
A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Programming, Education, Simulation, Puzzle.

A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Why similar: Game Development 31% ★, Programming 25.3% ★, Education 15.4%, Hacking 9.9% ★, Logic 6.7%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Programming 52.2% ★, Education 15.3%, Logic 13.7%, Hacking 8.4% ★, Puzzle 4.4%
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 50.1% ★, Hacking 15.8% ★, Education 11.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Puzzle 5.5%
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 47.3% ★, Hacking 17.2% ★, Education 13.9%, Logic 9.4%, Simulation 6.2%
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 76.2% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%, Retro 3.1%
Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.
Why similar: Programming 39.5% ★, Hacking 17.9% ★, Education 14.5%, Logic 12.8%, Simulation 5.4%
Dive into SirKwitz: a beginner-friendly edutainment game that makes learning programming easy & fun! Explore 28 puzzles across four topics to master the very core concepts behind programming and develop your problem-solving skills. Ideal for those that think coding & programming are scary words!
Why similar: Programming 48% ★, Education 23%, Logic 14.4%, Simulation 7.3%, Puzzle 6.4%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 67.1% ★, Logic 10.8%, Education 7.6%, Puzzle 4.7%, Simulation 3.6%
Invent a new computer! Logic World is a first-person sandbox simulation game that's all about digital logic. Play alone or with friends, design unique machines, build up layers of complexity, and experience the joy of circuits!
Why similar: Programming 41.1% ★, Hacking 17.5% ★, Education 15.6%, Logic 12.4%, Simulation 5%
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 57.5% ★, Education 15%, Simulation 10.1%, Typing 7.7% ★, Puzzle 5.2%
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 42.9% ★, Hacking 13.3% ★, Education 12.5%, Logic 7.4%, Typing 6.1% ★
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
Why similar: Programming 41% ★, Hacking 16.4% ★, Education 16.3%, Logic 13.7%, Puzzle 5.1%
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 44.8% ★, Education 16.5%, Hacking 15.6% ★, Logic 12.2%, Simulation 6.2%
Copy Editor is an intricate puzzle game that teaches you Regular Expressions (RegEx), commonly used in computer science and language theory. Build complex rules that process and revise famous texts for your wacky and demanding publisher!
Why similar: Programming 50.9% ★, Hacking 16.7% ★, Education 16.3%, Simulation 8.2%, Puzzle 7.1%
Move Code Lines is a game where you fix programs and make them print needed output. But the only way you can achieve that is to change the order of lines in those programs, and set custom input.
Why similar: Coding 37.3% ★, Programming 27.3% ★, Hacking 12.3% ★, Education 9.3%, Logic 6%
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 65.9% ★, Education 9.9%, Simulation 9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Difficult 3.1%
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 66.8% ★, Hacking 21.2% ★, Education 5.6%, Simulation 3.4%, Puzzle 2.5%
A terminal-based game for learning and practicing how to program in Python.
Why similar: Programming 65.3% ★, Education 20.4%, Logic 13.2%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Learn Game Development from a Professional Indie Game Developer. Make your own games and bring your ideas to life!
Why similar: Programming 32.1% ★, Game Development 29.9% ★, Simulation 26%, Education 12%
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 64.4% ★, Hacking 9.5% ★, Logic 5.7%, Coding 5% ★, Puzzle 4.7%
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 59.8% ★, Education 18.7%, Simulation 6.1%, Coding 6.1% ★, Puzzle 5.2%
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Programming 25.6% ★, Coding 24.3% ★, Hacking 17% ★, Education 11.2%, Typing 9.8% ★
Logicats is a beginner-friendly programming game. Learn programming concepts through reading code in a fun and effective way. Perfect for classrooms or at home. Start your programming journey today!
Why similar: Programming 60.5% ★, Logic 19.9%, Puzzle 8.4%, Education 5.7%, Simulation 3.4%
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Why similar: Programming 39% ★, Hacking 18.8% ★, Education 15%, Logic 12.4%, Simulation 5%
Learn HTML and CSS through a 2D puzzle platformer! Carry and place real web tags, solve logic-based levels, and build your own web page templates. No coding needed!
Why similar: Programming 30.4% ★, Game Development 27.9% ★, Education 15.4%, Hacking 13% ★, Logic 10.7%
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 65.1% ★, Simulation 13%, Education 13%, Puzzle 7%, Indie 1.9%
Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!
Why similar: Game Development 53.1% ★, Programming 37.9% ★, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 41.8% ★, Hacking 19.2% ★, Education 10.6%, Logic 10.4%, Simulation 8.7%
Step into the world of IT! Diagnose network issues, manage servers, and repair devices while handling tasks under strict SLAs. Choose your career path, from HelpDesk to IT Project Manager. Develop real IT knowledge and climb the ranks in this realistic IT simulation!
Why similar: Programming 41.5% ★, Education 17.2%, Hacking 14.5% ★, Typing 9.9% ★, Simulation 5.8%
⚡️Fix electronics 📈manage firm 💻challenge the hacker... ServiceIT is a simulation game where you run a full-service IT company to engage in tasks like diagnosing, repairing equipment, network infiltration, programming, server management while an Anonymous hacker keeps sabotaging it all.
Why similar: Programming 46.8% ★, Hacking 23.1% ★, Education 19%, Simulation 6.8%, Puzzle 3.1%
OCTOPTICOM is an open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Use lasers, mirrors, filters and other components to read, transform and write sequences of colored squares.
