60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Programming, Puzzle, Singleplayer.
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.
Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
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.
Replicube
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.
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 52.7% ★, Hacking 16.7% ★, Simulation 10.2%, 1980s 7.6%, Retro 4.4%
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 62.9% ★, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Puzzle 5.5%, Retro 4.7%
Become a Robotic Exploration Systems Programmer (RESP). Get sent to the corners of the galaxy and program robots like if your life depended on it, because it does.
Why similar: Programming 44.7% ★, Hacking 15% ★, 1980s 10.9%, Simulation 7.7%, Sandbox 6.7%
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 52.6% ★, Hacking 14.4% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Simulation 11.2%, Retro 4.2%
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 58.4% ★, Sandbox 17%, Simulation 8.2%, Logic 6.4%, Puzzle 5.7%
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 77.5% ★, Hacking 8.8% ★, Simulation 5%, Puzzle 4.1%, Logic 3.4%
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 54.9% ★, Hacking 12.4% ★, 1980s 9.5%, Logic 7.2%, Simulation 5.5%
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 59.3% ★, Hacking 15.5% ★, Simulation 9.7%, Logic 8.2%, Puzzle 4.3%
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 73.5% ★, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 11.1%, Indie 1.7%
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 48.5% ★, Hacking 11.7% ★, Sandbox 9.5%, Simulation 7.1%, Retro 6.8%
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 62% ★, Hacking 17.6% ★, Simulation 5.6%, Logic 4.9%, Puzzle 4.2%
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 52.8% ★, Hacking 18.8% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Logic 6.5%, Puzzle 3.9%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Programming 66.9% ★, Logic 8.8%, Hacking 8.6% ★, Simulation 7.6%, Puzzle 4.1%
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 60% ★, Simulation 17%, Hacking 14.7% ★, Puzzle 4.7%, Indie 2.4%
An open-ended programming puzzle game with a minimalist, abstract, Assembly-like programming language.
Why similar: Programming 65.9% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Puzzle 5.2%, 2D 1.3%
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 80.2% ★, Simulation 7.7%, Puzzle 5.4%, Logic 4.4%, Indie 1.5%
Project: Centurion is a narrative-driven adventure puzzle game built around real-world Linux skills. Players must use actual Linux commands and systems knowledge to interact with the ship, parse logs, repair services, and uncover what happened to the crew—and whether escape is still possible.
Why similar: Programming 59.3% ★, Simulation 16.8%, 1980s 14.4%, Retro 8.1%, Indie 0.8%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 77.8% ★, Logic 6.2%, Simulation 5.6%, Puzzle 3.9%, Sandbox 3.1%
OCTOPTICOM 3D is a major upgrade to your favorite open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Featuring 3D graphics and gameplay, refined ui, rewritten simulation, all original levels and components plus new additions, histograms and more.
Why similar: Programming 59.1% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Sandbox 11.5%, Logic 8.1%, Puzzle 6.1%
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 68.3% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Logic 8.7%, Puzzle 4.7%, 2D 1.7%
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 80.7% ★, Simulation 6.1%, Puzzle 5.8%, Logic 2.7%, Sandbox 2.2%
SIC-1 is a single-instruction programming game. Neglect your personal life in pursuit of promotions and vague assurances of job security! Optimize your programs to rise to the top of the leaderboards! SIC Systems thanks you for your hard work! Now please return to your desk.
Why similar: Programming 49.5% ★, 1980s 15.8%, Simulation 7.9%, Hacking 7.7% ★, Logic 6.8%
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 52.2% ★, 1980s 15%, Simulation 7.9%, Logic 6.9%, Retro 5.9%
Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way.
Why similar: Programming 80.2% ★, Hacking 11.7% ★, Puzzle 6.1%, Indie 2.1%
A difficult programming puzzle game about building parallel computing machines by placing blocks to solve surprisingly hard problems.
Why similar: Programming 58.6% ★, Sandbox 15.3%, Logic 8.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Puzzle 6%
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 61.4% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Sandbox 15.5%, Puzzle 4.8%, Indie 1.9%
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 73.4% ★, Simulation 10%, Sandbox 8.8%, Puzzle 4.6%, Logic 2.1%
Ket's Quantum Oracle is a programming puzzle game built around quantum computation. Help engineer Ket, stranded in the ruins of a distant future, repair the quantum gateway, solve its challenges, and uncover the secrets of a broken future.
Why similar: Programming 54.6% ★, Sandbox 17.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Puzzle 5.6%, Logic 5.3%
An easy to start programming puzzle game where you design Artificial Intelligence with symbols, to control robot cubes and build space pyramids. Inspired by SpaceChem, Lightbot, Human Resource Machine and the Redstone from Minecraft. A game 99% made by one guy.
