- #1 Hack You
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MahloPub: Mahlo Games
Windows
Desktop hacking and social engineering in a moral thriller. Write viruses, hide them in game builds, crack other people's PCs — to get to the former friend who stole your life and built a new success on its ruins.
Why similar: Espionage 28.7% ★, Hacking 28.1% ★, Programming 20.9% ★, Typing 7.3% ★, Realistic 4.9%
- #2 How To Hack In?
96% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Red Buffalo Interactive
Windows · Linux
A systems-driven, real-time hacking sandbox in a living, procedurally generated world. Profile people, infiltrate companies, exploit networks from your terminal, automate complex attacks, erase the evidence, trade stocks and crypto, and buy or sell intelligence on an underground marketplace.
Why similar: Hacking 22.3% ★, Programming 20.2% ★, Espionage 20% ★, Crime 12.6%, Typing 9.1% ★
- #3 Zero Trust
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tomáš Fišer
Windows
An action hacking simulator set in a fully simulated world. Choose your path, craft your own tools, exploit vulnerabilities, and build your reputation. Every company, hacker, and law enforcement agency operates independently — nothing happens by chance. Every playthrough is unique.
Why similar: Hacking 24.9% ★, Programming 23.6% ★, Typing 14.2% ★, Crime 11.9%, Immersive Sim 6.9%
- #4 Blackdoor
94% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Static Signal
Windows · Linux
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to 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. The better your code, the better you hack.
Why similar: Hacking 30.7% ★, Programming 27% ★, Typing 15.5% ★, Crime 9.3%, Simulation 5.4%
- #5 Extortion
95% 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 28% ★, Programming 21.7% ★, Espionage 15.3% ★, Typing 11.3% ★, Simulation 6.4%
- #6 Torrent Empire
94% matchMixed62% of 26 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 29.5% ★, Programming 27.3% ★, Typing 16.5% ★, Crime 14.7%, Simulation 5.3%
- #7 Cyber Warrior
93% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Dunke Games
Windows
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
Why similar: Hacking 28.9% ★, Programming 26.3% ★, Typing 15.8% ★, Logic 6.1%, Investigation 5.4%
- #8 Netshell
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Logic Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with real shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997 with accurately recreated applications. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
Why similar: Hacking 29% ★, Programming 25.7% ★, Typing 12.7% ★, Crime 8.9%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #9 Hacker Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,280 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.2 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 37.4% ★, Programming 20.8% ★, Crime 15.2%, Typing 12.9% ★, Realistic 6%
- #10 Quantum Breach
91% matchNo user reviews100% of 5 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 39.3% ★, Programming 33.5% ★, Typing 19.7% ★, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #11 Ubernetz
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BadarbyGames
Windows
A hacking themed turn-based strategy game. Write scripts to move your agent. Eliminate or make use of virus and anti-virus to take over your target's device. Then hop around the network until you find your target.
Why similar: Programming 30.1% ★, Espionage 28.8% ★, Hacking 27.1% ★, Simulation 5.8%, Investigation 3.8%
- #12 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
A story-rich hacking sim played inside a real Linux desktop. Recon networks, break web apps, crack crypto, and extract hidden data with tools that behave like the real thing, while an autonomous AI watches the network, learns, and hacks back. The commands are real. So are the consequences.
Why similar: Hacking 33.2% ★, Programming 28.4% ★, Typing 13.6% ★, Crime 10.3%, Simulation 7.6%
- #13 HELLO HACKER
88% 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 31.7% ★, Typing 17.9% ★, Programming 16% ★, Immersive Sim 7.7%, Crime 7.3%
- #14 Grey Hack
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,885 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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 43.8% ★, Programming 30.1% ★, Typing 5.9% ★, Crime 5.8%, Simulation 5.6%
- #15 Hacker's Journey
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 237 reviews2026
Dev: Electric Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hacker’s Journey is a realistic hacking simulation game built around scenarios written by cybersecurity experts. No Hollywood hacking. Learn the tools, techniques, and tradecraft used in the wild.
