run! Test your skills again as you hack your way through strange and secretive organizations to discover their hidden agendas! Hack Run ZERO uses old school prompts (like dos and unix) to help you navigate from system to system.
Why similar: Hacking 52% ★, Simulation 43.9%, Indie 4.1%
The hacking simulator, which consists of many mini-games, which together all merge into one, composite game.
Why similar: Simulation 47.6%, Hacking 37.2% ★, Action 8.6%, Indie 6.6%
Crack simulated safe locks using real techniques!
Why similar: Simulation 49.3%, Hacking 27.8% ★, Puzzle 21.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Winter tramp - A story about a tramp who has to overcome many trials, pain and mysteries on his difficult path. The next 40 kilometers are filled with robbers and wild animals.
Why similar: Simulation 54.8%, Puzzle 23%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
You are a traffic engineer. Draw freeway interchanges. Optimize for efficency and avoid traffic jams!
Why similar: Simulation 65.6%, Puzzle 26.5%, Indie 7.9%
Kidnapped by someone! You have to escape no matter what! This is a lateral scroll 2d escape game. Use/combine items, solve puzzles, and escape. Step towards the truth hidden all over the place.
Why similar: Simulation 43.7%, Puzzle 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 2.7%
Попробуй себя в роли следователя. Ищи зацепки, расследуй преступления, обращай внимание на мелочи, но помни, ты пришел сюда со своей целью.
Why similar: Detective 52.6%, Puzzle 23.2%, 2D 12.2%, Indie 12.1%
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 38.6% ★, Simulation 37.2%, Detective 16.1%, Action 4%, Indie 2.6%
"You are a chat AI" is a simulation game. No real AI is used, and the player pretends to be a chat AI and converses with NPCs. This game consists of two parts: "conversation" and "learning". The appeal of the game is that players who normally use AI can experience being used on the other hand.
Why similar: Simulation 40.2%, Puzzle 22.1%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D 10.7%
Isotower is a skyscraper management tycoon game, where you start with an empty lot, and construct a building of your dreams. Anything from a small, ratty motel, to a large scale arcology where people never leave the building they're born in.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Zhouyi Six Lines Divination Game is an innovative simulation game for spiritual sustenance, aimed at helping players explore the mysteries of the future through the combination of ancient divination wisdom and modern AI technology.
Why similar: Simulation 59.6%, Puzzle 25%, 2D 11%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Meet world's first dancing digital human in a virtual world. 'K-pop Dance in VR' is a teaser video of a VR experience where a digital celebrity dancing along her song in front of you.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
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 61.7% ★, Simulation 35.3%, Indie 3%
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 55.6% ★, Simulation 34.2%, Action 6%, Indie 4.3%
A dark comedy choice game about appeasement
Why similar: Simulation 72.3%, Indie 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%, 2D 4.1%
By molding time itself, you can create your own universe! Influence the development of mankind! Any change you make early on in the timeline will have lasting repercussions later on. Will you create a utopia or a dystopia? Only time can tell!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Gravity Tunnel is a VR experience which lets you immerse yourself in space. Sounds cool? Yeah, it feels good too! Your brain will be put to test as you go further – luckily, there's a series of levels on which you can train your sense of balance. We prepared all you may need in space – narrow planks, dynamic obstacles, cool music, colors.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
This Starry Midnight We Make is a celestial growth simulation game where you create celestial objects using the mysterious Star-seeing Basin.
Why similar: Simulation 68.6%, Puzzle 21.3%, Indie 10%
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 51.7% ★, Simulation 26.7%, Puzzle 7.4%, 2D 4.8%, Action 4.4%
VR Hacking themed escape room challenge
Why similar: Hacking 54.6% ★, Simulation 29.4%, Puzzle 15%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Repair connections to generators using interactive fuses in this energy simulation game.
Why similar: Simulation 62.4%, Puzzle 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Indie 7.9%