- #1 Mu Complex
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: studiocime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
Why similar: Hacking 89% ★, Adventure 11%
- #2 Hacknet
96% matchVery Positive94% of 26,049 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.3 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 98.6% ★, Adventure 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #3 Hacker.exe
96% matchMostly Negative24% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: LinkUp Games
Windows · Mac
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 70.6% ★, Adventure 10.3%, Horror 9.7%, Action 9.4%
- #4 Server is Down
95% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: DbVectraPub: DbVectra & AlexTykh
Windows
You are a system administrator who spends his nights fixing an old server, but something :) causes critical errors in the server, and along with it breaks your reality. This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Hacking 74.9% ★, Horror 14.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #5 NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,258 reviews2019
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.
Why similar: Hacking 93.5% ★, Adventure 6.5%
- #6 A Sinister Glitch
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lynx
Windows
You're a punk hacking into the cameras and devices of an abandoned building. Except it's not really abandoned, and whatever inhabits it senses your presence and plans to eliminate you.
Why similar: Hacking 78.7% ★, Horror 19.1%, Action 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #7 The Black Vault
93% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: FallenDevs
Windows
A cybercriminal tries to get into a major hacking group but catches the attention of some sort of Deep Web mafia. You must crack into servers and devices in order to obtain valuable information while avoiding getting murdered by a bunch of Deep Web killers.
Why similar: Hacking 75.3% ★, Horror 17.7%, Action 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #8 UmbraNet
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eragos Games
Windows
UmbraNet is a psychological horror game where curiosity leads you into a hidden network that watches, manipulates, and slowly traps you as you explore its darkest layers.
Why similar: Hacking 72.1% ★, Horror 18%, Action 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #9 Hacker Evolution Duality
91% matchMostly Negative34% of 551 reviews2011
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
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 100% ★
- #10 Tech Support: Error Unknown
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 648 reviews2019
Dev: Dragon SlumberPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 89% ★, Adventure 11%
- #11 Hack RUN
90% matchVery Positive84% of 235 reviews2015
Dev: i273 LLC
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 85.7% ★, Adventure 14.3%
- #12 Welcome to the Game
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,590 reviews2016
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
Why similar: Hacking 78.8% ★, Horror 20.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #13 Watch_Dogs™
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 52,200 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.
Why similar: Hacking 86.5% ★, Action 8.4%, Adventure 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #14 Proxy - Ultimate Hacker
89% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2016
Dev: Ready Play Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 100% ★
- #15 Invisible Apartment 2
87% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2015
Dev: Milan KazarkaPub: Vysoko Anime Production
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cyberpunk visual novel set in a future in a mega city where surveillance and hacking are part of every day life, it revolves around human relations, their dreams and their fight for living a free life. Standalone version.
Why similar: Hacking 80.4% ★, Adventure 19.6%
- #16 Mainlining
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 368 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 90.6% ★, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #17 Welcome to the Game II
86% matchVery Positive84% of 3,523 reviews2018
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.
Why similar: Hacking 74% ★, Horror 24.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #18 CORE.SYS
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: BradartPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
CORE.SYS is a brainteasing action puzzler where you’ll need to break through layers of digital security with quick-thinking strategy.
Why similar: Hacking 98.8% ★, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #19 Exosystem
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Carlo Makes Games
Windows · Linux
Hack yourself, hack your friends, hack your enemies and hack EVERYTHING in this twin-stick, action immersive-sim. Use OVERPOWERED hacks that no other game would let you use to overcome intelligent enemies in a plagued simulation.
Why similar: Hacking 98.6% ★, Adventure 1.4%
- #20 HACK_IT
84% matchMostly Negative25% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Dan_D
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 80.5% ★, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #21 Hacker Evolution: Untold
83% matchMixed61% of 455 reviews2010
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 100% ★
- #22 Burglar Inc
82% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Denzee Games
Windows · Mac
A co-op theft and simulation game. Plan intricate heists with your team, infiltrate high-security locations, outsmart laser obstacles, and more. The thrill of the heist awaits!