Why similar: Hacking 31.1% ★, Programming 28.2% ★, Crime 20.9%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Simulation 5.7%
- #16 HackMeNow
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AngrySysOps
Windows
A terminal-style hacking puzzle game where every command matters. Investigate logs, decode secrets, avoid traps, and uncover the rogue system watching from behind the screen.
Why similar: Hacking 32.2% ★, Programming 26.8% ★, Espionage 12.8% ★, Typing 7.6% ★, Simulation 5%
- #17 CHAQS
86% 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 29.2% ★, Programming 28.3% ★, Typing 18.4% ★, Realistic 4.8%, Investigation 4.6%
- #18 Nullsec: Unauthorized Access
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oliver Cho.
Windows
A hacking sandbox with its own scripting language. Break into a network of thousands of machines, take what you find and sell it and write scripts to do the work for you. Every move leaves a trace, so stay unseen or clean up after yourself.
Why similar: Hacking 33% ★, Programming 26% ★, Espionage 21.6% ★, Simulation 6.8%, Immersive Sim 6.5%
- #19 1000-BIT
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 39.9% ★, Hacking 28.3% ★, Typing 14.4% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Puzzle 5%
- #20 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
84% matchVery Positive86% of 794 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 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 36.7% ★, Typing 20.3% ★, Crime 16.3%, Immersive Sim 8.8%, Simulation 8.3%
- #21 Mainlining
83% 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 49.9% ★, Programming 20.6% ★, Typing 14.7% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Puzzle 3.7%
- #22 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
81% matchPositive88% of 26 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 35.8% ★, Programming 19.2% ★, Typing 18.2% ★, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Simulation 5.8%
- #23 Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
82% 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 42.3% ★, Hacking 34.8% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Logic 4.8%, Realistic 4.6%
- #24 Rogue Bit
82% matchVery Positive90% of 124 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 38.8% ★, Hacking 35.7% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Logic 7.8%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #25 DA-VI-NC1
81% 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 45.1% ★, Hacking 30.4% ★, Logic 10.2%, Simulation 7%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #26 Hacker Plan
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hacker Game
Windows
Hacker Plan is a realistic hacking simulator. Ever dreamed of becoming a hacker? It all starts with your first command! In story missions, scout targets, crack passwords, bypass defenses and seize the entire network. No experience needed — just curiosity, and the game will make you a true hacker!
Why similar: Hacking 37.6% ★, Programming 31.1% ★, Typing 18.1% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 2.4%
- #27 SYSCALL: RING ZERO
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
Why similar: Programming 36.6% ★, Hacking 29.4% ★, Science 10.9%, Logic 8.6%, Investigation 4.6%
- #28 Backdoor
78% 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 41.7% ★, Crime 23.6%, Simulation 8.3%, Programming 7.5% ★, Immersive Sim 6.5%
- #29 ESC (Electronics Security Company)
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Electronics Security Company
Windows · Mac
Experience hacking and uncover hidden secrets. Type commands to decode messages, navigate systems, and gain remote access to devices.
Why similar: Hacking 30.6% ★, Programming 28.9% ★, Typing 13% ★, Investigation 6.8%, Immersive Sim 6.1%
- #30 Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
79% match8 user reviews50% of 8 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 40.6% ★, Hacking 38.2% ★, Logic 9.6%, Science 5.1%, Puzzle 5%
- #31 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 34.2% ★, Programming 18.2% ★, Crime 17.3%, Typing 13.5% ★, Simulation 11.3%
- #32 CRACKME.EXE
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Berihime Studio
Windows
CRACKME.EXE is a hard hacking puzzle game where you use real tools to mess with the game's files and programs. You'll have to leave the game window to work out what's stopping you, then find a way around it.
