- #1 Else Heart.Break()
97% 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 44.6% ★, Hacking 35.5% ★, Conspiracy 9.5% ★, Cyberpunk 7.7%, Adventure 1.8%
- #2 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
96% 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 38.8% ★, Programming 32.6% ★, Conspiracy 13.8% ★, Cyberpunk 6.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #3 EXAPUNKS
96% 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 48.1% ★, Hacking 35.5% ★, Cyberpunk 8.9%, Puzzle 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #4 DreamScript
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Script Deprived
Windows
DreamScript is an experimental first-person puzzle game. Reprogram your environment, complete tasks and explore the dreamy world of DreamScript.
Why similar: Programming 27.8% ★, Hacking 24% ★, Game Development 22.2% ★, Experimental 13.9%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #5 Blackdoor
94% 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 37.1% ★, Programming 32.4% ★, Conspiracy 10.5% ★, Cyberpunk 8.5%, Mystery 4.4%
- #6 Bug Catcher
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nowhere Games
Windows
Bug Catcher is a lost Creature Collector where you solve bugs and catch Buggies. Rearrange the game's code to fix and catch over 100 Buggies, and explore the hidden secrets of an unreleased game. No programming knowledge required!
Why similar: Programming 38% ★, Hacking 25.2% ★, Game Development 23.4% ★, Puzzle 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #7 NETGHOST
93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: DRAGONFIRE STUDIOS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Netghost is a Crime Drama visual novel with a mystery-driven story full of intrigue, twists and turns. The story follows Ian Newfield, a cyber security engineer who transforms into a cold-blooded criminal in his struggle to protect the company he works for and aid his ailing sister.
Why similar: Hacking 29.1% ★, Programming 27.8% ★, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Cyberpunk 11.5%, Artificial Intelligence 9%
- #8 Bitburner
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,237 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 48.6% ★, Hacking 31.5% ★, Cyberpunk 8.4%, Dystopian 8.1%, Puzzle 2.6%
- #9 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
92% 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 43.2% ★, Hacking 41.3% ★, Game Development 8.2% ★, Puzzle 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #10 OFF GRID : Stealth Hacking
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Semaeopus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Scan, hack, engineer, win: manipulate the people and the world around you. OFF GRID is a stealth-hacking action-adventure where collecting data on characters is as important as avoiding their sightlines. Get to grips with the tech, and hack all the things. Data is your most powerful weapon.
Why similar: Hacking 25.4% ★, Programming 23.6% ★, Conspiracy 15% ★, Dystopian 10.8%, Cyberpunk 9.6%
- #11 HACKING INTO EREBUS
90% 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 40.3% ★, Programming 33.2% ★, Artificial Intelligence 8.2%, Thriller 7%, Mystery 6.4%
- #12 Dark Web: Vigilante
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Edgebyter_
Windows
You are Vigilantus, a genius hacker and former member of Runyan. Immerse yourself in a world run by corrupt corporations, politicians, and greedy pharmaceutical companies. Uncover dark political secrets. Battle systemic injustice. Redistribute wealth to the poor. Destroy entire corporations.
Why similar: Hacking 29.6% ★, Programming 28.3% ★, Dystopian 12.7%, Artificial Intelligence 9.5%, Cyberpunk 9%
- #13 Replica
89% matchVery Positive86% of 3,516 reviews2016
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
Why similar: Hacking 48% ★, Dystopian 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 7.2%
- #14 hackmud
88% 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 43.5% ★, Programming 39.9% ★, Cyberpunk 11.4%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #15 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
87% matchVery Positive89% of 569 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.
Why similar: Hacking 32.1% ★, Dystopian 15.8%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Conspiracy 14.5% ★, Puzzle 6.3%
- #16 SIGKILL
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BrainFog Studios
Windows
The world runs on systems you're not supposed to touch. SIGKILL hands you the keys. A realistic hacking simulator where every hack ripples through a living geopolitical simulation. What you do with that power is up to you.
Why similar: Hacking 38% ★, Programming 29.1% ★, Conspiracy 15.1% ★, Cyberpunk 10.9%, Artificial Intelligence 6.6%
- #17 1000-BIT
85% 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 46.9% ★, Hacking 33.9% ★, Puzzle 7.6%, Mystery 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #18 Hack 'n' Slash
86% matchMixed52% of 925 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Hacking 51% ★, Programming 36.9% ★, Puzzle 8.3%, Adventure 2.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #19 Pragma Twice
84% 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 49.3% ★, Hacking 37% ★, Puzzle 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #20 Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
84% 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 47.9% ★, Hacking 40.1% ★, Puzzle 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #21 ConOps21: Subversion Protocol
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BoldHat®
Windows
ConOps21: Subversion Protocol: Book One — Black Signal. An interactive drama in Neo-London. You are Cipher Reeve. The Dominion tried to erase you. The protocol failed. A buried civilization remembers itself through one fractured mind. Memory is the terrain. Truth is contraband.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.4% ★, Cyberpunk 19.5%, Psychological 13.4%, Thriller 10.8%, Dystopian 9.8%
- #22 Extortion
82% 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 37.5% ★, Programming 28.6% ★, Conspiracy 13.9% ★, Mystery 7.4%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #23 Cyborg Earthworm
83% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Anton Swifton
Windows
Make a Snake AI using simple visual commands. Develop a strategy, let the computer do the hard work, sit back and watch it play the game for you.
