- #1 Hacknet
97% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 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 79.3% ★, Typing 5.8% ★, Cyberpunk 3.9%, Education 3.1%, Simulation 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive terminal-based hacking simulator that perfectly mirrors the high-tension, command-line gameplay found in Hacker Evolution.
- #2 Uplink
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,406 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 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 45% ★, Cyberpunk 11.2%, Typing 10.2% ★, Text-Based 8.6%, Simulation 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational hacking simulation game that shares the same classic aesthetic and strategic progression as the Hacker Evolution series.
- #3 Grey Hack
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,786 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.6 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 60.7% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Typing 7.6% ★, Text-Based 5.6%, Cyberpunk 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive, persistent-world hacking simulator that offers a more modern and complex take on the terminal-based gameplay loop.
- #4 Hacker Evolution Duality
95% matchMostly Negative34% of 540 reviews2011
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 13.3 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 74.7% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to the seed game, offering refined mechanics and expanded scenarios for fans of the original.
- #5 Hacker Evolution: Untold
94% matchMixed60% of 447 reviews2010
Dev: exosyphen studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 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 68% ★, Simulation 27.6%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: An essential expansion that provides additional content and challenges consistent with the core Hacker Evolution experience.
- #6 Mainlining
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 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 59.6% ★, Typing 16.6% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Puzzle 5.3%, Great Soundtrack 3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven hacking game that uses a simulated operating system to deliver a compelling detective story through terminal commands.
- #7 NITE Team 4 - Military Hacking Division
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,253 reviews2019
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.3 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 72.1% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Puzzle 4.8%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly immersive, realistic hacking simulator that emphasizes tactical decision-making and complex network infiltration.
- #8 hackmud
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 841 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 66.7 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 50.2% ★, Cyberpunk 15.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Puzzle 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based, massively multiplayer hacking game that challenges players to write scripts and navigate a persistent digital underground.
- #9 EXAPUNKS
91% matchVery Positive95% of 1,852 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: Hacking 53.6% ★, Cyberpunk 15%, Puzzle 9.8%, Simulation 8%, Difficult 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on programming, this game offers deep, puzzle-heavy hacking mechanics that will appeal to anyone who enjoys the logic challenges of Hacker Evolution.
- #10 Midnight Protocol
91% matchVery Positive86% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: LuGus StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Why similar: Hacking 52.2% ★, Typing 27.7% ★, Minimalist 8%, Strategy 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based hacking game that uses a keyboard-only interface to simulate the feeling of a professional cyber-intruder.
- #11 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
90% matchVery Positive86% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 45.9% ★, Typing 23.5% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Cyberpunk 7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern simulation that combines terminal-based hacking with an immersive-sim approach to digital crime.
- #12 Hacker Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,255 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 54.3% ★, Typing 17.4% ★, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward simulation that captures the essence of the 'lone hacker' trope through accessible but engaging puzzle mechanics.
- #13 SHENZHEN I/O
88% matchVery Positive95% of 4,421 reviews2016
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Difficult 22.1%, Education 20.3%, Puzzle 18.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Hacking 12.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to build circuits and write code to solve complex engineering puzzles, providing a deeper layer of technical immersion.
- #14 Hack RUN
89% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: i273 LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 64.3% ★, Simulation 22.3%, Strategy 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A clever, text-based adventure that uses a simulated terminal to guide you through a corporate conspiracy via hacking.
- #15 Quadrilateral Cowboy
87% matchVery Positive92% of 993 reviews2016
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 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 51.7% ★, Cyberpunk 22%, Typing 7.9% ★, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Puzzle 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique heist game where you must use a portable computer to hack security systems and manipulate the environment in real-time.
- #16 TIS-100
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,045 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: Hacking 43.3% ★, Difficult 16.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Education 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging assembly-language programming puzzle game that captures the raw, technical satisfaction of low-level system manipulation.
- #17 hack_me
86% matchMixed60% of 2,102 reviews2017
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 24.3 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 68.5% ★, Simulation 19%, Strategy 3.3%, Indie 3.2%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: A short but effective hacking simulator that focuses on the thrill of breaking into systems and stealing sensitive data.
- #18 BitVault
85% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Enigma Dragons LLC
Windows
Become an expert hacker by using your raw brainpower! Learn how to get ahead in your new job at a cybersecurity company. Analyze servers for weaknesses, and hack them using their own subroutines to access the data they protect.
Why similar: Hacking 46% ★, Cyberpunk 19%, Difficult 11.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Minimalist 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game that uses a hacking theme to present increasingly difficult challenges in a cyberpunk setting.