Why similar: Hacking 45% ★, Programming 30.1% ★, Investigation 8.6%, Logic 6.2%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #33 Comet 64
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Onur AyasPub: what sorceress this
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 37.8% ★, Hacking 23.5% ★, Typing 10.9% ★, Science 10.4%, Logic 5.3%
- #34 Hacker vs IT
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Sapphirus Production
Windows · Linux
A game to show how really a fight between a Hacker and a IT worker works and how hackers operate. Old MS-DOS game.
Why similar: Hacking 35.5% ★, Espionage 30.3% ★, Programming 23% ★, Investigation 4%, Simulation 3.5%
- #35 EXAPUNKS
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,900 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.0 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 48.2% ★, Hacking 34.9% ★, Logic 6.2%, Puzzle 5.2%, Simulation 4.1%
- #36 The Shadow Brokers
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Moonlight Heavy Industries
Windows · Linux
A mysterious hacker has stolen the NSA's cyber arsenal and is threatening to sell it to the highest bidder. You have been pulled from your day job and assigned to hunt the hacker. Triage alerts, search through logs, piece together the clues, and find The Shadow Brokers before they leak everything.
Why similar: Espionage 48.3% ★, Hacking 28.8% ★, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Investigation 8.5%, Simulation 2.6%
- #37 System Zero
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NexcoreStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
System Zero is a hacker simulation game. You must use your hacking tools for accessing to the devices. You will become a black hat who wants to make his living.
Why similar: Hacking 31.8% ★, Programming 29.1% ★, Typing 13.3% ★, Simulation 8.6%, Immersive Sim 7.1%
- #38 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
72% matchVery Positive89% of 993 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 39.2% ★, Typing 20.9% ★, Crime 20.2%, Simulation 6%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #39 NODE: PROTOCOL
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Device
Windows · Linux
A full immersive hacking sim based on real exploits and C2 tools. Choose missions or pure free-roam. The world adapts to your every move and strikes back. Accept contracts. Hack servers. Earn BTC. Upgrade your gear and avoid getting traced. Play solo or in Co-op / CTF with your friends.
Why similar: Hacking 29.7% ★, Programming 21.4% ★, Crime 15.9%, Typing 14.3% ★, Immersive Sim 8.4%
- #40 Hifuu OS: Hack Into the Barrier
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KaleidoScreens
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hifuu OS: Immersive hacking simulator based on the Touhou Project. Play as Renko Usami, learn and use authentic terminal commands to hack into the Great Hakurei Barrier. Unravel the truth behind Maribel Hearn's mysterious coma as you search through Gensokyo's secret and private documents.
Why similar: Hacking 34% ★, Programming 19.6% ★, Typing 14.3% ★, Immersive Sim 7.3%, Logic 5.2%
- #41 Root Cause
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Osaka Rock
Windows
It's 2AM and someone's already hacked into the network. You've got a terminal, a clock that only moves when you act, and maybe twenty minutes before their next move. Find out how they got in. Save the day!
Why similar: Hacking 41.1% ★, Espionage 22.4% ★, Programming 14.8% ★, Immersive Sim 7%, Simulation 6.1%
- #42 Cyber Academy
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: JinjaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master cybersecurity by doing inside a living virtual OS. Complete hands on modules, then enter a safe fictional Dark Net where virtual operators infiltrate rivals, defend their own systems, hunt traces and compete for reputation. More modules are coming.
Why similar: Hacking 30.8% ★, Programming 28.7% ★, Espionage 24.2% ★, Investigation 5.9%, Simulation 4.5%
- #43 Midnight Protocol
73% matchVery Positive86% of 454 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 35.7% ★, Typing 20.2% ★, Programming 18.1% ★, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 2.9%
- #44 Hacky
71% matchVery Positive92% of 102 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 31.7% ★, Programming 23.8% ★, Typing 18.6% ★, Crime 15.5%, Logic 4.9%
- #45 CyberQuest
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ersin Dincelli
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore CyberQuest, where your decisions define you. Journey from a novice freelancer to a skilled hacker. Choose your path: white hat, black hat, or hacktivist, and embrace the cyber challenge!