Why similar: Programming 47.5% ★, Education 15.3%, Logic 13.5%, Simulation 10%, Puzzle 6.6%
A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!
Why similar: Programming 62.5% ★, Logic 16.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Simulation 4.2%, Retro 4.1%
Robo Instructus is a puzzle game in which players manoeuvre a robot by issuing instructions via a simple programming language. As players progress through the game they unlock new functions to overcome new puzzles, each of which can be solved in multiple ways.
Why similar: Programming 50.4% ★, Logic 13.9%, Education 13.2%, Puzzle 5.9%, Difficult 5.2%
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 51.4% ★, Education 14.6%, Logic 13.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Puzzle 5.4%
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: Programming 34.1% ★, Hacking 32.8% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Typing 13% ★, Indie 1.8%
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
Why similar: Programming 45.9% ★, Game Development 42% ★, Simulation 5%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%, Retro 3.1%
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: Programming 44.7% ★, Hacking 33.1% ★, Simulation 6.5%, Education 5.7%, Logic 4.6%
Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.
Why similar: Programming 45.2% ★, Game Development 35.2% ★, Logic 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%, Indie 1.2%
Try yourself as a PC builder and build your dream PC from 200+ real components!Complete different PC building and PC repair orders to upgrade your business: build a PC from zero, install popular OS', upgrade computers, install different programs and games, fix PC parts, and much more.
Why similar: Programming 44.9% ★, Game Development 30.4% ★, Education 12.7%, Simulation 6.2%, Puzzle 4.9%
"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!
Why similar: Education 35.3%, Logic 27.5%, Simulation 14.4%, Retro 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Learn how to draw pixel art with a video game! Start from zero and develop real art skills in a relaxing way. Complete interactive tutorials, draw pixel art sprites, and play the games you create. Everyone can do this!
Why similar: Game Development 61.8% ★, Education 22.4%, Simulation 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Indie 1.8%
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 56.3% ★, Hacking 17.9% ★, Logic 14%, Simulation 11.9%
Unleash your brainpower in Linkito and ignite the insurgency! Link, build, solve, defuse, and decode by using your logic. Craft your own challenges in the level editor or tackle community creations.
Why similar: Programming 40.2% ★, Game Development 33.7% ★, Logic 14.4%, Puzzle 5.7%, Simulation 5.5%
Immerse yourself in the strange world of CipherCraft: CGI, where you'll perform repairs, network infiltration, programming, server management, active server administration, and meticulous assembly and cleaning of computer components. Win against an Anonymous hacker who keeps sabotaging the company.
Why similar: Programming 46.7% ★, Hacking 26.7% ★, Education 18.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Indie 0.7%
Design computational circuits which defy restrictions of our universe in this open-ended puzzle. Your completed creations become components to solve future challenges. As you design a circuit and can place your design within it, where there is a smaller you doing the same, and so on to infinity.
Why similar: Programming 53.3% ★, Education 17.5%, Logic 16.4%, Puzzle 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
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 53.1% ★, Education 21.3%, Logic 13.6%, Puzzle 6%, Simulation 5.2%
Plasma is a pure engineering sandbox. Use advanced visual programming and robotics tools to create anything you can imagine.
Why similar: Programming 46.7% ★, Game Development 31.2% ★, Logic 13.7%, Simulation 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Indie Dev Story - Quit your job to become an indie developer and make your first game!
Why similar: Simulation 79.2%, Indie 16.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Squally is a 2D puzzle RPG programming game that teaches you how to hack. Control the world by rewriting it in x86/x64 assembly language!
Why similar: Programming 61.3% ★, Hacking 38.7% ★
An interactive text-based game for learning and practicing how to program in Python.
Why similar: Programming 71% ★, Education 27.7%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
In the Simulator of a game developer, you will be able to understand all the subtleties of this profession, understand how the game industry works and all the difficulties of one developer.
Why similar: Hacking 72.6% ★, Simulation 21.2%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2%
Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.
Why similar: Programming 56.8% ★, Logic 13.4%, Puzzle 7.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Difficult 6.2%
An in depth game development simulation game
Why similar: Game Development 86.8% ★, Simulation 13.2%
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 39.5% ★, Hacking 20.4% ★, Education 13.7%, Typing 12.6% ★, Logic 7.2%
Enter the most advanced challenge laboratory of today's games, where electronics and logic merge into challenges that will captivate your mind and awaken the engineer within you!
Why similar: Education 47.2%, Logic 21%, Simulation 17.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
A physics sandbox game for people who like to play with digital toys. Create, control toys and define your goals.
Why similar: Game Development 57% ★, Logic 19.1%, Simulation 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
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% ★, Programming 16.8% ★, Education 5.3%, Typing 4.9% ★, Logic 4.3%
CODE OR DIE! Hack enemy systems & survive the security response by engineering lethal bullet-heaven algorithms. Your brain power determines your firepower across 190+ programming nodes. Debug your failures. Optimize your code. Complete the heist. HACK THE PLANET!
Why similar: Programming 40.1% ★, Game Development 23% ★, Hacking 19.8% ★, Logic 12.3%, Difficult 4.4%
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 81.6% ★, Simulation 9.2%, Education 7.4%, Indie 1.8%