- #19 Security Hole
84% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: AnRaEl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Can you push through?! Security Hole is a challenging spatial puzzle with a cyberpunk story. You become a hacker who passes 3D virus blocks through security holes to save humanity. The game mechanics look like a workout tool for spatial thinking.
Why similar: Hacking 40.8% ★, Cyberpunk 25.2%, Difficult 12.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, puzzle-oriented game that focuses on identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in a simulated network.
- #20 World Wide Hack
84% matchMixed64% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Lotus Innovations
Windows · Linux
Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.
Why similar: Hacking 40.9% ★, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Text-Based 12.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Immersive Sim 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused hacking simulation that emphasizes network strategy and real-time competition.
- #21 Rogue Bit
83% matchVery Positive89% of 122 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: Hacking 47.4% ★, Simulation 17.5%, Education 12.3%, Difficult 9.4%, Puzzle 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where you play as a rogue bit inside a computer, hacking your way through various system levels.
- #22 Hacky
81% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Hacking 41.7% ★, Typing 22.8% ★, Education 12.9%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Simulation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite take on the hacking genre that introduces randomized challenges and progression elements.
- #23 ReHack
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: EasyWays TeamPub: EasyWays
Windows
The hacking simulator, which consists of many mini-games, which together all merge into one, composite game.
Why similar: Hacking 48.1% ★, Simulation 27.8%, Action 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced hacking game that blends simulation elements with action-oriented objectives.
- #24 Darknet
81% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2017
Dev: E McNeill
Windows
Darknet is a strategy/puzzle game in which you play as an elite hacker in the Net. Plug into cyberspace, using viruses, worms, and exploits to steal the data before your signal gets traced. Includes both VR and non-VR versions.
Why similar: Hacking 36.9% ★, Cyberpunk 14%, Strategy 12.6%, Difficult 8.6%, Puzzle 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A VR-compatible strategy game that turns the act of hacking into a fast-paced, spatial puzzle-solving experience.
- #25 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
77% matchVery Positive91% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 49.6% ★, Typing 25.2% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Puzzle 7.3%, Strategy 3.6%
- #26 CHAQS
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: nomorevalid
Windows
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: Hacking 39% ★, Typing 22.8% ★, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Education 12.4%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A typing-focused hacking game that tests your speed and accuracy while navigating complex terminal commands.
- #27 Yolo Space Hacker
79% matchVery Positive96% of 214 reviews2020
Dev: BKNLab
Windows
Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the network, crack passwords, bypass server security and solve the mystery of the Bikini-72 space station.
Why similar: Hacking 51.8% ★, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Education 11.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, puzzle-based hacking game that adds a layer of stealth and interactive fiction to the standard simulation formula.
- #28 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,915 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
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 49% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Typing 11.9% ★, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone introduction to the Anonymous Hacker Simulator series, offering a focused look at the core mechanics.
- #29 HACK_IT
82% matchMostly Negative25% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Dan_D
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 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 53.4% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Typing 11.1% ★, Strategy 4.9%, Puzzle 4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual-friendly hacking simulator that simplifies the terminal experience for a more accessible puzzle-solving flow.
- #30 HackHub: Free Trial
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 680 reviews2024
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 50.2% ★, Typing 15.4% ★, Simulation 14%, Puzzle 9.5%, Strategy 8.7%
- #31 Project DeepWeb
79% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 42.5% ★, Typing 19.6% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Puzzle 7.4%, Immersive Sim 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric simulation that tasks players with navigating the dark corners of the internet to solve mysteries.
- #32 Cyber Attack
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of an elite global team of hackers, intercepting communications between corporations, governments, and criminals all around the world. You can protect humanity by exposing messages between dangerous individuals or exploit corporations to increase your fortune. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Hacking 55% ★, Simulation 21.3%, Strategy 15.7%, Indie 5.5%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy simulation that focuses on the macro-management of cyber warfare and network defense.
- #33 Cyber Manhunt
76% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 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 54.9% ★, Simulation 16%, Puzzle 10.5%, Cyberpunk 8.6%, Immersive Sim 5.2%
- #34 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 474 reviews2022
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
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 42.6% ★, Simulation 18.5%, Typing 16% ★, Cyberpunk 15.1%, Action 3.5%
- #35 CaseCracker
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
Why similar: Hacking 39.5% ★, Typing 19.2% ★, Text-Based 18.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #36 DROP - System Breach
74% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: Etherfield StudioPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.