Why similar: Programming 59.2% ★, Simulation 15.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Logic 6.3%, Puzzle 4.3%
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 59.1% ★, Sandbox 18.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Puzzle 6.9%, 2D 2.4%
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 52.1% ★, Hacking 14.6% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Logic 5.1%
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 76.3% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Puzzle 6.6%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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 65.1% ★, Hacking 18.5% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Puzzle 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
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 53% ★, Simulation 19%, Sandbox 10.4%, Logic 7.2%, Indie 5.1%
Tapeheads is an atmospheric retro-futuristic simulation. Use a one-of-a-kind computer and its unusual programming language to solve puzzles about manipulating data.
Why similar: Programming 50.2% ★, 1980s 18.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Logic 7.7%, Retro 7.2%
The story takes place in a future company called "RavenTek". R.O.O.T. - A grid, unit, and signal based computing system. Move the units to create signal links, transmit the signals, and activate other units to generate benefits. Are the benefits generated all for the company, or...?
Why similar: Programming 81.2% ★, Puzzle 7.4%, Retro 4%, Logic 4%, Simulation 3%
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 75.4% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Puzzle 4.7%, Indie 2.6%
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 69.3% ★, Simulation 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Logic 6.7%, Sandbox 3.9%
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 61.5% ★, Hacking 22.3% ★, Logic 8.9%, Puzzle 4.8%, Indie 1.4%
Cool Headed is a puzzle casual-programming game. Combine and give instructions to your bots to reach the objective! Piece by piece, make your mark on an extensive overworld, unlock bots and discover secrets. Will you have the heart to sacrifice your team?
Why similar: Programming 86.8% ★, Puzzle 8.5%, Indie 4.6%
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 50.3% ★, Hacking 29.9% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Sandbox 5.3%, Logic 2.7%
Breadbox is a retro computer simulator that lets you relive the magic of 70s and 80s machines. Explore a visual environment where you can interact with classic hardware and media as if they were real.
Why similar: Programming 41.5% ★, 1980s 13.9%, Hacking 12.6% ★, Sandbox 11.3%, Simulation 8%
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 60.3% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Logic 8%, Puzzle 5.2%
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.
Why similar: Programming 68.4% ★, Simulation 15.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, 2D 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Mnemonimov is an assembly-based fantasy console with a retro monochrome screen. Experience the challenge and the fun of old-school game development without the headaches of real hardware.
Why similar: Programming 49.1% ★, Hacking 12.9% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Logic 7%
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 51.1% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Hacking 13.8% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Logic 6.9%
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 69.5% ★, Hacking 18.2% ★, Simulation 5.1%, Sandbox 4.5%, Puzzle 1.9%
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Why similar: Programming 46.7% ★, 1980s 11.2%, Sandbox 10.5%, Hacking 9.4% ★, Simulation 7.4%
Experience the hacker's side of cyberpunk in Cyber Sentinel! This design-based puzzle game features a complete visual programming kit for designing your own viruses.
Why similar: Programming 75.3% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Puzzle 7.2%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
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 58.5% ★, Hacking 20.8% ★, Simulation 7.6%, Logic 5.8%, Puzzle 3.8%
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 61.2% ★, Sandbox 14%, Logic 9%, Simulation 6.6%, Puzzle 5.3%
A terminal-based hacking game where you play as a broke hacker trying to hack a bank and get rich.
Why similar: Programming 59.8% ★, Hacking 27.1% ★, Simulation 11%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 0.6%
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 52.6% ★, Sandbox 15.4%, Hacking 12.4% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Puzzle 4.9%
Develop magical programming abilities while building spells. Lambda Spellcrafting Academy is a card-based puzzle game where you build spells (programs) to solve puzzles. If you've ever wanted to dabble in spellcraft (programming) here is a fun way to get started.
Why similar: Programming 60.8% ★, Sandbox 14.2%, Logic 9%, Puzzle 5.6%, Simulation 4.4%
Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment.
Why similar: Programming 67.3% ★, Simulation 19.1%, Puzzle 7.6%, Logic 2.7%, Indie 1.7%
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 62.5% ★, Simulation 18.2%, Sandbox 15.9%, 2D 1.7%, Indie 0.9%
An open-ended programming game in which you optimise 4-core assembly code to maintain a 1990s alt-history dystopian megacity's infrastructure. Take jobs from middlemen with hidden agendas and uncover the chilling consequences of your "routine" fixes in this assembly language puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Programming 67.1% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Puzzle 7%, Hacking 6.7% ★, Logic 2.7%
Glyphs Apprentice is a deeply engrossing problem solving game, using simple programming to animate game objects. There are over 70 levels, each with a near infinite number of solutions.
Why similar: Programming 85.4% ★, Puzzle 7.7%, Indie 3.7%, 2D 3.2%
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 59.1% ★, Sandbox 16.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Logic 4.1%
The Pixotron 49 is a retro-inspired puzzle game where you craft pixel art by wiring together visual logic nodes. Interact with eclectic characters, solve creative challenges, and bring their requests to life - hopefully not one pixel at a time.
Why similar: Programming 61.1% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Logic 9%, Retro 7.8%, Puzzle 6.3%