Why similar: Hacking 84.9% ★, Adventure 8.8%, Action 6.3%
- #23 Hack Run ZERO
82% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2015
Dev: i273 LLC
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 84.1% ★, Adventure 15.9%
- #24 Lost Entry
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FallenDevs
Windows
Lost Entry is a horror game where you search the dark net for information while avoiding enemies that adapt to your actions. Your goal is to survive the night and complete the task your employer gives you without getting murdered by a bunch of dark net killers.
Why similar: Hacking 80.3% ★, Horror 19.7%
- #25 Hacker Evolution IMMERSION
81% matchMixed56% of 43 reviews2016
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows
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: Hacking 83.1% ★, Action 16.9%
- #26 Airhack: Hacking
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 79% ★, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.6%, Horror 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #27 Squally
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Zachary CanannPub: Squalr, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Hacking 68.4% ★, Adventure 16.2%, Action 15.4%
- #28 The Last Sight
78% matchPositive85% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: FallenDevs
Windows
You started a neighborhood security program, which gradually expanded in size. Over time, it evolved to monitor not only homes but also warehouses, gas stations and various other locations. However, as your program grew, it began attracting the attention of dubious individuals.
Why similar: Hacking 79.3% ★, Horror 16.8%, Action 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #29 Hack 'n' Slash
79% matchMixed52% of 930 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 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 87% ★, Adventure 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #30 Carry The Egg
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SPACEBAR Games
Windows
Carry The Egg is a 2-player co-op platformer where one player controls the Egg and the other a clumsy robot whose duty is to carry and protect the Egg. Work together to overcome physics-based challenges, puzzles, and tricky parkours. Can your friendship survive this journey?🥚🤖
Why similar: Hacking 72.8% ★, Action 14.4%, Adventure 12.8%
- #31 ANONYMOUS;CODE
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 550 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Hacking 81.7% ★, Adventure 16.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #32 Code 7: A Story-Driven Hacking Adventure
77% matchVery Positive93% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Goodwolf StudioPub: Rel.Pink
Windows · Mac · Linux
Try to save humanity in this episodic and fully voiced hacker story. Guide your partner through a thrilling and emotional science fiction journey by hacking systems and extracting information. All from your keyboard.
Why similar: Hacking 69.5% ★, Adventure 23.1%, Horror 7.4%
- #33 Hacker Society
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rustic Space
Windows · Mac
Dive into dangerous cyberpunk realms and fight back against corporate overlords in this action platformer. Learn some Linux and crypto as you solve authentic hacking puzzles, unlock upgrades, and even hack the world itself.
Why similar: Hacking 75.4% ★, Action 14%, Adventure 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #34 hack_me 3
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows · Mac
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 100% ★
- #35 Grey Hack
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,864 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.3 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 98.3% ★, Adventure 1.7%
- #36 Scrutinized
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,387 reviews2020
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 76.3% ★, Horror 22.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #37 hack_me
75% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack_me is a hacker simulator game. The main objective in game – is to hack big companies's servers to show people that there is nothing in this world that protected on 100%. You’ll need to use your cmd, bruteforce, SQL-injectors and other programs to hack servers.
Why similar: Hacking 79.8% ★, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #38 Replica
74% matchVery Positive86% of 3,525 reviews2016
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 36.3 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 86.6% ★, Adventure 8.6%, Horror 3.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #39 Nightgate
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Semidome Inc.
Windows · Mac
In the year 2398, a network of intelligent computers known as Nightgate, is the last remaining life form on Earth. Step into the computer and uncover what lies beyond the futuristic landscapes of Nightgate.
Why similar: Hacking 90.1% ★, Adventure 4.5%, Action 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 Deva|The Haunted Game
73% matchNegative18% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: ViserionStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deva|Second-Person Perspective Game is here! Discover a new type of gameplay and a new kind of fear!