Why similar: Programming 36% ★, Hacking 34.2% ★, Experimental 13.3%, Artificial Intelligence 10.6%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #24 EmuDevz
79% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: [r]labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
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!
Why similar: Programming 39.5% ★, Game Development 30.3% ★, Hacking 21.6% ★, Puzzle 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%
- #25 Glitchspace
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 376 reviews2016
Dev: Space Budgie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 63.5% ★, Hacking 24.4% ★, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 2.2%
- #26 Uplink
81% 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 47.9% ★, Programming 22.4% ★, Experimental 10.4%, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Puzzle 4.2%
- #27 Grey Hack
80% 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 57.3% ★, Programming 37.9% ★, Cyberpunk 4.4%, Adventure 0.4%
- #28 H4CT0PL45M
78% 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 54.6% ★, Programming 25.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Puzzle 5.5%, Cyberpunk 5.3%
- #29 Quadrilateral Cowboy
79% matchVery Positive92% of 994 reviews2016
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
Why similar: Hacking 39.6% ★, Programming 34.3% ★, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Story Rich 3.8%, Puzzle 3.7%
- #30 Mainlining
78% 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 59.4% ★, Programming 24% ★, Puzzle 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Story Rich 3.4%
- #31 Code Wizard: Java Edition
77% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Duckisoft
Windows
Learn to code in Java as well as learning important Object Oriented Programming principles. Solve puzzles while learning new features as you track down the evil wizard intent on destroying the world. Write real Java code while playing through an RPG story!
Why similar: Programming 38.5% ★, Hacking 38.3% ★, Game Development 7.7% ★, Puzzle 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
- #32 Hacker life simulator
77% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: DFRGAMES
Windows
Take a team of hackers under your strict guidance and become known to the whole world. Expand your hideout and hack various companies around the world. Become the most famous group in the world!
Why similar: Hacking 36.7% ★, Programming 30.4% ★, Game Development 29.1% ★, 3D 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #33 TIS-100
76% 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 70.4% ★, Hacking 21.2% ★, Puzzle 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #34 Hacknet
76% 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 80.3% ★, Programming 10.3% ★, Dystopian 3.7%, Cyberpunk 3.4%, Story Rich 1.5%
- #35 U-Sharp: The Unity Coding Learning Game
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vincent SchillerPub: Schiller Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world's first Unity programming learning game with C-Sharp. Explore, solve, and modify code in themed challenges from basics to expert levels. Dive into a one-of-a-kind learning adventure, mastering Unity along the way.
Why similar: Programming 35.7% ★, Game Development 29.3% ★, Hacking 26.5% ★, Puzzle 5.3%, 3D 3.2%
- #36 Remain At Your Desk
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crunch Moonkiss Studios
Windows
Incremental hacker about faking productivity while stealing from your employer. Sell intel for credits or keep it and raise suspicion. One bad audit and you’re back to Intern.
Why similar: Hacking 36.9% ★, Programming 33% ★, Cyberpunk 15%, Dystopian 6.8%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #37 Quantum Breach
74% 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 53.1% ★, Programming 44.4% ★, Singleplayer 1.6%, Adventure 0.9%
- #38 CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare-
75% 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 45.9% ★, Hacking 38.6% ★, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #39 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
73% 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 43.2% ★, Programming 22.8% ★, Cyberpunk 10.9%, Puzzle 6.8%, Artificial Intelligence 5.9%
- #40 DA-VI-NC1
73% 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 53.9% ★, Hacking 37.1% ★, Puzzle 8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #41 Beyond a Steel Sky
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,612 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Hacking 32.7% ★, Cyberpunk 17%, Dystopian 16.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Thriller 8.7%
- #42 Rogue Bit
73% 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 47.2% ★, Hacking 44.2% ★, Puzzle 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #43 Mnemonimov
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reverie Foundry
Windows · Linux
Mnemonimov is a fantasy console where you program in ASSEMBLY like in the 80s. Build anything from games to operating systems and understand how computers work at a low level.