Why similar: Hacking 36.2% ★, Programming 28.8% ★, Crime 15.2%, Immersive Sim 4.8%, Investigation 3.5%
- #46 1420MHz
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play With Your Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a whale communication scientist. Join a secret NSA team deciphering a directed alien transmission. Use visual programming to process the signal, translate the language, and interpret the message. All the science is REAL, even the linguistics behind the alien language. No PhD required.
Why similar: Programming 26.6% ★, Espionage 19.8% ★, Hacking 15.9% ★, Science 15.5%, Logic 5.9%
- #47 AB.Net
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timothy Hacquebord
Windows
A terminal‑based hacking simulator focused on realism and system‑level interaction.
Why similar: Typing 19.7% ★, Hacking 19.6% ★, Crime 15.1%, Programming 11.1% ★, Immersive Sim 10.5%
- #48 HACKING INTO EREBUS
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Likya Group
Windows
HACKING INTO EREBUS is a terminal-driven hacking cyberpunk thriller. Jack into a hostile network and outsmart ARIA, a surveillance system that watches your every move. Breach nodes, override defenses and pry secrets from a crew trapped in cryosleep. Fight your way into Compartment Zero.
Why similar: Hacking 32.6% ★, Programming 30.3% ★, Typing 18.2% ★, Immersive Sim 7.7%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #49 Cyber Manhunt
69% matchVery Positive92% of 15,723 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 11.6 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 48.7% ★, Crime 14.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Puzzle 7.5%, Immersive Sim 6.2%
- #50 Hard Chip
68% matchVery Positive91% of 68 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: Programming 32.7% ★, Hacking 29.4% ★, Science 18.1%, Logic 8.6%, Simulation 5.7%
- #51 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: Prof. SchererPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
Why similar: Programming 30.7% ★, Hacking 24.1% ★, Science 16.8%, Logic 8.2%, Immersive Sim 7.2%
- #52 Pragma Twice
67% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Bryan Gillespie
Windows · Linux
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 49.1% ★, Hacking 36.1% ★, Simulation 7.3%, Puzzle 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #53 TIS-100
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,119 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 65.2% ★, Hacking 19.3% ★, Puzzle 5.5%, Logic 4.7%, Simulation 4%
- #54 Hacknet
68% matchVery Positive94% of 26,152 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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 73.7% ★, Programming 9.7% ★, Typing 5.8% ★, Crime 5.3%, Logic 2%
- #55 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,921 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 41.6% ★, Crime 22.1%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Typing 10.9% ★, Simulation 10.1%
- #56 Silicon Zeroes
69% matchVery Positive87% of 284 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 47.7% ★, Hacking 30.2% ★, Simulation 13%, Puzzle 6%, Indie 1.7%
- #57 void future prologue
66% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Void Future: Prologue is a standalone free experience set in the universe of Void Future. Play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations and complete a single, fully designed mission. Hack systems, solve puzzles,and uncover secrets — while staying hidden from a system that never sleeps.
Why similar: Typing 24.9% ★, Hacking 20.3% ★, Programming 13.4% ★, Immersive Sim 13%, Simulation 11.5%
- #58 HACKERGAME
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vance Studios
Windows
HACKERGAME is a 2D terminal-based arcade hacking game and is currently in the early days of development.
Why similar: Hacking 36.6% ★, Programming 30.3% ★, Typing 17.6% ★, Realistic 6.7%, Simulation 3.2%
- #59 Agents! Please?
65% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: KIB Games
Windows · Linux
The AI writes all the code. Confidently. Wrong. You are the last human reviewer. Interrogate the swarm, run the code, catch the lie. Fix it, or ship it anyway. Next comes a problem, a recall, a funeral, or the end of the world. Plays fully on a controller, and the code is real when you want it.
Why similar: Programming 32% ★, Hacking 28.6% ★, Typing 18.9% ★, Investigation 6.6%, Puzzle 4.3%