Why similar: Hacking 71.5% ★, Horror 16.9%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #41 Welcome to the Game III
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 633 reviews2026
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 77.3% ★, Horror 21.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #42 Hacker Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,273 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.9 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 88.8% ★, Adventure 5.2%, Action 4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #43 H4CT0PL45M
71% 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 98% ★, Singleplayer 2%
- #44 Nightmare Loop
71% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Triphobia Studio
Windows
Traverse the unsettling Gdańsk of the early digital era. Immerse yourself in a dark vision of a real city. Explore the Falowiec and other real-world locations as you search for answers to the mysteries. Try to stop the approaching nightmare in this unique horror game.
Why similar: Hacking 54.2% ★, Horror 20.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #45 Watch_Dogs® 2
70% matchVery Positive82% of 100,926 reviews2016
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
Why similar: Hacking 87.5% ★, Action 7.2%, Adventure 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 Hackoon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silly Twins Studio
Windows
Hackoon is a cute puzzle game about a hacker raccoon that tries to fix its games after being infected by a virus.
Why similar: Hacking 89.5% ★, Adventure 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #47 HACK.BAK
70% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: David Huish
Windows
Hackers have encrypted your data and it's your job to hack them back. Explore a procedurally generated network using an arsenal of terminal commands to find the encryption key.
Why similar: Hacking 99.1% ★, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #48 Quantum Breach
69% matchNo user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
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 94.1% ★, Adventure 4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #49 RxB - Cyber security management game
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Serious Games Interactive ApS
Windows · Mac
RxB is a turn-based 2D game where you play as the defender (Blue). You compete against the game which takes the role as an attacker (Red).
Why similar: Hacking 99.1% ★, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #50 Cyber Manhunt
67% matchVery Positive92% of 15,657 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.9 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 98.7% ★, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #51 Clandestine
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 510 reviews2015
Dev: Logic Artists
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Clandestine is a 2-player or singleplayer stealth/hacking game set in 1996. Asymmetrical co-op allows one player to take the role of the spy while a friend provides overwatch and assistance as the hacker, and unravel a post-Cold War espionage conspiracy.
Why similar: Hacking 91.6% ★, Action 7.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #52 Backdoor
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ninja Chompek
Windows
Backdoor is a hacking simulation set in the early days of the Internet. You enter the underground world as a freelance hacker. Build your reputation, upgrade your tools, and take jobs from small clients or large corporations.
Why similar: Hacking 89.2% ★, Adventure 10.8%
- #53 CHV: VR Trunk Escape
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Hacktop StudiosPub: Hacktop studios
Windows
VR Hacking themed escape room challenge
Why similar: Hacking 99% ★, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 GHOUL
69% matchNegative13% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Miracle StudioPub: Miracle Studio
Windows
What would you say regarding what you have been through; happenstance, or result of your actions ? We can not expect good things to happen to a thief who works with contracts, but this time what she will experience is even different from what you imagine.
Why similar: Hacking 62% ★, Adventure 20.6%, Horror 17.3%
- #55 OVERRIDE PROTOCOL
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Peyote Gaming
Windows
Hack hostile AI systems in a cyberpunk hacker sim. Build proxy routes, poison live context, breach secured nodes, steal the payload, and wipe the logs before your trace burns.
Why similar: Hacking 98.5% ★, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #56 ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 81 reviews2019
Dev: ThreatGEN
Windows · Mac · Linux
ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue is an educational game-based cybersecurity simulator designed for those with genuine interest in cybersecurity. Learn and practice cybersecurity concepts & strategy, play as the red team (hackers) or the blue team (defenders), single player or online vs. a colleague.
Why similar: Hacking 99.2% ★, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #57 CTRL Phreak
66% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Robot-Satan
Windows
CTRL Phreak is an over-the-top hacking sim. Become a LEET H4X0R as you download RAM, fight elite hacker bosses, and "code" by literally mashing your keyboard. Welcome to the Deep Web, kiddo.
Why similar: Hacking 92.4% ★, Action 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #58 Project DeepWeb
66% matchVery Positive82% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Hacking 80.1% ★, Horror 10.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%