Why similar: Programming 36.1% ★, Hacking 29.1% ★, Game Development 28.8% ★, Puzzle 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #44 Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle
72% matchMixed55% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Christopher JarvisPub: Cinq-Mars Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 44% ★, Hacking 29.4% ★, Experimental 17.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #45 Rendezvous: Shadows of the Past
71% matchVery Positive81% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
He can't escape the memories that haunt him, and soon Setyo realizes he must return to Neo-Surabaya to save what's left of his family. Experience the upheaval of Setyo's mundane life in Bay City in this action-adventure prologue to Rendezvous.
Why similar: Hacking 35.9% ★, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Dystopian 13.7%, Puzzle 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #46 ISLAND_NAME_HERE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Rice Cake Studio
Windows · Mac
Play as the developer of a tropical island game in this unique puzzle adventure! 🏝 Edit various object properties to achieve your goals and unlock more of the story. Experiment, undo, and repeat; no action is irreversible. Flex your creative skills to make an experience that is entirely your own!
Why similar: Game Development 43.2% ★, Programming 15.2% ★, Experimental 13.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #47 Net.Attack() - Code or Die!
68% matchVery Positive80% of 495 reviews2026
Dev: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Hacking 32% ★, Programming 31.9% ★, Game Development 18.5% ★, Cyberpunk 9.5%, Artificial Intelligence 7.3%
- #48 TAU-09
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: axsys_crash
Windows · Linux
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 44.3% ★, Hacking 39.1% ★, Cyberpunk 8.4%, Puzzle 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #49 Silicon Zeroes
70% 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 54.5% ★, Hacking 35.1% ★, Puzzle 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #50 HELLO HACKER
68% 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 45.4% ★, Programming 22.5% ★, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Puzzle 7.9%, Cyberpunk 5.6%
- #51 CRT7
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amicable Animal
Windows
Decypher strange computers, unravel modified tape players, and unlock impossible doors. Point and click your way around a mysterious basement in this challenging escape room game! Can you uncover what secrets are hiding in the dark when even time and space are against you?
Why similar: Hacking 37.6% ★, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Dystopian 11.7%, Psychological 11.5%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #52 Tunnet
68% matchVery Positive95% of 704 reviews2023
Dev: puzzled_squid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Build, debug and optimize a computer network in an underground facility.
Why similar: Programming 38% ★, Hacking 33.8% ★, Puzzle 6.6%, Mystery 6.6%, Experimental 5.4%
- #53 Automatica
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Automatica Corp.Pub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows
Tactical puzzle game where you need to program your robots to finish the task.
Why similar: Programming 41.8% ★, Hacking 30.5% ★, Experimental 15.5%, Puzzle 7.4%, 3D 3.4%
- #54 Omi Oh My AI
67% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: EverySecond Studio
Windows
Join your quirky new AI friend Omi on this captchavating adventure! Take the quest to the World Wide Web to solve Omi's puzzles in this game inspired by the 90's, I Love Bees, and the proof-of-humanity era. Prove that you are human by learning to see the world like an AI.
Why similar: Game Development 28.7% ★, Hacking 20.1% ★, Experimental 17.5%, Artificial Intelligence 12.7%, Mystery 8.7%
- #55 Debugger 3.16: Hack'n'Run
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2018
Dev: Spiderwork Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Help Debugger 3.16 to find and delete all bugs in the game worlds of the developer. Learn and use program code in this award-winning puzzle platformer to program you very own game at the end!
Why similar: Hacking 48.2% ★, Programming 46.8% ★, Action-Adventure 5%
- #56 Algotica Iterations
70% matchMixed53% of 177 reviews2017
Dev: Alexander Goodwin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Algotica is an educational puzzle game about programming with cute lowpoly graphics. If you wanted to start learning programming but think that it too difficult to understand or just don't have enough time or not sure that you need it - this game is a good start point for you
Why similar: Programming 55% ★, Hacking 31.7% ★, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 3.5%
- #57 Torrent Empire
66% 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 44.4% ★, Programming 40.4% ★, Cyberpunk 7.1%, Puzzle 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #58 Shadows Of Serenity
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoumeNoir Games
Windows
Venture into the dreams of a programmer, haunted by his past. Battle with traumas using choices and turn based combat, learn hacking using realistic technology and uncover the man's true purpose.
Why similar: Hacking 39% ★, Programming 36.7% ★, Psychological 12.6%, Story Rich 4.7%, 3D 4.1%
- #59 Hacker Simulator
67% 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 55.5% ★, Programming 30.4% ★, Cyberpunk 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Adventure 1.3%
- #60 SandEEE
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: prestosilver Pub: prestosilver
Windows · Linux
Write code for an alternate universe in SandEEE, just keep in mind "EEE sees all".
Why similar: Hacking 29.5% ★, Game Development 26.5% ★, Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Programming 10.5% ★, Puzzle 7%