Why similar: Hacking 60.2% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Strategy 7.9%, Action 4.3%
- #37 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
71% matchVery Positive93% of 5,341 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 73.4% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Puzzle 2.5%, Immersive Sim 2.4%
- #38 Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle
75% 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: Hacking 34.4% ★, Education 15.8%, Simulation 13.9%, Text-Based 12%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #39 Tech Support: Error Unknown
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 635 reviews2019
Dev: Dragon SlumberPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 77% ★, Simulation 19.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #40 ServiceIT: You can do IT
72% matchMixed60% of 582 reviews2025
Dev: picture4uPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
⚡️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: Hacking 48.8% ★, Education 18.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Puzzle 4.6%
- #41 Bitburner
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,120 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: Hacking 47.3% ★, Text-Based 18.5%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Simulation 6.2%, Education 5.6%
- #42 hack_me 2
75% matchMixed68% of 792 reviews2017
Dev: EasyWays TeamPub: Indovers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Hacking 53.1% ★, Simulation 43.1%, Indie 3.9%
- #43 Comet 64
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 186 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Hacking 30.6% ★, Education 13.4%, Typing 13.2% ★, Difficult 10.5%, Simulation 8.8%
- #44 Quantum Odyssey
70% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Quarks Interactive
Windows
Master the most counter-intuitive logic in existence. Created by the researchers who defined Quantum Literacy, explore an open-ended puzzle world where you craft real quantum algorithms, solve 500+ challenges, hack other players asynchronously, and gain insights textbooks can’t provide.
Why similar: Hacking 37% ★, Education 14.5%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Difficult 9.2%, Simulation 7.9%
- #45 Palm Cracker
69% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
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: Hacking 36.7% ★, Simulation 21.3%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Education 10.1%
- #46 Mu Complex
73% 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 85.8% ★, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #47 s.p.l.i.t
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,199 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Hacking 51.5% ★, Typing 25.6% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Puzzle 6.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #48 MINDHACK
69% matchVery Positive93% of 676 reviews2023
Dev: VODKAdemo?
Windows · Mac
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Hacking 63.1% ★, Text-Based 15.5%, Typing 14.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 3.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #49 Sophie's Safecracking Simulator
70% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: Sophie Houlden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crack simulated safe locks using real techniques!
Why similar: Hacking 32.6% ★, Education 26.2%, Simulation 26.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #50 Hard Chip
68% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Elorth
Windows
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: Hacking 43.1% ★, Education 16.5%, Difficult 14.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #51 Access Denied
70% matchVery Positive80% of 407 reviews2016
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Access Denied is a puzzle game in the world where for storage of personal data are used special device in the form of protected boxes. Imagine yourself in the role of the professional cracker of such devices and test your skills for 36 different levels.
Why similar: Hacking 41.6% ★, Cyberpunk 31.4%, Puzzle 16.9%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 4%
- #52 Counter Terrorist Agency
71% matchMixed45% of 538 reviews2019
Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.
Why similar: Hacking 48.1% ★, Simulation 17.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Difficult 8.1%, Action 5%
- #53 XXX_CYBERRAT_XXX
68% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Nocturne Studio
Windows
A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.
Why similar: Hacking 53.6% ★, Cyberpunk 18.3%, Simulation 10.7%, Puzzle 8%, Strategy 6.7%
- #54 CipherCraft: Cyber Guardian Introduction
67% matchMixed68% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: picture4u
Windows
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: Hacking 54.5% ★, Education 17.7%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #55 ABI-DOS
65% matchVery Positive93% of 403 reviews2024
Dev: ABI.DOS.SOFTWARE
Windows
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: Hacking 46% ★, Education 17.5%, Simulation 13.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Strategy 7.5%
- #56 ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue
68% matchVery Positive90% of 80 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 58.5% ★, Education 18.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 7.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #57 EXE.CUTOR
64% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: A.S.K.S.Pub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
EXE.CUTOR is a game where you place data blocks to complete lines. Acquire various equipment and enhance your data blocks to build stronger lines and defeat virus hosts infesting cyberspace!
Why similar: Hacking 41.7% ★, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Difficult 12.2%, Immersive Sim 8.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #58 Malware
64% matchVery Positive89% of 1,164 reviews2024
Dev: Odd Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?
Why similar: Hacking 25.8% ★, Simulation 24.2%, Puzzle 18.7%, Strategy 13.5%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #59 Web Host Simulator
66% matchMostly Negative39% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Chibum
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Web Host Simulator, you'll start your web hosting company in your small apartment, aiming to become the world's leading provider. But to do so, you must win clients, outperform competitors, and deal with cyber threats, disruptions, and challenges from an ISP!
Why similar: Hacking 50.7% ★, Education 19.1%, Immersive Sim 12%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 6.6%